Slimer Hunt Update – Out Now!
Gear up, Ghostbusters! The biggest FREE update for Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord has arrived—Slimer Hunt is here, and it’s packed with iconic content straight from the franchise’s legendary history. This post-launch update brings a host of new features and missions that’ll have fans of all ages ready to jump into action.
Slimer Hunt Mission
In this all-new mission, legendary Ghostbuster Ray Stantz—voiced by the one and only Dan Aykroyd—returns to guide you through the streets of San Francisco on a hunt for none other than Slimer himself. You and your team will have to track down Slimer before he causes his signature brand of ghostly mayhem. With Ray leading the way, it’s a mission that captures all the humor, adventure, and excitement fans have come to love.
Iconic Uniforms
Ever dreamt of donning the legendary flight suits from the original Ghostbusters movie? Now’s your chance! Step into the shoes of the original team with these iconic uniforms, including color variations from Ghostbusters 2 and The Real Ghostbusters. Suit up and feel like a true Ghostbuster as you take on this epic new mission.
For an in-depth look at how the team at nDreams brought Slimer Hunt to life, check out their latest Developer Update here:
Special Offer
To celebrate the release of Slimer Hunt, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord is now available at a discounted price of $29.99/£24.99/€29.99! There’s never been a better time to jump in, team up with friends, and take down some ghosts across the game’s multiple modes.
Press Release
Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) and nDreams are thrilled to announce that the FREE Slimer Hunt update for Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord is out now, bringing some of the franchise’s most iconic elements to Meta Quest and PlayStation VR2.
Legendary writer, actor and comedian Dan Aykroyd reprises his role as original Ghostbuster Ray Stantz in Slimer Hunt, a brand-new mission that brings Slimer to the streets of San Francisco. Guided by Ray, players will team up to track down Slimer before he can unleash his unique brand of mischief.
Also landing in this update are the flight suits of the original Ghostbusters as an in-game cosmetic, allowing players to step into the iconic uniforms from the original movie and fulfil the fantasy of being part of the first band of Ghostbusters like never before.
In their latest Developer Update video, the development team at nDreams talked through this latest update and revealed the work that has gone into bringing Slimer Hunt into the game, including major atmosphere and animation changes. Check out the video below.
Slimer Hunt is the latest release in Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord’s extensive post-launch roadmap, following on from the Infestation and Heist and Seek game mode updates in late 2023. SPVR and nDreams revealed in December that a major update would be releasing in the coming months with more information to be revealed soon.
To keep up to date on the future plans for Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, join the official nDreams Discord server here, or follow @nDreams on X.
About Sony Pictures Virtual Reality
Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) is the award-winning virtual reality (VR) division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). SPVR is dedicated to growing the business of immersive entertainment through the production and distribution of VR games and experiences globally, across all consumer channels including in-home and location-based entertainment. SPVR has published several popular VR games including Spider-Man: Homecoming VR, Spider-Man: Far From Home VR, Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son, Can You Walk The Walk, Jumanji: Reverse The Curse and Ghostbusters: Dimension in collaboration with The Void, Men In Black: First Assignment in collaboration with Dreamscape, co-published Zombieland: Headshot Fever and, most recently, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord.
About nDreams
nDreams is the world’s biggest and most experienced VR game developer and publisher. Headquartered in Farnborough, UK, it is the studio behind groundbreaking titles including Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Far Cry: Dive Into Insanity, and Fracked. nDreams also boasts a dedicated and extremely experienced publishing team to partner with the industry’s brightest developers on projects ranging from the critically acclaimed Little Cities to PowerWash Simulator VR.
Fully dedicated to VR games since 2013, no publisher has greater virtual reality experience and specialism. nDreams is now comprised of 250 people across four development teams, with two fully-remote studios – Elevation and Orbital – joining the original nDreams Studio and the Brighton-based Near Light to cover the whole spectrum of VR gaming.
Multiple exciting, unannounced titles are in development, with more to be revealed soon.