Best VR Games of 2019
We’re only 2 months into 2019, but things are already hot VR-wise. 2018 was such a great year for VR with games like Firewall, Creed, Budget Cuts and Astro Bot drawing in a massive crowd of gamers to the immersive platform. Game developers are taking full advantage of VR’s popularity to create engaging games. Even though there are no major VR hardware expected to be released in 2019, the year is shaping up to be a great year for content to shine. Here at vrheadsetauthority.com, we have followed the rumors and big announcements of big games that will be released this year. Therefore, if you’re trying to jump into implausible worlds and take your exploration to the next level of immersion, you’re reading the right article.
VR headsets are only as good as the experiences they give users. We have rounded up a comprehensive list of VR games we’re excited about. These are the VR games that drew us in, and proved to be worth every cent. The games cover exploration, action, arcade and simulation genres and all the 4 major VR systems: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Windows Mixed Reality and PSVR.
Keep in mind that if you choose the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or a Windows Mixed Reality headset, you may need a powerful gaming PC with top of the line GPU, a speedy CPU and at least 3 USB ports to connect all the peripherals. VR gaming is becoming more and more accessible as PC requirements continue to become less costly. If you opt for PSVR, all you need is a PS4 or PS4 Pro console and you’re good to go!
Top 10 Virtual Reality Games of 2019
We know how overwhelming it is to discover truly immersive VR experiences so we’ve compiled a list of 10 of the best VR games available today.
- EVE: Valkyrie – Warzone
Here is something for action gamers. Available for PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, this space-based dogfighting game lets you take control of a spaceship. Something that makes EVE to have an edge over its competition is its awe-inspiring visuals. To play, you will be needed to avoid collisions as you fight your way through enemies.
It includes both single-player and multiplayer modes. The multiplayer options include Carrier Assault, Team Deathmatch, Wormhole, Extraction and Control game modes. You can control how you want to personalize your ship as you progress through the levels.
- Borderlands 2
Featuring the comic book-like graphics from the original game, Borderlands 2 will let you battle out monsters with your customized weapons, guns and rifles. Choose from one of the four playable classes – Assassin, Commando, Siren and Gunzerker.
You will enter the world Pandora and have a new responsibility as a treasure-seeking vault hunter challenging Handsome Jack –the galaxy’s most charming psychopathic dictator with your arsenal of weapons. The slow-mo ability in this version will help you slow down as you get ready for your next attack.
The game is out on PSVR and it will be available on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive later in the year.
- Beat Saber
This fast music and rhythm game developed by Beat Games is compatible with the entire 4 major VR headsets. It sold 100k+ copies within the first month of release. If music and motion are your thing, you should definitely try this game. It has a set up that is similar to other music games like Guitar Hero and Audiosurf.
Slash your way through music using virtual laser swords with two motion controllers that you need to swipe in the air horizontally or vertically. Here is how it works: as the music plays, the game generates various patterns of color-coded blocks on your screen. As they slide towards you, you’re required to hit the blocks with the correct controller. You will also come across obstacles that will force you to slide away or duck.
The game comes with 10 songs but you can use a track editor to load your own custom songs from within the game or better yet download your playlist from the internet.
- Rec Room
Primarily designed as a social experience, Rec Room offers you a free and low-impact social sandbox of objects to interact with, places to go, mini-games to play with others online or solo, and things to pick up and toss.
Perfect for a small room setting, you either can play this game from a standing or seated position. You can play it on your PSVR, HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
- Farpoint
Best known as the first VR game to use the PlayStation VR Aim Controller, Farpoint is growing to be a favorite among gamers. The VR Aim gun-shaped controller has motion sensing and vibration feedback to enhance your shooting experience. According to Sony, this game can track player movements on 1:1 scale. What this basically means is that you will experience a more realistic feel to Farpoint shooting mechanics.
To play this game, you are required to survive fatal enemy encounters while maneuvering deadly alien environment. The mission is to find out what happened to the rest of your research team.
- Minecraft VR
You have probably played Minecraft on different platforms and you game play it on your Windows Mixed Reality or Oculus Rift headset.
This creation, exploration and survival game adds a series of customized control enhancements for the VR platforms. These enhancements include VR turning, 3D audio, VR Control and virtual living room mode. This game also supports multiplayer game modes if you want to enjoy the experience with your pals.
- Space Pirate Trainer
This is another game in this list that is available on all the 4 major VR headsets. Specifically created for the VR experience, this arcade shooter requires you use your dual blasters and other weapons to shoot down incoming space enemies. What makes this sci-fi pirate themed game stand out is the animated and realistic art style that blends well with the fast-paced action.
The more you shoot, the higher you climb on the Space Pirate leaderboard. Besides shooting, you also need to dodge incoming attacks physically and return fire at the droids.
- Robo Recall
Exclusively available for the Oculus Rift, Robo Call is an action packed game that requires you to kill all the enemy combatants with an arsenal of weapons. You are the newest member of the RoboReady’s Recall Department in the heart of a robot rebellion. This game stands out due to its fast-paced action, accurate motion controls and excellent visual effects.
To play the game, your work is to defend rooftops and streets by getting rid of violent bots. The game has pretty difficult challenges and in order to get high scores, you need to upgrade your weapons and try incorporating advanced combat techniques.
- Project Cars 2
If you are into car racing, you should try out Project Cars 2 by Slightly Mad Studios. Optimized for both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, this follow up to Project Cars straps you into the driver’s seat and lets you gain full control of the car. The selling point of this game is its expansive 180+ car line up including the Ford GT and Acura NSX, and the environmental and visual effects.
Project Cars 2 recreates the thrill of real world driving to provide you a realistic, circuit racing experience. Notable features you will love include positioning of your hands on the steering wheel, the terrain and weather systems, and breaking assistance systems. If you prefer absolute realism, disable the HUD.
- Bravo Team
Action lovers here we go again! Bravo Team is an intense 2-player tactical shooter that will force you to fight off the enemy as you traverse through a war-torn Eastern European city. What makes this game stand out is the option for co-op play and cover based shooting.
Unlike other shooters that have freewheeling locomotion options, you will have to take cover and use automatic movement. You can use the DualShock 4 controller or PSVR Aim Controller if you own one. The amount and strength of the enemy may have you think twice about taking a cover position in a certain position. Bravo Team is exclusively available on PSVR.
Conclusion
Gamers are very demanding. They want the best action, characters, graphics, and music. Game franchises have continually remained popular because they cater to the varying needs of their consumers. With VR taking over every industry, gaming included, established names in the gaming field have decided to launch VR versions of their titles. There are also newcomers who have entered the market directly with VR games.
There are many more VR games expected to hit shelves in the coming months, but the 10 games in our list represent already released titles that you should give a try.
- Experience total immersion with 3D positional audio, hand tracking and easy-to-use controllers working together to make virtual worlds feel real.
- Explore an expanding universe of over 500 titles across gaming, fitness, social/multiplayer and entertainment, including exclusive releases and totally unique VR experiences.
- Enjoy fast, smooth gameplay and immersive graphics as high-speed action unfolds around you with a fast processor and immersive graphics.
- Travel universes in blockbuster fantasies, scare yourself witless in horror adventures or squad up with friends to save the universe.
- Come together in incredible social spaces and multiplayer arenas as you take in live events with friends and family, find your new workout crew or join adventures with fellow players.
- THE ULTIMATE GIFT EXPERIENCE! Discover our vast oceans with over 96 pages of interactive content as we explore the beauty and complexity behind oceanic creatures in deep sea wildlife in stunning virtual reality!
- INTERACTIVE & IMMERSIVE! Take a deep submarine dive, swim with great white sharks, jellyfish, whales, dolphins, penguins and more as we explore every major aquatic creature with over 30 immersive experiences in VR.
- WHAT'S IN THE BOX? This deluxe gift set includes a 96 page interactive book, with a set of collectible scratch art to create your very own vibrant ocean animal art, along with a pair of VR goggles!
- VR GOGGLES INCLUDED! Includes a pair of hands-free goggles to create an immersive learning experience. Compatible with all smartphones with access to Google Play store and Apple iOS app store.
- Recommended for Ages 8 years to 13 years.
- Get the epic new Asgard’s Wrath 2 included (a $59.99 value)* when you buy Meta Quest 3 128GB*.
- Dive into extraordinary experiences with a mixed reality headset that transforms your home into an exciting new playground, where virtual elements blend into your actual surroundings.
- It’s the most powerful Quest yet*, featuring next-level performance with more than double the graphic processing power of Quest 2. (*Based on the graphic performance of the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 vs Meta Quest 2.)
- Experience more immersion with dazzling visuals with the 4K+ Infinite Display (a nearly 30% leap in resolution from Quest 2) and rich 3D audio with enhanced sound clarity, bass performance and a 40% louder volume range than Quest 2
- Reach out and touch virtual worlds with Touch Plus controllers that give you fine-tuned precision, realistic sensations and more intuitive interactions. You can even navigate without controllers with Direct Touch that follows your gestures, so you can use just your hands to find your way.
- Next-level Hardware - Make every move count with a blazing-fast processor and our highest-resolution display
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- Easy Setup - Just open the box, set up with the smartphone app and jump into VR. No PC or console needed. Requires wireless internet access and the Oculus app (free download) to set up device
- Premium Display - Catch every detail with a stunning display that features 50% more pixels than the original Quest
- Meta Quest is for ages 13+. Certain apps, games and experiences may be suitable for a more mature audience. Keep your experience smooth and seamless, even as high speed action unfolds around you with a super-fast processor and high-resolution display. (Packaging may vary) Meta Quest packaging will continue to carry the Oculus name and logo during the transition to our new branding.
- Experience total immersion with 3D positional audio, hand tracking and haptic feedback, working together to make virtual worlds feel real.
- Explore an expanding universe of over 250 titles across gaming, fitness, social/multiplayer and entertainment, including exclusive blockbuster releases and totally unique VR experiences.
- Travel universes in blockbuster fantasies, scare yourself witless in horror adventures or collaborate with colleagues in innovative workspaces.
- Come together in incredible social spaces and multiplayer arenas as you take in live events with friends and family, find your new workout crew or join quests with fellow adventurers.
- 【LEVEL UP FASTER】Overall the game has twenty-levels for you to work though in order to unlock everything Real VR Fishing has to offer. This is again where your chosen difficulty comes in, as the higher level you play it at the more XP and cash is given for your fish.
- 【SIT DOWN AND IMMERSE YOURSELF】Real VR Fishing is designed to be beginner-friendly. It offers three difficulty levels, which support each other in the degree of visual aids. you'll be able to cast away to reel in the big ones! play through different fishing tournaments as you play! unlock new fishing rods, new lures, and new fish as you level up through the game! over 30 different fish on 5 different water ways and 5 different fishing rods!
- 【A SOLID FISHING EXPERIENCE】Fishing on Oculus Quest 2 vr console catching fish,You can fish with live or artificial bait and in fresh or salt water, level up when you catch fish, and unlock new areas and equipment. Earn money to buy higher quality fishing rods and bait, which in turn hook bigger and rarer fish.
- 【TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT】If the fish is in a “rage state” and splashing around, you need to slow your reeling down and anticipate, if the line will be too tight or slack when it finishes throwing its tantrum.Therefore our rod has enough lenth and room for you to handle all these actions like you fishing as real.
- 【FISHING IN VR QUEST 2】The fishing simulation Real VR Fishing not only helps you relax. It is also a small technical miracle.
- IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE – Virtual reality brings this 80-page book to life! Explore the science behind how the largest land animals that ever lived ruled the world with over 30 immersive activities.
- LEARN, PLAY, EXPERIENCE! - This layered learning experience provides an opportunity to absorb information across various learning stages and mediums, ensuring improved retention of knowledge!
- STEP-BY-STEP VIDEOS - Enter augmented reality as pictures turn to video right on the page! Develop the skills and confidence to perform science experiments, then enter Professor Maxwell's virtual reality lab to see science in action!
- WHAT'S IN THE BOX? - This 60-piece set includes everything you need to foster play through learning, including VR goggles!
- VR GOGGLES INCLUDED - Includes a pair of hands-free goggles to create an immersive learning experience. Compatible with all smartphones with access to Google Play store and Apple iOS app store. All smart phone mobile devices have been tested to fit into the goggles, including “max” and plus size phones. Goggles not compatible with tablets.
- THE ULTIMATE GIFT EXPERIENCE! Discover the galaxy like never before, with over 80 pages of interactive content as we explore the depths of our universe!
- INTERACTIVE & IMMERSIVE! Climb aboard an immersive space shuttle in virtual reality, as we explore everything from black holes to the international space station and beyond with over 30 immersive experiences.
- WHAT'S IN THE BOX? This deluxe gift set includes an 80 page interactive book, along with a planetarium model that you can build and customize using the included paints, and a pair of VR goggles!
- VR GOGGLES INCLUDED! Includes a pair of hands-free goggles to create an immersive learning experience. Compatible with all smartphones with access to Google Play store and Apple iOS app store. All smart phone mobile devices have been tested to fit into the goggles, including “max” and plus size phones. Goggles not compatible with tablets.
- ✅BONUS: REMOTE CONTROL FOR ANDROID PHONES – Atlasonix virtual VR glasses work with smartphones and mobile devices with 4”- 6.3” screens to bring you a totally immersive visual experience. Boasting HD optimization and 3D gaming support, you’ll put yourself right into the action with games, movies and more! This new model is compatible with many phones: iPhone X, XR, 10, 11, 12, Samsung note, S20, note 8, Xiaomi, Galaxy and many more.
- ✅IMPROVED VISUAL EXPERIENCE – Gaming and watching movies in 3D works best when proper your eyes properly align with the screen. That’s why our 3D headset offers FD and OD adjustments to expand the viewing angle and perfectly match focal distance and unilateral myopic alignment for reduced distortion.
- ✅COMFORTABLE, EXTENDED WEAR DESIGN – Once you start gaming and watching 3D movies with Atlasonix, you’re never going to want to take it off. That’s why we offer a comfort-fit experience with a fully adjustable head strap, eyesight protection system, and a soft nose piece to reduce pressure.
- ✅PERFECT GIFT FOR KIDS & ADULTS – The best thing about our headset is your ability to play virtual reality games wherever you may go.
- ✅EXCLUSIVE VR CONTENT & ONLINE SUPPORT - Along with the more than 300 games, apps and VR adventures to be found on the web, we also provide a QR code with special VR content!
- IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE! Dig out a T-Rex fossil, erupt a volcano, build your own solar system, and grow your own crystals!
- LEARN, PLAY, EXPERIENCE! This layered learning experience helps children absorb information across various learning stages, ensuring improved retention of content!
- OVER 35 VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES! Discover dinosaurs, travel through space, visit volcanoes, explore crystal caves, and more!
- WHAT'S IN THE BOX? 50 piece set with 4 unique hands-on projects!
- VR GOGGLES INCLUDED! Includes a pair of hands-free goggles to create an immersive learning experience. Compatible with all smartphones with access to Google Play store and Apple iOS app store. All smart phone mobile devices have been tested to fit into the goggles, including “max” and plus size phones. Goggles not compatible with tablets.