VR Game Reviews
In-depth reviews with editorial gameplay footage and analysis.
Arizona Sunshine 2
Nice sequel to legendary and one of the first top post-apocalyptic shooters in VR game industry
Arizona Sunshine 2
Editorial Rating
Jan 8, 2024
Pros
- + Great visual style and fantastic environments
- + Great cinematic scenes and story narration
- + New climbing mechanics and interactions
- + Wide range of weapons, melee combat
- + Strong story line, life monologues and humor
- + Amazing co-op is still here (including cross-platform support)
Cons
- – Frequent crashes and bugs
- – Controls behavior is not stable good, after HL Alyx's perfection doesn't look okay today for such class of game
- – Lack of really impressive innovative elements if you compare with prequel
A nice, but technically not perfect AAA game from legendary studio. It's predecessor was a phenomenal game for it's time and you expect more or less the same from the sequel. It features new mechanics and companion, but nothing innovative and special. Our verdict: Buy on sale or wait for patch.
Racket Club
A brilliant made single/multiplayer arcade game with mix of squash and pickleball
Racket Club
Editorial Rating
Jan 8, 2024
Pros
- + Brilliant made physics and ball behavior
- + Great cartoonish graphics
- + Easy to learn, very user friendly
- + Great and intuitive controls with semi-room-scale movement
- + Cross-platform multiplayer support in 1vs1 and 2vs2 modes
- + Ability to play solo (vs bots, campaign and trainings)
Cons
- – Takes some time to learn playing well
- – Requires at least 2x2 meters of play zone
- – Possible lack of player base
Excellent active esports game with a really impressive look'and'feel and possibility to play with your friends for the fans of active VR games
Assassin's Creed Nexus VR
First Assassin's Creed VR implementation, that features 3 protagonists from other AC series and relevant epochs (Ezio at Venice from AC2, Connor and N...
Assassin's Creed Nexus VR
Editorial Rating
Nov 22, 2023
Pros
- + Absolutely stunning visuals even on Quest 2
- + Top quality of world interactions, parkour and distant combat techniques
- + Amazing environments and full-scale maps of 3 different epochs
- + Quite strong story line and really good voice acting
- + Lots of comfort, assistance and control options, difficulty settings
Cons
- – In some combat scenarios character control could be clumsy or overcomplicated
- – Close combat could be made a bit better
- – Might be a bit difficult for a people new in VR (despite the useful tutorials)
- – Some aspects and small details of the game still need polishing
It's an amazing AAA game, one of the best and exciting VR titles of the recent years and a debut to Ubisoft's original series to VR platforms. This game exceeded our expectations in most of it's sides, but we strongly recommend you to set it up closely to your comfort before start playing it not to ruin the impression.
Demeo: Battles
A duel version of Tabletop VR game DEMEO, that puts you into a diminishing arena to a mortal battle with your opponent
Demeo: Battles
Editorial Rating
Nov 22, 2023
Pros
- + Great visual look, effects and look
- + Absolutely stunning gameplay mechanics and tabletop implementation
- + Extended range of creatures and spells
- + Really addicting PvP mechanics, which totally changes the game emotions
- + Much shorter match lenght (15-30 mins)
- + Cross-platform support and good matchmaking
Cons
- – A little bit overpriced
- – Needs some extended features to have more difference with the original DEMEO
- – Lacks more variative game modes and exclusive content for that price
This is a really good spin-off or evolution of the original game, that totally changes the main objective and strategy. A fast-paced variation of the original game, where you turn your weapons against real players and get a bit shorter match time (15-30 min vs 3 hours in original Demeo) and different game approach. In our opinion it's a really good evolution of Demeo universe for the community.
I Expect You To Die 3
A second sequel to a story-driven puzzle game with spy vives and thin sense of humor, that continues a course taken of game series.
I Expect You To Die 3
Editorial Rating
Nov 22, 2023
Pros
- + Very original stylistics of the game
- + Really impressive look&feel and voice acting
- + Comfortable interactions and strong story line
- + Very original scenario, environments and puzzles
- + Nicely worked sound track and atmosphere
Cons
- – Lack of checkpoints (if you fail you start over)
- – Missing new original mechanics and ideas
- – Some persons might find it too difficult (even with clues)
Developers saved original atmosphere and game vibes, which is really nice for the fans, but as a second sequel it brings only lots of new content without some innovative ideas and mechanics. So it's a perfect fit if you like the series and would like to get more content.
Out of Scale
An educational interactive VR game for children, dedicated to the topic of scale using the example of studying various mechanisms of existence and int...
Out of Scale
Editorial Rating
Nov 21, 2023
Pros
- + Really nice look and feel
- + High quality graphics and environments
- + Really good and clean interactions/tools
- + Original loading screen and scene transitions
- + Very impressive scale mechanics
Cons
- – In some cases too much and a little bit boring narration
- – Lack of assistance/tips (critical as game is oriented on children)
- – Missing possibility to skip specific parts
- – Not much languages supported
A nice educational game, that opens a new VR format for Kurzgesagt for their educational content. The game is designed very well, but in some details might be a bit boring for a small children. We found it a bit complicated to pass for a child, without a hints and guidelines.
7th Guest VR
An original VR reimagination of 30 years old classic puzzle-adventure game with horror elements
7th Guest VR
Editorial Rating
Nov 7, 2023
Pros
- + Awesome visuals
- + Incredible atmosphere
- + Very nicely made controls
- + Interesting story line and narration
- + Very original puzzles and mini-games
- + Great voice acting
- + Many references to the original game
- + Great VR adaptation work
- + Original but reworked soundtrack
Cons
- – Some minor bugs (especially with actors 3d video)
- – Different actors (of course, 30 years passed!)
- – No difficulty options
- – Auto-solving puzzles option (could be semi-option)
- – A couple of moments where we get stuck
Absolutely incredible VR remaster of an old impressive story-rich game with incredible atmosphere. By gameplay it's closely compared to The Room VR, but with totally different atmosphere
PowerWash Adventure
Some variation of Powerwash Simulator, build for PC VR systems with nice mechanics, relaxing gameplay and authentic wash physics
PowerWash Adventure
Editorial Rating
Oct 18, 2023
Pros
- + Nice and pretty pure graphics
- + Excellent water physics
- + Good overall feeling
- + Useful hint system
- + Nice models and environments
- + Significant amount of levels
Cons
- – A bit clumsy but cute robot assistant
- – Game progressing could be more smooth and story-oriented
Nice indie alternative to upcoming Powerwash Simulator VR for Quest build for PC VR and currently in early access stage. If you are seeking for a relaxing game for short sessions, this could be your match.
Hitstream
Quest version of VR fitness training game, early released on PC VR and build around movements of your body and hands under influence of different musi...
Hitstream
Editorial Rating
Oct 15, 2023
Pros
- + Nice graphics, clear mechanics and overall feeling
- + Good workouts for hands, legs and body movements
- + Wide range of environments
- + Move support and leaderboards
Cons
- – Personally I didn't liked the soundtrack
- – Feedback feeling is missing, objects interaction is a bit clumsy
- – Lack of ability to turn off 360º mode
It's something in the middle between fitness game and music rhythm game with huge amount of movements. If you don't care about monotonous gameplay and you don't get bored by replaying the same for a while, this would be fine for you. But if your motivation isn't enough there might be better candidate for your fitness game
Gazzlers
Funny cartoonish roguelike rail shooter where you take a role of defender against different mechanical robotic enemies during the whole ride
Gazzlers
Editorial Rating
Oct 15, 2023
Pros
- + Nice and a bit original art-style
- + Easy-to-learn mechanics and intuitive gameplay
- + Different environments and wide range of enemies
- + Unique behaviors for each type of weapon
Cons
- – A bit monotonous game mechanics
- – Lack of difficulty settings
Funny and well designed roguelike you would prefer to play with short sessions rather than one long walkthrough (if you are not a roguelike veteran of course) :) Recommended for the fans of this genre
The Signifier VR
Story-driven investigation adventure, conceptually similar to Transference, but with less mystical vibes and more closer to futuristic life
The Signifier VR
Editorial Rating
Jul 21, 2023
Pros
- + Very interesting story line
- + Awesome atmosphere and concept
- + Good voice acting and interactions
- + Nice and authentic visuals
- + Original game mechanics
Cons
- – Really buggy from the box (totally unplayable till you switch to STANDING mode in the settings)
- – Font issues in some language translations
- – Some controls could be better
- – Big amount of bug during gameplay
A really impressive game that lures you with intriguing and strong story, but upsets with huge amount of bugs, despite the fact that a considerable period of time has passed since the release. Although there is hope that someday this will be fixed, it is too interesting not to go through it even despite the problems
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Hung Parliament
An investigation solo/co-op game with vibes of theatrical acting
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Hung Parliament
Editorial Rating
Jul 20, 2023
Pros
- + Multiplayer co-op possibilities
- + Nice voice acting
- + Advanced investigation mechanics
- + Atmosphere
Cons
- – Poor look&feel
- – Weak interactions and environment
- – Lots of 360* panoramas and mid-quality videos mixed in gameplay
Something in the middle between interactive movie, 360 theatre act video and a game. Definetely not for everyone, but might be fine for fans of Conan Doyle