VR doesn’t have a content problem—it has a retention problem

Most VR experiences are exciting for a few hours, but once the novelty wears off, many headsets end up collecting dust on a shelf. We believe VR needs more than one-time experiences—it needs worlds that become part of your daily routine. That’s the philosophy behind Orcs X2.

Instead of focusing on a single playthrough, Orcs X2 is built for long-term progression. Log in each day to collect rewards, upgrade your Core, expand your village, continue the main story, and meet other players in the town hub. Whether you have five minutes or an hour, every session moves you forward and gives you a reason to come back tomorrow.

We believe this is about more than just one game. The future of VR won’t be shaped by experiences people try once—it will be shaped by worlds they return to. The more often players put on their headset, the stronger the entire VR ecosystem becomes. More active players create healthier communities, better multiplayer experiences, and give developers the confidence to build bigger, longer-lasting games.

VR doesn’t have a content problem—it has a retention problem. If we want VR to become part of everyday life instead of an occasional novelty, we need games that players genuinely want to come back to. That’s the future we’re building with Orcs X2.

Lets go multiplayer mode in one day.. Crazy AI times

Only an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for now, but it already features fully functional multiplayer and proximity voice chat through Vivox.

Vibe coding my own Unity game for a while now. I’m using AI for almost everything (except the main characters).

Today, Codex and Unity MCP built an entire multiplayer system for this location in my VR game. Players automatically join rooms with up to 10 players, and once a room is full, a new one is created.

It’s player-hosted with host migration and synchronizes each VR headset to an orc’s head, while hand-tracking position and rotation are mapped to the orc’s cube hands. It also displays each player’s name and score.

I’ve had this system in my head for about a month. Today, I finally prompted i and by the end of the day, it was fully functional.

We’re living in crazy times.

my work in progress is here:

Orcs Up! Becomes Orcs X2

The working title Orcs Up! is officially becoming Orcs X2.

This new VR adventure follows the path that started with Orcs, the original clicker game by David Zobrist from 2015, and continued with the mobile hit Orcs X in 2018. Now the tribe is marching into virtual reality.

Fans of the previous games can expect the same light-hearted, addictive fun: orcs working, numbers growing, upgrades unlocking, and that familiar “just one more step” feeling. But this time, everything is built for VR.

In Orcs X2, every chapter of the story goes deeper. Each stage becomes a place you can reach into, touch, steer, loot, build, and explore with playful hand interactions. The orcs are still silly, loyal, and wildly convinced they are destined for greatness, but the world around them is bigger, stranger, and more dangerous than ever.

So get ready for Orcs X2.

No longer Orcs Up!. That was our working title.

The next orc adventure is coming to VR.

Your Chieftain,
Dave

Orcs X2

Build, upgrade, and command your Orc village using hand tracking. Chop wood with real movements, boost your Orcs, and unlock new areas in a world that grows with you.

A unique blend of idle clicker mechanicsRPG progression, and immersive VR interaction — easy to pick up, hard to put down.

From relaxing village building to powerful upgrades and future co-op gameplay, Orcs X2 delivers a fresh take on casual VR gaming.

Your Orcs are waiting, Chieftain.

Orcs X2 – VR



Orcs X2 — the VR RPG idle clicker incremental game for Meta Quest — has been developed by David Zobrist over the past years as a passion project.

It combines incremental game mechanics with RPG elements, exploration, and a rich story — all in VR, using your own hands through intuitive hand tracking.

The game is planned to launch in Q4 2026, and you’ll be able to wishlist it in the coming months.

It delivers complex, intriguing gameplay mechanics powered by intuitive XR hand tracking.

You are stranded on an unknown, mysterious island and make your way deeper and deeper into it, unlocking new areas, mechanics, and challenges.

I hope you will be there with me to start this new “Orcs” adventure!

Chieftain,
Dave