Backstage

Void Ninja is a VR action platformer where you steer with your hips and shoulders and use one button. It is made by Roman Yakimenko and published by Magic Web Solutions. In their own words, they are a small team of VR enthusiasts who believe true immersion comes when locomotion mirrors real body movement. This page gathers how the game got here, every official trailer, all of the art, and what players and creators have said.

How it’s made #

  1. The first “Void Ninja Trailer” goes up on the official YouTube channel. YouTube @voidninja5823 ↗

  2. A second “Void Ninja Trailer” is published. YouTube @voidninja5823 ↗

  3. Creators start covering it on Quest 2. One of the first is the Russian-language review “Обзор Void Ninja Meta Quest 2”. Ruviarovich on YouTube ↗

  4. Quest App Lab creators such as Lipnox VR, KAERU VR, VoodooDE VR, VR Link and WaqMan VR review it. In December, VR Reviews lists it among the “Best App Lab Games”. VR Reviews on YouTube ↗

  5. The “Void Ninja Action Trailer” is released. YouTube @voidninja5823 ↗

  6. PC VR players get it on SteamVR. FastLawyer posts “Gameplay & Early Impressions”. FastLawyer on YouTube ↗

  7. Void Ninja opens its X account, @VoidNinjaVR. X ↗

  8. The “Jinba Ittai Trailer” presents the body-driven locomotion the game is built around. YouTube @voidninja5823 ↗

  9. Free demos are out on Meta Quest and Steam. The full game is coming soon to Steam Early Access. Steam & Meta Quest store ↗

Design principles #

Quoted from the official Steam store page.

Jinba Ittai locomotion
“Inspired by the "Jinba Ittai" philosophy, this system ensures perfect unity between player and the game - you simply act as you would in real life.”
Just one button
“Natural body movements & gestures for 95% of controls - you dont need to remember millions of button combinations”
IRL skill progression
“As you progress, you'll develop your own unique moves and combos crafted by your skill & body kinetics, not pre-made by the devs.”
Comfort-tested
“85% of players experienced no symptoms, 10% adapted after 30 minutes, and 5% did not adjust and we prefer not to talk about them.”
Built with players
“Current Visuals are a placeholder 🫵 Share your thoughts, ideas and feedback with us - let's make the game together.”

Official trailers #

  • Void Ninja Jinba Ittai Trailer
    · YouTube

  • Void Ninja Action Trailer
    · YouTube

  • Void Ninja Trailer
    · YouTube

  • Void Ninja Trailer
    · YouTube

More gameplay from VR creators is on the home page.

Assets #

Free to use when writing about or sharing Void Ninja. Click to download the original file. The full press kit is in the Google Drive folder, and the fact sheet is on the Press page.

From the community #

“And don't let the basic visuals fool you here because this is such a good game.”
— VR Reviews, YouTube

5/5

“The gameplay in this game is just different and fun it is unlike anything I've ever seen in a VR game.”
— VR Link, YouTube

8/10

“I'd give this a solid 8 out of 10. I had a blast, a lot of fun.”
— FastLawyer, YouTube
“I must be honest I had more fun than I expected because normally I don't like small casual games but this one is really nice.”
— VoodooDE VR, YouTube
“Definitely don't judge a book by this cover, it may look simple but it has a hidden ninja power within.”
— WaqMan VR, YouTube
“You're not going to want to miss this gem.”
— Lipnox VR, YouTube
“VN is a small team of VR enthusiasts, driven by the idea of creating `natural flow` VR game expiriences.”
— @VoidNinjaVR, X profile
“Поможет освоить ниндзюцу 🥋👊”
— @demiansanin1, YouTube comment on the Jinba Ittai Trailer

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