Movement you feel
Push off the world with your hands to climb, swing and launch — no stick movement, no teleport. Hold a tool and your locomotion moves with it, so you can climb with a pickaxe or stand on a crate.
Stone is only the beginning.
Argos is a physics-driven VR survival game for Meta Quest. Climb and swing across a sun-bleached Greek coastline, smash rocks into tools, light real fires, hunt and cook, and survive alongside other players in one shared world. Currently in pre-alpha — the core loop is playable and networked today.
Everything you see, you made
Everything is craftable
Mine boulders with a stone, hold two ingredients together, and a ghost preview shows exactly what you're about to make. Touch it to craft. Stone today, bronze and iron down the road — nothing is granted, everything is earned.
Real fire
Strike two rocks together and sparks fly along the swing. Light a torch, carry it, and set a campfire growing from smolder to full flame over about twelve seconds. Fire spreads to anything flammable it touches.
Hunt, cook, survive
Animals flee when hurt, drop meat when killed, and respawn so a pen of chickens stays a real food source. Cooked meat feeds you twice as well as raw — and being fed is what heals you, not the food itself.
Voice that behaves like a voice
Distance, direction, occlusion and cave reverb are all derived from geometry in real time — no setup required. Round a boulder and a muffled voice opens up gradually. Stand in a cave and it actually echoes.
Built multiplayer, not bolted on
Every hit, craft, fire and kill is synced from day one — there is no local-only version of anything in Argos. What you do, everyone in the world sees.
Roadmap
What we're building next. Pulled straight from the game design doc's milestone list — if it's on this board, it's real work, not a wishlist.
Next5
- Combat tiersSpear, sword, bow and shield, plus four tiers of armor running stone to bronze to iron.
- XP and levelsProgression stored server-side, unlocking higher crafting tiers and bigger backpacks as you level.
- Tutorial islandA solo on-ramp that teaches the game before you head into a shared multiplayer world.
- Economy and tradingEarned and purchased currency, cosmetics, and a physical, hand-to-hand trading system.
- Seasons and leaderboardsMyth-themed events, tribes, and boards for longest survival and biggest hunts.
In Progress1
- Build and shelterPlaceable structures and a base of your own.
Shipped6
- Movement and climbingHand-powered locomotion: push, swing and climb across the world with your own arms. No stick movement, no teleport.
- VitalsHealth, shield and hunger, with a wrist-watch HUD and damage numbers visible to everyone in the room.
- Gather and craftMine boulders for sharp stone, then hold the right ingredients together and touch the ghost preview to craft.
- FireStrike rocks to spark, light a torch, and grow a campfire from smolder to full flame.
- Hunt and cookAnimals that flee, drop meat, and respawn, feeding a hunger loop where being fed is what heals you.
- Full networking passEverything above runs multiplayer, with proximity voice, cave reverb and occlusion built in from day one.
Devlog
How the game gets made, straight from the team.
Want to help shape it?
Argos is early enough that real feedback still changes what gets built. If you want in on playtest builds as they roll out, or you make Quest content and want early access when we have something worth showing, get in touch.
Follow along
The Discord is where development happens in the open — devlogs, playtest calls, and the roadmap getting argued about before it's final.
Questions
Is Argos out yet?
Not yet. Argos is in pre-alpha — a vertical slice of the core survival loop (gather, mine, craft, hunt, cook, survive) is playable and fully networked internally, but there's no public build and no release date. The roadmap tracks what's next.
What will it cost?
Not decided yet. The plan is a free-to-download game with optional cosmetic purchases — similar to Villan Studios' other titles — but nothing that affects survival or gives anyone an advantage.
What headsets will it run on?
Meta Quest, standalone. Exact minimum-spec headset is still being worked out as development continues.
Is there PvP?
Undecided — on purpose. Whether public lobbies allow player-versus-player combat, or whether it's separated into its own lobbies, is a real open design question we haven't locked in. Follow the Discord for when it gets decided.
Are there guns?
No, and there never will be. Argos is not a shooter. The technology ladder is stone to bronze to iron — spears, swords, bows, shields — nothing modern.
Can I play solo?
A solo starting area exists as an on-ramp to teach the game, but Argos is built as a multiplayer survival world first. Solo play isn't the intended way to experience it long-term.
How can I help test it?
Join the Discord — that's where playtest access, build updates and feedback threads happen first, before anything is public.