Shark Week: Operation Apex

A VR adventure with FULL freedom of locomotion

Enter the deep to discover the most expansive, fascinating and diverse ecosystem on Earth. Using virtual reality, put on your diving gear and explore the underwater world. Venture through reefs scanning for marine creatures and hidden discoveries. Operation Apex is designed for room-scale and seated modes so you’re able to explore no matter the size of your playspace. With complete freedom of locomotion within the game, simply, use the triggers on the controllers to propel yourself forward and travel through the underwater world.

Join the search for the largest Great White ever seen

Dive with the world’s leading marine scientists and take on the role of research assistant with no diving experience needed. Your mission is clear, take your research rig out into the open sea in search of the largest Great White Shark ever seen. Assist on scientific expeditions to collect data from the marine life around you and learn about the ocean’s precious ecosystem and our impact on it.

Scan and collect marine life to lure predators

Operation Apex enables you to interact with sharks and many other elusive creatures that are rarely seen outside of their natural habitats. What’s more, the marine life in Operation Apex will react to your presence. Using the controllers, scan the creatures indicated to collect data and mimics as you progress through the game. Scanned creatures then can be used as bait to lure the predators of the ocean closer.

Highly detailed environment and creatures

All the art and imagery in the game is was carefully created to be a realistic as possible, down to the way the kelp sways with the ocean currents. Each of the underwater environments has been carefully researched to provide a compelling simulation of the real world.

Hidden discoveries

The ocean is a mysterious and wondrous place, it can even be treacherous. Revel in the beauty of this underwater world by exploring discoveries hidden in each level. Each new mission will lead you to the discoveries required to complete the level these are marked on your radar to find. Occasionally a question mark will pop up - these are secret discoveries hidden across the levels for you to explore that will reveal more about the ecosystem.

About the Development Team

Operation Apex is developed by Curiscope, a startup founded by Ed Barton and Ben Kidd. Curiscope’s mission is to help people understand the real world in a new way. Our award-winning experiences take curious minds on wild adventures that inform, inspire and drive enthusiasm for learning.

We previously created the most viewed marine VR experience in the world, now with over 26m views on YouTube 360.