I would like the start this part of the review with the caveat of don’t let the tutorial put you off delving more into the game. The introduction tutorial really only shows the basics of the what the game offers is very misleading in what the game actually does that makes it great.

Into The Radius is essentially an open- world single-player survival shooter, but its the way it uses Virtual Reality and the little touches that make it feel very immersive, despite most elements having some room for improvements. As expected in a survival game you will be venturing out of your base on missions and scavenging what you can to help aide your survival in the surreal landscapes offered by the game. Although you will be able to start missions back in the base, you can spend hours in the game just exploring and scavenging at a time, to make sure you are well stocked up with inventory back in the base before you head out into the Pechorsk radius again. With the prep for your next mission or next venture out becoming a mini-game and an important part to make sure you survive.

Before heading out you will be placing items into your backpack, making sure you feel you have enough to support your survival in case things take a turn for the worst. Making sure you have supplies, ammo and other items that might assist you on your next mission and/or scavenge. Where we have seen the backpack inventory become a popular way to handle inventory in VR games, Into The Radius does it so well to keep that immersion. As you don’t have slots and can place items in how you want but, must keep an eye on the weight to not get bogged down. Where the items can clip through each other masking it more like a dumping ground, you soon learn to keep it tidy as if you need something in an emergency there is nothing worse that trying to get it out of a messy backpack – making it feel like those moments in real life where you are rummaging through your bag trying to find an item.