Westworld Awakening Is a New VR Game Where You Play a Self-Aware Host

HBO has partnered with VR developer Survios on a new Westworld VR video game called Westworld Awakening. And it’s available right now on Oculus, Vive, and over 400 VR Arcades.

In Westworld Awakening players will take on the role of Kate, a host who wakes up with a newfound self-awareness. Using a QA tablet, players must navigate Delos labs during the events of Westworld season 2, solving puzzles and interacting with other hosts using the tablet.

HBO says Westworld Awakening is a narrative-driven, single-player stealth game. That’s because players will wake up next to Hank, a serial killer host who will stalk Kate throughout the Delos labs.

Westworld Season 2 ended last year with Dolores seemingly escaping into the real world, and the fate of several key hosts ending on a cliffhanger. HBO says Westworld Awakening is set during the events of this season, so it’s very possible Kate can interact with some of the events that occurred in the past season.

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