Spatial Puzzle Game 'Where Cards Fall' Now Available on Apple Vision Pro

[MacRumors]

Apple is continuing to add to its lineup of Apple Arcade games on the Vision Pro, today adding puzzle game Where Cards Fall.

Where Cards Fall has previously been available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac, and it won an Apple Design Award back in 2020. A dreamlike spatial puzzle game, Where Cards Fall is a coming-of-age story that tasks players with building houses of cards to bring memories to life.

Apple says that the game features full 3D depth and immersion, and players can use tactile, accessible controls designed specifically for the Vision Pro. There are more than 50 puzzles to solve using imagination and strategic thinking.

Where Cards Fall is part of Apple Arcade, which is priced at $6.99 per month and is also available with the Apple One subscription bundle. For the monthly price, up to six people that are part of a family group can access games, and there are more than 200 titles available. New subscribers can get a three-month trial with the purchase of an Apple device or a one-month trial.

Article Link: Spatial Puzzle Game 'Where Cards Fall' Now Available on Apple Vision Pro

 

[contacos]

Another floating 2D window screen app 🥱 might as well just hold your iPad in the lap for the same effect from your couch.

Needs games like Beat Saber

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Yeah, this isn’t spatial, it’s the same game as before.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

This makes the Vision Pro seem comparable to a 3DS, except it's 15x as expensive and it has to be strapped to your face (so maybe it should be compared to the Virtual Boy instead.)

The 3DS showed pretty well that 3D displays are nothing but a gimmicky fad. No game on the system depended on the 3D feature, and there was an option to disable it at any point. Nintendo's mid-generation cheaper variant of the 3DS dropped the 3D feature entirely because it was so unnecessary.

 

[klasma]

players can use tactile, accessible controls designed specifically for the Vision Pro

The app description says “Tactile, accessible controls hand-crafted for every device”, but I would assume that “tactile” doesn’t apply to the AVP, unless you count feeling your fingers pinching. 👌

 

[klasma]

Needs games like Beat Saber

And games like Beat Saber need actual 3D hand controllers.

 

[coolfactor]

Where's a video demonstration, or is this just content for content's sake? I don't see any referral links in the article.

This doesn't look spatial to me. @ArtOfWarfare ... 3D displays are not a gimmicky fad, but I suspect these types of apps are trying to jump on the bandwagon early to make a quick buck. If this game was truly immersive, then it could be called spatial, correct?

 

[attohs]

Off topic a bit, but hasn’t the Vision OS 1.2 RC been out for weeks now? Where is the public release?

 

[coolfactor]

Another floating 2D window screen app 🥱 might as well just hold your iPad in the lap for the same effect from your couch.

Needs games like Beat Saber

Dang! Beat Saber looks amazing! So does the player! 😃

 

[jdclifford]

WOW! Finally a good reason to drop $3,500 on a game controller. 🤣🤯

 

[jdclifford]

Off topic a bit, but hasn’t the Vision OS 1.2 RC been out for weeks now? Where is the public release?

Doesn’t that tell you something?

 

[EightyEight]

This is so worth spending $3506.99 on.

 

[nfl46]

Doesn’t that tell you something?

What does it tell us?

 

[Amazing Iceman]

And games like Beat Saber need actual 3D hand controllers.

It seems Developers need to be more creative. Perhaps they first need to fully understand what this thing is capable of doing. And immersive game where you are inside the house and you get ot interact with the characters would be a much better experience.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Off topic a bit, but hasn’t the Vision OS 1.2 RC been out for weeks now? Where is the public release?

VisionOS 1.2 Beta 5 is the latest release. There's no RC so are you really an AVP user?

 

[doelcm82]

Another floating 2D window screen app 🥱 might as well just hold your iPad in the lap for the same effect from your couch.

Needs games like Beat Saber

It's a floating stereoscopic window. It's not 3D as in you can look at things from different angles by moving your head, but it's more immersive than on an iPad.

 

[doelcm82]

Yeah, this isn’t spatial, it’s the same game as before.

It's spatial in the same way that spatial videos are spatial. The graphics have depth. They have re-rendered the entire thing in stereo.

 

[klasma]

It seems Developers need to be more creative. Perhaps they first need to fully understand what this thing is capable of doing. And immersive game where you are inside the house and you get ot interact with the characters would be a much better experience.

You’re talking about different kind of games. The hand gesture detection of the AVP is simply not precise enough for games like Beat Saber that require high spatial and timing precision. Games requiring precision controls are mainly what gamers are interested in, and the AVP just isn’t suitable for those, unless you’re limiting yourselves to games using traditional non-3D controllers (which the AVP supports). From what I’ve seen, it’s even worse than the Wii with its 3D-ish controllers in terms of gaming capabilities.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

You’re talking about different kind of games. The hand gesture detection of the AVP is simply not precise enough for games like Beat Saber that require high spatial and timing precision. Games requiring precision controls are mainly what gamers are interested in, and the AVP just isn’t suitable for those, unless you’re limiting yourselves to games using traditional non-3D controllers (which the AVP supports).

The app should be able to detect the location of your hand, and if paired with the proper controller (future: supported), then it should be able to work. There's so much to discover in the API about this.

 

[AppleTO]

It looks like it just plays in a floating window. I wouldn't really call this spacial.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

You’re talking about different kind of games. The hand gesture detection of the AVP is simply not precise enough for games like Beat Saber that require high spatial and timing precision. Games requiring precision controls are mainly what gamers are interested in, and the AVP just isn’t suitable for those, unless you’re limiting yourselves to games using traditional non-3D controllers (which the AVP supports). From what I’ve seen, it’s even worse than the Wii with its 3D-ish controllers in terms of gaming capabilities.

I don’t know since I haven’t tried it personally but looking at reviews of games like synth rider it seems like the hand tracking can be quite good if implemented well.

 

[jdclifford]

What does it tell us?

It tells me the RC is not yet ready for public release

 

[JapanApple]

What does it tell us?

the haves are happy and the have-nots are complaining

 

[GrayFlannel]

the haves are happy and the have-nots are complaining

I’m not complaining about not owning this amazing productivity gadget.

 

[JapanApple]

I’m not complaining about not owning this amazing productivity gadget.

Have-nots have been chattering about. is what referred to (then there wouldn't be a reason to complain out would it?). People buy what they like, not those who don't like their choice not to buy; they shouldn't anything) It's our money, not those that complain not the complainers. When are these people going to stop