Aardman announces new Wallace & Gromit virtual reality adventure

Stop-motion icons Wallace and Gromit are to star in a new virtual reality video game. The Grand Getaway is described by Bristol-based creative studio Aardman Animations as an “interactive, narrative-led, single-player VR experience” in which video game players will join Wallace and Gromit on an adventure that has – predictably –gone wrong.

After setting off for a seaside holiday the pair find that their latest contraption, the Auto-Caddy, has gone awry. The player will need to navigate a virtual world collecting contraptions that will put the pair back on the right course.

Due for release next year, the game will mark the comic pair’s first foray into virtual reality, although they previously starred in the augmented reality mobile game Big Fix Up, released in 2020.

Sean Clarke, managing director of Aardman said: “The entire studio is so excited about this project, which provides us with a perfect opportunity to do what we love – combining memorable characters and engaging storytelling with emerging technologies to offer fans a totally immersive experience.

“For loyal fans of Wallace & Gromit, this will be real wish-fulfilment territory –after watching the characters on screen for decades, they will now have an opportunity to step into their world and play an active role in this new story as it unfolds.”