Just a few years ago, virtual reality (VR) was an expensive endeavor. With the controllers, sensors, and headset itself, you could easily spend $600 or more on a decent setup. But with the recent Oculus Quest 2 and Oculus Rift S, getting into VR is now more affordable than ever. The Oculus Rift that It’s a viable system not only because it’s cheap, but because it has an excellent library of games.
From animatronic horror games to thrilling first-person shooters, here are the best Oculus Rift games available today.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted
Freddy’s Pizza Place Expands beyond the limits of existing game systems to deliver even more fear. Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted The series features a mix of classic experiences from past series and new experiences that will leave you terrified and unable to return to Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurants.
Five Nights at Freddy’s VR Hits in the first 4 games sister location It’s a spin-off, and it will surprise you with all the classic animatronic killers you remember. Of course, the surprise and shock will be even more intense with the lift.
fisherman’s story
Virtual reality is often used as a tool that allows players to inhabit unfamiliar worlds and act as if they were the protagonists of the story. fisherman’s story It takes a more surreal approach. As a puppet fisherman living in a cabin and unaware of the world around him, it is as if he is in another dimension of virtual reality.
As you progress through the game, you’ll complete environmental puzzles that distort your concept of reality and utilize physics in unique ways. Small objects the size of a dollhouse can transform into huge objects before your eyes, and figuring out how to use these objects as you climb the lighthouse is critical to your success.
Ron Echo
Although numerous VR experiences have attempted to capture the feeling of floating in space, Oculus exclusive titles Ron Echo You are the only one who does it in a way that feels correct.
In reality, most of the work involves simple maintenance fixes to the space station, but the superb Oculus Touch controllers give your every move a sense of immersion that few VR games have been able to replicate until now.
With a solid science fiction story and an amazingly realized space setting, Ron EchoA few hours of play is the best way to visit space in your living room.
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Wilson’s Heart
One of the most ambitious Oculus Rift games to date. Wilson’s Heart Deliver psychological horror through an immersive experience in VR. Set in the 1940s, the game follows hospital patient Robert Wilson as he wakes up to realize his heart has been replaced by a baffling device.
You play as Wilson, but you’re not the only one experiencing unsettling misfortune. As you go down the eerie, narrow hallways, you’ll meet strange characters. They all want to know how and why the dastardly hospital staff are poking and prodding them. Filled with fear of jumping and an eerie realization, Wilson’s Heart Take full advantage of the Touch controllers and take you on a journey of mind-bending horror.
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invisible time
Developer Tequila Works tried something a little different with VR. It’s a murder mystery that spends time observing the various people and their roles in the story. Set in a sprawling mansion owned by Nikola Tesla, the story’s murder victim, your mission is to become a ghostly, invisible observer, wandering the house looking for clues and observing people to find out what’s really going on and who the culprit is.
As befits the genre, everyone is doing something and the story is quite winding. You’ll spend your time tracking the movements of various people throughout the mansion, rewinding and fast-forwarding to gather clues as to who they are, why they’re there, and what they’ve been doing. Although it is a less interactive experience than most, invisible time It suggests some cool things to do with VR in terms of storytelling and giving players the ability to move through space.
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
Perhaps the best multiplayer VR experience to date. Star Trek: Bridge Crew Users can live out their childhood fantasies of joining the likes of James T. Kirk, Montgomery Scott, Hikaru Sulu, and Pavel Chekov as members of the Starfleet crew.
Players work in teams of four, with each person taking on one of four roles: Pilot, Engineer, Tactician, and Captain. Each action is best played with Oculus Touch controllers, but can be played with Xbox One controllers and asks players to touch computer panels. bridge crew It excels as a cooperative game because you have to work together to succeed. It really feels like you’re living in an episode. star trek. Simply put, if you have a group to play with. bridge crew It should be at the top of your wish list.
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lust for technology
Imagine the kind of cyberpunk, virtual dystopia that appeared in science fiction novels and movies from the 1980s and 1990s. lust for technology. This is the kind of game where you “jack in” as a hacker traversing a virtual environment to steal data from numerous nefarious corporations.
It’s grungy, dark, and downright retro-futuristic, so it’s worth more than a cursory glance. ‘Technical staff’Game-within-the-game moments are also a cool and fun addition and add several layers to the VR experience.
Fate: Vow of Silence
viking centric fate You take on the role of a man on the brink of death as he and his family return to their village after an accident. A gift from the gods keeps you from going to Valhalla, but it also leaves you unable to speak, and things are about to get weird in a Norse mythology kind of way.
fate It’s a bit slow, but it’s a story-driven game with heavy character development and plot. There’s magic and mystery at play here, and there’s a lot of Norse mythology involved as well. VR allows you to put yourself in the shoes of a character trying to save his people from complete destruction.
parliament
Another story-filled experience, parliament It is basically a first-person adventure game where players interact with characters and gather information from the environment to gather items, solve puzzles, and unlock the story. parliament A personal drama unfolds in a secret science laboratory where one encounters the unintended consequences of playing God. It’s not a game with a lot of action, but parliament Fixes some VR motion issues with some useful tricks for movement. It’s just a good entry point for VR beginners who want something heavy on the story.
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Accounting+
From developer Squanch Games, who would later appear on this list again with other titles, comes this outrageous comedy adventure straight from the minds of Rick and Morty. The visuals are as strange, imaginative, and unpredictable as the cast of characters and tasks you’ll perform in this “game.” Half of the game is trying to figure out what the hell is going on, and the other is just going with the flow and letting all the absurdity of it go. No matter where you land, you’ll have a good laugh at this.
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Half-Life: Alyx
Even if it’s not what I was waiting for Half Life 3, Alix It’s a surprising return to the Half-Life universe. Featuring the hyper-detailed City 17, the game puts players in the role of Alyx as she tries to rescue her father Eli from the Combine. This game is from 5 years ago. Half Life 2 It does a great job of linking the two titles. It also answers some of the burning questions fans have had over the years.
Super Hot VR
Conceived as an alternative representation of experimental first-person shooter games. super hot, Super Hot VR Applies a stop-motion mechanism to your arms when you swing the Oculus Touch controller. As you move your hand, bullets rain down from enemies, but if you stop to consider your next move, you’ll receive welcome bullet relief. The goal of getting to the exit of each room is the same, but the intensity is amplified in VR. When you dismember an enemy in VR, blood will gush out. To succeed, you must move your hands systematically, Super Hot VR‘s unique design provides endless enjoyment.
Robo recall
It was originally designed as a pack-in game for Oculus Touch controllers. Robo recall is a frantic shooting game designed to make it easy to look cool while blasting robots to pieces. You play as Agent 34 from the robot manufacturing company RoboReady.
Your job at the company is to eliminate defective devices from the production line. But a virus has caused the robots to turn hostile towards their creators, and now you must get rid of them. while Robo recall Boiled down to a series of timed shooting galleries, it’s much more interesting than your average on-rails FPS. With a swipe of your hand, you can pick up enemies and throw them at other robots, or you can catch bullets in the air and spin them back, reducing infected robots to little more than a pile of parts. Robo recall Demonstrates the outstanding performance of Oculus Touch controllers.
Arizona Sunshine
It’s one of the only full-fledged first-person shooters available in VR. Arizona Sunshine It drops you into the scorching heat of the now zombie-infested American Southwest. Oculus Touch lets you aim, shoot, and reload dozens of weapons.
More open than other shooting games in VR, Arizona Sunshine There is a campaign mode where players can explore deserts and caves to find a way out. At the end of the campaign, there are single and multiplayer Horde modes where you’ll have to fight off hordes of the undead. Arizona Sunshine It’s a fast-paced bloodfest filled with gory and hungry zombies. It’s seamless and shows how Oculus Rift can deliver a complete package with a variety of game modes.
Eve: Valkyrie
One of the most well-known Oculus titles to date is: Eve: ValkyrieThis is a game where you take on the role of a spaceship fighter pilot. The good news is that if you are looking for that kind of experience, valkyrie Get it.
You’ll gunfight through beautiful space locations like shipyards and asteroid fields, hunting down enemy ships and engaging in dogfights while dodging missile locks and firing back. It’s a game with intense movement, so some people might get tired of it, but if you can handle it, valkyrie It’s the kind of VR proof of concept that has excited players for years.
The Walking Dead: Saint Anne the Sinner
The Walking Dead: Saint Anne the Sinner It puts you in the middle of zombie mayhem. You play as a survivor in New Orleans, fighting not only hordes of zombies but also warring factions. shortage Half-Life: Alyx, saint and sinner It looks like it’s giving players the full AAA VR experience they’ve been waiting for. You’ll fight tons of zombies using melee weapons, guns, and more, but you’ll also have to scour the areas around New Orleans to craft new items.
saint and sinner has several systems that work perfectly together, and together they create a campaign that is approximately 12 hours long. no way the walking dead The VR game could have just been a gallery shooter and still sold well. Thankfully, saint and sinner There are more.
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until you fall
until you fall This is an action roguelike game that perfectly implements VR close combat. You choose two weapons that can be upgraded between runs, and you attack and defend by going back and forth with them. until you fall It gives you an indication whenever your opponent is about to attack, allowing you to correctly position your blocks before the attack is made. If you’re fast, you can use that time to attack your opponent and chip away at their shield until you can attack their health directly.
In motion, the combat system feels like a rhythm game, beat saber What it showed us is that rhythm games work very well in VR. until you fall It builds on the general principles of roguelikes and captivates players with an excellent combat system.
Trover saves the universe
Anyone who loves Rick and Morty won’t want to miss this one. Trover saves the universe. Justin Roiland, co-creator of the animated series, brings his bizarre sense of humor to the VR world in a big way with hours of combat, puzzles, and platforming. It’s just as weird as you can imagine, and it’s a must-play for anyone with an Oculus Rift headset.
vader immortal
It is divided into three episodes, vader immortal It is an official part of the Star Wars canon and follows an unknown smuggler who stumbles upon a mystery related to Darth Vader. Each episode can be completed in under an hour, but includes features that make the most of VR technology we’ve seen so far.
Star Wars: Squadrons
VR is perfectly suited to games, or more accurately, games that allow you to sit in the cockpit of an aircraft. star Wars: Squadrons, spaceship. Wielding a lightsaber and piloting one of the iconic ships from the Star Wars movies is one of fans’ biggest dreams. Thanks to VR, that dream can become a (virtual) reality. You’ll take control of all the ships you know and love, including X-Wings, TIE Fighters, and more, in both single-player and multiplayer modes. The immersive feeling of exploring the cockpit, distributing forces, and fighting dogs against the beautiful backdrop of space is enough to justify the purchase of the headset alone.
Penn & Teller VR: Frankly unfair, unkind, unnecessary, unfair
Legendary comedy magic duo Penn & Teller have their own virtual reality game developed and published by Gearbox. With the power of Oculus Rift and a little training, you can wow your loved ones with awe-inspiring magic. Have you ever wanted to escape from a chained box when the water rose but didn’t want to risk drowning? Would you like to be shrunk to the size of a marble and shot? More is possible Penn & Teller VR.
Penn Jillette will serve as your mentor on your way to becoming a world-class magician. If you’re playing with others, they’ll be your audience, but if you’re playing alone, they can participate as volunteers in one of the duo’s crazy tricks. Of course, the best trick ever is to let the Teller actually talk.
Virtual Ninja VR
Every young child’s dream is to become a ninja, master the katana and throw soaring shurikens at their enemies. with Virtual Ninja VRYou can do so by fighting samurai with carefully timed blocks and powerful attacks to get to the top.
You’ll also test your accuracy in throwing shurikens, and you can even become a real fruit ninja by slicing up a watermelon. But to really test your skills, you’ll have to fight one of the game’s five bosses, each powerful enough to defile your virtual reality.
Work Simulator: 2050 Archives
Owlchemy Labs is a testament to how VR excels at turning mundane tasks into engaging and sometimes innovative experiences. Work Simulator: 2050 Archives It plays almost as advertised. But in VR, the ordinary is fascinating. Who would have thought? By 2050, humans have automated all jobs.
To bring to life a burden-free human life, VR headsets can now be used to simulate what “honest work” looks like. You can buy chips and drinks as a convenience store clerk, fix cars as a mechanic, man the griddle as a short-term cook, or handle paperwork as a regular 9-to-5 office worker. Of course, this is what robots do. thought Because the work is similar, it may be different and a lot more fun than you remember.
vacation simulator
From the same weird people that brought you back job simulator, vacation simulator I know that sometimes you just need to take a break and unwind. Of course, going on vacation isn’t all about stretching out in the sun, so it’s filled with mini-games set in mountains, forests, beaches and more.
When you want to jump into the sea, play handball with a robot, or just laze around. ~ no Are you working? For some reason, you can build a snowman, eat ice cream, or hit a fish in the water. Hello – today is a holiday so you can do whatever you want!
unspoken
This is the closest you can get to becoming a wizard at home. Oculus Exclusive unspoken Renowned developer Insomniac Games does a very impressive job of making you feel like you’re doing a lot of wizardry without asking too much.
unspoken is an urban fantasy filled with custom wizards and spellcasters, and you just happen to be one of them. The various spells deployed via Oculus Touch controllers actually feel like they are guided at your fingertips. There’s little exploration here and a boring game world, but the heart of the experience comes from duels that help you rise through the ranks of Wizard Fight Club. Unlike what you think of Fight Club, it’s okay to talk about this. I recommend you all play it too.
Kronos
For those who are familiar with traditional video games and want to easily enter the world of VR, Kronos It’s a great option. An easy comparison is Dark Soul. This is a game full of sword-swinging duels, where you’ll have to strike carefully and defend against enemy attacks to survive.
Kronos eschews the typical VR approach of a first-person perspective, which sees the game through the eyes of the character playing it, in favor of a third-person perspective where you view and control the action from a separate perspective, like a camera recording the events.
Edge of Nowhere
Insomniac Games has attempted to present horror in virtual reality in a different way than almost every other game of the genre on the platform. Rather than following the usual route, use a first-person perspective where you play as if you were in the protagonist’s shoes (and seeing through his eyes), placing the camera behind the protagonist, as in. Kronos.
The result is a more psychological and covert interpretation of fear. Edge of Nowhere It’s one of those VR games that seems like it could easily exist as a more traditional game, but it does some experimentation using the platform to find new ways to scare players.
Subnautica
Survival games seem to be popular these days. Here are the best survival games on Oculus Rift. Subnautica. After a massive spaceship crashes into an alien ocean, your mission is to salvage the wreckage and find a way to survive.
This means gathering plants for food, finding the components needed to purify water, and gathering materials to craft tools. Oh, and make sure you don’t become lunch for an alien animal. Subnautica It’s still in active development (it’s in Early Access on Steam), so it’s not completely finished. But it offers a strange and beautiful world in which to get lost.
megaton rainfall
It’s rather surprising that more developers haven’t created superhero experiences with powerful journeys that can be experienced in virtual reality. megaton rainfall is one of the few games that gives you the opportunity to fire extremely powerful blasts through the sky at enemies and buildings lining the ground.
You can escape Earth’s atmosphere and head into space, like Superman trying to reverse Earth’s rotation. All of this is done at a ridiculous pace that would make Goku jealous.
Platformization
Lucky’s Story
Although it’s another game that isn’t like that. really Must be in virtual reality, Lucky’s Story is still a great way to easily enjoy VR, and it’s a game that makes interesting use of the way the Rift gives players a sense of presence in space.
The game generally feels similar to this: mario 64However, the player acts as a camera hovering above the action. The ability to look around space does some interesting things to the standard platforming formula. in Lucky’s StoryHow you view each part of the level changes how you deal with it.
wingsuit mountain
If you were a normal, sane person, the prospect of jumping off a cliff in a wingsuit is terrifying and something you would never do in real life. That’s why wingsuit mountain It’s a truly welcome VR experience.
Starting from a high peak, you soar into the air and race across the mountainside while trying to avoid meeting an untimely (and bloody) death through rings. Fortunately, the death you will experience is also virtual, so you can learn from your mistakes and try again.
role playing
Asgard’s Wrath
It’s one of the first full-fledged Oculus Rift role-playing games that might be of interest. Asgard’s Wrath It abandons the “tech demo” scale of similar projects in favor of an epic, combat-filled adventure that can compete with any existing game. Set in the world of Norse mythology and featuring a variety of fighting styles, this game is one of the most profound VR games available today, and is well worth the price of admission.
Asgard’s Wrath isn’t for everyone, as its long length makes it unsuitable for those who experience VR fatigue. But this is definitely one of the only games we’ve seen that effectively translates a legacy genre to VR without any compromises.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim It’s been applied to almost every system known to man, so it’s no surprise that Bethesda’s masterpiece role-playing game eventually made its way to the Oculus Rift. Skyrim VR full Skyrim It offers a non-miniaturized experience, allowing you to explore every world in a more immersive way than ever before.
Slaying your first dragon in VR is much more rewarding, and feeling like you’re the one actually shooting the bow or casting the spell makes the game more immersive. You have no choice but to put another 200 hours into the game, even if it means stealing everyone’s gold and letting the dragon kill them again.
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tetris effect
tetris effect It’s somewhat surprising because it’s just another iteration of the puzzle game we’ve all played. tetris effect We add musical and environmental effects created by our amazing studio. Lumines and reds. The electronic soundtrack reacts to the twists and turns of the falling blocks. As you erase lines, environmental effects surrounding the board, including animals, fireworks, and skylines, become dizzying and explosive, creating a soothing and triumphant visual display.
In VR, the effect becomes even more powerful. tetris effect It’s a beautiful, artistic spin on a classic puzzle game. It soothes and revitalizes at the same time.
You keep talking and no one explodes
You keep talking and no one explodes is a party game where people share a room, but only one person participates in VR. Those wearing the headset can view and interact with bombs covered in special panels, each of which presents a puzzle that requires a solution to defuse the explosive. But VR players have no idea what they are seeing. So you have to have other people in the room help explain this using a very complex bomb disposal manual.
The game requires quick thinking, communication, and teamwork, and fun moments ensue as players struggle to find the right information in the manual. Best of all, it gives you an excuse to play VR games and have fun.
I expect you to die
Looking at the title of this game, you might expect it to be another horror experience, but it’s quite the opposite. I expect you to die You play as the world’s most incompetent secret agent and must complete several clever puzzles interspersed with hilarious dialogue and wacky situations.
The game requires the use of Oculus Touch controllers as you’ll be touching and picking up numerous in-game objects, such as lighted dynamite. The game is like a retro British spy show, with more emphasis on humor than villainy.
music
beat saber
beat saber For the time being, it’s more of a Star Wars virtual reality game.
Players use their lightsabers to move, dance, and lead all the songs in this fun game. You can use your fingers to manipulate the direction of the sword. Not only is this a masterclass in modern dance, it’s a fantastic way to prepare for the Jedi Knight exam.