2017 is a perfect time to get into the world of VR gaming since the VR headsets are becoming cheaper and there are numbers of outstanding VR titles emerging one after another. At E3 2017, Bethesda and Sony both featured multiple high-profile VR announcements, making people excited and interested about the industry once again.
Today we will recommend some best VR games for you to play in 2017(Mainly focus on PC and console VR). If you just bought a new VR headset, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PSVR whichever. You can check out which game would you love to try.
Arizona Sunshine – $39.99
HTC Vive/PS VR/Oculus
Arizona Sunshine is a zombie survival first-person shooter video game developed from the ground up for PSVR, HTC Vive and Oculus. The game puts you in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Handle weapons with real-life movements, freely explore a post-apocalyptic world, and put your survival skills to the test in VR - putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
The game includes a campaign in which the player explores environments and finds the tools needed to advance, and a horde mode in which players are confined to a small camp and try to survive against increasingly difficult waves of zombie attacks. Both the campaign and the horde mode can be played in single-player and multiplayer modes.
Arizona Sunshine Steam Page
Robo Recall- Free-to-Play
Oculus
Robo Recall is a first-person shooter made by video game developers Epic Games. The game is exclusive for Oculus Rift, and requires the user to own Oculus Touch.
There are plenty of VR games where you hold two guns and shoot at waves of enemies. Robo Recall stands out from the pack by being glossier and more polished than the competition. You’re a recall agent tasked with clearing robots off the streets in a variety of futuristic settings.
In Robo Recall, you can destroy the robots by many ways. You can shoot, grab them and rip them apart, throw them into one another, pick their bullets out of the air, use them to block one another’s shots, and more.
Robo Recall Official Page
Rec Room – Free-to-Play
HTC Vive/Oculus
Rec Room is VR social game where you can play active games with friends from all around the world. In this game, you can customize your appearance, then party up to play multiplayer games like Paintball, 3D Charades, Disc Golf, and even four player co-op adventures! Or just hang out in The Lounge and chat with other gamers all over the world.
Rec Room Steam Page
Resident Evil 7 –$59.99
PS VR
Resident Evil 7 becomes one of the first blockbuster console games playable entirely in virtual reality. Although it’s now exclusive on Playstation, the exclusivity window is only 12 months, and in January 2018, Vive and Oculus players will be able to play the game.
With its new first-person perspective, absolutely stunningly detailed visuals and renewed focus on straight-up horror, RE7 is the most immersive Resident Evil yet. And when you strap on a PlayStation VR headset, you should only further be ensconced in this spooky, unsettling world with lots jump scares.
Star Trek: Bridge Crew--$49.99
HTC Vive/PS VR/Oculus
Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a virtual reality action-adventure video game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. The game really showcases thecooperative possibilities of VR. You and a group of friends get together and command the bridge of a starship that's definitely not the USS Enterprise. You'll battle with Klingons and work together to boldly explore the final frontier.
The game is played through four roles- captain, tactical officer, engineer and helm officer. The captain is the only role to which mission objectives are directly displayed, they are responsible for communicating these to the crew and issuing orders to accomplish them. The helm officer, tactical officer and engineer need to work closely with the captain and fulfill different tasks in game.
Star Trek: Bridge Crew Steam Page
Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality –$29.99
HTC Vive/Oculus
Based on the American animated series Rick and Morty, Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality is a VR casual game which compatible with HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
In the game, you'll play as a clone of Morty, 'helping' gravel-voiced (and barmy) scientist Rick with his experiments, being abused for your trouble, and jumping through portals into alien worlds. "Also, it's got this thing!" say developers Owlchemy Labs, in a frankly reckless statement of confidence.
Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality Steam Page
SUPERHOT VR—$24.99
HTC Vive/Oculus
SUPERHOT VR is the definitive VR FPS in which time moves only when you move. It’s an unique mechanic where time only moves when you do. Bullets can hang motionless in the air, enemies will freeze in their tracks as long as you don’t move. This gives an element of strategy as players attempt to navigate increasingly complex levels.
SUPERHOT VR Steam Page
VR Kanojo
HTC Vive/Oculus
Developed by game veteran Illusion, VR Kanojo is a R18+ virtual reality game in which you can interact with a cute high school girl named Sakura Yuhi by asking questions, touching her sexy body and also doing some kinky things. The game offers plenty of freedom gameplay for players to try out.
Serious Sam VR-Bundle $89.97(3 games)
HTC Vive/Oculus
If you are a fan of bombastic early-2000s first-person shooters and you own a HTC Vive or an Oculus Rift, you should try Serious Sam VR games. Serious Sam is a fast-paced violent ode with big guns, explosions and cheesy one-liners.
There are three games in this series. Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter and Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter are ports of the first two games in the franchise. A third VR title, Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, was unveiled at E3 last year and is currently available via Early Access.
Serious Sam VR Steam Page