Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays! Thank you for making our days amazing and here’s to
many years to come. I hope we can do the same and make your days a little bit amazing too.
This weekend, we expect many to have gotten a new VR headset under the tree. Most likely
a Quest 2. So I wanted to make this video with my personal favorite VR games of the
year to make it easier for you to know where to spend your money.
Many of these titles are also in a great holiday sale right now until December 26th at 11:59
PM pacific time, which I’ve linked below. So even if you’re playing later, now is
a good time to buy. If you’re watching later, these are also my personal favorites of the
past year that I highly recommend 😊
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Ok, so this list isn’t in any particular order as all these games are just amazing.
Let’s start with
Demeo
Gather your friends and battle the dark forces that have overtaken the world of RPG dungeon
crawler Demeo. This is a tabletop adventure for up to 4 players. See it as a lightweight
version of Dungeons and Dragons, except in VR; the little pawns actually come to life.
Strategy and communication is key in this game, and the game mechanics are so well done
it makes it such a fun experience. They’re currently on their third DLC, and moving into
2022, they still have a long roadmap of new updates coming up too, keeping the game fresh
even if you already have it. This is currently my top favorite social VR game.
A Township Tale isn’t far off being my top favorite either. This is a multiplayer, open-world
RPG with survival elements, realistic physics, and deep crafting mechanics. You can do and
discover so much, like deciding on one of the 10 classes you want to become, 10 areas
to explore, and finding blueprints for weapons to craft. Then, the crafting is truly on another
level. Not easy to do, it has a steep learning curve, but the devs have been working for
years on iterating the mechanics that it feels so polished and satisfying doing it. Everything
can be done together too, with friends as you can open up your server for up to 8 players.
A Township Tale is truly a hidden gem that you have to discover.
After The Fall is probably the most recent release in this list, and damn, it has blasted
its way into my favorites. This four-player co-op shooter from the devs of Arizona Sunshine
is like Valve’s Left 4 Dead but in VR. It pits you against hordes of zombies across
a handful of linear levels, where you kill the Snowbreed in a post-apocalyptic LA to
collect harvest. This is used to make upgrades to your weapons or to get skins. It’s a
bit grindy but oh so addictive. A very well-rounded VR multiplayer shooter that completely caught
me off guard this month as I can’t seem to stop thinking about it.
Song in the Smoke has a good mix of the usual exciting survival mechanics and a strange,
kind of spiritual atmosphere that can take you by surprise. It has a prehistoric vibe,
too, as you’ll encounter strange but beautiful otherworldly dinosaur beasts. You’ll be
thrown into the deep with the complex crafting systems as the game does not hold your hands.
You’ll always have a sense of urgency as you’ll be given just enough resources to
do what you need, but sometimes just not enough to make it tense and thrilling. It’s just
a good survival game that I think any survival fan would enjoy.
This is a golden oldie for me as it is just a charming game that takes heavy inspiration
from the Legend of Zelda franchise. It’s a polished and well-rounded action adventure
that takes you across a variety of biomes wielding a sword, shield, and crossbow as
you fight dozens of fantasy beasts. It’s an older game, released a while ago, but still
one of the games that impacted me most. If you haven’t tried it yet, I highly recommend
it.
Moss should not be missed while we’re talking about golden oldies. While short at around
2 hours of playtime, I still think it is the best third-person platformer game because
the studio behind Moss smartly was able to create an emotional connection between the
player and the little mouse protagonist Quill who you control using traditional face buttons
on your controller. You also use your hands to manipulate the environment to help her
on a mission to save her uncle and the world. It’s hard to tell you how amazing the game,
you should just try it out if you haven’t yet. You’ll also be ready for the sequel
of the game coming out somewhere next year.
Resident Evil 4, what can I say about it except that it’s a fantastic port of an already
excellent game. Now for the first time ever, completely playable in first person. I was
worried at first that the game would have too many cutscenes in VR as it’s no easy
task to bring such an old game into VR. But the devs did a great job, and many fans have
told me the game feels like a completely new game to them now. It’s also scarier now
all the evil is up on your face, which just means it’s much more immersive 😉
Unplugged was also a surprise to me this year. This game smartly uses the Quest 2’s hand
tracking, allowing you to play air guitar and making you feel awesome while doing it.
It truly feels like a next-level guitar hero game, and the songs list is great. Unfortunately,
the game is held back a little by the hand tracking limitations, but if you find a room
setup with good lighting, it’ll be hard for any rhythm game fan to put this away.
Sniper Elite VR was a surprise to me as it sticks true to its name by delivering a truly
satisfying sniper gameplay, including that signature in-game slow-motion kill cam after
you’ve taken a shot. The story could be a little bit better, but it didn’t matter
so much to me as sometimes I enjoy some mindless action. It’s the first VR game in the franchise,
and I genuinely hope the developers consider making more.
I Expect You To Die 2 is a light-hearted single-player puzzle game that’s played seated. This is
a sequel to already a successful game and a worthy one! It’s done a masterful job
at delivering a really fun puzzle game and I don’t usually like puzzles as they frustrate
me. It’s because even tho you’re an important spy trying to prevent world domination by
an evil corporation, you are immersed in a world that has a cheeky James Bond-like tone
and a cool retro art style. While it lacks a bit in immersive object interaction, it
makes up for it as the six missions you’ll do are rich in detail, has intriguing puzzles
and plenty of plot twists that’ll keep you playing.
Blade & Sorcery: Nomad is a wonder to me as it’s a sandbox that relies on heavy physics-based
melee combat. It sounds like a simple fighting game, however, the action is based on complex
real-world physics. So you every object has weight which means you actually have to swing
your weapons with force making the combat feel realistic and hard to master. I didn’t
think this would be possible on a standalone VR headset, yet the developers have been able
to compromise just enough to keep the game fun. Of course, it isn’t as great as the
PC VR version and the game still needs more work but even in this current state, I think
it’s still one of the most entertaining titles to play. It is of those games that
you can only play WITH VR.
If you like battle royales then Population One was the top favorite of the year. Here,
you dive into a huge map where teams of three battle it out to be the last ones standing.
It’s like Fortnite with some of its iconic mechanics like the climbing, gliding and scaling
up walls with your hands. While it has lost a bit of its online player count, it is still
one of the most played battle royales on Quest and the devs are still active hosting events
during the holidays.
Until You Fall is another hidden gem as nobody seems to talk about it, yet it is such a good
game. It is a unique VR sword fighting game that combines hack and slashing with RPG combat.
It’s a rogue-lite too so a highly replayable game and combines that with it being a secret
workout app as it will give you a full body workout without making you feel like you’re
working it. It is just gold and a game I’m still playing even after so many years. I
guess that says enough too right?
Last but not least, the Walking Dead Saints & Sinners. Next to Half Life Alyx, still one
of the games I name as one of my favorites of all time because of the amazing storytelling
and the incredible zombie fighting mechanics based on realistic physics that I still haven’t
seen ANYWHERE else yet. The game does the show right too as it is able to give you the
exact feeling of urgency that you see in the show when you’re in the dangerous outside
world trying to scavenge for resources to survive another day. It is a shooter and survival
horror game, so it’s not for the faint-hearted but even so, I really highly recommend everyone
to try it out. I’m a horror baby, but even I could get used to it. The game has also
gotten a free content update called Aftershocks just three months ago, so there’s, even
more, to play even after you reach the credits.
Now, I know there are some games missing on the list. It was really hard to compile a
top list as I adore so many VR games, but if I named them all, the video would be too
long and hard for you to pick one. The goal is to make it easier for you so I named my
personal favorites. The games that have made the most impact on me. Let me know in the
comments below what your game of the year is so everyone can get more tips!
Since it is Christmas, I am giving away an After The Fall Quest key to one lucky commenter
down below who answers this question. Good luck everyone and again, happy holidays, I
hope you’ll have a great one and see you back next week. Special thanks to all our
Champions, especially our Shining Armor Knights. As always, VR on.