The 1. 2 Best PC Virtual Reality Games. So you just bought a new PC VR system. Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, whichever. You’ve plugged it in, adjusted the cameras, cleared out some room, and you’re ready to play some games. Which are the best? This list works a little bit differently from our other “Bests” posts. It focuses on PC VR, which includes games for both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift. All of the games on this list will work on the Rift, but several were funded or published by Oculus and won’t work natively on the Vive. Fortunately, almost all of those can be made to work with Vive thanks to the Revive project. You can find a list of Revive- compatible games here.) There’s enough cross- compatibility that a combined PC list makes sense, at least for now. Sony’s Play. Station VR has its own distinct game library, so we’re treating that system as its own separate thing. We’ve capped our list at 1. VR games come out. Superhot VR takes the bullet- dodging, balletic action of 2. Superhot and translates it into virtual reality. News; 40 best PC games: the must-play titles you can't afford to miss; 40 best PC games: the must-play titles you can't afford to miss. · From Battlefield 1 to XCOM 2, these PC games stood out among the pack in 2016.
![]() ![]() It’s time to fight through another collection of tight action movie setpieces where your enemies (and their bullets) only move when you do. As you dodge bullets, sidestep attacks and catch guns in midair, you’ll begin to see the world how a John Woo protagonist probably sees it. A Good Match For: Those who liked the original Superhot, anyone who’s always wanted to act out a slow- mo gunfight. Not A Good Match For: Those who want games with a lot of graphical fidelity, or who are put off by trial- and- error gameplay. Superhot VR is fun, but it can be rigid and tricky. Watch it in action. Control Type: VR Motion Controllers. Works Best With: Oculus Rift (Doesn’t work natively with Vive)Purchase From: The Oculus Store. Even if you played hundreds of hours of Rock Band, you haven’t played anything like Rock Band VR. Harmonix’s latest sheds almost all of the familiar tropes of the series, and is better for it. This game is closer to guitar karaoke than anything, and its main goal is to make you feel like a rock star, crushing it in front of hundreds of fans. Instead of the long- established Rock Band note roll, you pick whatever chords you want to play and strum to your heart’s content. It gets so many details right, and the Oculus Touch controller works surprisingly well when mounted on a classic Rock Band guitar. A Good Match For: Anyone who’s ever wanted to feel like the lead guitarist in a band, or anyone who’s ever been lead guitarist in a band and wants to do it again but with way less stress. Not A Good Match For: Those looking for a more traditional Rock Band experience. You can’t play any instrument but guitar, and there’s no multiplayer. Read our impressions of the game. Watch it in action. Control Type: Oculus Touch controller + Rock Band guitar (both required)Works Best With: Oculus Rift (Doesn’t work natively with Vive)Purchase From: The Oculus Store. You’re the bad guy. There are the good guys. Go make an example out of them. That’s the premise for House of the Dying Sun, a very focused, very good space dogfighting game where you get to play as a merciless imperial killer. You’ll hunt down your opponents over the course of a handful of carefully constructed space combat encounters, blasting them to dust and jumping out of there before an enemy flagship can destroy you. With healthy replayability, Battlestar- eqsue starship drifting, and a killer soundtrack, this game is great in VR or on a regular screen. A Good Match For: Fans of Battlestar Galactica, anyone who wants a VR space sim that’s more focused on combat than something bigger like Elite: Dangerous. Not A Good Match For: Anyone hoping for a lengthy story campaign or a ton of varied levels. Dying Sun is largely the work of a single guy, and while it’s very good at what it sets out to do, it’s not quite a sprawling epic. Read our review. Watch it in action. Control Type: Mouse and keyboard, standard controller (recommended), flight stick. Works Best With: Vive or Rift. Purchase From: Steam. What more can we say about Minecraft? It’s Minecraft. You know it, you’ve played it, and your kids (or nieces/nephews) probably play it, too. Turns out Mojang’s wonderful world- creator is also really good in VR. It’s easy to get working with a headset and particularly impressive to play it standing up with VR controllers. You can either mod the base game to work with the Vive, or get the VR edition for Rift on the Oculus Store. Watchit in action. Control Type: Standard Controller, VR Motion Controllers (recommended)Works Best With: Vive or Rift. Purchase From: Mojang | The Oculus Store | Vive setup instructions here. There are plenty of VR games where you hold two guns and shoot at waves of enemies. Robo Recall stands out from the pack by being glossier and more polished than the competition, and also by being goofier. You’re a “recall” agent tasked with clearing robots off the streets in a variety of futuristic settings. It’s a euphemism, of course, and your real job is to destroy the robots with extreme prejudice. You’ll shoot them, sure. You’ll also grab them and rip them apart, throw them into one another, pick their bullets out of the air, use them to block one another’s shots, and more. A Good Match For: People who really love shooting robots. Not A Good Match For: People who love robots and wouldn’t feel comfortable shooting them. Watch it in action. Control Type: VR Motion Controllers. Works Best With: Oculus Rift (Doesn’t work natively with Vive)Purchase From: The Oculus Store. Thumper in VR is just like Thumper on a regular screen, there’s just more of it. It’s more intense, more stressful, and more thrilling. It’s a no- bullshit music game where you thrash your way through level after hellish level, performing reverberant call- and- response with demonic fervor. You’ll spend most of the game looking straight ahead, but when a massive boss looms in front of and above you, spare a glance upward. A Good Match For: Fans of music games who want something fresh, anyone who likes their games abstract and intense. Not A Good Match For: Those who are looking for a relaxing game, or an easy time of it. Thumper is difficult, stressful, and not for the faint of heart. Watch it in action. Control Type: Standard controller. Works Best With: Vive or Rift. Purchase From: Steam | The Oculus Store. Elite Dangerous had been on VR radars well before the first commercial VR headset was released. Beta versions of the game worked surprisingly well with early versions of the Oculus Rift and demonstrated how well cockpit games worked with VR headsets. The finished game, along with its planet- hopping Horizon expansion, delivers on the promise of the early betas. Whether you’re playing as a space trucker, a bounty hunter, or a nefarious space pirate, Elite: Dangerous is an engrossing game even on a regular screen. It’s all the better in VR. A Good Match For: Space junkies, sci- fi fans, those who’ve wanted to explore the far reaches of the galaxy. Not A Good Match For: Anyone looking for a space game that’s strictly about combat. Elite: Dangerous has some fun skirmish modes, but the bulk of the game is a slower- paced simulation. Read our write- up of what the game’s like in VR. Watch the base game in action. Control Type: Standard Controller, Mouse & Keyboard, Flight Stick (Recommended)Works Best With: Vive or Rift. Purchase From: Frontier | Steam | The Oculus Store. If you’ve ever wanted to scale a cliff face without actually developing the upper body strength to do so, The Climb is your game. It’s very simple: You’re standing in front of a cliff, and you have to climb it. There are a number of routes to the top, with finger- holds, ledges, and even a few improbable leaps between you and the summit. You’ll have to carefully plan each move, minimizing the amount of time you’re hanging by one arm and taking frequent pauses to judge where you’re going next. At its best, The Climb imparts a fascinating feeling of physicality as you stretch and hold position. This one’ll leave you feeling sore, but like you accomplished something. A Good Match For: Outdoor sports enthusiasts, anyone who wants a bit of a workout in VR, those looking for a VR game that doesn’t involve shooting things. Not A Good Match For: Anyone who would prefer to sit still, and those with sensitive stomachs. Between the shifting cliff- faces and the precipitous drops, The Climb can be a bit intense. Watch it in action.
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