10.
Redout: Enhanced Edition
Making way for what might be the WipeOut and F-Zero of the VR generation, strap yourself
in for the hyperspace drives and get ready for the whiplash that comes with their high
speed racers.
Set in a world of rich landscapes and neon-lined tracks, take a trip to humanity's near future
and bite into the game's lineup of exciting game modes.
Power through their extensive, hundred level career mode or power up the online multiplayer
to play with friends and strangers around the world.
With this enhanced edition, the richness of their unreal engine 4 environments gets better
than ever--like a hyperrealistic adrenaline rush delivered right to your eyeballs.
An uncompromising and tough racing game for the VR, it has a PlayScore of 8.1
9.
Arizona Sunshine
The VR is in good company when it comes to horror and zombie shooting action.
One of the Vive's best in terms of undead massacre is this delightfully sunny FPS from
Vertigo Games.
Turning the usually grey and colorless zombie genre on its head, this game will take out
of the perennial nights of haunted laboratories, and into the blistering heat of the Arizona
sun.
Fight your way to imminent rescue and collect weapons to fend off the town's ghoulish residents.
Putting you right smack in the middle of the action, use your motion controls to feed lead
into their skulls and launch grenades into unwitting hoards.
With 3D audio sounds that warn against an onslaught of zombies, the fight for survival
becomes an exciting and highly interactive treat.
It has a PlayScore of 8.13
8.
Sairento VR
Sign up to the cyber ninja squad and take on their many extraordinary powers in this
action packed RPG.
Oldschool ninjas meet the future in this cyberpunk tale.
Master the art of killing and choose your weapon of choice from among katanas, bows,
and shurikens.
Not exactly the stealth fuelled action you'd expect, but it's just the kind of game to
quench your thirst for bloody violence.
There's plenty of modes to choose from, letting you unleash your inner ninja in more ways
than one.
For the lone assassin, you can slash and shoot your way through the singleplayer campaign
or go on a killing spree in the frenzied endless mode.
But, there's also a multiplayer that lets you parry katanas 4v4 PVPs and PVEs.
It has a PlayScore of 8.15
7.
Raw Data
From the same studio that brought us Arizona Sunshine comes this gorgeous sci-fi shooter.
Much like Sairento, Raw Data brings us to a robotic future.
This time, you play a hacker syndicate conspiring to bring down the Eden Corp's sinister robot
line.
Infiltrate the corporate overlord headquarters and uncover a narrative that opens you up
to an extended episode of existentialism.
In a somewhat ironic twist, Raw Data's VR lets you become the weapon.
Use your body to control the character.
Wield pistols and shotguns, and rely on your own reflexes to deflect projectiles and fight
in close combat.
Choose from badass heroes like Gun Clerics, Cyberninjas, and Street Mercs, and pick out
the style that suits you best.
It has a PlayScore of 8.24
6.
FORM
Taking advantage of the VR's ability to immerse us fully into strange and beautiful worlds,
this indie puzzle game from Charm games is a perfect fit for the console.
A little short on content with only an hour's worth of story, FORM is still quite an experience.
Experience life in the shoes of Dr. Devin Eli as one ordinary day in his isolated research
facility spirals into psychedelic madness.
What follows is a fever dream of bewildering conundrums and hypnotic visuals.
Traverse the realm using Dr. Eli's powers of geometric visualization and uncover the
secrets of the Obelisk.
Free of the burden of deaths and time constraints, FORM lets you meander around their strange
world at your own pace.
Dig into every corner, scavenge for clues, and embrace the absorbing atmosphere.
It has a PlayScore of 8.32
5.
I Expect You To Die
Put on your suit and polish your shoes!
As an elite secret agent and super spy , everybody relies on your unparalleled problem solving
skills and quick wits to take down the Zoraxis Oganization.
As an agent of the Enhanced Operative division you have been gifted with the powers of telekinesis!
Use it to your advantage to successfully complete your missions.
It’s do or die time, but with the help of your agency handler you are sure to have the
right information and training you need.
Prepare for some high flying, deep diving, braving the winter, and even finding yourself
on the windows of skyscrapers.
Master your environment to complete speed runs and bag those souvenirs and achievements.
It has a playscore of 8.33
4.
Overload From the creators of the classic game Descent,
Revival productions introduces this 15 level single player campaign packed with the best
classic flying shooter gameplay made even better with the support of contemporary graphics
and technology.
Ready your arsenal of 12 upgradeable weapons and annihilate your robot enemies, rescue
hostages, destroy the reactor, and get yourself the hell out of there before everything goes
up in smoke.
Enjoy the fierce action in 6-degrees-of-freedom and take your friends along with you in the
multiplayer mode with both public and private matches, along with other customization options
including an intense survival mode that is sure to amp up the game’s replayability.
Topping it off with awesome graphics, this zero gravity shooter bags a playscore of 8.37
3.
The Lab
Whether it's fixing a robot, fortifying your castle, or simply attending to a puppy, there’s
no better place to think of the most menial tasks to most extraordinary activities than
in the lab.
You can explore your floorspace and even teleport to different areas of the room as you decide
which challenges and activities you want to take on.
Valve introduces a varied handful of full 3D motion minigames in such a seemingly confined
and compact space.
Pick up a slingshot, try your hand at archery or robotics, explore the medical world or
outer space, and maybe even go on holiday.
Experience the power and potential of virtual reality as you step into the lab with a playscore
of 8.41
2.
Thumper
If you’re a rhythm junkee with an affinity for violence, then you might enjoy Drool’s
best single player rhythm game.
It’s time to virtually transform yourself into an enraged space beetle on a quest to
defeat and kill Crakhed, a maniacal giant head.
Race through the technicolored infernal void and follow the beat to this caustic music
and rhythm game.
With its new steam update you can finally amplify your experience in its fully immersive
VR, that makes it easy to get lost in the speed and brutal physicality of it all.
And as you get further into the game get ready for things to get even more insane, as both
speed and music gets progressively ruthless.
Thumper has a playscore of 8.56
Here are the runners up before we reveal the number one:
11.
Everspace
The universe awaits you in ROCKFISH’s action-focused single-player shooter.
Filled with captivating visuals and a wonderful sci-fi story to behold.
It has a PlayScore of 7.87
12.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Take on a first hand experience in the shoes of the dragonbron, and defeat the dragon Alduin.
It has a PlayScore of 7.85
13.
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
Lead your hearty crew in The Federation and meet the iconic characters from the Star Trek
franchise.
It has a PlayScore of 7.79
14.
Sublevel Zero
In this roguelite shooter, strap on your VR gear and engage in a procedurally generated
world where reality is falling apart.
It has a PlayScore of 7.76
15.
ArchAngel: Hellfire
A free roaming shooter in a post apocalyptic wasteland, get front row seats to god-like
mech classes and become last man standing.
It has a PlayScore of 7.6
And the best HTC Vive Game so far is Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Time to think quick and brainstorm!
One of your teammates is trapped!
Not only that, you are also under the pressure of an invisible ticking time bomb.
Bomb defusing is no job for just one man, so take your team and keep talking and nobody
explodes.
It might sound like a threat but really it’s just the simple instructions to the game.
Steel Crate Games’ multiplayer puzzle is a true test of friendship and how well you
can work under the stress of solving a logic puzzle with screaming teammates.
So remember; calm down and wrangle your team of experts to decipher the bomb defusing manual-
and FAST!.
There’s no time waste in this game with a playscore
of 8.66