If you’re dropping a hefty chunk of change on a brand-new VR headset, then you’re going to want something worthwhile to play on it. We’ve got some in-depth thoughts in our PSVR 2 review, but it’s definitely one of the best VR headsets on the market right now. Its library of games is a little limited at the moment, but what’s there is definitely worth playing.
So, to make sure you’re only playing gems, we’ve put together this list of the best PSVR 2 games you can play right now.
Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded
There are a bunch of VR shooters out there that all offer something a bit different. We’ll talk about the realistic shooting sims a little later, but Zombieland is great if you just want to chain headshots together without a care in the world. This is an ‘on-rails’ game where you’ve got to gun down wave after wave of zombies. Nail headshots in succession and you get slow-motion shooting to take out loads at once. It’ll make you feel like a badass Tallahassee would be proud of.
Unplugged
Rhythm games are a dime a dozen in the VR market, but it means that the great ones truly do something special to stand out from the crowd. Unplugged is essentially Guitar Hero, but you don’t need to buy a plastic guitar peripheral to slowly gather dust in your closet. It’s got a bunch of great tracks from rock artists like Tenacious D and Ozzy Osbourne to make you feel like a star.
Townsmen VR
If there’s one thing the modern game market is missing, it’s a game like Black & White. Building yourself a thriving civilization via magic god-hand is VR’s bread and butter, so it was only a matter of time before something like Townsmen came along and fulfilled its potential. The tutorials are a little tedious, but stick with it, as it’ll eventually open up into a brilliant town-builder. Plus, whenever you get bored you can always pick up a bunny and lob it into space.
Tetris Effect
If you’re sitting there thinking “what’s so special about VR Tetris?” then you’ve never heard of Tetris Effect before. Sure, all you actually do in this is play Tetris, but you’ll be surrounded by utterly mindblowing visuals and a brilliant soundscape that will wrap you up and let you zone out of the real world for a while. It’s the ultimate synesthesia experience.
Pavlov
Ever wonder how you’d actually fare in a CS:GO-style situation? Do you think you’d be a badass hero taking out the terrorists? If you do think that, Pavlov is the cold splash of water you desperately need. You’ll accidentally drop live grenades, spend five minutes reloading your basic pistol, and get into a fight only to realize you’ve misplaced your gun entirely. It’s a hilarious experience, but when you get your bearings and start to embrace the tactical action, it’s a great shooter.
After the Fall
After the Fall is another zombie shooter, but where Zombieland is all about quick and cool action After the Fall is about brutal survival. You’ll need to team up with others in this Left 4 Dead-style game and coordinate your efforts to survive hordes of the undead knocking down your door. It can be really tough when you bump up the difficulty to, a great way to put your VR shooting and coordination skills to the test.
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge
A VR game in the Star Wars universe is an easy win, and it’s not just some short experience either. This game has a charming story of an engineer who gets caught up in some shady business. You’ll be using blasters and droids to get through combat encounters, solving some puzzles, and engineering some gadgets along the way.
Ragnarok
What if Beat Saber, but Vikings? That’s the important question Ragnarok asks and answers. You’ll be banging your drums to the rhythm of some pretty great tracks to get your longboat traveling faster and faster across the rough seas. Not every track is a banger, but it all nails the theme nicely and constantly pesters you to give it another go.
Resident Evil Village
It’s often been said that every game is a horror game in VR – that goes triple for actual horror games. Even if you didn’t find the game scary when you first played it on console, you will need new trousers after trying RE Village in VR. You may have long fantasized about seeing Lady Dimitrescu up close, but you may quickly come to regret it.
Gran Turismo 7
If you’ve never tried a racing game in VR, it’s a must. This is the kind of game you can get just about anyone to play and they’ll instantly understand how cool VR can be. It can be a little worse on the motion sickness than other games since you’re constantly moving at a high speed, but if you can manage it, this is a beauty of a game. Taking a shiny new car for a night-time drive around a brightly lit track will make your jaw hit the floor.
No Man’s Sky
It’s been said by just about everyone by now, but No Man’s Sky has really come a long way since it launched. Hello Games continue to support it with regular content updates to this day, and it’s really turned into something special. VR enhances everything it’s trying to achieve, coming through the atmosphere of a new world and seeing what wonders are down on the ground is a joyous experience, made all the better by the cockpit shaking around you and the creatures investigating your presence.
Horizon Call of the Mountain
This is the game Sony has been pushing as the PSVR 2’s “killer app” and it’s easy to see why, it showcases the wonderful technical achievements of the headset while having lots of great VR gameplay. Seeing the series’ iconic robot dinosaurs stomp around inches away from you is an indescribable feeling, not to mention the stunning landscapes you can look out on no matter where you are. This is the kind of thing VR was made for.
Written by Ryan Woodrow on behalf of GLHF.
