With April’s bank holidays and school breaks just around the corner, families are seeking meaningful ways to connect and MixRift, a mixed reality gaming developer, has launched two cross-generational games perfectly timed for family holiday bonding:
Crit Attack – A family-friendly arcade shooter designed specifically for parents and children to play together. It is designed for social play on Meta Quest headsets.
Fractured – A 3D puzzle-solving experience where family members take turns competing for high scores. It can be played on both Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest headsets.
Research shows this isn’t just entertainment – it’s transforming family dynamics: 70% of children aged 8-17 are interested in experiencing virtual reality (VR); while 72% of American parents already play video games, with 83% gaming with their children. Cambridge University research found 34% of families report better communication and higher quality time through gaming.
Bobby Voicu, CEO of MixRift, said: “Gaming has become the digital campfire where family stories, learning, and laughter are shared. Far from isolating children, these experiences are teaching valuable life skills – teamwork, strategic thinking, resilience, and confidence.”
While parents once worried about screen time, many are now actively gaming with their children to maintain open dialogue and strengthen bonds, especially with teenagers.
The combination of the game mechanics (arcade wave shooter), the graphics and the ease of picking it up make Crit Attack unique in the Meta Store, where the emphasis is on the more story driven, multiplayer, longer sessions. Powered by that growing market feedback for more ‘family-friendly’, less intense or graphic violence games, and a nostalgia for 80s and 90s games and entertainment brought to today, Crit Attack is a simple and casual game that anyone can intuitively understand how to use and play.
