We're excited to announce the launch of Final Approach on Oculus Touch systems. Hand-tracking is an essential part of the experience of Final Approach, and we’re extremely excited to offer our original game to players on Oculus Rift.

In the eight months since Final Approach has launched on HTC Vive, we’ve been amazed by the response from our fans. When we created Final Approach as a mere prototype at the Austin Roomscale VR Jam in 2015, we never would have imagined how it would develop to become the magical experience it is today. Constantly we hear how our game makes players “feel like a kid again” in our world of tiny planes and big challenges.

In order to continue reaching more fans with the fantastic world we’ve created, we will be permanently reducing the price of Final Approach and Final Approach: Pilot Edition to $14.99 USD. Today is a day that we expand the horizon for players to experience Final Approach through the launch of Oculus Touch, and we want t make it available to as many players as possible.

Additionally, we are happy to continue to offer Final Approach: Pilot Edition for free to any owner of Final Approach- and vice versa! If you have already purchased Final Approach: Pilot Edition on Oculus Home, the Touch version of Final Approach will be available for you to download for free. This bundle applies automatically with any purchase of either game on Steam.

**(NOTE: As of right now, the price of Final Approach: Pilot Edition has not been lowered on Oculus Home. To receive both games, purchase Final Approach on Oculus Home and Pilot Edition will be available for you to download for free. If purchasing on Steam, prices are correct and you will still automatically receive the other game when purchasing either Final Approach or Pilot Edition.)

We offer a huge thank you to all of our fans and community for their support of Final Approach thus far, and can't wait to hear about the adventures of new players on Oculus Touch.

You can purchase Final Approach for Oculus Touch on Oculus Home[www.oculus.com] or here on Steam.


-Phaser Lock Devs

We're pleased to offer Final Approach: Pilot Edition for 50% off during this year's Autumn Sale. We are also offering Final Approach for 50% off, as well. As always, if you buy one game, you get the other for free- no need to choose between the two!

With only a day left on the Steam Autumn Sale, be sure to grab Final Approach & Pilot Edition at this great price, along with the other great VR titles on sale.


-Phaser Lock Devs

We've had a great response to our Halloween event with this month's Halloween Cargo Drop, and are excited to be offering Final Approach 60% off for the Steam Halloween Sale. We're in the final hours of the sale, which ends November 1st PDT.

As usual, you will receive a free copy of Final Approach: Pilot Edition with your sale purchase of Final Approach. Only Final Approach is on sale during the Steam Halloween Sale, though- so be sure to purchase Final Approach to enjoy the savings!

Don't forget about our Halloween event running, either! If you complete both Halloween Challenge Mode missions ('Pumpkin Popping' and 'Trick-or-Treating') with at least a 1 Star rating, you will receive a limited time in-game pumpkin trophy for your desk in the hangar! This event ends 10AM PDT tomorrow, so don't miss your chance to collect this special item.


Be sure to check out the other spooky titles on sale until tomorrow in the Steam Halloween Sale 2016, too.


-Phaser Lock Devs

***UPDATE***

We've tweaked the criteria for obtaining the special Halloween event trophy announced with the update. Previously, you had to acquire a 3-star rating on both Halloween missions to earn the Pumpkin Trophy. We've changed this to earning at least a 1-star rating to encourage more pilots to enjoy the event! You can still only earn it until 10AM PST November 1st, though, so get to pumpkin popping and trick-or-treating!

***UPDATE***


Nothing is too scary for a pilot, not even spooky skeletons or ghosts... right? Well, it’s time to put your skills to the test in our latest Cargo Drop! It’s almost time for Halloween, and we’ve prepared a goodie bag of updates for Final Approach: Pilot Edition that will be sure to satisfy your VR sweet tooth.

As always, we’ve been taking in a lot of the feedback from you all in the past few months to put together this month’s update. We read every post in the forums, every comment on Reddit, and do our best to incorporate your feedback into updates that will keep you coming back to the world we created for you, the fans!

For our Halloween Extravaganza, we’ve added some big features and content updates to the game, including Halloween-themed levels in the newly added Challenge Mode and Free-Play! We’ve also unlocked the first 7 levels, added 46 achievements, challenge missions, and options to change camera and control schemes.


For those of you who have braved the story missions of Final Approach, you’ve already got some decorations for your desk in the hangar in the form of trophies. For our Halloween event, we’ll be awarding players a special pumpkin trophy for completing both of the Halloween Challenge missions with a “3 star” rating with at least one star during the month of October. You have until 10AM PST November 1 to get this special souvenir as a memento of your eerie adventures in Final Approach.

Well, what are you waiting for? Time to rev up your engines with Halloween cheer and ready for landing in some pumpkin-spiced, sugary and scary action!

*Special Halloween Levels*

*Pumpkin Popping*

• “Pumpkin Popping” mission added to Challenge Mode! Flex your multitasking skills to pop pumpkins that coordinate with the color of planes

*Trick or Treating*

• “Trick or Treating” mission added to Challenge Mode! Transport trick-or-treaters to the Halloween block party and protect them from menacing ghosts lurking the streets of Metro City.

*Halloween Free Play*

• Halloween version of Metro City added in Free Play Mode. You won’t be putting out fire on rooftops or helicopters- you’ve got ghosts to exterminate!

*First 7 Levels Unlocked*

• Unlock levels 2-7 in Story Mode after level 1 is completed
  
• Explore the various mission types and maps available in Final Approach

*Added Steam Achievements!*

• Show off your feats of strength to friends with new Steam achievements!
  
• 46 Steam Achievements across a range of difficulty

*Added Challenge Missions!*

• Introducing timed, objective-based missions in Challenge Mode! Earn a 1 to 3 star rating based on your performance
  
• Challenge Mode is accessible from the menu select in the Hangar at the beginning of the game, alongside Story Mode and Free Play
  
• Challenge Mode unlocks after completing the first tutorial mission

*Added Control Options!*

• Accessible by opening the Flypad > Settings > Controls
  
• Toggle swapping helicopter control sticks (swapping the controls emulates typical RC-style layout, default currently opposite of RC-layout)

*Added Camera Control Options!*

• Accessible by opening the Flypad > Settings > Gameplay
  
• Toggle on/off the player camera always following the plane (defaults to off so the camera does not follow the selected plane if it is out of view)
  
• Slider to toggle camera rotation speed. Controls how fast the camera auto-rotates to help keep the selected plane in view. Speed ranges from 0 - 10, with zero causing the game to never assist with rotation.

• Upgrade to Unity 5.4, which gives:
  
  • Performance improvements
    
  • Single executable for both Oculus and SteamVR versions
    
  • Doppler effect on spatialized audio such as engine sounds
• Hangar Trophies! Unlock desk trophies for completing missions
  
• Toggle swapping helicopter control sticks (defaults to original controls, swapping the controls emulates typical RC-style layout)
  
• Toggle on/off the player camera always following the plane (defaults to off so the camera does not follow the selected plane if it is out of view)
  
• Slider to toggle camera rotation speed. Controls how fast the camera auto-rotates to help keep the selected plane in view. Speed ranges from 0 - 10, with zero causing the game to never assist with rotation
  
• Airport : Disabled ground vehicle that drives across runways
  
• Bombs and Balloons (Mission 9) : Lightning no longer hits the B2 bomber
  
• Greatest Airshow (Mission 10) : Lightning no longer hits the B2 bomber

• Fixed end of mission 10-second countdown timer staying on screen after mission is completed
  
• Metro City : Fixed some actors being disabled automatically for having incorrect spawn points
  
• Metro City : Improved collision on some buildings
  
• Drone Test Day (Mission 7) : Fixed non-swimmers getting eaten by sharks sometimes not correctly failing the mission
  
• Drone Test Day (Mission 7) : Fixed rare instance where not all the engineers could be carried by the helicopter at the same time

Happy Halloween, pilots!

-Phaser Lock Interactive

As a special promotion during the Weekend VR Sale, Final Approach and Final Approach: Pilot Edition will be marked down for 30% off. As always, any purchase of Pilot Edition will grant players a free copy of Final Approach- and vice-versa!

We're also proud to have Final Approach included in the VR Weekend Sale Bundle alongside some of the best VR titles available. Note that the existing bundle between Final Approach and Pilot Edition is still intact if you purchase Final Approach through the VR Weekend Bundle. If you decide to complete your collection of top VR titles and purchase Final Approach as part of the bundle, you will still get your free copy of Pilot Edition.

Take this opportunity to pick up Final Approach and some incredible VR titles for great prices. We're currently working on updates for Final Approach and Pilot Edition and can't wait to share them with all of our existing fans as well as the new!

You can view the full list of VR Weekend sales titles here. The sale ends on 10AM Monday.