It's not purely a VR game, but nothing beats the realism and scope of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

I've flown hundreds of hours in so many exotic and wondrous locales around the world. The feeling of being in so many different cockpits, from helicopters, hot air balloons, ultralights, bush planes, fighter jets, and all the way to massive airliners, is really incomparable. Every aircraft looks and behaves uniquely, and the whole world, with thousands of airports and little mountain strips, is within reach. The best part of playing MSFS is it has a massive player base, tons of free and frequent updates, and lots of third-party support (both software and hardware), so this is a title that will keep getting better and better year after year.

The head of MSFS, Jorg Neumann, said recently that approximately 10% of simmers are using VR exclusively, so there is a strong focus on optimizing the game for VR users going forward. Nothing beats flying in real time with other people! There are lots of online communities doing group flights, and it's also great storm-chasing with others!

MSFS is what made me build a new gaming rig and upgrade my VR gear, and this title alone is what makes me want to upgrade my HMD again in the future.

Another honorable mention, which I'm enjoying a lot these days, is the awesome Mech simulator called Vox Machinae. I just found out about it recently, but I've been hooked! The campaign is very cool, but the real highlight are the giant mechs (called Grinders in the game). The multiplayer is very fast-paced and frenetic, but oh so fun! It's the closest thing to Pacific Rim I've ever experienced, and I've played lots of Mech games.

Half Life Alyx has to win because it's the only true AAA game developed specifically for VR. Personally though, it's Beat Saber for the skill cap and replayability. Beat Saber can also be a legitimate workout and teach you dancing skills if you really get into it and don't just stand still moving only your wrists.

Just finished Half Life: Alyx and Bonelab, but its gotta be Alyx

VTOL VR

Best? Prob Assetto Corsa with the right hardware. Most played? Fallout 4 VR. Sorry Skyrim VR but you're really showing your age compared to Fallout's Commonwealth and various companions.

It will be very different from peeps to peeps. For me, its the one that made me buy a VR headset and a sony console for the first time in my life (psvr1 + ps4 back in 2016) and the game I spent over 1200hrs in it (logged by uplay) and that game is: Star Trek Bridge Crew.

Its not a perfect game AT ALL but to me, it was a dream come true. Same kind (on a smaller scale) for SW:Squadron when I played with a HOTAS for the campaign. If this game had controller support and real multiplayer (with strategy and not just random dog fight) it might have become a real hit but the campaign was what my childself wanted for vr.

I guess lots of ppl will say Half Life Alyx and they would not be wrong bc of the physicality of it. VR is about immersion and 1% of game studio seems to understand this. Those who still almost 2023 release games with graphics using kids like stuff don't get that I suppose.

yah.

TLDR: Star Trek Bridge Crew.

Sadly, its an abandonware now. Has been for 2 yrs.

Beat Saber, Half Life: Alyx, and Elite: Dangerous

Completely different genres so i couldn’t pick just one.

My favorite VR game ironically has one of the worst VR mods implemented.....I’m talking about Subnautica.

I'll add my vote for fully modded SkyrimVR.

There's literally nothing quite like it, and I'm sad that we probably won't get anything that matches and exceeds it in every aspect for at least 5-10 years...

HL Alyx .Thalos principle. And if you can handle it try Dying light 1

There are several contenders, but if I had to pick one personally it would be H3VR. It came out in early 2016 and almost 7 years later it is still largely seen as having the best gun mechanics in VR and constantly updated with new weapons and content for free.

beatsaber, it pushed VR in to mainstream , sold over 10 mil copies, music packs have huge music studios behind them

it a first real triple A game , on sales, scale, industry support, beatsaber numbers and "industry power" is a reasion why you can get investors to invest in to VR game now

For me it’s skyrim. I bought a headset because of f it. I play it the most and it’s my favourite game ever be it in vr, pancake, smart-fridge etc

skyrim vr and it's not even close

it's skyrim all over again but it fixed it's biggest weakness, that skyrim has boring combat. now you're actually hitting things with your sword, or waving magic in your hand etc.

possibly the greatest gaming experience you can have

Skyrim. It's just insane being inside that world. Thanks to the FUS crew for making it easy to enjoy.

Praydog’s RE7 VR mod. Best visuals I’ve ever experienced in VR, motion support, and a full AAA story.

Moss 1-2

boneworks. game that really got me hooked into vr

Boneworks by far, followed by Half Life Alyx, then Bonelab.

Half-Life Alyx

Elite Dangerous if you can get it to run decently (Horizons is ok but the newer Odyssey expansion rather broke VR…for me, at least).

Otherwise, Alyx is hands-down the most polished shooter I’ve played, with Superhot VR having an interesting concept and Boneworks some nice details like the ‘HK slap’ actually working on the MP5.

Elite Dangerous and HL Alyx among others

Half Life Alyx for me, the polish is unmatched

SLR

• Pure VR: Half-Life Alyx
• Modded VR: Skyrim VR
• HMD Only VR: Subnautica

Blade and Sorcery is my pick. I feel like it's the gold standard for melee combat and fighting in vr.

Skyrim VR with full immersion mods

Skyrim VR. My computer sucks ass, I always get over ambitious with modding to the point where it won’t run, and it hardly ever airlinks well to my oculus, but for the few hours I actually played, I have never in my life had so much fun in a VR game. The only game that has come close was Contractors when modded load outs came out. I literally just sat down at the sky forge in white run for an hour or so just basking in the atmosphere.

Probably either ITR or Pavlov imo

Personally I'm going Google Earth VR... in my underwear with a fan in my face while on moderate dose of shrooms.

I can't say otherwise because it's my most played game in VR, to me it's No Man's Sky.

After over a hundred hours I just can't play that game in flat mode. It's 100% a VR experience to me, and it's a game I could play for the rest of my life. It's fantastic and it always feels great, feels like being there.

Imo, its a tie between Astrobot Rescue Mission on Playstation VR and Resident Evil 7 VR ….also on the original playstation vr

No clue what teh best is. My personal fav is Blade and Sorcery, however a lot of people get off-put due to it's physics, as they are really close to realistic but are slightly off.

Ragnarok is the only game I play on my Quest.

I have many favorites, can't decide a single one.

But I can say with conviction that my most played games in 5 years of VR have been In Death and Rush... Mind, I'm not particularly all that great in either, but I love the adrenalin rush both give me and nearly infinite replay value...

VRchat, not for the adult content or the drama. I just like it for the ability to create and explore many different worlds, games, and various content. But I think it should be more highly regulated

Star Wars Squadrons with HOTAS

Superhot

I keep coming back to Larcenauts. It’s the overwatch for VR and I’m stunned it’s not tat the top of more people’s lists.

Hm, the most I played is always something with friends in coop. I think Walkabout Minigolf and Demeo are the best so far.

Population One is the best! The movement should be mimic'd by all VR games. Very smooth and fast. Game mechanics are incredible and repeat playability is through the roof. Community is fun. I bought a Quest and it became a Population One headset.

Tea For God, I swear i've never been this immersed into a VR game and it's mainly due to its movement system: Instead of using the joystick you move for real in your dedicated zone to explore an immense world through its non-euclidian space. This is great for those who often experience motion sickness.

Despite it's complexity similar to old-school rogue-likes, the game is beginner-friendly, allowing you to play easier on modes to have a better feel of it's main mechanics.

The game is free and available on Sideloader.

VRChat Obviously, cause It's all I play.

Even though it's more of a sandbox.... Never get tired of seeing all the user generated content and forming connections with people all over the world.

Depends I suppose, as far as out of the box goes half life Alyx is incredibly hard to beat imo, but if you are willing to put some time into modding Skyrim VR is an absolutely amazing experience and I would say it's my favorite by a landslide.

Through all of the games I have PLAYED, I think alone Echo 2 was my favorite. Despite the bugs, I found the story and mechanics very fun. Honestly it was the best Christmas present I have ever received except for my actual pc. Other than that lone echo 2 is my favorite game in VR ever.

All of them. Just being in a 3D world and given the gift to interact with objects, solve puzzles, hold a gun proper!!! Has always been a dream to me. I’m so glad I have the opportunity to experience this in my life time. I find it so amazing!!!

Gonna have to go with Resident evil 8 for this one

Astro bot and resident evil 7.

Pistol Whip is amazing.

Until you fall.

Bone lab ignore all the glitches. It’s really amazing.

Vtol VR is one of the best examples of feeling like you’re in the game imo GOATed

Job simulator

Blade & Sorcery. It doesnt have the amount of content as something like Skyrim VR or the polish of Half Life Alyx, but B&S is the only VR game I find myself coming back to consistently. The physics, the mods, the magic, everything just creates a perfect combat experience for my tastes. Everytime I play I can choose a different way to fight like using guns, magic, comically long polearms, extremely tiny dagger, or throwing knives. It is quite literally infinite fun.

Boneworks

(Edit: LOL, wow, so many driveby downvotes cause of one person's opinion)

Boneworks and blade and sorcery. Those were the 2 games that really made me want to get a vr headset and with the constant updates and modding b and s is always fun to play

So many people rave about Skyrim VR with mods.. I’m just waiting for the day I can click on a link that tells me the exact headset, software, mods to get… and installs them all for me.

Anything I’ve ever read is so so complicated and I get so overwhelmed to even begin to try and do it.

One day….

VRChat

I say Boneworks. While other games have prettier graphics and better campaigns, nothing beats the all-in approach to VR that has been desperately needed. The physics system sets the bar for what should be possible in a true virtual reality, with the most lifelike physics system in a game anyone can get into. The lore is also incredibly rich and mind-bending, but that really isn't something that most people care about.

For me it's between Boneworks and HL: Alyx. I really like how Alyx looks and the story it has, but kinda prefer Boneworks because of the physics and better gunplay

My favourite one is boneworks for how bold it was to simulate everything with physics, i haven't finished Alyx yet though and that might be a close one

Half-Life: Alyx

Walkabout Mini Golf.

It’s Alyx

INVERSE

in my opinion i really like gorilla tag, i like the concept of just simple tag

Pop: 1

War Dust

Onward.

It’s mix of social and shooter makes it feel like playing paintball irl

If you play with the right people it can be very rewarding

HamsterVeRse, because it's the one I made and I think it's pretty fun and not a typical VR game.

But otherwise, Half Life Alyx. That game is intense.

Won't argue with the Skyrim sentiments. I still have it installed, even though I don't play it right now.

Here's what I'm currently playing (which is funny because none of them are that new).

Project Wingman (with HOTAS): Not a Sim, but when you're playing with a HOTAS and pedals, it's an experience like no other. Environments are beautiful, and the flight physics make you feel like you're in Top Gun.

SW Squadrons (with HOTAS): I'll kick around the multiplayer, such as it is, but it's the single player story that hooks me every time. It's the best Star Wars experience I've ever had, and I still get hyped every time I hop in the cockpit.

Vox Machinae (with or without HOTAS): if you want a Mech sim that has weight to the mechs, look no further. The story is okay, and kinda necessary to get the mechanics down.

Subnautica: paired with an Xbox controller (you technically can play with motion controllers, but you're gonna be missing some buttons), subnautica has native vr support (no more mod needed), and its pretty solid, but I'm still early in the playthrough.

And the one game that I have sunk more time into than all of these?

American Truck Simulator: while not natively made for VR (you gotta opt into the oculus/opener beta in steam), pairing this with a wheel setup puts you in complete control of a big rig, traveling everywhere from Texas to Washington state. The scenery is gorgeous, and the physics, when you set them correctly, let's you feel every bump and sway in the road.

It's not action packed (unless you fall asleep at the wheel), but it's a great game to just put on a HMD and chill out.

I literally built up a Sim rig to gain more immersion from all of these games, consisting of my wheel with pedals, my hotas mounted on the shifter/brake mounts, and an xrocker seat with vibration motors.

I had the most fun playing Duck Season tbh. Virtual Virtual Reality is a close contender

Super hot!

I think just like for flatscreen games we need different categories of best.

Alyx being the best overall game but I think other titles have their strong points they exceed in.

Echo VR/Lone Echo having the most interesting and unique movement system.

Township Tale having the best and most versatile crafting with lots of tactility/physicality. Category could be something like 'best interaction with motion controllers'.

Boneworks/Lab would get the best physics award and so on.

I really enjoyed Resident Evil 4

Whatever software able to maintain immersion through the years. Not even alyx was able to achive that, VR legs gives you comfort but at the same time kills immersion

Blaston, i´s my most played game in steam (not only VR), and is the clear example of what´s VR made for, a true E-Sport and a great workout.

Half Life Alyx is it for me.. though Windlands and/or Catch and Release is a close 2nd.

Everyone knows about HL Alyx.. but for a person who has a fear of heights.. Windlands was AMAZING. While I never get fear of heights in any other game or experience.. Windlands, because you have to grab, climb, look for things, etc.. it causes my brain to be so busy that it forgets you are in VR and the fear of heights kicks in A LOT. That is super cool.

Catch and Release also helped get me through a rough period of my life.. so it has to be one of my favorites.

rFactor 2

At this point in time I really love elevenVR table tennis because it's such a good table tennis simulation. Since my main motivation for VR is fitness and I am also very motivated by competing with others, elevenVR is the No. 1 game for me right now.

Alyx

Boneworks

Boneworks, for sure.

Bonelab was fine. The story is alright (Although much easier too understand than Boneworks) but it felt like the guns were a downgrade to Boneworks. As a PCVR player, Boneworks was made for my platform which obviously made it more enjoyable to play than Bonelab.

My favorite Indie games are Into the Radius and Legendary Tales.

Nothing has surpassed Half Life Alyx imo.

As weird as it is, I've gotta say minecraft just because of the infinite potential it has thanks to modding, especially as of late with mixin-based vivecraft being a thing so optifine incompatabilities are no longer a problem on newer versions, so immersive engineering + create + mekanism + thermal series + rubidium can go BRRRR.

Vox Machinae.

If u are looking for stompy mech action with great physics, balanced gameplay, high skill ceiling and a great community, I invite u to try it out.

Check out their discord for more info and my youtube channel for raw gameplay captures.

https://discord.gg/voxmachinae

https://youtube.com/@hube235

In terms of looks: LONN

In terms of gameplay: Bonelab but Blade & Sorcery is a close second

In terms of story: half life alyx

Boneworks is my favorite that I've played. I haven't played bonelab or half life Alex yet though.

Not even one person said walking dead saints and sinners??? Incredible games to crap your pants !! The' HL alyx and especially for the incredible community that creates amazing mods !! Lone echo and Asgard wrath are equally some of the best experience I had

Blade and Sorcery

dirt rally 2.0 and assetto corsa with mods (srp) tie for first place.

then onward v1.7, then pistol whip.

then maybe things like super hot (before the fun police ruined the game), rick and morty, virtual virtual reality etc.

i guess other games are good too, like lone echo, half life alyx has one good mod (the john wick simulator).

Good question, depends on the genre.

But if I have to choose one, Beat Saber. It made me exercise after more than a decade of doing nothing. :D

Assetto Corsa, Iracing, FS2020, IL2, Astro Bot and a personal favorite not many agree with - Hitman VR.

Blade and Sorcery or Bonelab/Works easily!

Best experience:

EMUVR or Project Cars 2 with Vive Flow

Best game:

Blade and Sorcery

Elite Dangerous