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Syren

Syren is an intense survival horror game in which you must use your wits to navigate through a labyrinthine underwater base. In episode 1, you must use stealth, and solve puzzles to survive, while in episode…

16 February 2017

Syren is a shooter developed by Hammerhead VR, released 16 February 2017 on Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.

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What Syren is

Syren is a shooter game developed by Hammerhead VR and released in 2017. It is available on Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Syren is an intense survival horror game in which you must use your wits to navigate through a labyrinthine underwater base. In episode 1, you must use stealth, and solve puzzles to survive, while in episode 2, you must blast your way through the deadly swarm of syrens stalking you.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Syren launched on 16 February 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata and Hollow Knight.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight.

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When did Syren come out?
Syren was released on 16 February 2017 for Oculus Rift, PC (Microsoft Windows) and SteamVR.

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