We have many VR games coming out this year, more than I expected, and I was also surprised
by how good some of these look graphically.
Hi again, I’m Cas, and I’ve decided to make a pretty complete list, including mostly
Quest games and PC VR as many Questers also play PC VR with Oculus Link or Virtual Desktop.
I’ve also included some good-looking PlayStation VR games since those usually come out for
other platforms eventually.
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Let’s start with a game I’m super excited about.
Song In The Smoke may become VR’s first real survival game with crafting, hunting,
cooking, and warding off threats.
The game has mystical, otherworldly beasts and art style from the same designer from
early Zelda games.
So how can it go wrong?
We’re also going to get Green Hell in VR, an open-world survival game in an Amazon Rainforest.
As usual, this means you start with nothing, and you have to figure out how to battle savage
humans and animal threats, hunger, thirst, and what sets this title apart is the additional
dangers like fatigue, diseases, and even mental health.
It is already out on PC, and it has been received well.
And that makes me excited.
Last, in survival, we’re still waiting for Jurassic World: Aftermath, Part 2.
This is like a lite Alien Predator game where the predator is raptors that you have to hide
from.
If you haven’t yet, check out my video on part 1 for more info.
Now let’s talk about some sci-fi, Cyberpunk type of games.
System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition is coming to VR.
This is a sci-fi shooter and roleplaying game set in a futuristic and a bit creepy setting.
Originally the game was from 1999, but two years ago, the devs announced they are working
on an Enhanced Edition, which looks fantastic.
Now, they’ve also confirmed it will get a VR mode, built from the ground up, with
mechanics inspired by Half-Life: Alyx.
Another amazing-looking sci-fi adventure is coming, Hubris.
While looking for a mysterious agent, you have to survive in an unpredictable terraforming
environment where you get the freedom to shoot, swim, climb and jump as you please.
There are survival elements like finding resources, craft weapons and tools and controlling vehicles
and mechanical devices.
It looks beautiful; I can’t wait.
For PC VR, we have Ziggy’s Cosmic Adventures coming out!
This is a VR game entirely in a cockpit.
You’ve stolen the cute research project called Ziggy, and now you have to escape with
it while you fight your way through the solar system amidst intense arcade combat while
managing your ship’s systems.
There’s a unique story for each path.
So choose your course carefully.
Not to be missed in this genre is Low-Fi, where you play as the sheriff of a retro-futuristic
cyberpunk slum where the only inhabitants are people too poor to jack in the platform.
The devs promise a massive open world with lots to do.
Low-Fi was delayed a couple of times, but hopefully, it’ll come this year.
Next, RPGs, my favorite genre.
What is your favorite game genre?
I’m curious, so let me know in the comments.
I have two exciting RPGs; first up is Sword Reverie.
In this JRPG inspired game, you play as the anime protagonist in a fantasy world.
It has awesome sword combat and magic abilities.
Keep an eye on this one.
Second, we got Zenith: The Last City.
Also, inspired by JRPGs, except this one is a MMO built for VR.
So yes, think guilds, parties, raids, and world events in an open world.
It focuses on action RPG combat, and you can climb and fly anywhere.
The alpha was set to come this month but now has been delayed to May.
I’ve preordered it, so see you there?
They say music is the soundtrack of your life.
So we got two new titles in this department.
Unplugged is a Guitar-Hero inspired game where you play air guitar, and it has hand tracking
support.
The dev says it’s less about realistic guitar-playing but more about really making you feel like
a rockstar.
It looks awesome.
AGAINST is the new game by the developers of STRIDE, and it looks like they are combining
the best parts of popular rhythm games like Beat Saber and Pistol Whip, with their unique
mechanics, like wall-running, jumping, and weapon switching.
It’s very interesting looking.
If you like putting pieces together, then these titles are your thing.
DeMagnete VR is a puzzle game about magnetism.
Using magnetic-powered gloves, you can attract or repel objects and solve puzzles.
Totally different puzzle game is Eye Of The Temple, where you will feel like Indiana Jones.
With your trusty whip and torch, you have to keep your balance as you step from one
moving block to another, dodge traps, and, of course, solve puzzles.
This next one is fascinating looking, Area Man Lives.
You are the DJ in a radio station, and you have to do your best to record commercials,
interview callers, and try to piece together how your actions impact your listeners.
This is your very own quirky radio drama.
Or become an elite secret agent who has many lives in I Expect You To Die 2.
The second installment of the popular escape room game has new missions, more villains,
and ingenious puzzles.
Talking about dying a lot, horror games always kill me.
You know it if you’ve seen our live streams.
I’m not sure how you can handle it, but we do have two excellent titles coming.
The Shore has you unraveling secrets while you search for your lost daughter.
It’s set on a forbidden island that centers around nightmarish Lovecraftian environments
and creatures.
Eh, good luck :P
In Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife, you’re a Wraith, a restless undead, so you have supernatural
powers to help you solve the mystery behind your death.
But be aware as sinister entities hunt you.
Check out our preview of this game; it doesn’t spoil too much.
In my opinion, this is a one-of-a-kind VR horror game so far.
Another genre I love is Dungeon Crawlers because they usually have high replay value.
Demeo is a turn-based dungeon crawler in a tabletop setting for up to 4 players.
It’s like a lite mix of Dungeons & Dragons, Diablo 3, and Magic: The Gathering.
It’s for sure one to look out for.
Legendary Tales is also a 4-player co-op action RPG where you collect items, enhance abilities,
and fight your way through an ever-changing dungeon.
It has a physics based fighting system which looks awesome.
Last in this genre is Ancient Dungeon VR.
A rogue-lite dungeon crawler with randomly generated dungeons.
Don’t be fooled by its block-like graphics, as the combat and gameplay feel satisfying.
You can already check out a demo on SideQuest and itch.io.
Next section, I have a couple different genres in one, but they all have one thing in common.
They are creative, innovative, or just different, and I like that, so I put them all together.
Let’s start with Yuki, an action-packed game that blends bullet hell and rogue-lite
genres.
You fly an action figure with your hand while dodging endless bullets and blasting outlandish
creatures in a multidimensional anime universe.
It’s a game by Pixel Ripped developers, so I’m expecting something outstanding again.
We also got Maskmaker, by A Fisherman’s Tale developers, you play as a Maskmaker’s
apprentice and learn the magic of crafting masks to immerse yourself in the intriguing,
mysterious beings within the game.
Their last title was pretty mind-bending good, so I hope for the same here.
VR Skater is not a sandbox game like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater but gives you a set of
courses to navigate.
The movement system is interesting in this one, because it’s not the player who will
be spinning around.
Thankfully, because that sounds nauseating.
It’s more about getting the freedom to do any tricks you want.
Looks cool.
Humanity is probably the strangest game on this list.
It’s about group behaviors, patterns?
No one really knows, but it’s by Rez Infinite, THA, and Tetris Effect’s devs Enhance Games.
So I expect something nice again, perhaps something meditative?
Let’s keep an eye on this one.
Star Wars Pinball VR is for the Mandalorian and Star Wars classics fans.
Cuz you get a fully customizable “fan cave” where you get eight pinball tables that you
use to unlock Star Wars helmets, lightsabers, and other items earned by successful play.
I mean, c’mon, just take my money already.
While making this list, I bumped into Pets VR, which is your very own virtual animal
daycare.
Feed them, play with them, train them, and more.
How can you say no to this?
Now we have a couple of battle royale games, but have you noticed that most of them are
shooters?
So Hibow takes a different approach, all players are superheroes, and there are fierce arrow
shooting and fluid movement.
It looks very cool, and you can already try a demo out on SideQuest, and it has been received
well.
Next up, adventure games.
Rhythm of the Universe: IONIA is a single-player fantasy-adventure puzzle game for all ages.
Get up close with music-inspired creatures and magic in a lush forest teeming with life.
These graphics look amazingly beautiful; I can’t wait to check it out.
Trial By Teng: A Twilight Path Adventure is a surreal adventure set in a delightfully
offbeat vision of the afterlife.
There are ancient puzzles, supernatural creatures and playful spirits.
It’s by Charm Games, devs of the well-done game FORM.
So lookout for this one if you liked FORM.
Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge, part 2 should also come out this year that
continues the first part.
If you haven’t yet, check it out.
Part 1 is a 3-hour interactive story that people did expect more from, but if you’re
a Star Wars fan, I think you shouldn’t miss it.
Now for some heart-pumping action games.
First, I’m excited about Fracked.
By the creator of Phantom: Covert Ops, Fracked is a new VR action-adventure that combines
relentless gunfights with free running, skiing, and climbing.
It looks frantic cool.
I can’t wait; these devs are usually very innovative.
From devs of The Wizards comes Warhammer Age of Sigmar – Tempestfall.
An action-adventure based on the Warhammer world with various melee weapons, powerful
staves, and immersive motion-based abilities and magic.
I loved the graphics and magic casting mechanics in The Wizards, so I expect this here as well.
Then there are a couple of titles I’ve mentioned in previous upcoming games videos before but
have since then been delayed.
So I’m just going to quickly go through these.
Like, After The Fall, the 4-player co-op zombie apocalypse game by Arizona Sunshine developers,
is finally coming too this summer.
Sniper Elite VR, which I’m still very hyped for, but no news on this.
Vertigo 2 should have come in 2020, but there’s no new release date.
The developer did release a new gameplay preview just this week.
Sam & Max VR is coming this year in June on Quest, PC VR in 2021, and PSVR in 2022.
We still got Assassin’s Creed VR and Splinter Cell VR coming by Ubisoft.
But since the announcement, we’ve only seen new job listings for these games, but they
do tell us we may get multiplayer features.
Which is exciting as well but that’s all we know for now.
And, a couple of games that I’m not sure what happened with.
I mean these are Lonn, Panzer Dragoon VR Remake, Ilysia, the next Boneworks-like game.
Lone Echo II, and Blunt Force.
However, just yesterday, Oculus announced they are coming with the first-ever virtual
Oculus Gaming showcase.
You can watch it on April 21st, and people are expecting news on Lone Echo II (finally),
more info on the new episode of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, and more.
Hopefully, hopefully, we’ll hear about some new stuff as well.
I’ll keep you updated.
Am I missing something in this list?
Let me know in the comments below as well as what your favorite upcoming game is!
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