Master and Maintain Authentic Weapons Every firearm in Into the Radius 2 is recreated with realism, each having unique handling and features. Customize your arsenal with attachments to fit your playstyle. Survival means caring for your weapons — clean and maintain them regularly to ensure peak performance. Neglect can be deadly. Customize Your Gear
Fully control your loadout with deep customization for Chest Rigs, Armor Vests, and Backpacks. Use presets or build from scratch, arranging pouches and holsters exactly where and how you want. Design your gear to match your tactics and comfort.
Survive Deadly Anomalies and Hostile Entities Explore the Pechorsk Anomaly, where environmental hazards and hostile enemies test your skills. Face Mimics — intelligent humanoid foes using tactics like cover and communication — and monsters like regenerative Fragments and fast Creeps. Survival requires sharp wits and careful use of weapons and tools.
Manage Resources and Complete Missions Scavenge supplies, manage gear, and defend yourself in a world where every resource counts. Return to your Base to maintain weapons, organize gear, trade, and plan. Complete UNPSC missions to raise your Security Level and unlock advanced equipment.
Choose Your Approach Go solo for an immersive experience or team up with another Explorer for coordinated action. Adapt, make every choice count, and uncover the mysteries at the heart of the Pechorsk Anomaly.
00:00Gotcha VR! Welcome to the show! Reviews and reveals, now you're in the know!
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00:18This is Into the Radius 2, by the developers CM Games, and it was released on the 21st of May 2025.
00:33Now let's first of all remember that this is early access, but is it really worth that price tag?
00:38Into the Radius is one of my favourite games and experiences in VR.
00:42It was one of the first games I bought for my Quest 2 when I was brand new to VR.
00:46So when I saw this in the store, I immediately hit that buy button so fast that I didn't even notice they was offering a 15% sale off.
00:55So, after being in the game for almost 13 hours, I can tell you that it is every much as great as the first title.
01:01But in case you have never heard of this game, this is a survival scavenger game.
01:06It's all the same idea as the first game.
01:09You have your base that is a safe zone, here you will collect your missions, sell stuff you scavenge out in the Radius lands,
01:15buy and update gear.
01:16But to update your armour, backpacks, guns, you have to rank up.
01:20But to rank up, you have to successfully complete missions.
01:24You get 5 rank up points per mission.
01:26It took me about 9 hours to rank up to level 2.
01:30And let me tell you, it is so satisfying when you can finally buy a decent gun, bigger backpack,
01:35a helmet with a torch, and some decent armour that allows you to carry more.
01:39As you complete missions and rank up, new areas will become available to you, better gear and tougher enemies.
01:46Every three days, there will be a wave that washes over the Radius, resetting everything, loot and enemies.
01:52And if you get caught out there, you will be replaced somewhere random, possibly somewhere very dangerous that you won't be equipped for.
02:00So make sure you are back on base when that wave hits.
02:04The enemies look better than the first series.
02:07They are just not dark shadows anymore.
02:08They certainly move smarter too and duck for cover.
02:12You may struggle at the start with just your basic weapon.
02:14And I don't know why, but those squiggly balls seem hard to avoid now.
02:18You used to be able to take a sidestep to dodge their attack or hide behind a tree.
02:23But that doesn't seem to work anymore.
02:25So good luck with that one.
02:27The maps look huge and really good.
02:29Certainly very playable.
02:30It looks like there are about 7 locations.
02:33I've heard people complain about it being too foggy.
02:36But I think it's just perfect.
02:38It's just part of the atmosphere.
02:39Those people will complain about it being too bright outside when they wake up.
02:43I have died a lot of times in this game so far.
02:46But each time, I've chosen to go back out and find my backpack.
02:50Now, your map that you carry just automatically snaps back to your back if you drop it.
02:55So you won't lose it.
02:56But be careful with your backpack and weapons because you can drop them.
03:00At first, the way you carry things isn't great.
03:03I went out into the radius, must have accidentally removed and dropped my gun straight away whilst reaching for my map by the entrance.
03:11Then when I came back later, I found it.
03:13Luckily, I carried a shotgun also.
03:15But on another mission, I did lose my AK-47 and it's never to be seen again.
03:21Lost to the radius.
03:23Now, something I do like is that you can fully customise your armour, adding pouches of various kinds for small mags, large mags, pistols, larger guns, shotgun ammo and bits and pieces pouch.
03:34And then there's clips so you can attach things like a torch or health stems.
03:39Also, there's a clip so you can attach a helmet.
03:41And what's really cool is that you can stick those pouches to your backpack also so you can carry more, weight permitted.
03:48The layout of gear is way better.
03:50It looks like a shop rather than one wall that turns like a page as you shop, like into the radius part one.
03:56I also like that you can touch and see everything right there.
04:00The audio is great.
04:01Very eerie.
04:02All those noises that make your hair stand up on end, especially when you're out after lights out, which we all know you shouldn't do.
04:10Not until you are up a few ranks at least.
04:12You are going to have a blast learning and playing through these maps.
04:16It will be stressful at first as you have all the rubbish gear.
04:19But as you progress and buy better weapons and armour, it will become more enjoyable.
04:23If you didn't enjoy the first game, stay away from this as you ain't going to enjoy this one either.
04:28If you are curious about this one, just remember it's early access still.
04:32If you are a fan, get it now.
04:34It is very playable, though I don't understand why these games release early access and not a fully finished and polished game.
04:40I didn't really encounter many bugs.
04:43There was when I was trying to open up a can of food.
04:46I struggled a little bit.
04:48And then when I finally opened it, I couldn't eat it.
04:50And I'm still not sure how to.
04:53And then there was an occasion where the enemies seemed to have got stuck or it didn't register with them that I was around as they just stood there.
05:00Also, on many occasions, there were some render problems after I had a nap where some colours didn't load in correctly, given a trippy white looking effect.
05:10So do I recommend this game at the price it's at now?
05:13Oh, hell yeah.
05:15It's a great game.
05:17I have been totally hooked on it since I've got it.
05:19If you loved the first one, then you are going to love this one.
05:23If you like scavenger type games, spending time organising your gear, cleaning your gear, deciding what to take out on missions, then yeah, you will get days of gameplay from Into the Raid years too.
05:35So, good luck guys.
05:36Now hit that like button, also subscribe, tell me in the comments what you think if you have played this and if you have any tips.
