Welcome back to The High Life!

This edition kicks off with a big reveal.

Our next release, Highstreet: Calamity, is coming your way in September. It's a VR arena fighter—and a crucial step toward bringing you a full open-world MMO.

And for those without a VR headset, the companion mobile game Highstreet Café will let you shape the same world from your phone.

Let's dive in ⬇️

Highstreet's Next Big Release

Something major has been brewing in Highstreet World.

Over the past few months, this newsletter has been teasing playable classes, adorable bots, fascinating creatures, gorgeous architecture, and a whole lot more from Solera, the world that Highstreet World is set in. All of that is culminating in our next release—Highstreet: Calamity!

Our rogue-lite arena fighting game built for the Oculus Quest, Highstreet: Calamity has the soul of an MMORPG, and offers fast-paced, replayable combat. Those who tried our live demo in Singapore last year got a taste of what it will be like, and our team has since then made a slew of improvements to refine the player experience and technical aspects of gameplay.

Highstreet: Calamity is about much more than combat. Behind the scenes, we've been pushing boundaries in graphics, AI, and accessibility—creating lifelike grass on mobile GPUs, dynamic NPCs that feel human, and a mobile companion app that lets anyone shape the world. Calamity is the proving ground, the pressure test, before Highstreet World offers a full experience in an open world.

Whether you're dodging blows in VR or sipping tea in Highstreet: Café—more below—you're part of the VR MMORPG evolution.

✍️ Our CEO Travis wrote a detailed Medium post about Highstreet: Calamity. Check it out! Also, visit Highstreet's X feed to find out more about the lore behind this release.

The Metaverse in Your Pocket

If you don't have a VR headset, we're not leaving you out! You can still shape the world of Highstreet that VR players will experience in Highstreet: Calamity.

Highstreet Café is our upcoming mobile companion game that makes the Highstreet Universe more accessible than ever. No matter where you are, you can engage with new characters, make impactful decisions, and build your in-game identity, all from your phone.

Meet Étienne, a tiger-striped FOMO Duck who judges you by the beverage in your glass.

The choices you make in Café will ripple through Highstreet: Calamity. Your interactions will influence other players' VR gameplay and world progression. It's a new kind of cross-platform playability. Mobile and VR players will be more connected than ever, building the future of Highstreet together.

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