$19.99Battle Talent Physics swordplay with real weight
Swing, stab and fling your way through a shifting dungeon with a huge arsenal, then bring up to five friends to fight beside you or against you.
Is Battle Talent worth it?
Battle Talent is worth it if…
- you want VR combat where your swings, blocks and throws actually follow physics
- you enjoy roguelite runs with randomized dungeons and builds that change each time
- you like fast, brutal hack-and-slash with graphic combat
- you have friends who would happily fight a dungeon (or each other) in VR
- you do not mind a steep difficulty curve that takes real practice
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Swordplay with real weight behind it
This is VR combat built on physics, so a sword does what a sword does. You swing, block, parry, throw weapons, grapple and climb, and your arms actually matter: follow through on a strike or it lands like a tap. Melee is only the start. Spells sit on your triggers, bows and guns cover range, and mana comes back when you get in close and land hits, so hanging back safely is not really on the menu.
You feel it in the small moments. A goblin charges, you sidestep, catch its arm with your blade and shove it off a ledge. The gore is graphic and the fights are fast, and the game rewards aggression over caution. It is also demanding: several mechanics take practice, and the difficulty asks you to actually get good rather than flail forward.
A dungeon that never deals the same hand twice
The centrepiece is a huge, seamless procedural dungeon that regenerates every run, with multiple landscapes flowing into each other instead of loading screens. You push deeper, spend talent points as you level, and unlock treasure you did not expect. Between runs, the roguelite loop kicks in: unlock new weapons and perks, then build a style around them. A fire spell and a spear play nothing like a shield and a gun.
With over 100 weapons, 60 perks and 80 enemy variants, each with its own moveset, runs stay unpredictable. One go you are carving through skeletons with a greatsword; the next you are scavenging whatever the dungeon gives you. Short sessions and constant unlocks make "one more run" a very easy decision to make.
Grab up to five friends
Multiplayer supports 2 to 6 players, both PvE and PvP, with built-in voice chat so nobody has to fumble with external apps. In co-op you team up against the dungeon and chain attacks into combos together, which turns chaotic physics fights into proper comedy when three people swing at one goblin at once. In PvP, you settle it the honest way: with swords.
It is a low-friction setup for a game night. Join a lobby, pick a mode, start swinging. The physics make every session produce its own stories, and watching a friend get launched across a room by a stray hit is half the fun. Fair warning: the connection is peer-to-peer, so it works best with people whose internet you can vouch for.
What else should you know?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. Adventure, Challenge and Sandbox are all singleplayer, and the dungeon crawl is designed around solo runs: you pick talents, unlock weapons and perks, and push deeper each time. Multiplayer is an addition, not the core, so nothing is gated behind having a group.
What is Sandbox Mode for?
It is the playground. You get a scene editor and a built-in mod menu with over 2000 mods, so you can set up fights, spawn whatever you like and experiment with weapons and spells without a run on the line. If you enjoy tinkering as much as fighting, this mode alone has a lot of hours in it.
Is it hard?
Yes, and that is the point. The combat is skill-reliant and physical: you need to follow through on strikes, time parries and learn enemy movesets, and bosses in particular are tanky and hit hard. If you want a relaxed power fantasy from minute one, this will fight back. If you like earning your wins, it delivers.
