Step Into Adventure Like Never Before With Mixed Reality RPG ‘Mythic Realms,’ Out Now on Meta Quest

Mixed reality (MR) isn’t just a buzzword anymore—it’s reshaping how we play. While games like Stay: Forever Home use MR for cozy pet simulations and Prison Boss Prohibition leans into cooperative chaos, Mythic Realms cracks open a new frontier. This Meta Quest title merges roguelite dungeon-crawling, strategic kingdom-building, and tactile MR combat into one seamless experience. Imagine swinging a virtual sword at goblins invading your living room, then retreating to a fully VR castle to craft gear—all without removing your headset.

Blurring Fantasy and Reality in Modern Gaming

Why does this matter? MR bridges the gap between escapism and physicality. Unlike traditional VR, which isolates players, Mythic Realms leverages Quest’s passthrough tech to anchor fantasy in your environment. Developer Petricore’s approach mirrors innovations seen in rhythm games like BEATABLE, which tackles hand-tracking hurdles, but adds depth with procedural dungeons and persistent progression. Your couch isn’t just furniture here—it’s cover during an ogre ambush.

This isn’t niche experimentation. UploadVR’s review praises its “novelty” and “genre-blending,” noting how MR combat avoids VR fatigue by grounding movement in real space. With competitors focusing on singular mechanics, Mythic Realms dares to ask: What if your entire world became the game board? The answer redefines immersion—and your living room might never look the same.

Core Mechanics: Where MR Combat Meets VR Strategy

Mythic Realms doesn’t just layer fantasy over reality—it weaponizes your environment. Each MR dungeon run begins with a scan of your physical space, procedurally generating obstacles and enemy spawn points tied to real-world objects. A bookshelf becomes a chokepoint for skeletons; a hallway morphs into a corridor of fire-breathing statues. UploadVR’s review highlights how this system avoids VR fatigue: You dodge arrows by stepping behind your couch, not thumbstick-spamming. Combat rewards spatial awareness—swing too wide, and your sword clips through a real wall, disrupting immersion (and possibly your TV).

The VR kingdom-building layer isn’t a side activity—it’s survival. Resources gathered in MR dungeons fuel upgrades to your castle, which unlocks permanent buffs like +20% poison resistance or rare crafting blueprints. Unlike Prison Boss Prohibition’s static MR crafting, here, smithing a sword in VR requires minigames mimicking blacksmithing motions. Succeed, and the blade gains durability; rush, and it shatters mid-battle. One player reported losing a legendary weapon by accidentally “quenching” it in a virtual river instead of a forge—a costly lesson in patience.

Roguelite elements add stakes. Die in a dungeon, and you lose unspent resources but retain gear crafted in VR. This creates a risk-reward loop: Do you push deeper for rarer materials or retreat to secure upgrades? Procedural generation ensures no two runs feel alike. One expedition might pit you against frost trolls that freeze sections of your floor (rendering them slippery in MR), while another floods the room with phantom spiders scaling your walls. The Meta Quest 3S’s improved hand tracking lets you cast spells through gestures—draw a circle to summon a shield, flick fingers to ignite flames. It’s BEATABLE’s precision applied to fantasy warfare.

MR fishing? Yes, seriously. During downtime, players cast lines into “portals” that overlay real-world surfaces. Pull too hard, and you reel in a bass; hesitate, and a tentacled horror might drag your controller across the room. It’s a whimsical touch that underscores the game’s blend of stakes and silliness—like Stay: Forever Home’s pet interactions, but with eldritch stakes.

Pro tip: Adjust your guardian boundary inward by 1 foot. This creates a buffer to prevent accidental strikes on furniture during MR battles. And if your kingdom’s treasury looks sparse, prioritize upgrading the “Scavenger’s Guild”—it passively generates loot from dungeons you’ve previously cleared, turning past failures into future advantages.

Conclusion: Rewriting the Rules of Play

Mythic Realms isn’t just a game—it’s a blueprint for MR’s future. By merging tactile combat with strategic depth, it proves mixed reality can transcend novelty to become a platform for meaningful play. Unlike Stay: Forever Home’s cozy companionship or Prison Boss’s cooperative antics, this title demands you renegotiate your relationship with physical space. Your home isn’t a backdrop; it’s a collaborator. UploadVR’s review nails it: This is genre-blending done right, where MR’s physicality tempers VR’s escapism without sacrificing scale.

What’s next? Start treating your environment as a dynamic asset. Rearrange furniture to create tactical advantages—a coffee table becomes a shield wall, while a hallway doubles as a sniper perch. Pro tip: Use mirrors or glossy surfaces sparingly; Quest 3S’s passthrough sometimes misreads reflections as obstacles. And don’t underestimate VR downtime: Crafting sessions aren’t filler—they’re strategic pit stops where patience (like not quenching swords in rivers) pays dividends.

The game’s true innovation lies in its dual-layered design, mirroring BEATABLE’s hand-tracking rigor but expanding it into systemic storytelling. Every MR skirmish feeds your VR kingdom, and every kingdom upgrade reshapes MR possibilities. This loop doesn’t just reward skill—it trains spatial literacy. Future MR titles will likely adopt this symbiosis, but for now, Mythic Realms stands alone. One question remains: Is your living room ready to become a battlefield, a forge, and a throne room—all before dinner?