Shave & Stuff

In the wonderfully absurd virtual reality game Shave And Stuff from HyperVR Games, you'll take on the role of a delightfully unhinged hair stylist and tattoo artist. With an expansive suite of hilariously overblown tools at your disposal, this is a tongue-in-cheek sandbox experience that wholeheartedly embraces creative pandemonium over realistic hairstyling authenticity.

From regrowing entire hairlines to slapping lurid tats wherever you please, Shave And Stuff actively encourages you to disregard all conventional styling logic in pursuit of increasingly outlandish makeovers. If you've ever dreamed of bringing your most unorthodox hair and body art visions to life, this VR romp is for you.

A Hairstyling Sandbox Without Rules

The core premise is delightfully straightforward - clients sit before you and request specific cuts, colors, and styles. You can use the surprisingly versatile trimming and shaping tools to fulfill their wishes as a well-behaved stylist.

However, the real fun starts when you completely disregard instructions and treat their head as a blank canvas for self-expression. Want to dye someone's mane neon green? The coloring sprays make it happen. Interested in regrowing hair into devil horns? The uniquely bonkers growth applicators oblige.

You can even emblazon outrageous tattoos permanently onto clients' flesh. This willingness to facilitate anarchic hairstyling is what separates Shave And Stuff from conventional titles.

An Impressively Robust Creation Suite

While the premise is silly, the tools for crafting wild styles are surprisingly robust. The motion controls for trimming, sectioning, combing and dyeing offer embodied precision rarely seen in VR games.

There's nuance required to master outrageous mohawks, shaved patterns or over-the-top perms. Shave And Stuff strikes a balance between unrepentant silliness and engaging creation mechanics akin to tools like SculptrVR.

Those seeking structured progression may be left wanting, as this is a free-form styling sandbox first and foremost. However, the joy of realizing bizarre haircut visions makes up for the lack of traditional gaming trappings.

From an content perspective, Shave And Stuff delivers about what you'd expect. While you unlock new tools, client models and even a tattoo parlor, the package is best enjoyed in short, replayable bursts - lending itself well to the goofy premise.

Review: 7.5/10

Shave And Stuff is an amusingly unhinged spin on hairstyling sims that embraces VR's capacity for facilitating delightfully bonkers experiences. While light on traditional content, the freedom to bring your wildest hair and body art ideas to life through robust, physical tools is an endlessly entertaining delight.

Pros:

• Endlessly creative anarchic gameplay premise
• Robust, nuanced styling tools and controls
• Delightfully absurd and rule-breaking
• Facilitates wild creative expression
• Balances silliness with genuine creation depth

Cons:

• Light on traditional game content
• Lack of structure may put off some
• Niche premise won't appeal to all tastes
• Limited longevity due to sandbox nature

Shave & Stuff is a simulation of the owner and the only barber in a barbershop. Become your customers' personal nightmare or their salvation by creating masterpieces on their heads and faces. Use a diverse list of tools for the sake of cutting, washing, shaving and coloring hair. Bring out your creative side and give those boring people some style. A huge list of colors, a large variety of brushes and unlimited time of procedure will allow you to paint a new Mona Lisa on a client's huge bald spot. Your barbershop - your rules.

Pros of the game:

• A set of tools for all kinds of barbershop procedures
• Special brushes allow you to paint on heads