<s>
Gorn	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
GORN	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2019	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Free	O
Lives	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
gladiator	B-Application
who	O
fights	O
opponents	O
to	O
death	O
in	O
arena	O
using	O
weapons	O
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
full	O
release	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
version	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
an	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
port	O
followed	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
will	O
be	O
released	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gorn	B-Application
is	O
a	O
wave	O
based	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
arena	O
of	O
enemies	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gorn	B-Application
has	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
spears	O
,	O
sledgehammers	O
,	O
and	O
crab	O
claws	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
dispatch	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
designer	O
from	O
Free	O
Lives	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
come	O
from	O
playing	O
early	O
VR	B-Application
games	I-Application
like	O
#SelfieTennis	O
and	O
Budget	B-Application
Cuts	I-Application
and	O
seeing	O
people	O
messing	O
with	O
ragdoll	O
physics	O
in	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
VR	B-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
melee	O
combat	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canonically	O
,	O
the	O
gladiators	B-Application
in	O
GORN	B-Application
are	O
there	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
volition	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
violence	O
is	O
consensual	O
,	O
for	O
whatever	O
that	O
’s	O
worth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
gladiator	B-Application
setting	O
was	O
so	O
far	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
modern	O
world	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
the	O
game	O
showed	O
any	O
real	O
suffering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
violence	O
should	O
n't	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
why	O
a	O
toggle	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
gladiators	B-Application
into	O
piñatas	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
mentioned	O
some	O
lessons	O
they	O
brought	O
to	O
Gorn	B-Application
from	O
Broforce	B-Device
was	O
not	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
game	O
too	O
seriously	O
and	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
freedom	O
over	O
more	O
restrictive	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
a	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
added	O
that	O
let	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
control	O
a	O
gladiator	B-Application
with	O
a	O
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
optimizations	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PSVR	B-Device
version	O
helped	O
Free	O
Lives	O
to	O
quickly	O
make	O
the	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gorn	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
see	O
through	O
Gorn	B-Application
’s	O
handful	O
of	O
levels	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
hours.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Devore	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
felt	O
that	O
while	O
Gorn	B-Application
was	O
n't	O
revolutionary	O
,	O
its	O
unique	O
weapons	O
helped	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
other	O
wave	O
based	O
VR	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Gorn	B-Application
is	O
n’t	O
exactly	O
revelatory	O
–	O
especially	O
not	O
as	O
the	O
medium	O
reaches	O
new	O
heights	O
with	O
substantial	O
narrative	O
games	O
like	O
Half-Life	O
:	O
Alyx	O
–	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
joyful	O
reminder	O
of	O
just	O
how	O
entertaining	O
interactions	O
can	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gorn	B-Application
‘	O
s	O
wow	O
factor	O
is	O
found	O
in	O
its	O
absurd	O
weapons	O
,	O
not	O
its	O
structure	O
or	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Devore	O
disliked	O
the	O
PSVR	B-Device
tracking	O
,	O
"	O
During	O
the	O
final	O
few	O
levels	O
,	O
it	O
seemed	O
like	O
the	O
aging	O
tech	O
could	O
n’t	O
quite	O
keep	O
up	O
with	O
what	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
asking	O
me	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
gaps	O
between	O
checkpoints	O
felt	O
way	O
too	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
