- Patch 1.0.9 Release - 30 May 2025
Patch 1.0.9 takes your feedback on the player rig causing issues with motion sickness into account and has been our primary focus. We've adjusted the player rig to prevent the world pushing the player back when they push against static objects. The Scallywag Crew continue to work on improving Taskmaster VR, so stay tuned for more updates!
- Patch 1.0.8b Release - 10 January 2025
Patch 1.0.8b Release! Happy New Year! We hope you had a great festive season! Just a short note from us to let you all know that Patch 1.0.8b will be releasing today, which will revert our jolly Taskmaster and his impish assistant back to their classic, black-jacketed selves. This patch also contains some small bug fixes, and a much requested quality of life update! CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED The Winter Holiday event is ending, and everything in the Taskmaster House is returning to normal. It was fun while it lasted! NEW FEATURE: IMPROVED DOORS When using continuous locomotion, doors will now stay open after you open them, and will automatically close when you are a set distance away. This should provide fewer instances of players getting stuck in doors, and moving around the house should be a smoother experience. When using teleport locomotion, doors will now open automatically when they i…
- The Winter Holiday update has arrived! - 16 December 2024
Scallywag Arcade are excited to share the news that patch 1.0.8 is releasing for Taskmaster VR! There’s been a jolly overhaul to the Taskmaster house, and Greg and Alex have gotten into the festive spirit themselves! Plus, a whole new feature and way to play the game - introducing Challenges! The holiday update is here! Lots of seasonal goodies and new toys to play with will transform Series Play into a festive, bell-jingling treat. Challenges are now available! Explore the Taskmaster house and solve plenty of playful puzzles to earn presents from the Taskmaster! Plenty of bug fixes and minor quality of life changes. Some tweaks and changes to get ready for the new year, and the next update - and it's going to be a big one… We’d like to thank every single player who has come with us on our Taskmaster VR journey this year - we can’t wait to Share what’s next with you! Game-wide Updates W…
- Spooky Season Event - It’s Halloween! - 18 October 2024
Patch 1.0.7 is releasing for Taskmaster VR! This patch primarily releases a spooky, seasonal skin for the game, filled with lots of little tricks and treats! Some of the highlights include - The Spooky Update! OOoooOOOh! Contextual Scoreboard visuals! “Ghost Hands” are now optional! Bug fixes and minor task balance changes! We have plenty more improvements to make, and we encourage further feedback as we move into our next phase of development support - thank you! Game-wide Updates Spooky Season Event - It’s Halloween! Summer is officially over, and the house theme has been overhauled for spooky season! The whole game is playable in Spooky Mode - with tons of new tools and objects to play with, some of which have some….unnatural…properties! Lots of new easter eggs (halloween eggs?) and secrets to discover - can you find all the ducks that Alex and his coven have hidden around the house?…
- Taskmaster VR Patch 1.0.6 - out now! - 27 August 2024
Patch Notes - v1.0.6 - Steam 22.08.2024 Scallywag Arcade are excited to share the news that patch 1.0.6 is releasing for Taskmaster VR! This patch primarily focuses on addressing a number of remaining issues identified by our community, as well as helping prepare for upcoming game updates. Some of the highlights of this patch include; Fixes to a number of Steam achievements that were not firing correctly. The addition of a trophy cabinet! Improved and optimised graphics. Bug fixes and minor task balance changes. And more! We have plenty more improvements to make, and we encourage further feedback as we move into our next phase of development support - thank you! Game-wide Updates New Feature - The Trophy Cabinet A trophy cabinet has been added to the hub! Collect and display up to four unique trophies, based on your final score in Series Play. Achievements ‘Not Quite Gold’ should now un…
- Taskmaster VR Patch 1.0.5 - out now! - 25 July 2024
Patch Notes - v1.0.5 - Steam 25.07.2024 Scallywag Arcade are excited to share the news that patch 1.0.5 is releasing for Taskmaster VR! This first patch primarily focuses on addressing the display issues reported by some of our players, but also brings bug fixes, balance changes, and quality of life improvements to the table. A major overhaul of render pipelines, resulting in significant improvements to performance across all areas of the game. Initial adjustments to in-game physics stability. Balance passes across all tasks, improving how tasks are scored by Greg, alongside a number of mechanical changes to improve the player experience. Improved and optimised graphical assets to address issues some players were having with “blurry” GUI. And much more! We’re not finished yet, but we believe this patch will help those affected by the reported issues play the game as intended. We have pl…
- Taskmaster VR is Out Now! - 19 June 2024
Taskmaster VR is out now! The hit TV show comes to VR and YOU are the contestant. Step into the world of Taskmaster, endeavour to complete a menagerie of challenging and extraordinary tasks and get creative in how you solve them. Your time starts now! We can't wait to see what you do with our tricky tasks and creative canvases - join us on Discord and let us know! We hope you enjoy our adaptation of a show we love, and we can't wait to see what's next for the game!
- Taskmaster VR is out June 19th 2024 @ 4pm BST! - 18 June 2024
Taskmaster VR releases on Steam June 18th 2024! We’re absolutely delighted to confirm that Taskmaster VR will be launching on Steam on Wednesday 19th June 2024 at 4 pm GMT +1 / 8 am PST. The team have been working around the clock to ensure we could release Taskmaster VR on Steam as soon as possible after an unforeseen technical issue necessitated a short delay! Thank you again for your patience and understanding; we can’t wait for you to enjoy it. Please share your gameplay experience and tasks with us! We can't wait to see what solutions you think up.
- Taskmaster VR Release Date Announcement - 20 May 2024
Taskmaster VR, the virtual reality adaptation of the hit TV show, is set to release on June 13th for SteamVR! Step into the contestants’ shoes by competing in extraordinary challenges or fill the industrious boots of the Taskmaster’s Assistant by creating tasks of your own! As a contestant, you'll complete a series of amusing and bemusing challenges with the aspiration of becoming Taskmaster champion - these tasks are puzzling, physical and designed to allow for outside-the-box thinking with multiple solutions! In Creative Mode, you become the one creating the tasks. An extensive array of tools and toys makes task creation and experimentation easy, with hundreds of in-game items that can be picked up, piled up or used in just about any other way you want. The creatively minded can build custom tasks and surreal scenarios, or explore the Taskmaster House and its many nooks and crannies.…
- Announcing Taskmaster VR: Creative Mode! - 27 March 2024
Announcing Taskmaster VR: Creative Mode! Aspiring assistants take note - we’ve just announced that Creative Mode is coming to Taskmaster VR! Your journey into the world of Taskmaster doesn’t end when you lift that glittering golden bonce in triumph - Creative Mode lets you slip into Alex and Greg’s shiny shoes and create your own tasks! Wielding hundreds of oddball objects and an arsenal of useful tools, you can get creative and let your inner Alex shine - perfect for challenging your friends in local play. What is Creative Mode? Creative Mode is a custom sandbox feature that we’ve developed for TMVR that allows players to design and set their own challenging and extraordinary tasks. You are given the run of the Taskmaster House, as well as access to a number of useful tools and toys that can be set up in almost any configuration of game objects that you like. Then, all you need to do i…
- Steam Achievements - 8 March 2024
You asked for it (repeatedly, on a ton of channels, we see you!) so here it is - Taskmaster VR will support Steam Achievements! The working title for this feature in game is "secret tasks" - so perhaps there will be a few surprises along the way as you strive for that 100%? Join the Community! What kind of achievements are you hoping to see in game? Join us on discord and start the conversation - your comments and requests form a massive part of our ongoing roadmap for both pre and post release, and its super important to us that we hear from you! Join the Taskmaster VR Discord Follow us on X Follow us on Instagram Wishlist Taskmaster VR
- Accessibility Options in Taskmaster VR - 23 February 2024
Accessibility is a cornerstone of Scallywag Arcade’s approach to game design - it is important to us that our games can be played and enjoyed by as many people as possible, without ever making anyone feel as though they are getting a compromised play experience. This has been of particular importance when adapting Taskmaster for VR - a platform where individual accessibility and comfort needs can vary wildly between players in a way that might not happen with a traditional controller and screen! We set out with the express goals of making Taskmaster playable no matter what your particular needs might be, or your home environment. All our tasks are benchmarked to be playable when seated and standing, as well as if you play stationary or at roomscale. We also recognise that accessibility needs are a spectrum, and so we resolved to offer as many as we could to all players in as flexible a…
- Meet the Characters - Little Alex Horne - 16 February 2024
It’s time to introduce a man with the fashion sense and personality of a sausage that rolled under the fridge six weeks ago! He’s the Taskmaster’s assistant, personal trainer and - when necessary - therapy animal…it’s Little Alex Horne! A familiar face to fans of the show, Alex is ever present at your side as a (mostly) neutral observer. He’s passive, unflappable and pretty much up for absolutely anything that will please his boss. Alex is a much less bombastic character than that of the Taskmaster, and this is reflected in the design of his video game counterpart! Alex is a constant presence in the game and the show, and so capturing and exaggerating his mannerisms, voice and general vibe was just as critical as it was for the Taskmaster himself. Alex has provided face capture, voice acting and mocap reference for his VR doppelganger, and will always be there for you with an incredibly…
- Meet the Characters - The Taskmaster - 9 February 2024
Meet the Taskmaster! He’s mighty, he’s tall, and he’s dressed to impress - meet The Taskmaster! The titular titan is played by legendary comedian Greg Davies in both the TV show and Taskmaster VR, but how did we approach bringing his familiar face, voice and general gravitas into the virtual world? First - a quick 101 on the role of The Taskmaster. The Taskmaster is the arbiter of your efforts to complete tasks and will reward you with points based on both the success of your attempts and…well, his own subjective whims and fancies. Think of him as the king and you as the court jester! Questioning his approach or the scoreboard won’t get you very far - that’s why he has an assistant for you to query and poke at with justifications for your unhinged actions instead. Any fan of the show will know Greg Davies, beloved in the global comedy circuit for his no nonsense personality. He’s tall i…
- Exploring the Taskmaster House: The Caravan - 2 February 2024
Out in the garden, nestled amongst white picket fences, is where you’ll find the Taskmaster Caravan - a mundane staple of the British Staycation that has nevertheless been the staging ground of some truly extraordinary goings-on. Almost as well-known as the famous faces who pass through it, the caravan is hands-down the cutest space in the house - assuming you find the faint smell of mildew “cute” - and is a firm fan favourite. There was absolutely no way we were leaving it out. In Taskmaster VR, however, the caravan presented us with a problem that wasn’t immediately apparent during our research trips to the House - caravans are small, tightly enclosed spaces, and this one in particular is filled with a lot of stuff. Given the field of view and spacial perception available on most VR headsets, we found that we had to limit player time in this space to avoid overwhelming feelings of cla…
- Exploring the Taskmaster House: The Lab - 19 January 2024
What does your dream house look like? A big cinema room? Perhaps it has a pool? Or a croquet lawn, that would be nice. What about a lab space? We’re talking a stark, wipe-clean area that has an air of veterinary surgery about it. For The Taskmaster and his overworked assistant it is an essential - after all, tasking is often a filthy undertaking. The Lab isn’t quite like other laboratories, although its premise is somewhat similar - experiment with interesting stuff and get messy. Expect to find the apparatus you need to complete the task at hand and four plastic sheeting-lined walls,where pretty much anything goes. In contrast to last week where we headed outside to show you the luscious green garden and its luscious green lawn, this is a more functional space and one that is only as colourful as the mess you make in there! When reimagining the Taskmaster House for VR, sometimes we had…
- Exploring the Taskmaster House - The Garden - 12 January 2024
Like a contented Dad, last week we spent the day in the shed. Today we’ll be opening the doors and stepping out into the sunshine in the Taskmaster Garden! The garden is central to the Taskmaster experience. It’s a versatile space that connects just about every area of the game together. It’s verdant, secluded and liberally peppered with objet d’art, tools and what can only be described as ‘bits and bobs’. In Taskmaster VR, The Garden is used for Tasks that need a bit more space than the various rooms of the house might normally provide - or for when more large scale creativity is the name of the game! As part of our very important research we sent the Scallywag Arcade away team to both the Taskmaster House and the studio. While exploring the house we found it to be the ideal space for tackling tasks, although like all good movie stars, it’s smaller than you expect in person. For those…
- Exploring The Taskmaster House - The Shed - 5 January 2024
Time for a Tour! You’ll be spending a lot of time in the Taskmaster House, hidden away in a secret location somewhere in the little district of Chiswick in the UK - so why not get acquainted with your new home away from home before getting started on some VR tasking? Though some tasks may restrict your available locations, you will more often than not have the run of the place. This means you'll get unfettered access to a decade’s worth of junk, odds and ends, bric-a-brac and - occasionally - useful tools and resources that will aid you in completing even the most fiendish of tasks. Need something sharp? Off you pop to the kitchen to rifle through the cutlery drawer! Looking for the perfect sized plank of wood? Perhaps the garage will have what you need! Today, however, we’re looking at one of the most useful locations in the house that the more outdoorsy and dad-vibe types amongst you…
- California Dreamin' - The Taskmaster House in VR - 15 December 2023
Every season of Taskmaster has a theme - a whimsical redecorating of the house to reflect the current mood and fancies of the Taskmaster. From Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol to Steampunk, vegetables and the Wild West, the Taskmaster house has been redecorated more times than Alex has been allowed hot dinners - and your house in Taskmaster VR is no different. Greg, Alex and the rest of the Taskmaster team have been gracious enough to allow us to design our own theme for TMVR, and we think it's a doozy. Greg’s been craving a little bit of sunshine recently, so we redecorated and gave him… Endless summers, coastal adventures, and chill sunshine pop on the radio - welcome to California Tasking! Expect to see a symphony of pastel pinks and azure blues, subtle touches of warm gold and...plastic lawn flamingos - Alex has to stick to a budget after all! We went through a lot of different theme i…
- What is Taskmaster VR? - 8 December 2023
If you are an avid (or even rabid) fan of Taskmaster then you’ll already know what you’re getting into - however, if you're new to this global comedy phenomenon then we’re here to walk you through it! Taskmaster is an offbeat comedy game show created in the UK but popular with millions of fans all around the world. The premise is simple - you will be given a cornucopia of challenging and extraordinary tasks and charged with their completion by any means you see fit! Your efforts will then be judged by The Taskmaster, earning you sweet, delicious - and completely arbitrary - points. Yum yum yum. Let’s start with The Taskmaster and his assistant. Legendary comedian Greg Davies is the titular Taskmaster - and what a mighty sight he is. A towering giant of a man, yet one who spends most of the show lounging on his golden throne. Greg is witty, unruffled and incredibly self assured - all ide…
