We live in a time when the development of games and other projects in virtual reality are in full swing.

The era of virtual reality has finally arrived (of course, VR headsets are not yet available to everyone due to high prices), and only a year after the release of the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets, the market already has enough great VR games. Here is a selection of our favorite projects, which will be updated as new games are released in 2018.

superhot VR

Developer: Superhot Team | Compatibility: Oculus Rift

Superhot VR is rich in various tricks. Throwing a brick at an enemy, knocking the gun out of his hand, catching the weapon and finishing off the enemy with the handle on the head, and then shooting three enemies in a helicopter behind you is one of the typical sketches of the game. This can take a few minutes or a couple of seconds - it all depends on how quickly you come up with the most spectacular way to get rid of opponents. Here you can slow down time, but if in the original Superhot, due to the mechanics traditional for shooters, the player could get away from gunfights, then in VR there is a slightly different scheme.

All enemies run directly towards you, which turns the levels into scenes from The Matrix, where agents chased the main character one by one. And you just have to decide how to deal with them, using all available items and weapons, while dodging bullets, knives, baseball bats, etc. The storytelling here, as in the original, often breaks through the fourth wall, which only adds to the unique atmosphere of Superhot VR.

Skyrim VR

Developer: Bethesda | Compatibility: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive

Bethesda is investing heavily in VR, developing VR versions of Doom, Fallout 4 and Skyrim. All three of these games are great for VR, but Skyrim is the most enjoyable to play. Even if you have hundreds of hours spent in Skyrim, in VR the game world will again feel new and unexplored.

While it's not as interactive as games made specifically for VR, it's fully playable, and swinging swords and axes, blocking with shields, and casting spells from your hands is truly fun. What you have already seen dozens of times - a towering fortress, moons in the night sky and a dragon circling overhead - takes on a new meaning, because you have to physically crane your neck to see it all. The price certainly bites: Skyrim VR costs as much as $60, although it comes bundled with all the existing DLCs, and with a few small tweaks it will be able to work with mods.

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality

Developer: Owlchemy Games | Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift

It would be nice if you suddenly found yourself a fan of this cartoon so that you have at least some idea of ​​\u200b\u200bwhat is happening (and why everyone is yelling at you), but even if you are not familiar with the characters, there are still many fun puzzles here. and creative toys. Playing as a clone of young Morty, you complete various tasks: some are simple (at first glance), like cleaning, in others you have to travel through portals to other planets.

It's a real pleasure to experiment with fantastic things in Rick's garage, including a shrink beam, a device that allows you to combine any two objects, and a Meeseeks ball that allows you to summon assistants that mimic your every movement. This cartoon game is one of the most compelling VR experiences to date because it's fun and interactive.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Developer: Steel Crate Games | Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift

Keep Talking can easily be called the most family-friendly bomb defusing simulator. It is family-friendly because, as conceived by the developers, the role of a sapper is played by one person, while the rest delve into a weighty bomb disposal manual (an electronic version is included in the kit and, in theory, needs to be printed out) and shout out the procedure.

Virtual reality is not particularly believable here, but the fact that you are in a room with a complex explosive mechanism creates the necessary tension. And if you want to look into the manual yourself and leave the bomb unattended, it will explode. You can play not only with a VR headset, but also on a regular monitor. And everything is in the black (except those that exploded).

Robo Recall

Developer: Epic Games | Compatibility: Oculus Rift

In this VR shooter from Epic Games, you're tasked with tracking down rogue robots. Shoot with a shotgun or two pistols, but don't forget that anything you see can be taken and used as a weapon or shield. You can shoot bullets and projectiles right out of the air and reflect them back at your enemies, as well as rip off limbs or heads from robots and also use them as weapons. As an action game, it's just amazing and tons of fun.

Thumper

Developer: Drool | Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift

Thumper looked great before, and after transferring to VR, it became truly mesmerizing. The gameplay here is not particularly difficult - the main thing is to get into the rhythm and not crash into corners - but at the same time it keeps you in suspense. As one reviewer said, "It's a psychedelic run through a sophisticated geometric world where you'll have to make your way through obstacles while balancing on slippery and fragile surfaces." In VR it all looks like it came to life nightmare, never wanting to end.

Obduction

Developer: Cyan Inc. | Compatibility: Oculus Rift

Cyan has created an amazingly rich world in this game, which is much more interesting to explore in VR - this reveals all the smallest nuances that you might miss in the regular version. Following the tradition of Myst and Riven, Obduction is full of spatial mysteries, and their solutions are often right in front of the player's eyes. In my review, I said that this game "has kept the atmosphere of Myst without feeling dated"; multiply it by two and you will understand what the VR version of it is. It feels like you're in the classic world from Myst, but it's so realistic that sometimes you have to lean over something to get a better look at it.

Obduction looks so great in VR precisely because the original gameplay from Myst seemed to be tailor-made for virtual reality. You jump from one point to another, then look around and collect the necessary items. The mechanics and pacing of the game didn't need any changes at all to fit it into VR. You can, of course, just run around this world (if the vestibular apparatus allows), but Cyan made every jump point so interesting and unusual that you want to act exactly as the developers intended.

Chronos

Developer: Gunfire Games | Compatibility: Oculus Rift

Chronos is a great example of how a genre beloved by many, after being transferred to VR, sparkled with new colors, while increasing the effect of presence. In my review, I wrote the following about the game: “This is a time-tested action RPG in the spirit of The Legend of Zelda with a combat system and puzzles that will seem familiar to all fans of the genre. But, in my opinion, Chronos was able to do what Zelda couldn't. What any game launched on the screen of the monitor or TV could not achieve. Even if the game completely absorbs me, I can't say that I feel like I'm on the other side of the monitor. And Chronos in VR evokes exactly that feeling. I was literally in and really didn’t want this adventure to end.”

This is an exciting 15-hour adventure where you have to explore an open world with many interconnected (and mostly beautiful) locations, as well as master the combat system, where it is important to catch the pace in every fight. Compared to an RPG like Dark Souls the game is noticeably simpler, but with every minute in VR it pulls deeper into its universe. If I were asked to name a single project for the Oculus Rift that can not be missed, I would undoubtedly think of Chronos.

Elite: Dangerous

Developer: Frontier Development | Compatibility: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive

Elite: Dangerous is the first commercial game that was originally developed for VR, and therefore it demonstrates all the possibilities of this technology to the maximum. Tense space battles between bulky battleships and nimble fighters look great from the cockpit. You seem to find yourself in space battles straight out of Star Wars. The camera allows you to turn your head to follow enemy fighters flying by. If you are playing with a joystick, you can lower your head and look at the pilot's body and his hands, which exactly follow your movements. And if the cabin is not too narrow, then you can even get up and walk along it.

But the game pleases not only shootouts in outer space. Elite in VR looks impressive no matter what you do: even docking with ships looks incredible, not to mention the luxurious views of space itself. You will never forget your first flight through the asteroid ring. Before your eyes will be millions of slowly rotating asteroids, and you yourself will not notice how you stop for a minute or two to admire the spectacle. The galaxy is beautiful on ordinary 2D screens, but VR really feels its scale. Flying at the speed of light and moments of docking with ships also look incredible - all this due to immersion in the game world. When jumping to other solar systems you will unknowingly huddle in your chair as you watch billions of stars rush by.

By the way, flights in Elite are rich in small details. The ships look massive and realistic, and each model behaves differently. All of them are unique, from the clunky freighter given at the very beginning of the game, the Hauler, to the nimble Eagle and Cobra fighters. Of course, in VR, these differences are only more striking. It is highly recommended to play with headphones, as the sound effects allow you to dive deeper into the illusion of space - especially helps.

Elite: Dangerous can be called a pioneer in the field of creating games with the effect of complete immersion in virtual reality. Since its release, there have been many games designed specifically for VR headsets, but it has not yet been surpassed. This is a rare example of a game that is interesting to play in VR, and not just run for an hour and compare the sensations with the usual version. But be careful: there are a lot of sharp turns waiting for you here, and upon returning to reality, you may experience a little dizziness, especially if you have spent more than one or two hours in the game.

Hover Junkers

Developer: Stress Level Zero | Compatibility: HTC Vive

Among all VR games, Hover Junkers has the most interesting system management. The game looks like a shooter with a cover system - you have to hide behind the walls of your vehicle, consisting mainly of wooden beam and pieces of metal. With one hand you need to steer the transport, collected from all sorts of rubbish, and with the other - to shoot opponents, while spending most of the time in cover.

Aiming here is quite difficult, but over time you get used to it; also worth noting is the extremely detailed reloading process, which occurs almost like in real life. For example, while reloading a pistol, pressing the trackpad of the controller opens the cylinder, bullets are inserted into it using circular movements of the trackpad, and the characteristic movement of the wrist closes the drum. This is a simple technique, but when you have almost finished off the enemy or you yourself are hanging by a thread from death, it is easy to panic and slam the drum harder than you should.

The main problem with Hover Junkers is that this is a multiplayer game, and the list of online players is either empty or reduced to two or three. It doesn't make the game bad, so let's hope that the number of players will increase - after all, quite a few people have already purchased a Vive headset this year.

Accounting

Developer: Crows Crows Crows, Squanchtendo | Compatibility: HTC Vive

If you like the long and almost entirely improvised dialogue from the animated series Rick and Morty, then you will definitely like the new brainchild of Justin Roiland (creator of the series) and Crows Crows Crows. The game Accounting can be praised for a long time for its original sense of humor, but it got into this list thanks to one of the characters - we are talking about a two-headed xylophone skeleton. This beautiful and at the same time frightening creature gets stuck in the memory for a long time, and it looks like it came straight from someone's hallucination.

Job Simulator

Developer: Owlchemy Labs | Compatibility

When buying an HTC Vive headset this game comes in the kit and is, as the name implies, a simulator of walking around the office. Everything is simple here - the player is given the opportunity to wander around the room, wave his arms and interact with the environment. And interactions with objects (there are a lot of them here) in the office or in the kitchen are often accompanied by witty comments.

Yes, the game quickly gets boring, and it is unlikely that you will want to play it again, but it can be shown whenever someone asks why everyone loves VR so much. The Job Simulator game will at least make even skeptics smile.

The Lab

Developer: valve | Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift (with Touch system)

Valve's free VR app is another great way to experience VR technology. It is full of different mini-games that unlock some of the potential of VR. There is also an adorable robo-dog.

Fantastic Contraption

Developer: Northway Games | Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift (with Touch system)

The game Fantastic Contraption gives out at first glance simple tasks, like “move that pink bubble into the pink box,” which are much more entertaining in virtual reality than before. Here is a puzzle for the construction of various mechanisms the size of a human being. Using knobs, spinning cylinders, and your own creativity, you have to create structures that will move around the level, and trivial tasks like the one mentioned above become noticeably more difficult over time.

What impresses in Fantastic Contraption is, first of all, the intuitive controls. Creating structures here is essentially connecting the dots, and modifying objects works exactly as expected. Need a part to be longer? Stretch it. Do you want the wheel to spin the other way? Just spin it in reverse side. Do you no longer need a connector? Throw it behind your back and it will disappear. Even at the most difficult levels, the main problem is creating the right plan, not implementing it.

Developers from Northway Games are also promoting a rather interesting concept - during the testing of the game, they used cameras and a green screen and recorded the actions of players in VR on video. In the end, everything looked as if the player really was in gaming world. This interesting idea over the same interesting game.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator

Developer: SCS Software | Compatibility: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive

Virtual reality can take you to amazing fantasy worlds, but this technology also perfectly demonstrates its capabilities in a game that invites you to get behind the wheel of a truck and drive along German highways. Euro Truck Simulator 2 is great on its own, and after the release of new headsets, SCS Software added support for the Rift and HTC Vive to the game. Detailed Instructions on setting up the game for these devices can be found on the forums on Steam.

The gameplay, as the name suggests, is to simulate the profession of a trucker: behind the wheel of a truck, you have to transport various goods around the cities of Europe, while observing traffic rules. The gameplay is surprisingly addictive, despite its earthiness, and the game itself is made very high quality. And the VR mode here is just fine. Detailed cabs that match the cabs of real trucks create a tangible sense of presence. Here you can look around, watching the passing clouds, or lean out the window at times when you need to drive through a narrow tunnel.

There is also a change in the weather. Raindrops running down the glass as you pick up speed is one of the many little things that keep local realism. It's like you're really driving a truck through bad weather. And if you play in VR and at the same time connect the controller in the form of a steering wheel, then the illusion becomes even more convincing - connecting the steering wheel, of course, is optional, but highly recommended.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 recreates an amazing part of Europe, including Great Britain and Scandinavia, as well as their countless highways. And those roads that looked great in the normal version look even more natural in VR. The most beautiful of the presented countries can be called Norway with its picturesque valleys, lakes and forests, which you never get tired of admiring during every trip. Strangely enough, the fact that the game is based on mundane action makes it more realistic than, for example, Elite - there is no need to use imagination here. You may not be attracted to the idea of ​​playing a trucker simulator, and even more so in VR, but trust me, this game is worth a try.

The Gallery Episode 1: Call of Starseed

Developer: Cloudhead Games | Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift

From the very beginning, it was obvious that an adventure first-person shooter in the vein of Myst would be perfect for VR. And so it happened: two for VR today are Obduction and The Gallery. In the first episode The Gallery you will find yourself on a gloomy island at night, trying to understand what is happening on it, and at the same time imbued with the local atmosphere. Walking around the island and exploring every corner of it, as well as studying the objects found ... well, it all looks very plausible.

In such VR projects, the ability to create a realistic atmosphere is at the forefront, and thanks to the attention to some details, The Gallery succeeds. Such details include lightning strikes, the ability to bring sheets of paper to your face to read the text, various nuances in the scenery, such as medieval candlesticks with candles that can be removed and extinguished. That's what kept me the first hour in The Gallery, and by this time an intriguing story in a sci-fi style has already managed to spin. This is the first episodic VR game I've seen, and I'm more than confident that I'll play it to the end.

Space Pirate Trainer

Developer: I-Illusions | Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift (with Touch)

Space Pirate Trainer is the VR counterpart famous game Space Invaders. The gameplay here is straightforward and unpretentious - you are given weapons and lowered waves of fast drones on you. It's one of those VR games that offers a spectacular shooting range (thankfully, Vive's joysticks provide precision and ease of shooting), but Space Pirate Trainer feels head and shoulders above its competitors.

Even in early access mode, Space Pirate Trainer has no complaints. Each weapon has multiple fire modes for different styles of combat - there is even a solid laser beam and bullets that kill enemies with one hit. Drones make characteristic sounds before firing, so you can counterattack or dodge in the style of the Matrix. When enemy beams fly in your direction, time slows down, and dodging them while continuing to shoot drones is a real pleasure. By the way, these beams can also be reflected by a shield, which is obtained by pressing the corresponding button.

It's extremely hard to stop playing Space Pirate Trainer. If it was a slot machine that accepts coins, I would definitely lose all my pocket money in a day.

Eve: Valkyrie

Developer: CCP | Compatibility: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, OSVR

in front of you short review Eve: Valkyrie, where the main pros and cons of space battles from CCP are affected. The game is full of spectacular moments - when you aim at an enemy ship and fire missiles, when you dodge fighters, and then, after a steep dive, catch them in the crosshairs - the excitement at such moments is indescribable. It only takes a few minutes to play the game to feel it.

But, unfortunately, the emotions from these scenes are quickly interrupted by a slow system of gaining experience necessary to unlock new ships and parts for them, a very short passage mode and an uncomfortable interface, where everything important information scattered across numerous sections on the menu.

The battles themselves are well executed, but the game lacks the depth and strategic elements of another space sim, Elite: Dangerous. As one reviewer wrote, if Valkyrie were an arcade game, it would “fit nicely somewhere between the immortal Time Crisis 2 and Star Wars Battlepod. The action here is done on high level and is able to convince anyone in 20 minutes that VR has a great future. But after the first half hour, you will find more than one reason to quit the game. And your stomach will not appreciate the long somersaults at the helm of a spaceship.

Alien: Isolation

Developer: The Creative Assembly | Compatibility: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive

If you have ever watched the movie "Alien" and imagined yourself on the ship "Nostromo" in the place of the heroes pursued by, perhaps, the most famous creation of the artist Hans Giger, then you are very lucky. The game does not officially support Oculus Rift, but there is a way out - you just need to know how to activate VR. To do this, go to the game folder, open the ENGINE_SETTINGS.XML file and change the value from 'off' to 'on' in the line 'stereo mode'. And to run the game on a Vive headset, you need the VorpX drivers. As you can see, getting started is pretty easy. It is much more difficult to pass the game itself, because the creepy atmosphere literally creeps to the bone. If you thought that she looked scary on the monitor screen, then imagine your feelings in VR, where a few centimeters separate you from the deadly xenomorph.

Isolation is a survival horror game based on Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi film, and it perfectly recreates the atmosphere of the film, conveying a palpable tension. You find yourself face to face with the same Alien on a huge ship. He wanders around somewhere and is looking for you, and his behavior is impossible to predict.

You also need to find the keys as discreetly as possible, open doors, collect information from computers in order to eventually leave the ship. And almost impenetrable darkness on space station"Sevastopol" in the Rift VR headset feels even more depressing than before. Claustrophobia and the fear that the Alien will catch you is sometimes so strong that you want to leave the game and take a breath, but after each completed level comes relief and pride in yourself - because, in the end, you were able to outwit the Alien.

For fans, this game is also an opportunity to admire familiar locations. One of the missions takes place aboard the ship where the Nostromo crew first encountered alien life. Looking at the legendary 'pilot' you can feel like you are on the set. Even if you are afraid of being in the same room with an Alien, Isolation is worth trying out in VR, if only for the famous fantastic scenery that looks like real in 3D. No wonder the horror genre is so popular among VR game developers. This technology perfectly conveys the feeling of claustrophobia that successful games of this genre are usually built on.

Of course, not every gamer can handle this experience: even fans of horror games will take a fresh look at their preferences by trying out Alien: Isolation in the Oculus Rift. Developers at The Creative Assembly have been hiding the VR mode in the game, but they should have tweaked it a bit and actively promoted it as an additional feature.

Today, the capabilities of modern smartphones allow you to use them for a full immersion in virtual reality. To do this, the developers have designed special glasses into which you can insert a smartphone. Now owners of gadgets on the ios or Android operating system can choose from many games for.

But not always applications are worthy - sometimes they can only upset the owner of the gadget. To make this happen less often, it is better to familiarize yourself with the most advanced of them before buying games for VR BOX. For IOS and Android operating systems, there are 3 applications each that have already gained popularity among VR lovers.

Games for VR-Box on Android

Deep Space Battle VR

One of the best Android games is Deep space battle VR. In this application, the player will control a small space plane, but at the same time, quite nimble. He travels through space and fights enemies.

Heroes of the Seven Seas VR

Heroes of the Seven Seas VR is one of the top RPG apps out there. Here the user can try on the role of a pirate and, conquering the oceans, compete with fantastic monsters.

VR Fantasy

VR Fantasy is one of the games that immediately after the release won a huge audience of fans. Main character descends into the dungeon and fights with various evil spirits. Here he will be waiting for a wide variety of opponents and the opportunity to develop magical skills.

VR Box games for iPhone

Before downloading iPhone games for VR BOX, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with best apps for ios. The most popular of them are:

End Space VR

End Space VR is one of the best arcade shooters for IOS. All actions take place in outer space. The player can fully immerse themselves in the world of virtual reality thanks to the 360-degree viewing angle and deep 3D sound.

final kick

Final Kick VR really liked football fans. To complete the game from start to finish, the player must be resourceful in order to deceive the goalkeeper and the wall. Like everyone else best games on IOS, the application seems easy to pass only in the first minutes - having reached the middle, the gamer will plunge into real tests.

Romans From Mars 360

In the game Romans From Mars 360 the user will defend his castle from the invasion of the Martians. This is exactly the application that you can play all the time without feeling that it is completely boring. In addition to standard weapons, the player will be able to use the powers of earth, fire and ice.

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In addition to the presented games for Android and IOS, there are many others that are no less exciting and challenging, including such applications as House of Terror VR, Hardcode shooter and Galaxy VR Virtual Reality.

Today, VR applications for smartphones are no longer a rarity, and every day they become more and more accessible. As a result, in order to visit virtual reality, you no longer need to spend hundreds of dollars on expensive headsets virtual reality like Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. After all mobile applications for VR glasses, almost for free, give us the opportunity to immerse ourselves in a world filled with incredible 360-degree visual effects.

If in early years development of VR, in order to plunge into the world of virtual reality, they used massive and uncomfortable headsets in which it was difficult to move around. Now you can just download the VR app for your smartphone and install it on a headset like Google's Daydream View, Samsung Gear VR, or even a simple Google Cardboard.

Where to download apps for VR glasses

VR applications for smartphones can be freely downloaded from iTunes and Google Play. Google also has a dedicated VR app store for Daydream VR virtual glasses that works with Android phones, including Google Pixel and Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Soon they will be available for the Samsung Galaxy S8. And apps for Samsung Gear VR are available on the Oculus Store.

How to use VR apps

In order to use the virtual reality program on your smartphone, you will need VR glasses.

The best VR headsets currently available at an affordable price:

: this is the simplest device, thanks to which almost any smartphone can take you into the world of virtual reality. This cardboard VR headset is available on Amazon for $7.

Google Daydream: This is a more sophisticated device than its cardboard counterpart and will provide a more immersive experience. The headset is compatible with many apps available on the Play Store, as well as Google Daydream apps.
You can buy Google Daydream now on Amazon for $79.

Samsung Gear VR A: Unlike other Android VR headsets, Gear VR uses Oculus Rift apps. But you can only play apps in Gear VR through a Samsung phone.
The Samsung Gear VR is now available for $99.

Other budget VR glasses: Homido, Fiit and Freefly headsets are also good choices to play VR apps for iPhone and Android.

The Best VR Apps for Google Cardboard

Cardboard

This application of the same name is available for free download. It is designed to educate users about all the exciting features they can get from VR on a smartphone.

Price: Free

Price: Free

End Space VR

This is a space combat simulator in which you control a spaceship by simply tilting your head from side to side. The gamer can upgrade his ship and move further into the bowels of space, where combat becomes more exciting and challenging. This VR app is only available for iPhone.

Google Arts and Culture

This VR application for smartphone will allow the user to plunge into the world of art and culture. This project was created by Google in collaboration with over 1,200 museums around the world. As a result, with you you can visit many tours and exhibitions around the world.

The VR app can sync with Google Maps and other VR headsets.

Price: Free

Price: Free

The mobile app gives you access to exciting content from documentaries. It works with partners like Apple, the New York Times, NBC and Vice, as well as groups like U2, Muse and One Republi. And all this to offer a variety of content, ranging from concerts to music videos.

Eve Gunjack

Another Oculus VR app. This is a flight simulator based on the popular online game EVE. It is a simple, addictive shooter game for Samsung Gear VR.

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Virtual reality and VR games are beginning to form a new gaming environment for Android users. But, as this is a new field for developers, there are so far only a small number of VR games on Google Play that can quench the thirst of hungry gamers.

Introducing the list of the top 10 VR games

1. Quake for Google Cardboard

Attack ogres and other dungeon monsters and monsters.

2. BombSquad VR for Cardboard

Play fun mini-games with your friends, from capture the flag to hockey! The game can be played by up to 8 players. There will be explosions, pirates, ninjas, barbarians, crazy chefs, and more.

3. House of Terror VR

You are trapped in a house full of dangerous crawling monsters and you must find out what happened to its inhabitants and how to get out alive.

4 Gravity Train VR

Travel on high speed Gravity trains will take you anywhere in the world in just a few minutes. Take an exciting adventure and see the world!

5. End Space VR for Cardboard

End Space VR is a virtual reality shooter. You are the pilot of a small space fighter. There is a battle going on around you. Use your ship's laser and hit the start button, or do it with your eyes.

6. I Slay Zombies - VR Shooter

Attack evil spirits in this exciting shooter. To survive, you must use your arsenal of deadly weapons to the fullest, otherwise your brain will be eaten!

7. Hidden Temple - VR Adventure

Enter the secret temple and you will enter virtual reality. You are a treasure hunter and must collect and combine items in order to solve tricky riddles and open secret chambers to eventually find hidden treasures and get out alive.

8. Perfect Beach VR

Put on your headset and sit back on your own private beach, away from the rest of the world. Listen to the soothing sounds of waves, birds, relax and soak up the sun.

9. Vr Sneaking Mission 2

It's not exactly VR, but you'll definitely enjoy it. Enter an adventure world full of secrets and spies in this sequel. Here you will find even more, more items and more missions that you will meet in a virtual environment.

10Subway Surfing VR

Grab your surfboard and surf through the flooded New York subway tunnels in this fun adventure.

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Virtual reality comes to the house. HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are already available to users, and now a helmet from Sony has joined them. All three inventions offer a certain set of games that is different from others. If the PlayStation VR collection is rather limited, then PC helmets have acquired various simulators that will suit both quiet housewives and seasoned gamers. We have compiled for you a list of the most interesting ones that will justify the purchase of a helmet.

Elite: Dangerous

The Elite series is more than thirty years old, and it is still at the peak of its glory. Perhaps the success is that its creator, David Braben, follows all the same principles: to give the players complete freedom. In Elite: Dangerous you can trade, fight or explore unknown spaces. Even on the monitor screen, space travel captures the romanticism of the discoverer, to say nothing of complete immersion. The helmet will allow not only to follow the sight, but to look around, feeling like a real space pirate.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a game for parties and friendly company. Its essence is simple: one player puts on a helmet and enters a room with a ticking bomb. The rest of the participants reveal the instructions for its neutralization and explain to the sapper what to do. The game is available for Oculus Rift, Gear VR and PS VR.

Job Simulator

In 2050, all production positions were occupied by robots. Jobs like a cook or an auto mechanic no longer exist. People who want to be nostalgic can visit a special park and experience first hand how people used to cook. In this they are helped by unlucky robots who do everything wrong, which causes chaos in the workplace.

Batman: Arkham VR

The Batman costume you wear when wearing the goggles is only available for PlayStation VR. The superhero game was developed by the Rocksteady studio, which is responsible for the three best parts of the Arkhem series. For a virtual adventure, they prepared an independent story one and a half hours long. Unfortunately, such a passage is sold at the price of a full game, but will be invaluable to fans of the Dark Knight.

Surgeon Simulator VR

The surgeon simulator is similar to the job simulator with the only difference that instead of a whole list of professions, you will get one - a bloody doctor. Naturally, there is no question of any serious simulator. You will have to cut chest with an ax, cut the heart with pliers and feed the lifeless body. You can do this on both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Continuing the theme of work simulators, truckers cannot be ignored. If it seems to you that sitting at the steering wheel for 8 hours is fun, feel free to buy Euro Truck Simulator 2. What could be more beautiful than sitting in the cab of a truck and admiring the roadside scenery?

Minecraft VR

The most popular game about the placement of blocks officially supports virtual reality. The good news is that you don't need to buy an expensive Oculus Rift to dive into it, a modest Gear VR will do. A high resolution not necessary for the pixel world, so you won't lose anything.

Hover Junkers

This game shows what many have been waiting for - a multiplayer shooter in virtual reality. Players move on flying platforms, which they customize as they see fit. After the flight, they fight each other, hiding and peeking out from behind shelters. Virtual space greatly affects perception: you can knock a can over your opponent's head or blow your brains out if you want. This is unlikely to bring benefits, but it will demoralize the enemy.

Eve: Valkyrie

The Icelandic simulator has been around for a long time. It was one of the first virtual reality games. Over the past time, the graphics have become outdated, but space battles look just as impressive. You will see nothing but classic flights between the giant bodies of cruisers, but you will feel like one of the Battlestar Galactica fighter pilots.

Pool Nation VR

Why do you need glasses if they can't replace an entire playroom. A helmet from HTC can. In Pool Nation VR, there is not only a pool table, but also darts hanging on the wall. In this semi-dark bar, you can jump from one activity to another with your friends, as long as they also have a helmet. Otherwise, you will have to roll the balls alone.

Alien Isolation VR

Those who, for some reason, bought an Oculus Rift, and not an HTC Vive, do not have to be upset. Their device supports the scariest and most iconic Alien game, Alien Isolation. Wandering through the dark corridors of the space station and climbing through narrow ventilation shafts will become even more scary when you can not turn your back to feed the monster.

Assetto Corsa VR

Since Kazunori Yamauchi announced Gran Turismo Sport, Assetto Corsa has become the best car sim to date. It does not have the largest fleet of cars, but definitely the most flawless physics. As long as you have a steering wheel, buying an Oculus Rift makes sense, as VR support only exists for this helmet.

Dear Esther

Like the previous game, Dear Esther is a Facebook Points exclusive. Unlike racing, Dear Esther doesn't require you to do anything. This game is like an audiobook with beautiful visuals. Whether to buy an Oculus Rift for it is an individual question, but if you are in love with this story, then the answer is obvious.

Half Life 2 VR

While you are waiting for the third part of Half-Life, the second appeared for virtual reality glasses. Now it is supported by both helmets: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Be warned: the game can make you sick of hefty pixels.

Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe VR

Back in 1989, the Shufflepuck Cafe game was released, which featured Star Wars board games. Now there's an unofficial sequel, or rather a reboot. It features one entertainment that in the fictional universe is called Shufflepuck, which in our world is usually called air hockey. Competitions take place according to the standard scheme: you climb the stairs, from the weakest player to the strongest.

Dying Light

The spiritual successor to Dead Island does not look perfect: some of the menu buttons are blurry, the camera turns crookedly, but the game is still a pleasure. Running away from zombies on the roofs of the metropolis is just as interesting as hiding from the Alien. Only Oculus Rift owners can afford such pleasure.

Subnautica

Subnautica seems like a normal diving game until you find yourself not recognizing the fish here. The fact is that this simulator is about survival in an unknown ocean. Your task is to explore the underwater depths on a submarine or scuba gear and find items that will help you survive in a strange world. The game is still in Early Access and only supports Oculus Rift for now.

Lucky's Tale

An adventure about a little fox comes with Oculus Rift. It looks like a standard platform game where the hero jumps over chasms, climbs ledges and collects coins. The peculiarity is that you can do this by looking around. Why look back in a platformer? Then, that it becomes more convenient and interesting to play this way.

In a simple idea of ​​the authors lies a tense survival in outer space. The main character constantly needs oxygen, which he receives from cans scattered around the space station. The problem is that the station is destroyed and you will have to explore its wreckage in order not to die, but at the same time learn the history of the crew. Only owners of Oculus Rift can visit the astronaut suit.

The Climb

Crysis developers announced this game a long time ago. In it, you need to climb to the top of the mountain, grabbing ledges. A steep slope can cause dizziness in those who are particularly sensitive. That's what the game is designed for - to show how cool and dangerous climbing is. The disadvantage is that the passage time takes no more than 30 minutes, and you are unlikely to want to repeat this ascent.

Robinson: The Journey

Another game from Crytek that looks more like a real adventure is walking with dinosaurs. In it, you do not have to perform monotonous actions. You will explore the world of the jungle, in which, under mysterious circumstances, there were people. The story is just over two hours long and doesn't offer a grand picture as it's exclusive to PS VR.

Everest VR

If you require the best quality, then take a closer look at the exclusive HTC Vive - Everest VR. This interactive expedition will not make you solve puzzles or jump over ledges, but will show you how to climb the highest mountain in the world. Like other games of this helmet, Everest VR limits your movement, forcing you not to walk, but to jump between selected points on the surface.

Shooting Showdown 2

Shooting Showdown 2 looks like a primitive shooting range, but everything is explained by the platform. The game was released only on Gear VR and uses the power of the phone. With a cardboard case and Bluetooth controller, you can play it anywhere.

superhot VR

Even the standard version of Superhot looks original. In this game, time moves along with the hero. When the character stops moving, time stops, and with it all objects. In it, it is very important to monitor the environment, as a bullet can fly out from behind a corner. It is easier to dodge in virtual reality, because the viewing angle is wider. The helmet version will be released on December 6, 2016.

Resident Evil 7

Those who played the demo of the seventh part of the series know how scary it is to wander around an abandoned mansion. Butchered carcasses of animals lie around, knitted dolls hang from the ceiling, and an incomprehensible rustle is heard from behind the wall. Imagine what these scenes will look like when headphones and a helmet separate you from the outside world. You can find out how it feels in January 2017, but for now, check out our report from Igromir, where we talk about the PS VR version.