Swing through space in Yupitergrad

Yupitergrad is a virtual reality platform game set in a broken-down space station. Equipped with two grappling hooks, you must make your way through the station to repair it. You can use your hooks to swing from surfaces, pull yourself up, or interact with the environment. You’ll need to solve tricky platforming puzzles to get your ramshackle station functioning again.

Swinging through a VR world might immediately make you think of Spider-Man. In fact, Yupitergrad’s grappling-hook gameplay has some features in common with Spider-Man: Homecoming, although Yupitergrad is longer and more engaging. Instead of a modern urban environment, though, it features a humorous post-Soviet atmosphere, a little like Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3.

Swing into action

The heart of any platformer is its movement, and Yupitergrad’s is very rewarding. The grappling hooks, with their suction-cup tips, work well, and the swinging controls are intuitive. There are times when the obstacle courses require a level of precision in movement or targeting that’s tricky to achieve. Overall, though, swinging through Yupitergrad’s platforming challenges is more fun than frustrating.

All games, but VR games especially, need to combine good looks with easy readability. Yupitergrad’s graphics achieve these two goals well. The industrial, Soviet-inspired design is a nice change from the usual style of science fiction games. Meanwhile, the colorful, cel-shaded art style makes the environments vibrant and fun. Equally importantly, the levels are easy to visually “read” while swinging.

Fun, challenging and original

Yupitergrad delivers a fun and challenging VR platforming experience that offers plenty of variety. The movement controls are smooth, although sometimes, they call for a challenging level of precision. With its appealing visuals, this game is a great choice for fans of VR platformers. It can be quite challenging, but the challenge is fun to master.