Paddle Up
simply brilliant!! physics and responsiveness feel very close to the real game. Multiplayer works like a dream. I have had some of the most fun times ever on paddle up multiplayer, which leads me to my feature requests to the Dev:
** Can we have a record of the scores in all the games youve played
** can we have a simple ‘friend’ button so we can link with and find people again
** and of course global and regional leaderboards
Finally, would love some more environments that are a bit more… gritty? unusual? eg top of the empire state building - in fact, why dont you allow users to upload their own 3d panoramas to use as play spaces? that would be really cool.
– Real player with 64.6 hrs in game
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Hands down my favorite Vive game and best gaming expiernce Ive ever had!
I just got the Vive yesterday and downloaded over 10 games guess which is the only game I’ve played and played for over 8 hours in 2 days? Yep paddle up has captivated me and I’m a terrible ping pong player, but I just put the Vive on and I can’t help but load this amazing game up and then proceed to not put it down. I just had an awesome moment with a random guy I met in the UK we ended up going through the roof into the cosmic background map and went all the way to the universe above where we proceeded to hang out among the nebula, stars and planets and talked life and philosophy for a good 30 minutes, which preceded by some really funny role playing.
– Real player with 24.9 hrs in game
Sports Bar VR
I’m a pretty amateur pool player and have on a very casual interest in real life in pool. I mean amateur in the “oh look I hit a ball, yay” kind of amateur. Yet I love this game. It’s one of the best, most full featured games on the Vive currently.
The Pool Hall itself is fully realized with loving detail to explore. A full physics engine lets you mess around with basically anything in the environment in some cool ways. Menus are a breeze to navigate. Playing pool feels very natural and inuitive after only a few minutes. I don’t know if these skills I’m gaining would transfer that well back to real life, but I have a feeling at least the knowledge I’m gaining would. At the very least, I can already feel a real sense of progression in my ability after only playing a dozen or so games of this and that feels great.
– Real player with 19.3 hrs in game
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Simply the best VR game in my collection. It works fine on the Quest 2 with Virtual Desktop and an AMD 5700XT – an occasional hiccup even over 5G, but mostly smooth. There’s a little image ghosting (contrails) but not so much that it bothers me. I used to play pool when I was young (for fun not money, but I took it fairly seriously) and now I live miles from the nearest table and have no room or budget for my own. So VR pool is actually the key reason why I finally broke down and bought my first VR headset!
– Real player with 17.6 hrs in game
Knockout League - Arcade VR Boxing
This may be my favorite VR game to date! It’s right up there with Rec Room. There’s a number of things that make this game exceptionally good.
Fun atmosphere: The devs put a lot of personality into this game. The graphics are cartoony and light-hearted. The competitors are dressed in outlandish outfits (or are outlandish species!) and are as dramatic as any WWE soap opera. They have some hilarious animations, both in reaction to getting hit and otherwise. And, when in the ring, you won’t be able to resist strutting around for the crowd :)
– Real player with 43.7 hrs in game
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This game is amazing! It has supplanted SwordMasterVR as my favorite physical combat game. And don’t be fooled by the videos - this game might look “cute” but it is intensely physical to play, and feels viscerally violent. If it were too much more realistic it might be too much, really.
Opponent sophistication: I’ve unlocked the second opponent-character so far, and haven’t managed to beat her after several attempts (which doesn’t get old because after every time you manage to hit her enough times in a row to daze her, she adds another set of moves to her repertoire).
– Real player with 9.7 hrs in game
AmIHero
A game that seems to have slightly twisted the sports game concept
First, practice the sport you chose in the first step.
When you go to the main stage, a person named Master gives you a suspicious mission.
Strange missions are similar to how you exercise in the first stage, so you play naturally.
I thought it was a simple game, but when I play, I throw, hit, and sweat.
So I think the exercise effect is good.
Because it’s a VR game, you have to shake your arms around, so if you do something wrong, the monitor can be damaged.
– Real player with 8.3 hrs in game
I think it’s perfect for me who like both casual games and sports games.
In the tutorial stage, it’s a sport, but in the main game it turns into a casual game.
It’s unfortunate that there are only 4 types of sports in Early Access, but it would be better if other sports were added later.
It’s good to enjoy lightly.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Aussie Sports VR 2016
Aussie Sports VR 2016 is a free VR experience about Australian sports. It worked on my system, looked ok, played ok, sounded ok, was understandable. Has five league sports that they play, with each sport there is some textual description, video, photo album, and a mini-game you can play.
Try it, if you like sports or Australia.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
gamesense
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Balls! Virtual Reality Cricket
Things I like about this game:
The ball actually connects with the bat, no matter where you hit it, unlike in other cricket vr games.
Fun special run chases, over surviving, etc.
Fielder animations and running actually look (somewhat) good
You can skip waiting for the fielder to throw the ball back (very, very occasionally bugs and the bowler stands there without doing anything and you have to restart)
Only need one controller
Leaderboard system
Satisfying when the ball is hit
Generally a great game
– Real player with 77.9 hrs in game
EDIT~
Since the update this game has improved massivley.Well done devs. Bat length better although grip still very slightly high. Addition of new modes and outdoor net is great.
Only real issues left for me now would be probably facing spin. medium spin is essentialy an 80mph seaming delivery with bouncers. This makes it impossible to play shots against this bowling and very hard to complete some of the spin based challenges.
No wides given for wide bowls aswell.
Other than that its fantastic and still play 3 - 4 times a week.
– Real player with 41.4 hrs in game
Bocce VR Simulator
a completely new sport for me, which I just learned about, thanks to this game, the realism and immersion suited me to my liking, the detailing of small details, the perfect music accompaniment, excellent presentation!
– Real player with 4.1 hrs in game
Experienced on Windows Mixed Reality
You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/mxqGUDZ-mTY
There are now 3 bocce games for VR. Bocce VR Simulator is the newest edition. While I haven’t played the others, I can recommend this one. It’s solid all around. You can play single player against AI on easy, normal, or hard difficulty or you can play local multiplayer (pass the VR headset around for 2 players).
You have full locomotion available with snap turning. The physics seemed fine to me. The throwing physics and the ball collision physics all seemed realistic. I did not experience any issues playing this game. The game ran fine on my 1060 GTX at a steady 90 frames per second. It’s running on the Unity Engine.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Bodies of Water VR
Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2
You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/TdeMAgxf4HY
This is a neutral recommendation. This game has lots of negatives going for it. However, there’s enough here that I can still recommend it to anyone looking to support the developers with a game that does have a lot of potential. However, it will need lots of work in a few areas before it would be what I consider a good VR game worth recommending to everyone.
The biggest problem this game has right now is the poor performance. The Unreal Engine has seldom run so poorly as it does here on my RTX 3080 (and no I don’t have any bottlenecks). I had to change DLSS to balanced to achieve a steady 45 frames per second. That’s barely acceptable performance.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Horrible performance.
It doesnt matter if you play at lowest setting or resolution 9000%.
Horrible voice acting and item handling.
When I finally got to swim in the ocean the game might be enjoyable depending on whats avaible to to explore.
You are asking too much money and this should be labeled as early access.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Disc Golf Adventure VR
Hi. This game has been very good for me. At first it took some tweaking in my pc but I was able to get my frames to about 2-3ms which gave me over 50% overhead on my 2080 super. Then the gameplay was super smooth. I would recommend to anyone who has been looking for the most true to life VR Disc Golf experience to date. Great job guys and please keep updating (and making games lol). Thanks.
– Real player with 31.4 hrs in game
As an avid disc golfer in real life, I am very pleased with this title.
PROS:
Lots of discs with their own flight numbers
Shot shaping
Various Courses
CONS:
Extremely difficult to throw farther than 150 ft
Short holes
Repetitive holes
I think a big fix this game needs is that its very hard to throw far, and the holes are much shorter than any other disc golf course in real life. I think a re-scaling of the game would go a long ways.
In the end, I am very excited for this game’s future. I would recommend this to any one who enjoys the sport.
– Real player with 27.5 hrs in game
Double Play: 2-Player VR Baseball
This game has a few bugs/areas for improvement such as you can’t change the number of innings (it’s always 3) and the directions regarding how to pitch are mostly absent but it’s a lot of fun regardless. It doesn’t cost much and I have enjoyed playing it with my nephew for hours on end.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Not worth $10.00. Fun in the beginning but then I will never play it again.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game