Reach news & patch notes

As a special thank you to all our players, especially those who encountered issues with the game since release, we have added a new outfit to Reach. We hope that this little extra gift goes some of the way to thank you for your patience while we’ve been working hard to fix the issues. Extra thanks are due to those of you who’ve taken the time to write-up and report problems to us. We appreciate and value your support. 

The new outfit is inspired by the graffiti that can be found around the ‘Homecoming’ and ‘White Rabbit’ levels of the game and brings wonderful pops of colour to Rosa's Gauntlets, Bow, Shield and Opo. You can equip the graffiti skin via a new pylon in the back of the pause level. 

As usual, you can find us on discord.gg/ndreamsvr or email us at [email protected] to troubleshoot any further issues you may encounter.  

Here are the full notes:  

General 

• Fixed an issue preventing the chapter selection option from showing up for some players. 

• Fixed an issue that resulted in the bridge platforms not being in the last set position when quitting back to the main menu and then loading back into the level.  

• NOTE: This fix will NOT retroactively reset platforms for players that encountered this issue. Affected players will need to use the Chapter Select option to return to an earlier chapter and re-progress from there. 

• Fixed an issue where the fuses would disappear if the player had not pushed them all the way into the fuse pedestal before leaving the game.  

• NOTE: This fix will not repair saves that are already in this state, but for these saves fuses will now return to their original pedestals and can be re-collected. 

• Various crash and stability fixes. 

Steam 

• Enabled Steam Cloud saves for Reach. 

Thank you for your collective patience on this. We're confident that this update will fix the vast majority of issues facing Reach players.Here's what we've fixed!

Soft locks

• We've fixed scenarios where players could soft-lock themselves

• Also fixed cases where players could not proceed with a level as expected (blocked pathways etc.)

Note: If you are currently soft locked in your current save, we would recommend that you start a new save file so that you don't run into further issues and so that you can access chapter select.

Visuals

• Numerous visual fixes and enhancements

Gameplay

• Fixed several bugs where players could fall out of the world

• Fixed crashes that could occur during play

Audio

• Added missing audio and made some volume adjustments to prevent players experience disorientation or 'missing sound'

Steam Specific

• Improved Virtual Desktop and SteamVR Compatibility. NOTE: players will still need the latest version of Virtual Desktop installed to run the software alongside Reach.

• Corrected default hand rotations when using Steam VR for supported headsets

• Adjusted required grip pressure on Index controllers to make interactions easier

Here's what we've added!

Chapter Select Feature

• This feature will allow players to return to a chapter once they have reached it for the first time

  • The 'Chapters' option only appears on the main menu once the player has unlocked a chapter. Apart from the Tutorial, each chapter should unlock when the player enters the first level of the chapter

  • If you select a chapter from the main menu after unlocking it, you will start in the appropriate level with the appropriate upgrades for that part of the story. If you need any special items (e.g. the Power Core), you should spawn with these already in their gauntlets

  • You will also spawn with any optional upgrades that you would have unlocked up to that point in the game (if you've collected them)

Multiple Save Slot Feature

• Players can now choose to make a copy of their current save game in another slot.

Remember to keep letting us know if you continue to experience issues with Reach. We'll do our best to help.

We have now beta hotfix in place for Steam players experiencing hand calibration, Steam link and hands offset issues. This should work for all supported headsets on Steam. See full details below if you would like to try this fix.

While this fix is on our beta branch, we are hard at work addressing many of the other top issues we're seeing you report. This includes:

• A new chapter select menu that unlocks as you progress - unlocking replay-ability and play-style experimentation

• Assign your save to multiple save slots - so you can replay your favourite moments

• Improved save system stability -  fixes for soft-locks, tutorial blockers, audio issues, and auto-save issues

• Improved performance and graphical updates -  lighting improvements, fixes, and optimisations 

• Plus a multitude of general quality of life improvements

We're hoping our first major patch will be ready next week (W/C 27th October). Once we have further news on this, we'll be letting you all know.

We thank you all again for you patience while we work together to resolve these issues.

nDreams team

How to access our Beta hotfix for hands calibration and steam link issue for Reach on Steam

We have a beta hotfix in place, however this is currently being internally tested before we roll it out officially. Given that this issue is affecting a number of players, we've decided to make this hotfix available in Reach's beta branch for those who would like to try it.

To access this build, please follow these instructions:

Right click the game on Steam and select properties Go to beta Under Beta participation select Reach Beta channel from the dropdown.

Please be aware, you may have to restart Steam before you can see the Beta Channel for Reach.

Also note: if you have manually fixed your offsets on Steam, you'll need to undo those before playing this branch of Reach.

Reminder: All Virtual desktop game compatibility issues should be fixed with their update. As such, we advise all players using virtual desktop to update to the latest version of their software: 1.34.10.

To our Steam players,

UPDATE:

While we're still working on our own permanent solution to the issues players are facing on Steam with Reach, the lovely Virtual Desktop team have released an update for their software that will resolve both the compatibility issues and hands calibrations issues for Meta headsets used with Steam.

To access this, simply update to the latest version of the Virtual Desktop software before attempting to boot-up Reach. For more information, you can head to the Virtual Desktop Discord server.

As per VD dev advice:

The latest public version of Virtual Desktop (1.34.10) let's you run Reach without issues.

Option 1) set your OpenXR runtime to VDXR and enjoy the game. You might need to start a new game if you were previously stuck inside the van.

Option 2) set your OpenXR runtime to SteamVR and lookup a community custom binding "Reach for Virtual Desktop". You also need the following SteamVR Settings-> OpenXR -> Meta Plugin Compatibility set to Off.

We'll continue to update you as and when we're ready to release patches for Reach and a timeline of what we're working on.

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We are really sorry about the issues many of you are facing with playing Reach. We want to reassure you that the team are working hard throughout the weekend to find solutions to the most severe issues you are experiencing as fast as possible. We will then be turning our attention to other reported bugs and concerns.

Regarding Virtual Desktop specifically, we're working closely with the developers of VD and want to publicly thank them for their support. They are also working on a solution with us and have released a workaround that may work for those trying to use the software. Please head to their official Discord server for full details.

Our priority is to get the PC community playing our game without issues as soon as we can.

Thank you for your patience, to everyone who's reported issues to us so far, and also to those trying to help others find workarounds and fixes on our behalf. Keep an eye on this page or our Discord server for any news around patches.

nDreams

Step into the shoes of a reluctant hero and experience action-adventure in VR like never before. Featuring true-to-life full-body awareness and presence, tactile interactions powered by advanced physics and intuitive, gesture-driven traversal, Reach aims to set new standards in VR immersion. 

Embark on a perilous journey to uncover the secrets of an underground civilization. Fight past mythical threats, master versatile tools, and forge a path through a dynamic world where every action directly impacts the adventure. 

Key Features 

Unrivalled immersion 

Full-body awareness and true-to-life interactions deliver unmatched presence in every moment. 

Live the adventure 

Delve deep into a spectacular world packed with mythical threats, and secrets to uncover. 

Own the action 

Freely jump, climb, and zip-line across breathtaking environments with smooth, intuitive traversal designed for VR. 

Fight with fluidity 

Engage in thrilling emergent combat encounters against imposing, deadly adversaries. 

We are hosting a YouTube livestream and Q&A an hour before launch!

Tune in as Glenn, Kalina and Will talks about Reach one more time before you get your hands on it.

There will also be announcements on community activities and exclusive rewards that you can get in the future. See you there!

As announced at today’s Future Game Show, Reach, the debut ground-breaking action-adventure from nDreams’ Elevation Studio, will be launching on the 16th October on Steam for PC VR!

Amongst all of this, we also debuted an exclusive gameplay trailer that showcased the variety of ways that the tools can be used to aid traversal, puzzle-solving, and combat as well as a sneak peek into one of the game’s characters. If you haven’t already, check out the trailer below:

Wish list Reach on Steam now, launching on the 16th October 2025.

Reach sees players embody a reluctant hero thrown into a perilous journey to uncover the secrets of an underground civilisation. Featuring true-to-life full-body awareness and presence, tactile interactions powered by advanced physics and intuitive, gesture-driven traversal, Reach aims to set new standards in VR immersion. Players must fight past mythical threats, master versatile tools, and forge a path through a dynamic world where every action directly impacts the adventure.

Key Features: 

Unrivalled immersion 

Full-body awareness and true-to-life interactions deliver unmatched presence in every moment. 

Live the adventure 

Delve deep into a spectacular world packed with mythical threats, and secrets to uncover. 

Own the action 

Freely jump, climb, and zip-line across breathtaking environments with smooth, intuitive traversal designed for VR. 

Fight with fluidity 

Engage in thrilling and emergent combat encounters against imposing, deadly adversaries. 

Available to wishlist now.