It may be cold outside, but itʼs always Racket Club season, so get ready to serve up some fun in todayʼs newest virtual reality game from leading XR games studio, Resolution Games. Racket Club, a brand new racket sport built from the ground up for VR to bring the best parts of games like tennis and pickleball into your own home, is now available on the Meta Quest Store, Pico and Steam [TRAILER].
Landing just in time for the holidays and new yearʼs resolutions, Racket Club is the perfect way for family and friends – even those new to VR and at any fitness skill level – to come together in an authentic and realistic social club experience built around the natural movement and fun of racket sports. So whether youʼre in it to win it or a noob that wants to learn the basics, youʼre always right at home with Racket Club.
“As an avid racket player, I really feel that we smashed it out of the park with Racket Club,” said Mathieu Castelli, chief creative officer at Resolution Games. “Weʼve taken our favorite aspects from many of the worldʼs most popular racket games including Tennis, Padel, Pickleball, and Squash and created a brand new sport that is as close to following the laws of physics as possible… with just enough leeway to create a level of fun that is only possible in VR. I canʼt wait for players of every level to dive in and enjoy the ride of physical and mental progression, starting with the basics and picking up new bits here and there as they unlock their potential in Racket Club through movement-based play.”
Players can join the court in various ways, including singles or doubles multiplayer for up to four players, go for single-player glory in Career Mode, and hone skills in drills and practice. They can also take on AI bots at the highest competitive level or simply to warm up and learn new moves. The game also features mixed reality capabilities for Meta Quest 3, 2 and Pro and on Pico 4, a much-requested feature from players experiencing physical sports games in headsets, allowing for the comfort and confidence to swing the racket at will without having to worry about actual physical barriers around you.
Inside the game, the most defining feature is the club – a large social space modeled after real racket clubs where players seamlessly spectate, play, find new partners, and more. Itʼs as though players step into a real club in VR, and thereʼs always a court available! Castelli explained, “Racket Club is not just a game. Itʼs a whole experience. We worked very hard to provide the real vibe of a real racket club – the feeling you get when you step into a place with other people playing around you, you hear them play, you can interact with them or not – itʼs your choice – but just by playing next to them you feel something very different than the usual experience online. This is the magic of social experiences in VR.”
Players can enter the courts starting today in Racket Club, now available for $24.99 on the Meta Quest Store, Pico, and Steam. For more information, please be sure to follow the community on Discord and X/Twitter.
