Victoria-based VR studio Hololabs has launched Abyss: Vault, a sci-fi game built for teams of two to six players who collaborate to solve puzzles, fight enemies and navigate a maze-like underwater facility.

Established in Victoria in 2015, Hololabs received backing from the Video Games Business Development Program, a Canada Media Fund and Creative BC initiative offering up to $200,000 to established B.C. studios. "[The funding] is meant to acknowledge that it is the time within the industry where innovation is necessary, but making titles like this is actually kind of risky," says Brett Gaylor, Hololabs' VP of creative.

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