Rogue Stargun

"A solo-developed VR starfighter combat simulator available on Quest, PCVR, and soon PICO4, delivering space combat experiences in virtual reality."
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roguestargun.com
Maker: LarsDu88
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Marketing Channels

Secondary

Hacker News

Creator shares the project in the yearly Show HN thread

Primary

VR platform storefronts

Available on Quest and PCVR stores, expanding to PICO4

Planned

Multi-platform distribution

PICO4 launch planned, expanding addressable market

Growth Levers

  • Expand to PICO4 to tap into the growing non-Meta VR audience
  • Leverage the solo-developer narrative for press coverage in indie game and VR publications
  • Request review units from Meta to generate content creator coverage
  • Build a community around the game (Discord, Reddit r/oculus, r/virtualreality)
  • Create gameplay trailers optimized for YouTube and TikTok VR content

First Customer Strategy

As a VR game, discovery likely comes primarily through platform storefronts (Meta Quest Store, Steam for PCVR). The creator is a solo developer whose day job is ML engineering, suggesting this is a passion project with organic growth through VR gaming communities.

Pricing Insight

No pricing details mentioned in the thread. Typical VR indie games on Quest/Steam range from $10-$30.

New Market Opportunities

  • PICO4 platform Creator is actively expanding to PICO4, targeting the growing non-Meta VR market

Key Takeaways

  • • VR game development as a side project is extremely demanding — the creator explicitly warns against it
  • • Solo developers should consider the effort-to-reward ratio when choosing side projects; the creator notes an AI project would have been more strategic given their ML background
  • • Multi-platform distribution (Quest, PCVR, PICO4) is essential for maximizing a small VR game's addressable market
  • • Passion projects can still attract positive attention even without commercial optimization
  • • Aligning side projects with your professional expertise can create synergies that pure passion projects lack

Sentiment Analysis

1 Pos

Notable Quotes

"Looks very cool. Will definitely give it a try. — ericol"

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