Metal Gear Solid VR mod out now, plans for Oculus Quest 2

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Metal Gear Solid VR is now available to play thanks to a Boneworks mod, bringing Hideo Kojima’s Playstation classic to vivid new life using Unreal Engine 5, and with plans to possibly launch the greatest ever stealth game for the Oculus Quest 2.

The icy, broken-concrete confines of Shadow Moses – a kind of enormous tomb for the Cold War superpowers – remain, perhaps, the most evocative location of any videogame, especially when viewed through the VR lens of an Oculus Quest 2. The Metal Gear Solid aesthetic is instantly recognisable, with those gun-metal greys, faded, digital greens, and warping PS1 textures that remain completely iconic after almost 25 years.

For a whole generation of gamers, Metal Gear Solid was their first “proper” game, with fully realised characters, an in-depth story, and themes reflective of real life. Everything was so rich – from the dialogue, the plot, and the environment – that it felt like you could almost reach out and touch the world of Metal Gear Solid. And now, thanks to a new mod for the intensely bloody FPS Boneworks, you practically can.

Simply titled Metal Gear Solid Mod, this is a recreation, in 1:1 scale, of the initial three areas of MGS: the dock, heliport, and tank hangar. Complete with guards, security cameras, and laser tripwires, these sections comprise the – if you like – “game” version of the mod. But there is also a special museum section, containing a variety of assets from throughout Metal Gear Solid, including character models and environment art that you can explore and admire at will.

The actual mod is the work of Holydh, who has created it as their first ever modding project. However, many of the assets come from fellow modder Vapor Cephalopod, who has translated much