There are more games coming out than usual. AC Nexus, Asgard's Wrath 2, Arizona Sunshine 2. Some remakes came out not that long ago like Doom 3 and Half Life 2, Vertigo 2. Half Life 1 Remake VR is still a bit finicky but hopefully it will be fixed and fully playable soon.
the new UE2VR mod thingy offers some nice experiences (I'll probably use it mostly for racing games).
These are just from the top of my head, there were a lot more in youtube "top 10" lists and such.
I got (both?) for free with my Quest 3.
The first is Norse, the second is Egyption. I've mostly only played the second. It feels like Skyrim meets God of War. I find it a complete blast. It's an epic open-world action RPG with really solid VR combat.
It's hard to say it's worth the price tag cuz I got it free, but it's my favorite non-puzzler on VR (I love my room escapes).
The first game is ok, worth playing because of the visuals at least. The second is really, really good. Visually it is a step down, but it is the only standalone game that has made it into my upper tier of games. It’s like zelda in vr.
It's closest thing to an RPG in VR in my opinion. It does have similarities to God of War (mainly because of the theme) and it's very well made.
I only played the 1st one and I loved it, but I hear that people like 2nd one much more.
It's graphically impressive in comparison to most VR games. It uses a lot of what VR motion controls can offer - I mean like throwing things, pointing at stuff for your companions to react/use etc..
In a way it feels like older RPG games (which I think is a good thing) - a semi open world with puzzles in between of different areas and leveling up.
If you don't want the very obvious titles:
- A Fisherman's Tale (and sequel)
- I Fetch Rocks (difficult to explain, in principle you find asteroids with precious resources and haul them to station, but the game is more about building the ship systems manually by making electrical circuits with components and connecting them with cables, so you need money from the job to make new upgrades, so you can haul the rocks faster - it's better than it sounds, and you can make pretty complex systems if you want)
- Vertigo Remastered and Vertigo 2 (Alyx type of games, but way less boring)
- VTOL VR (you fly jets in VR using VR controllers for all buttons, screens, joysticks and everything you can find inside the cockpit, there's also helicopter DLC)
- Trover Saves the Universe
- Down the Rabbit Hole (point and click adventure game)
- cyubeVR (similar to Minecraft)
- Kayak VR: Mirage (kayak)
- Into the Radius VR
- Amid Evil VR (it's a VR port of a flatscreen boomer shooter with magic instead of guns)
- BattleGroupVR (strategy)
- Carrier Command 2 (strategy with possibility of taking controll of any vehicle you command)
- Hubris (similar to Alyx)
- Moss 1 and 2 (platformers)
And VR mods:
- 7 Days to Die
- Risk of Rain 2
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Valheim
- Jedi Outcast
- Jedi Academy
- Firewatch
- Outer Wilds
- Portal 2
- Half-Life 1, 2, Episode One, Episode Two (available directly on steam for free if you have flat games, just find it in the store, hit install and you're good to go, not like with most of other mods)
didn't know there was a vr mod for ror2, its one of my favourite games made. A game ive been keeping an eye out for is some kind of war game. Big field, trenches, older guns, massive server. Only game I can think that sounds like that is pavlov mods but im not a big modder plus the gunplay and movement in pavlov isnt my kinda style. Maybe a game like this exists but I struggle finding games because scrolling through the steam store all the game titles look nearly the same. Ive tried contractors but maybe it was just a bad launch because I though it was absolutely horrid of a game and the bugs I experienced were insane. maybe that was just quest though.
Or a strategic shooter because most shooters in vr you can just straight up pick the dumbest weapon you can find and just full sprint
yeah except there is different things to do, multiple different characters, different upgrades, different builds, different maps and an actually surivable balanced game that just doesnt spawn hundreds of the same enemy but different variations that do different effects and can completely negate some of the aspects of your build which make them high threat. have you even played it?
Sure it's a great game, but it's indisputably a wave shooter with a very basic gameplay loop. It's better than most wave/arena shooters but it's hardly the bastion of unique non-repetitive gameplay.
I never said it was. It is vastly more interesting and unique than any wave shooter ive ever played though. first time Ive had fun with the genre since cod zombies. And sure its got a basic gameplay loop but the variety is what makes it good and standout. Ive never had a run go the same as a previous one ever. not to mention the different game modes that come with it, and the dlcs, and muliplayer, and mods.
See but when you say you don't want repetitive but you like ror2 and cod zombies some of us get confused. Those games aren't in my top games list because I find them a little too repetitive, their entire gameplay loop can be experienced in no time at all. Sure they have sub complexity with builds and rng etc. but in the grand scheme of things the games themselves are exceptionally repetitive. I am a rogue and metroidvania fiend, so far from opposed to repetitive games, but I personally find wave/arena games far more repetitive than suits my taste.
I try to explore every nook an cranny of every game I play. Thats why I enjoy risk of rain so much, because there is so many builds and things you can do. Its subjective, you can like it or not like it, its just personal preference. But I just dont see how you dont see that risk of rain 2 has vastly more content than most games. and in the grand scheme of things games are generally repetitive, its the way you approach it that makes it change.
Just with most wave shooters they dont have many ways to approach it. They lack in content and you do nearly the exact same thing each time but risk of rain 2 is the opposite you dont do the same thing everytime because of rng, different worlds, different bosses, different enemies. there is so many more variables that come into play in ror2 than any wave game ive played. And when I said I liked cod zombies I meant at the time it was there as there just wasnt alot like it at the time or that many that was good with friends. But considering the game is like 14 years old it has gotten a bit boring
> But I just dont see how you dont see that risk of rain 2 has vastly more content than most games.
I'm not saying it doesn't, I'm pointing out you don't dislike repetitive games. Infact you seem to like repetitive games. You dislike *shallow* games. You can have shallow non-repetitive games just like repetitive games, it's just more common for them to go hand in hand. So for example a story driven game is non-repetitive but fairly shallow, there's no exploration or replay ability that's not what it's about. It sounds like you're not really into that stuff. Which impacts how to give you recommendations, for example some of the "best games" in vr are fixed story games. So even the pinical of VR (Alex and lone echo) are maybe not the best options for you because they don't really have an explorey, buildy, reply-able "flow state" gameplay you get from a deep arena shooter. They're really just complex story games.
Have you tried into the radius? It's not fast paced but it has a nice gameplay loop with good depth and interesting build decisions around your load out.
So another fun wave shooter is Mothergunship: Forge. It's a roguelite where you go room to room and there's a reward after every room. You build your weapon however you want - you can do something with multiple barrels, shooting both rockets, lasers and pizzas. The biggest downside is that you always stand in one place - you can move only inside a small circle. Flatscreen game (VR is a sequel) had free movement. I really enjoyed the VR version in coop with my friend, though, but I'd prefer if it had more bosses, as it's pretty short (on purpose - it's meant to complete a run in a single session). There are different modes for different playstyles, but still with the same enemies and bosses. There are a lot of different weapons and modifiers, so every run feels different. In coop you can even swap modifications and weapons with each other. It's still really fun, I have over 9 hours in the game and just half of achievements, so we'll probably play it more at some point with my friend.
Well u might like "into the radius"...
A horror survival game.
U have to venture into an area, called the radius, and get science probes out of it, recover lost data, and get behind the mystery of this weird, physics defying zone.
U'll get many different weapons(guns/rifles), attachments, etc.
And have to be cautious, because some enemies have weird abilities, there r 'invisible' anomalies who could kill u, and..., and..., and...
It's super immersive, and even based on a book, that got adapted as the movie "Stalker". And that's the movie that the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games r based on...
scary..? pfft...
As if I was scared, as I was cowerdly crouching under the table, hoping that this policeman-shadow-afterimage won't get me....
It will boost ur heartbeat. will test ur sweat glands, and makes u doubt any feeling of safety...
It's glorious.
If u think most VR-games r pretty shallow... THIS!!
Just not, if ur family has a history with heart problems...that might be too much
The only one I can think of is this one, but it's VERY junky. Like if you think of a game with a high level of junk, this one is more janky. But some people like it, it's probably closest to Battlefield games from all VR titles:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/957790/War_Dust_VR_32v32_Battlefields/
As for tactical games, maybe Tactical Assault VR if you have friend(s). I enjoyed coop with my friend, but it's only single player or coop to complete objectives against bots.
People say Breachers VR is fun for PVP, and it's tactical, but I don't have this one, so can't really say anything about it.
EDIT. For War Dust you should check their discord or steam forums to check at what time people play, because they schedule their games so the servers aren't only filled with bots when they play.
And there's upcoming title I wait for, basically Ready or Not in VR:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2019620/GERONIMO/
And people like Ghosts of Tabor, you also need tactical approach, but from what I saw on videos, it works better with friends. There are some very tactical videos with constant communication, calling where you are at the moment, so your friend won't shoot you, as there are no UI pointers, etc.
I mean look at RE4 remake on PSVR, that's probably the biggest "AAA" VR release and how many people have played it compared to the flat game?
**1.28%**
If VR had a sizable enough audience, we would consistently get AAA experiences, the potential playerbase would justify the upfront development cost.
As it is, developing for VR is a massive risk, no one is going to take that risk without incentive.
Maybe Capcom should make the vr Mode available for pc too. I guess more people would play vr then. The only really good "AAA" VR title on PC is still Half life. It's mostly the industry's fault that VR is not widely accepted. There are only a Hand full good games available. At least on PC.
>The only really good "AAA" VR title on PC is still Half life.
Asgard's Wrath and the Lone Echo series are at least as good as Half-Life: Alyx, if not better.
But still actually PCVR games, running on PC. They may be displaying on a mobile-phone based headset sometimes, but equally they may be enjoyed on top-end expensive displayport gear with little difference in performance or clarity.
They are through the Oculus PC store. You can play them on other headsets using revive. They are proper full length AAA PCVR games from before meta abandoned PCVR
Really what game rivals the interactivity and utilization's of boneworks. its gameplay is entirely centered around being in vr. Boneworks feels like a vr game but most other games just feels like a flatscreen port
I also think that one of the contributing factors of my sadness is how nearly every game is 50$, and the limitation of my quests battery (even with a battery pack). But lots of these games I would love to try out but even with demos its hard to understand what the games about as there is usually hours and hours of gameplay, especially with skyrim.
VR is niche. Think of it like an even more elitist Switch. You sometimes pay a premium for games because there's fewer people who play it than play PC games.
Some people consider Assassin's Creed: Nexus as one of the best AC games, and it's definitely price appropriately to other AC games
Racket Club, elevenVR, cyubeVR, The last Clockwinder, Moss (I and II).
Maybe the UE2VR mod is worth a look for you. Most Unreal Engine Games can be played in VR now, including banger games like Satisfactory.
I thought I made it pretty clear, Games that arent repetitive or have the same common premise of wave shooter or rhythm games with flashy lights and a slightly different way of hitting the notes are not good games in my opinion. Maybe I just dont enjoy gaming anymore or maybe I just dont enjoy seeing the same game over and over
Well, that’s not really a definition, that’s a description of a couple, admittedly very popular in VR, genres that you *don’t* like. It’s like if you asked me what makes a good car and I said I don’t like Volkswagens and SUVs. I haven’t defined what I actually like.
A definition would be like, “a good VR game has to have a strong story; diverse action with a variety of different settings, weapons, tools, puzzles; and at least some game mechanics that take advantage of being in VR/wouldn’t be possible on a flatscreen.”
I’m not into wave shooters or rhythm games much either, so here’s what I like:
IRacing: I have around 1500 races in VR. Racing with other people just never gets old, and iRacing has a really good VR implementation. Nothing beats VR for immersion in a cockpit game. Best with a good headset. I would stick with at least Reverb G2/Q3 level resolution and clarity.
Pavlov: basically a Counter Strike ripoff in VR, but being in VR, holding the gun rather than clicking a mouse, complete changes the experience.
rFactor 2/Assetto Corsa/Automobilista 2: good for single player sim racing when you want to race something way too niche for iRacing. The semi truck race cars mod in RF2 is hilarious. There are literally thousands of mostly free mods for Assetto Corsa alone.
Vox Machinae: the best of the Mechwarrior-inspired VR titles. Again, immersion is incredible for this because it’s another good cockpit game. At first it seems like it would get old because there’s only maybe like 8-10 each of maps, mechs, and weapons, but there’s such incredible flexibility and no overwhelming meta that it really has staying power.
Elite: Dangerous: another cockpit title. The game is very grindey, but the experience of flying around planets and stars, through Saturn-style rings, and around other spaceships in VR is really incredible.
Contractors: another good FPS, good mod support.
Breachers: R6 Siege in VR. It’s not amazing at the moment because the player base kinda sucks, but the mechanics are solid and if they implement the upcoming competitive mode well it should be *really* good.
Dirt Rally 2.0: VR simracing, but this time a stage rally game. Kind of arcadey compared to some of the ones I listed above, but there’s a ton of content and it’s super immersive to fly down a narrow gravel path in VR.
That’s a short list of the games I have put a lot of time into. I have lots of obligations, don’t get a ton of time to play games, but I’m always overwhelmed with the number of fun games in VR. I feel like I could play for 40 hours a week for the rest of my life and never run out of games to play.
Yeah ive played most of the games listed and I just dont see myself sticking with them, I just get bored of it after maybe a half hour. Although elite dangerous is an exception. Im a high energy person and these games just dont really satisfy it. Beat saber was amazing until I played it to death. I think thats why my favourite games are boneworks and rumble. both require lots of energy put into the thing you want to accomplish. For rumble you 1v1 somebody with earthbending and you have to actually strike acurrate hand gestures to do the thing yonu want to accomplish, I usually find myself tired out after one match. And theres always some form of strategy to it and pulling off fast combos.
Ha! Rumble has been sitting in my stream library, I’ll have to give it a shot soon.
Perhaps it would be more productive to post about the games you like, and the reasons you like them, and then ask for games with similar characteristics, rather than making a post declaring that there are no good games.
its a great game with a great community but it can be rather frustrating when you cant get the moves right. Just know its all in the rotation of the wrist and the direction it faces
Every game is built around some kind of game loop, so you will always have some kind of repetitiveness. That's the very nature of games. Variety comes with skill in the game (e.g. better players start to play differently, so you face the challenge to adjust how you play the game).
Games can't give you new experiences over and over again. Even puzzle games are limited in that regard, because eventually they are finished and you know all solutions.
The last clockwinder is my favourite VR game. Good looking, excellent music and I felt it makes good use of the unique game mechanics VR allows, like reaching and throwing. It’s also very low risk of nausea.
I also played Moss and it was also really pretty and atmospheric but the gameplay is very standard.
Aside from Alyx, I've absolutely loved all of the below. In no particular order.
RE4, Asgards Wrath 2, RE8, GT7, Red Matter 1/2, Lies of P (UEVR), Hellblade, Moss 1 & 2, Portal 2 VR, Half Life 2 VR , Lone Echo 1 & 2, Pavlov.
I've played plenty of others I really enjoyed as well, but those are my all time favourites.
I have a large backlog of games to get to, which has gotten far bigger now that UEVR is released.
We need porting to take off. I don't see why I can't play something like PS2 or even 1 games.
The whole back catalogue of history is sitting there.
It'd be an avalanche of content.
I played Demeo yesterday for the first time and I'm mad that i have slept on the game for this long. I have no idea for how long the game is fun but it was a new experience for me in VR.
I've been playing a lot of Nock. Super simple gameplay (Rocket League with Archery) but it's sweet developing skill in it.
Everyone here feels / has felt what you're talking about. It's the 'hump' that VR has failed to get over so many times in the past. I too had been looking for an actual 'Game' that would have me thinking about it outside of when I was playing it.
For me that has been Nock. It has a small but decent Community. Kids do play, but much less of the obnoxious Squeaker variety. I do worry if it will survive if more people don't play. Go get it! It's one of Meta Plus's downloadable games this month and they have a 14 day trial for $1.
One concern too is, I feel like starting to not like games is one of my key things happening as I get older. It's one of the indications of getting older, starting to dislike things that you liked when you were younger, or not finding joy in new things. To that end, you're just going to have to try and push yourself to new things. Nearly everything I try in VR is amazing right at first, but then isn't that compelling to continue interacting with. It's the nature of VR in these early Wild West days.
It's always been the problem with VR, they have to get the headsets popular enough so that the developers will develop games for them but without games developed for them the headsets won't become popular enough. Meta has hopefully got us past the hardware point of acceptance, so it's somewhat on us to support the developers to get past the software point.
There is good stuff out there and the more we try and support that stuff the more VR will have legs to stick around. Try other things you can do in VR. I've had really good times watching movies in BigScreen virtually with friends I'm not physically near anymore.
You know something? Im kinda getting tired of this. People like you.. do you have too much time on your hands? No job? Children? Sport and friends? Girlfriend, going out etc?
Kinda sounds like the people who 24/7 play WoW and complain after 2 weeks that there is nothing left to do in the game.
Table tennis eleven, among us, golf, shooters.. enough for quick games. Burgerler or thief simulator.
Then we have flight simulator (fs2020 or xplane 12) or a racinggame that kan keep you busy.
How about pcvr games where you build and/or survive? Subnautica, Valheim, the forest?
yeah I do have too much time on my hands, so what? I have hobbies, ive got friends I go out with. Is it bad to be sad that a hobby you used to enjoy lacks in games that arent repetitive with the same premise nearly every single time? I've played every single game youve listed as most of them are years old. Games worth playing can hold the same replay ability for those years that its been released. Again, not every game. I love subnautica and the forest.
I mentioned it because you expect something from a product it's bot designed for. You are in a very nuce phase of your life, having much to to game .. just like i did. But for such extreme playability, im sure you understand nost games/things fall off. Try sc2, its great.. played it on and off for 14 years.
mods for cyberpunk , resident evil , horizon zero dawn give these games new life much better in vr , the uevr to lots of racing games , platformers , rpgs trials of mana is great .
definitely look into uevr and use rai pal to see which of your games run on unreal engine across steam , epic and gog .
There aren't a lot of real 'games'. Most VR games are low effort phone games imho.
Those that stand out, stand out a lot!
If you're looking for something new that's an actual game, try Strayed. It's like Rust in VR.
basically to summarize im looking for a high energy game that utilizes what vr is about, bending down to pick things up manually doing each thing (like loading magazines and pulling the slide and holding a sword with 2 hands so you can swing it easier), gazing at the big environment, and has replay-ability but variety to it so its not entirely the same each time.
I know it’s been recommended, but you’ve got to try Into the Radius. Granted I have not played in awhile, it is my most played VR game. Loading magazines bullet by bullet and managing an inventory is done very well in this game. To me it feels like a full game truly built for VR, because it is. TBF I have not played to the end if there even is a true ending. It can be scary, but with some time and practice you’ll find it’s just obstacles to face. You can find yourself in situation where you need to be tactical. Another big plus is the store/upgrading system. They are working on a second game (not positive if it’s a sequel) and are very responsive to community feedback. Hoping for great things in the future, highly recommend.
I don't know so far I've been enjoying all of the VR games I've played. Trover saves the universe, Blade and Sorcery, Into the radius, Beat saber, Resident Evil 4 VR, and there more but it would be a huge list. I did however go from a Oculus CV1 to a Quest 2 and I'm going to be honest the jump in hardware was kind of big imo. So it might just be a "OOO" and "AHH" type of moment.
I do believe that a lot of fun games for VR are 2D games modded to be VR games. There is a game that is amnesia remade for VR and it's amazing. Lethal company VR mod that just released I think yesterday. Risk of rain 2 has a VR mod and so does Gunfire Reborn. Not to mention Almost all of unreal engine VR games just gained the ability to be VR because of some people that developed a mod that flips a switch in the hidden settings for their game engine.
Stop saying vertigo games are like Alyx, because oh my god are they not at all, Vertigo swries lacks serious polish where i can hear bugs in the game, never had that problem with Alyx. Vertigo remastered still has alot of bugs and thats ‘remastered’
I think a lot of great VR games have been released in recent years.
You should definitely try Red Matter 2, Vertigo 2, Pixel Ripped and Yupitergrad 2. They all made a great impression when guests came to me and I showed them what they can play in VR.
Hmm, in my experience Alyx is one of the best VR experiences out there. Maybe give Into the Radius a go? If you're into the genre. There's also plenty of immersive experiences that are more story centric and character driven, like the recent Retropolis 2, which are meant to be enjoyed just as an... well, as an experience \*through\* a video game medium.
There are more games coming out than usual. AC Nexus, Asgard's Wrath 2, Arizona Sunshine 2. Some remakes came out not that long ago like Doom 3 and Half Life 2, Vertigo 2. Half Life 1 Remake VR is still a bit finicky but hopefully it will be fixed and fully playable soon. the new UE2VR mod thingy offers some nice experiences (I'll probably use it mostly for racing games). These are just from the top of my head, there were a lot more in youtube "top 10" lists and such.
what is asgards wrath about? I always just disregarded it as some sort of nordic story game that oculus just consistently tries to get people to buy
I got (both?) for free with my Quest 3. The first is Norse, the second is Egyption. I've mostly only played the second. It feels like Skyrim meets God of War. I find it a complete blast. It's an epic open-world action RPG with really solid VR combat. It's hard to say it's worth the price tag cuz I got it free, but it's my favorite non-puzzler on VR (I love my room escapes).
The first game is ok, worth playing because of the visuals at least. The second is really, really good. Visually it is a step down, but it is the only standalone game that has made it into my upper tier of games. It’s like zelda in vr.
It's closest thing to an RPG in VR in my opinion. It does have similarities to God of War (mainly because of the theme) and it's very well made. I only played the 1st one and I loved it, but I hear that people like 2nd one much more. It's graphically impressive in comparison to most VR games. It uses a lot of what VR motion controls can offer - I mean like throwing things, pointing at stuff for your companions to react/use etc.. In a way it feels like older RPG games (which I think is a good thing) - a semi open world with puzzles in between of different areas and leveling up.
If you don't want the very obvious titles: - A Fisherman's Tale (and sequel) - I Fetch Rocks (difficult to explain, in principle you find asteroids with precious resources and haul them to station, but the game is more about building the ship systems manually by making electrical circuits with components and connecting them with cables, so you need money from the job to make new upgrades, so you can haul the rocks faster - it's better than it sounds, and you can make pretty complex systems if you want) - Vertigo Remastered and Vertigo 2 (Alyx type of games, but way less boring) - VTOL VR (you fly jets in VR using VR controllers for all buttons, screens, joysticks and everything you can find inside the cockpit, there's also helicopter DLC) - Trover Saves the Universe - Down the Rabbit Hole (point and click adventure game) - cyubeVR (similar to Minecraft) - Kayak VR: Mirage (kayak) - Into the Radius VR - Amid Evil VR (it's a VR port of a flatscreen boomer shooter with magic instead of guns) - BattleGroupVR (strategy) - Carrier Command 2 (strategy with possibility of taking controll of any vehicle you command) - Hubris (similar to Alyx) - Moss 1 and 2 (platformers) And VR mods: - 7 Days to Die - Risk of Rain 2 - Deep Rock Galactic - Valheim - Jedi Outcast - Jedi Academy - Firewatch - Outer Wilds - Portal 2 - Half-Life 1, 2, Episode One, Episode Two (available directly on steam for free if you have flat games, just find it in the store, hit install and you're good to go, not like with most of other mods)
didn't know there was a vr mod for ror2, its one of my favourite games made. A game ive been keeping an eye out for is some kind of war game. Big field, trenches, older guns, massive server. Only game I can think that sounds like that is pavlov mods but im not a big modder plus the gunplay and movement in pavlov isnt my kinda style. Maybe a game like this exists but I struggle finding games because scrolling through the steam store all the game titles look nearly the same. Ive tried contractors but maybe it was just a bad launch because I though it was absolutely horrid of a game and the bugs I experienced were insane. maybe that was just quest though. Or a strategic shooter because most shooters in vr you can just straight up pick the dumbest weapon you can find and just full sprint
"Don't like games that are repetitive or have the same wave shooter premis over and over" "ror2 is one of my favourite games" -.-
yeah except there is different things to do, multiple different characters, different upgrades, different builds, different maps and an actually surivable balanced game that just doesnt spawn hundreds of the same enemy but different variations that do different effects and can completely negate some of the aspects of your build which make them high threat. have you even played it?
Sure it's a great game, but it's indisputably a wave shooter with a very basic gameplay loop. It's better than most wave/arena shooters but it's hardly the bastion of unique non-repetitive gameplay.
I never said it was. It is vastly more interesting and unique than any wave shooter ive ever played though. first time Ive had fun with the genre since cod zombies. And sure its got a basic gameplay loop but the variety is what makes it good and standout. Ive never had a run go the same as a previous one ever. not to mention the different game modes that come with it, and the dlcs, and muliplayer, and mods.
See but when you say you don't want repetitive but you like ror2 and cod zombies some of us get confused. Those games aren't in my top games list because I find them a little too repetitive, their entire gameplay loop can be experienced in no time at all. Sure they have sub complexity with builds and rng etc. but in the grand scheme of things the games themselves are exceptionally repetitive. I am a rogue and metroidvania fiend, so far from opposed to repetitive games, but I personally find wave/arena games far more repetitive than suits my taste.
I try to explore every nook an cranny of every game I play. Thats why I enjoy risk of rain so much, because there is so many builds and things you can do. Its subjective, you can like it or not like it, its just personal preference. But I just dont see how you dont see that risk of rain 2 has vastly more content than most games. and in the grand scheme of things games are generally repetitive, its the way you approach it that makes it change. Just with most wave shooters they dont have many ways to approach it. They lack in content and you do nearly the exact same thing each time but risk of rain 2 is the opposite you dont do the same thing everytime because of rng, different worlds, different bosses, different enemies. there is so many more variables that come into play in ror2 than any wave game ive played. And when I said I liked cod zombies I meant at the time it was there as there just wasnt alot like it at the time or that many that was good with friends. But considering the game is like 14 years old it has gotten a bit boring
> But I just dont see how you dont see that risk of rain 2 has vastly more content than most games. I'm not saying it doesn't, I'm pointing out you don't dislike repetitive games. Infact you seem to like repetitive games. You dislike *shallow* games. You can have shallow non-repetitive games just like repetitive games, it's just more common for them to go hand in hand. So for example a story driven game is non-repetitive but fairly shallow, there's no exploration or replay ability that's not what it's about. It sounds like you're not really into that stuff. Which impacts how to give you recommendations, for example some of the "best games" in vr are fixed story games. So even the pinical of VR (Alex and lone echo) are maybe not the best options for you because they don't really have an explorey, buildy, reply-able "flow state" gameplay you get from a deep arena shooter. They're really just complex story games. Have you tried into the radius? It's not fast paced but it has a nice gameplay loop with good depth and interesting build decisions around your load out.
So another fun wave shooter is Mothergunship: Forge. It's a roguelite where you go room to room and there's a reward after every room. You build your weapon however you want - you can do something with multiple barrels, shooting both rockets, lasers and pizzas. The biggest downside is that you always stand in one place - you can move only inside a small circle. Flatscreen game (VR is a sequel) had free movement. I really enjoyed the VR version in coop with my friend, though, but I'd prefer if it had more bosses, as it's pretty short (on purpose - it's meant to complete a run in a single session). There are different modes for different playstyles, but still with the same enemies and bosses. There are a lot of different weapons and modifiers, so every run feels different. In coop you can even swap modifications and weapons with each other. It's still really fun, I have over 9 hours in the game and just half of achievements, so we'll probably play it more at some point with my friend.
Well u might like "into the radius"... A horror survival game. U have to venture into an area, called the radius, and get science probes out of it, recover lost data, and get behind the mystery of this weird, physics defying zone. U'll get many different weapons(guns/rifles), attachments, etc. And have to be cautious, because some enemies have weird abilities, there r 'invisible' anomalies who could kill u, and..., and..., and... It's super immersive, and even based on a book, that got adapted as the movie "Stalker". And that's the movie that the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games r based on...
Ive actually been keeping my eye on into the radius ive just never gotten around to buying it
I started it last night. I only played for an hour or so because it was scary as hell.
scary..? pfft... As if I was scared, as I was cowerdly crouching under the table, hoping that this policeman-shadow-afterimage won't get me.... It will boost ur heartbeat. will test ur sweat glands, and makes u doubt any feeling of safety... It's glorious. If u think most VR-games r pretty shallow... THIS!! Just not, if ur family has a history with heart problems...that might be too much
The only one I can think of is this one, but it's VERY junky. Like if you think of a game with a high level of junk, this one is more janky. But some people like it, it's probably closest to Battlefield games from all VR titles: https://store.steampowered.com/app/957790/War_Dust_VR_32v32_Battlefields/ As for tactical games, maybe Tactical Assault VR if you have friend(s). I enjoyed coop with my friend, but it's only single player or coop to complete objectives against bots. People say Breachers VR is fun for PVP, and it's tactical, but I don't have this one, so can't really say anything about it. EDIT. For War Dust you should check their discord or steam forums to check at what time people play, because they schedule their games so the servers aren't only filled with bots when they play.
And there's upcoming title I wait for, basically Ready or Not in VR: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2019620/GERONIMO/ And people like Ghosts of Tabor, you also need tactical approach, but from what I saw on videos, it works better with friends. There are some very tactical videos with constant communication, calling where you are at the moment, so your friend won't shoot you, as there are no UI pointers, etc.
Wow thank you! Im already happy with vr, but defo gunna check some out
Those are utterly obvious and generic picks.
Dont forget dying light 1, with just adding a few lines of Code to the config file.
I mean look at RE4 remake on PSVR, that's probably the biggest "AAA" VR release and how many people have played it compared to the flat game? **1.28%** If VR had a sizable enough audience, we would consistently get AAA experiences, the potential playerbase would justify the upfront development cost. As it is, developing for VR is a massive risk, no one is going to take that risk without incentive.
Maybe Capcom should make the vr Mode available for pc too. I guess more people would play vr then. The only really good "AAA" VR title on PC is still Half life. It's mostly the industry's fault that VR is not widely accepted. There are only a Hand full good games available. At least on PC.
>The only really good "AAA" VR title on PC is still Half life. Asgard's Wrath and the Lone Echo series are at least as good as Half-Life: Alyx, if not better.
Those are phone games.
I take it by "..phone.." you mean ".. graphically impressive and technically demanding PCVR..."?
Brought down by a lowest common denominator named mobile.
But still actually PCVR games, running on PC. They may be displaying on a mobile-phone based headset sometimes, but equally they may be enjoyed on top-end expensive displayport gear with little difference in performance or clarity.
Neither of those games are available on standalone. They are PCVR only with amazing graphics
They dont seem to be available on any pcvr storefront, hmm...
They are through the Oculus PC store. You can play them on other headsets using revive. They are proper full length AAA PCVR games from before meta abandoned PCVR
>abandoned Why would i support this? The quest software is basically pc cancer, that shit is so annoying- i really dont like using revive.
>Those are phone games. Actually, those are PC VR games...
vertigo 2 is better than alyx gameplay wise
A game doesnt need to be "AAA" to be good and ti have hundreds of hours of fun in it.
most ppl dont like horror games I dont like being scared in vr
I agree that there's a lack of quality, but if all you can find is boneworks, then you aren't trying very hard.
Really what game rivals the interactivity and utilization's of boneworks. its gameplay is entirely centered around being in vr. Boneworks feels like a vr game but most other games just feels like a flatscreen port
Stuff that sounds like what you're looking for: * Lone Echo * Lone Echo 2 * Asgard's Wrath 1 * Asgard's Wrath 2 * Assassin's Creed Nexus * Robo Recall * Edge of Nowhere * Chronos * Wilson's Heart * Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy's Edge * ARKTIKA.1 * Bonelab * Into The Radius * Vertigo Remastered * Vertigo 2 * Red Matter 2 * Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR (only worth playing if modded, but with extensive mods it becomes good) * Star Wars: Squadrons * Seeking Dawn * The Walking Dead: Saints & sinners * Westworld Awakening * Moss * The Room VR: A Dark Matter
I also think that one of the contributing factors of my sadness is how nearly every game is 50$, and the limitation of my quests battery (even with a battery pack). But lots of these games I would love to try out but even with demos its hard to understand what the games about as there is usually hours and hours of gameplay, especially with skyrim.
VR is niche. Think of it like an even more elitist Switch. You sometimes pay a premium for games because there's fewer people who play it than play PC games. Some people consider Assassin's Creed: Nexus as one of the best AC games, and it's definitely price appropriately to other AC games
Racket Club, elevenVR, cyubeVR, The last Clockwinder, Moss (I and II). Maybe the UE2VR mod is worth a look for you. Most Unreal Engine Games can be played in VR now, including banger games like Satisfactory.
I’m guessing, which I have to do since OP doesn’t give us a definition, that OP’s definition of a “good” game is very narrow.
I thought I made it pretty clear, Games that arent repetitive or have the same common premise of wave shooter or rhythm games with flashy lights and a slightly different way of hitting the notes are not good games in my opinion. Maybe I just dont enjoy gaming anymore or maybe I just dont enjoy seeing the same game over and over
Well, that’s not really a definition, that’s a description of a couple, admittedly very popular in VR, genres that you *don’t* like. It’s like if you asked me what makes a good car and I said I don’t like Volkswagens and SUVs. I haven’t defined what I actually like. A definition would be like, “a good VR game has to have a strong story; diverse action with a variety of different settings, weapons, tools, puzzles; and at least some game mechanics that take advantage of being in VR/wouldn’t be possible on a flatscreen.” I’m not into wave shooters or rhythm games much either, so here’s what I like: IRacing: I have around 1500 races in VR. Racing with other people just never gets old, and iRacing has a really good VR implementation. Nothing beats VR for immersion in a cockpit game. Best with a good headset. I would stick with at least Reverb G2/Q3 level resolution and clarity. Pavlov: basically a Counter Strike ripoff in VR, but being in VR, holding the gun rather than clicking a mouse, complete changes the experience. rFactor 2/Assetto Corsa/Automobilista 2: good for single player sim racing when you want to race something way too niche for iRacing. The semi truck race cars mod in RF2 is hilarious. There are literally thousands of mostly free mods for Assetto Corsa alone. Vox Machinae: the best of the Mechwarrior-inspired VR titles. Again, immersion is incredible for this because it’s another good cockpit game. At first it seems like it would get old because there’s only maybe like 8-10 each of maps, mechs, and weapons, but there’s such incredible flexibility and no overwhelming meta that it really has staying power. Elite: Dangerous: another cockpit title. The game is very grindey, but the experience of flying around planets and stars, through Saturn-style rings, and around other spaceships in VR is really incredible. Contractors: another good FPS, good mod support. Breachers: R6 Siege in VR. It’s not amazing at the moment because the player base kinda sucks, but the mechanics are solid and if they implement the upcoming competitive mode well it should be *really* good. Dirt Rally 2.0: VR simracing, but this time a stage rally game. Kind of arcadey compared to some of the ones I listed above, but there’s a ton of content and it’s super immersive to fly down a narrow gravel path in VR. That’s a short list of the games I have put a lot of time into. I have lots of obligations, don’t get a ton of time to play games, but I’m always overwhelmed with the number of fun games in VR. I feel like I could play for 40 hours a week for the rest of my life and never run out of games to play.
Yeah ive played most of the games listed and I just dont see myself sticking with them, I just get bored of it after maybe a half hour. Although elite dangerous is an exception. Im a high energy person and these games just dont really satisfy it. Beat saber was amazing until I played it to death. I think thats why my favourite games are boneworks and rumble. both require lots of energy put into the thing you want to accomplish. For rumble you 1v1 somebody with earthbending and you have to actually strike acurrate hand gestures to do the thing yonu want to accomplish, I usually find myself tired out after one match. And theres always some form of strategy to it and pulling off fast combos.
Ha! Rumble has been sitting in my stream library, I’ll have to give it a shot soon. Perhaps it would be more productive to post about the games you like, and the reasons you like them, and then ask for games with similar characteristics, rather than making a post declaring that there are no good games.
its a great game with a great community but it can be rather frustrating when you cant get the moves right. Just know its all in the rotation of the wrist and the direction it faces
Every game is built around some kind of game loop, so you will always have some kind of repetitiveness. That's the very nature of games. Variety comes with skill in the game (e.g. better players start to play differently, so you face the challenge to adjust how you play the game). Games can't give you new experiences over and over again. Even puzzle games are limited in that regard, because eventually they are finished and you know all solutions.
The last clockwinder is my favourite VR game. Good looking, excellent music and I felt it makes good use of the unique game mechanics VR allows, like reaching and throwing. It’s also very low risk of nausea. I also played Moss and it was also really pretty and atmospheric but the gameplay is very standard.
Aside from Alyx, I've absolutely loved all of the below. In no particular order. RE4, Asgards Wrath 2, RE8, GT7, Red Matter 1/2, Lies of P (UEVR), Hellblade, Moss 1 & 2, Portal 2 VR, Half Life 2 VR , Lone Echo 1 & 2, Pavlov. I've played plenty of others I really enjoyed as well, but those are my all time favourites. I have a large backlog of games to get to, which has gotten far bigger now that UEVR is released.
dont get me wrong the games are good but nothing makes me want to go back to them
We need porting to take off. I don't see why I can't play something like PS2 or even 1 games. The whole back catalogue of history is sitting there. It'd be an avalanche of content.
yeah hopefully at some point in time having a vr version or port of a game will be more popular for newly released games.
I played Demeo yesterday for the first time and I'm mad that i have slept on the game for this long. I have no idea for how long the game is fun but it was a new experience for me in VR.
I've been playing a lot of Nock. Super simple gameplay (Rocket League with Archery) but it's sweet developing skill in it. Everyone here feels / has felt what you're talking about. It's the 'hump' that VR has failed to get over so many times in the past. I too had been looking for an actual 'Game' that would have me thinking about it outside of when I was playing it. For me that has been Nock. It has a small but decent Community. Kids do play, but much less of the obnoxious Squeaker variety. I do worry if it will survive if more people don't play. Go get it! It's one of Meta Plus's downloadable games this month and they have a 14 day trial for $1. One concern too is, I feel like starting to not like games is one of my key things happening as I get older. It's one of the indications of getting older, starting to dislike things that you liked when you were younger, or not finding joy in new things. To that end, you're just going to have to try and push yourself to new things. Nearly everything I try in VR is amazing right at first, but then isn't that compelling to continue interacting with. It's the nature of VR in these early Wild West days. It's always been the problem with VR, they have to get the headsets popular enough so that the developers will develop games for them but without games developed for them the headsets won't become popular enough. Meta has hopefully got us past the hardware point of acceptance, so it's somewhat on us to support the developers to get past the software point. There is good stuff out there and the more we try and support that stuff the more VR will have legs to stick around. Try other things you can do in VR. I've had really good times watching movies in BigScreen virtually with friends I'm not physically near anymore.
I was actually in the alpha playtester team for nock! I agree its a great game that ive sunk many hours into.
If you’re on Quest, the App Lab is stuffed with nice surprises. Rat-It has been super fun, for example.
U can try a VR shooter named Star Legacy. An immersive virtual reality shooting game that incorporates some cool Roguelike twists
Have played it, that's good
You know something? Im kinda getting tired of this. People like you.. do you have too much time on your hands? No job? Children? Sport and friends? Girlfriend, going out etc? Kinda sounds like the people who 24/7 play WoW and complain after 2 weeks that there is nothing left to do in the game. Table tennis eleven, among us, golf, shooters.. enough for quick games. Burgerler or thief simulator. Then we have flight simulator (fs2020 or xplane 12) or a racinggame that kan keep you busy. How about pcvr games where you build and/or survive? Subnautica, Valheim, the forest?
yeah I do have too much time on my hands, so what? I have hobbies, ive got friends I go out with. Is it bad to be sad that a hobby you used to enjoy lacks in games that arent repetitive with the same premise nearly every single time? I've played every single game youve listed as most of them are years old. Games worth playing can hold the same replay ability for those years that its been released. Again, not every game. I love subnautica and the forest.
I mentioned it because you expect something from a product it's bot designed for. You are in a very nuce phase of your life, having much to to game .. just like i did. But for such extreme playability, im sure you understand nost games/things fall off. Try sc2, its great.. played it on and off for 14 years.
I don't know dude. Ever think maybe you just don't like VR?
Like the concept and execution of the hardware, not a big fan of the software anymore
mods for cyberpunk , resident evil , horizon zero dawn give these games new life much better in vr , the uevr to lots of racing games , platformers , rpgs trials of mana is great . definitely look into uevr and use rai pal to see which of your games run on unreal engine across steam , epic and gog .
Highly recommend Population one and Contractors
There aren't a lot of real 'games'. Most VR games are low effort phone games imho. Those that stand out, stand out a lot! If you're looking for something new that's an actual game, try Strayed. It's like Rust in VR.
Yeah ive played my fair share of rust and its pretty good. Ill check it out
Game has a free playtest on steam and its also on applab i believe.
basically to summarize im looking for a high energy game that utilizes what vr is about, bending down to pick things up manually doing each thing (like loading magazines and pulling the slide and holding a sword with 2 hands so you can swing it easier), gazing at the big environment, and has replay-ability but variety to it so its not entirely the same each time.
I know it’s been recommended, but you’ve got to try Into the Radius. Granted I have not played in awhile, it is my most played VR game. Loading magazines bullet by bullet and managing an inventory is done very well in this game. To me it feels like a full game truly built for VR, because it is. TBF I have not played to the end if there even is a true ending. It can be scary, but with some time and practice you’ll find it’s just obstacles to face. You can find yourself in situation where you need to be tactical. Another big plus is the store/upgrading system. They are working on a second game (not positive if it’s a sequel) and are very responsive to community feedback. Hoping for great things in the future, highly recommend.
I know this is a mod but Lethal Company VR is amazing
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I don't know so far I've been enjoying all of the VR games I've played. Trover saves the universe, Blade and Sorcery, Into the radius, Beat saber, Resident Evil 4 VR, and there more but it would be a huge list. I did however go from a Oculus CV1 to a Quest 2 and I'm going to be honest the jump in hardware was kind of big imo. So it might just be a "OOO" and "AHH" type of moment. I do believe that a lot of fun games for VR are 2D games modded to be VR games. There is a game that is amnesia remade for VR and it's amazing. Lethal company VR mod that just released I think yesterday. Risk of rain 2 has a VR mod and so does Gunfire Reborn. Not to mention Almost all of unreal engine VR games just gained the ability to be VR because of some people that developed a mod that flips a switch in the hidden settings for their game engine.
All you’ll ever need is H3VR & r2modman. The sky is the limit
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Stop saying vertigo games are like Alyx, because oh my god are they not at all, Vertigo swries lacks serious polish where i can hear bugs in the game, never had that problem with Alyx. Vertigo remastered still has alot of bugs and thats ‘remastered’
vtol vr
blade and sorcery when it hits 1.0 should be really fun for magic
Warthunder vr if you hateyourself
Go to vr grid and 6dofreviews and get to reading.
I think a lot of great VR games have been released in recent years. You should definitely try Red Matter 2, Vertigo 2, Pixel Ripped and Yupitergrad 2. They all made a great impression when guests came to me and I showed them what they can play in VR.
Hmm, in my experience Alyx is one of the best VR experiences out there. Maybe give Into the Radius a go? If you're into the genre. There's also plenty of immersive experiences that are more story centric and character driven, like the recent Retropolis 2, which are meant to be enjoyed just as an... well, as an experience \*through\* a video game medium.