A memory in Playside's Shattered.

PlaySide announces Shattered psychological thriller in VR

PlaySide Studios, Australia’s largest indie game studio, announced the psychological thriller virtual reality game Shattered for the Meta Quest 3 and 3S VR headsets.

The Melbourne-based studio bills the game as a groundbreaking mixed-reality labyrinth of escape rooms and mind-twisting puzzles. The intent is to enshroud players into an immersive experience where reality and memory intertwine, challenging both perception and problem-solving skills.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.