Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine now out for free on Steam

Wield a lightsaber in virtual reality - as long as you have an HTC Vive

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In an online store probably very close to your PC, Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine is now available for free.

The game, revealed at GDC this year by Industrial Lights and Magic's ILMxLab division, is a virtual reality game just released on Steam. According to the desciption, players can "wield a lightsaber as you leap into action in the most immersive Star Wars virtual reality experience ever. Be transported to the desert world of Tatooine, repair the iconic Millennium Falcon, and defend the plucky droid hero R2-D2 from incoming stormtroopers in this captivating experience set after the events of Return of the Jedi."

The single-player game requires an HTC Vive headset, and uses a controller input. It supports DirectX 11, 5.1 surround and audio, and requires 5GB of space. Here are the other pertinent specs:

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 or newer (64-bit OS required) 
  • Processor: Intel i5-4590 or equivalent 
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM 
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1 or newer (64-bit OS required) 
  • Processor: Intel i7-4790K or greater 
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM 
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX TITAN X

Here is the official trailer:

And if you want to know more about ILMxLab's VR experiments, check this out:

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