VR Game Reviews
In-depth reviews with editorial gameplay footage and analysis.
Downtown Club Racing
Very nice-looking racing game positioning somewhere in between of arcade racing games and simplified racing simulator.
Downtown Club Racing
Editorial Rating
Jun 17, 2024
Pros
- + Attractive visuals, especially copkit view
- + Nice vehicle control feeling
- + optimal difficulty
- + Wide range of game modes
- + Quite good racing venues
- + Full motion controller support
- + Flexible wheel control options (sticks/hand)
Cons
- – Vehicle weight doesn't feel
- – Lack of more precise arcade/simulator balance tweaking
- – Background music could be more energetic
Awesome arcade racing game from a small team of indie developers and a publisher, who brought us another racing arcade <a href=https://vrguru.net/article/neodori-infinity>Neodori Infinity</a> an year before. We'd recommend to try it if you seek for a good looking racing experience, as it's a bit better, than most Quest AAA racing titles. Current game's state is very nice for an early access AppLab game and the interaction/controls are worked out really good.
VRIDER
An official Superbike World Championship VR game with single/multiplayer modes, authentic mechanics of controlling motorcycle vehicles and competitive...
VRIDER
Editorial Rating
Jun 8, 2024
Pros
- + Really good sound design
- + Quite simple control
- + Wide range of tracks and modes
- + Multiplayer support
- + Flexible difficulty
- + Some original game mechanics
- + Nice overall level of visuals
- + Alternative vehicle control options
- + First-person camera is awesome
Cons
- – Very basic (and not very efficient) tutorial
- – A bit clumsy physics in general
- – Quite predictable and monotonus gameplay
In general, it's one of the best motorcycle simulator/arcade games ever released on Quest platform, but the game still needs lots of improvements. We'd recommend it to fans of moto sport and auto simulators, but at this point it could not hold attention of casual player for a long time.
Mudrunner VR
Incredibly realistic visuals and stunning physics inside a best-looking vehicle simulator on Quest standalone devices
Mudrunner VR
Editorial Rating
Jun 5, 2024
Pros
- + Incredible graphics
- + Great performance
- + Impressive physics and vehicle interaction
- + Intriguing story in campaign mode
- + Free roaming mode
- + Lots of difficulty and comfort adjustments
- + Rich possibilities of interaction with the vehicle
- + Post-soviet atmosphere and dirtiness are so real...
Cons
- – Wheel manipulation might be a little improved
- – Hint system could be improved in some situations
This is the best looking and feeling automobile game ever released on Quest platform, with startling realistic physics engine and immersive surroundings feeling. We’d recommend at least to see this game even if you are not fan of cars. With wheel support it would be a top-notch, but unfortunately, it’s not possible on Quest platform.
I Am a Cat
Cute and nice sandbox game about being a cat in a house of old granny, with infinite possibilities to be a bad cat ^..^
I Am a Cat
Editorial Rating
Jun 2, 2024
Pros
- + Original idea and mechanics
- + Attention to details
- + Surprising claw mechanics
- + Fine graphics and level design
- + Lots of objects to interact and hidden surprises
Cons
- – Lack of campaign/story
- – Movement mechanics could be better
- – Too brutal (and vulnerable at same time) granny
- – Game gets boring after 10-15 mins
It's a very nice concept/tech demo (and it is possessed as early access), some aspects still need improvement, and the most important missing thing is solid story or goal. It's a very original product with prospectives, but developers need to do a lot of work on game's weak sides. We rate it as 3.5/5 and recommend at least to try it, because we believe it will transform into a fully functional game after a while.
Blacktop Hoops
A well-made basketball VR game with friendly controls and lots of difficulty modifiers, campaign and relevant soundtrack
Blacktop Hoops
Editorial Rating
May 30, 2024
Pros
- + Nice graphics, look and feel
- + Very authentic gameplay mechanics
- + Good tutorial & flexible difficulty settings
- + Campaign, single and multiplayer modes
- + Nice voice acting and sound
Cons
- – VR limitations won't allow you to make all desired movements properly
- – Some movements are difficult to perform and clumsy
A quite a standout VR sports game with low entry threshold and enjoyable gameplay, featuring possibility to play with friends or real people. Game definitely needs some polishing but in our opinion, it's a game nice prospectives with the proper support from the developers.
Kid Pilot
A cartoonish game build around original mechanics of controlling small plane by moving your hand with controller in space
Kid Pilot
Editorial Rating
May 27, 2024
Pros
- + Authentic gameplay mechanics
- + Impressive environments
- + Carefully crafted levels
- + Attention to the details
Cons
- – Not very challenging gameplay
- – Performance issues and low optimization
- – High number of bugs
- – A little confusing main menu
- – Very light story line
Cute, but not very challenging game with incredibly detailed world. Might be a suitable for children or entry-level VR enthusiasts, who are in love of planes. We find it too simple for experienced VR gamers, even with all game's positive sides.
Masters of Light
A cosmic defense action game with innovative fitness-like hand tracking usage, light story line and vibrant sound track.
Masters of Light
Editorial Rating
May 19, 2024
Pros
- + Nice visuals and look
- + Good base mechanics
- + Nice retro-synth themed OST
- + Wide range of weapons and superpowers
Cons
- – When game advances, hand tracking goes worse, recognizing bad advanced gestures
- – Game mechanics is innovative, but very monotone
- – Story line is a bit passive and quite boring
- – Good (but not perfect) voice acting
First impression from the game is promising, but when game advances you could barely use new gestures due bad hand tracking recognition (especially if you use shield etc). You can improve this by playing using controllers, but you will lose game's authentic mechanics. We hope developers will work on update to improve it.
Synapse
Really impressive and stylish PS VR2 roguelike exclusive, which intensively uses all unique features of PS VR2 (including eye tracking, adaptive trigg...
Synapse
Editorial Rating
Apr 26, 2024
Pros
- + Amazing visuals and unique style
- + Perfectly made telekinesis mechanics
- + Overall feel and nicely build shooting/tactics
- + Vivid atmosphere and level design
- + Compensative enemies
- + Nice sound track
Cons
- – Game's infinity and lack of strong narrative
- – Fast-paced shooting mechanics
- – Might take some time to learn
Very immersive futuristic shooting game with amazing controls and immersion, that uses full power of PS VR2 and PS5. Some aspects like exploding barrels with telekinesis are mind-blowing. Strongly recommended to all owners.
Arcade Paradise VR
Funny mix of arcade machine simulator with smell of laundry management and funny 90's humor and lots of mini-games
Arcade Paradise VR
Editorial Rating
Apr 26, 2024
Pros
- + Really nicely done controls of arcade machines
- + Full of retro atmosphere
- + Good sound design and humor
- + Different authentic mini-games
- + Very nice retro-like cutscenes
- + Mixed reality features
- + Lots of nostalgia
Cons
- – Tutorial and routines are too boring
- – No arcade machine only mode
- – Voice acting is very average
This game will definitely impress every fan of 90's and everything related to this (of course including different recognizable arcade machines). For casual player it might be too boring as you have to do a lot of routines to unlock the arcade machines.
Echo VR
A technical and mental masterpiece for coop-multiplayer challenges between real people around the world. High entry threshold but mind-blowing fun for...
Echo VR
Editorial Rating
Apr 4, 2024
Pros
- + An absolute masterpiece that was way ahead of its time.
- + Technically perfect realized physics, graphics, look and feel
- + Best zero-gravity and full-body motion implementation ever made in VR
- + Great tutorial and practice
- + Social and coop-compilation, including voice chat, team play and competition vibes.
- + Absolutely free, additional totally different game mode offered as DLC (Echo Combat)
- + Infinite replayability, possibility to play in multiplayer mode or single-player practice versus bots
Cons
- – High entry threshold , easy to learn controls but needs some time of practice to learn playing effeciently
- – Lack of players in Echo Combat DLC extension, so you might wait for a game for dozens of minutes
This is a real gem of multiplayer VR esport competition games. It will blow your mind with 0g feeling and game mechanics, technical perfection and immersion. Even after Meta's official game shut down it lives with the community servers and still have huge audience! To play it today you have to follow the manual on <a href=https://discord.com/channels/779349159852769310/1215419285757894656 target=_blank>Echo VR Lounge discord</a> or <a href=https://kb.vrguru.net/>check out our KB</a> for step-by-step guide. It will be hard to learn playing it, but if you do, you'll find other dimension of VR gaming. In our opinion, this is a game that was ahead of its time and if you want something extraordinary, you have patience configure it and learn playing, you you definitely have to try it!
Stilt
Cute first-person platformer with funny character, elastic-like physics and vivid words and challenging parkour puzzles
Stilt
Editorial Rating
Apr 3, 2024
Pros
- + Nice look and graphics
- + Authentic and original character movement
- + Catchy game mechanics and idea
- + Very cute worlds and environments
- + Variety of tools changing character's behavior
- + Multiplayer support from day one
Cons
- – Lack of variety of enemies
- – A bit monotone mechanics, but still fine
Very nice and original first person game, inspired by classic platformers genre, featuring single player campaign and mutliplayer co-op and PvP modes
Lawn Mowing Simulator VR
A tranquil adventure promising to immerse you in something you're sure to adore makes you feel bad literally from the first minutes of simulation
Lawn Mowing Simulator VR
Editorial Rating
Apr 3, 2024
Pros
- + Authentic idea
- + Acceptable graphics
- + Tolerable lawnmower control
- + Different locations and tools
Cons
- – Really strong motion sickness from the simulation
- – Clumsy mechanics and poor and long tutorial
- – Unclear purpose of additional tools
To be honest, this is the first game we've encountered that induces such intense motion sickness once you begin driving. Personally for our editors it was impossible to play it for more than 15 minutes, and we strongly advise to avoid it for anyone who doesn't have an exceptionally strong stomach. We didn't had a chance to check all the game's features due motion sickness, so this review can't be considered as complete article.