Admit it, the main reason you want an Oculus Rift is so you can play games in virtual reality. You’ll be glad to find out then, that 30 VR games will be available on day one, with a 100 more games coming to the device later this year.
“We’re excited to announce the 30 VR games launching with Rift on March 28! This incredible lineup represents years of work from a global community of developers who are pioneering the future of VR,” said the Oculus Team. “These games take you to the outer reaches of space, mysterious labyrinths of wonder, and fantastic worlds of adventure.”
Here’s the complete list of games that will launch alongside the Oculus Rift on March 28. The list is in alphabetical order, complete with a brief game description, price, and video (if available).
1. Adrift by Three One Zero and 505 games.
2. Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games by Turbo Button
3. AirMech: Command by Carbon Games
4. Albino Lullaby by Ape Law
5. Audio Arena by Yorick van Vliet
6. BlazeRush by Targem Games
7. Chronos by Gun Fire Games
8. Darknet by E McNeill
9. Dead Secret by Robot Invader
10. Defense Grid 2 Enhanced VR Edition by Hidden Path Entertainment
11. Dreadhalls by White Door Games
12. Elite Dangerous: Deluxe Edition by Frontier Developments
13. Esper 2 by Coatsink
14. EVE Valkyrie Founder's Pack by CCP Games
15. EVE Gunjack by CCP Games
16. Fly to KUMA by COLOPL
17. Herobound: Spirit Champion by Gun Fire Games
18. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes by Steel Crate Games
19. Lucky's Tale by Playful
22. Omega Agent by Fireproof Games
21. Project CARS by Slightly Mad Studios
22. Radial G by Tammeka Games
23. Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle by HandMade Game
24. Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe VR by Agharta Studio
25. Smashing the Battle by Studio HG
26. Vanishing of Ethan Carter by The Astronauts
27. Vektron Revenge by Ludovic Texier
28. VR Tennis Online by COLOPL
29. Pinball FX2 VR by Zen Studios
30. Windlands by Psytec Games
“We’re excited to announce the 30 VR games launching with Rift on March 28! This incredible lineup represents years of work from a global community of developers who are pioneering the future of VR,” said the Oculus Team. “These games take you to the outer reaches of space, mysterious labyrinths of wonder, and fantastic worlds of adventure.”
Here’s the complete list of games that will launch alongside the Oculus Rift on March 28. The list is in alphabetical order, complete with a brief game description, price, and video (if available).
1. Adrift by Three One Zero and 505 games.
- Game type – immersive First Person Experience (FPX).
- Description – floating among the wreckage of a destroyed space station, the astronaut has no memory of the event that took the lives of everyone on board. With a damaged EVA suit, the astronaut must fight to stay alive and uncover what caused this event.
- Price – $19.99
2. Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games by Turbo Button
- Game type – adventure platformer based on the Adventure Time cartoon.
- Description – use Finn's sword and Jake's stretchy powers to chase down Magic Man, break his curse and get yourself back to normal.
- Price – $4.99
3. AirMech: Command by Carbon Games
- Game type – multiplayer online battle arena.
- Description – step into the world of a future battlefield where you command your army from above, or fight alongside them.
- Price – $39.99
4. Albino Lullaby by Ape Law
- Game type – horror exploration game.
- Description – escape from a dark and surreal Victorian town that clings to the precipices of underground cliffs. The gamespace dynamically twists and contorts around you as you unravel an equally twisted narrative.
- Price – $9.99.
5. Audio Arena by Yorick van Vliet
- Game type – single player arena game.
- Description – inside a 360 degree arena, you must dodge and destroy enemies, enemies that spawn to the beat of the music.
- Price – $9.99
6. BlazeRush by Targem Games
- Game type – arcade style racing survival game.
- Description – race on various thematic tracks, pick up weapons during the race and use them against the other racers.
- Price – not announced.
7. Chronos by Gun Fire Games
- Game type – atmospheric RPG.
- Description – the game chronicles the young hero’s lifelong quest to save his homeland from a great evil.
- Price – $49.99
8. Darknet by E McNeill
- Game type – a cyberpunk and hacking-themed strategy/puzzle game.
- Description – play as an elite hacker in cyberspace and plug into the Net, installing viruses, injecting code, and tunneling through cybersecurity.
- Price – $9.99
9. Dead Secret by Robot Invader
- Game type – mystery thriller game.
- Description – investigate a dead man’s bizarre past and solve the riddle of his death.
- Price – $14.99
10. Defense Grid 2 Enhanced VR Edition by Hidden Path Entertainment
- Game type – sci-fi tower-defense strategy game.
- Description – deploy towers to destroy the aliens.
- Price – $29.99
11. Dreadhalls by White Door Games
- Game type – a horror dungeon crawler.
- Description – use stealth to avoid the dungeon creatures and find a way out of the dungeon.
- Price – $9.99
12. Elite Dangerous: Deluxe Edition by Frontier Developments
- Game type – open world multi-player space-sim trading/combat game.
- Description – take control of your own starship and explore a cutthroat galaxy.
- Price – $59.99
13. Esper 2 by Coatsink
- Game type – a first-person puzzle game set in 1975.
- Description – you will become an agent of ESPR, an enigmatic organization set up to deal with the outbreak of telekinetic abilities among 'special' citizens
- Price – $9.99
14. EVE Valkyrie Founder's Pack by CCP Games
- Game type – multiplayer dogfighting shooter game set in the Eve Online universe.
- Description – get in the cockpit of a heavily armed fighter and join intense team-based multiplayer dogfights.
- Price – $59.99 (free if you pre-ordered the Oculus Rift).
15. EVE Gunjack by CCP Games
- Game type – an action-packed arcade shooter.
- Description – defend a mining platform from deadly waves of enemy ships. Shoot everything that moves!
- Price –$9.99
16. Fly to KUMA by COLOPL
- Game type – puzzle game.
- Description – help the pink bears safely get from point A to point B.
- Price –$14.99
17. Herobound: Spirit Champion by Gun Fire Games
- Game type – action/adventure game.
- Description – control a little goblin dude in a quest to save the world.
- Price – $9.99
18. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes by Steel Crate Games
- Game type – team puzzle game.
- Description – one player has to defuse a ticking time bomb; the other players have to decipher the bomb defusal manual and explain how to do so, but the catch is that they can’t see the bomb.
- Price – $14.99
19. Lucky's Tale by Playful
- Game type – platformer adventure game.
- Description – explore a charming world with Lucky, the fun-loving fox, in this delightful game designed exclusively for the Oculus Rift.
- Price – bundled with Rift.
22. Omega Agent by Fireproof Games
- Game type – jetpack and spy training simulator.
- Description – strap on a prototype nuclear-powered jetpack and blast around an open world.
- Price – $14.99
21. Project CARS by Slightly Mad Studios
- Game type – racing game.
- Description – racing game that features a dynamic time of day and weather system, full pit stops, packed online play, deep tuning, over 40 unique race locations, and a next-gen graphics and physics engine.
- Price – $49.99
22. Radial G by Tammeka Games
- Game type – a sci-fi arcade racing game.
- Description – the game has a nice selection of alien pilots, racing crafts, and unique tracks.
- Price – $24.99
23. Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle by HandMade Game
- Game type – puzzle game.
- Description – in this unique puzzle game you have to find your way out of a twisted mansion made of rooms that slide.
- Price – $14.99
24. Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe VR by Agharta Studio
- Game type – sports arcade game.
- Description – after jumping through a wormhole and landing onto this forsaken planet far from home, you are standing in front of a huge interstellar Casino where everyone plays air hockey for a living.
- Price – $9.99
25. Smashing the Battle by Studio HG
- Game type – hack-and-slash shoot 'em up hybrid.
- Description – in the year 2085, a massive scale hacking incident occurs at a huge multiplex construction site and the construction robots start to attack the workers.
- Price – $19.99
26. Vanishing of Ethan Carter by The Astronauts
- Game type – first-person story-driven mystery game focused on exploration and discovery.
- Description – occult-minded private detective Paul Prospero communicates with the dead to discover the fate of a missing boy and the mystery behind a dark ancient force lurking in Red Creek Valley.
- Price – not announced.
27. Vektron Revenge by Ludovic Texier
- Game type – old school shooter.
- Description – defeat waves of geometric enemies.
- Price – $9.99
28. VR Tennis Online by COLOPL
- Game type – online multiplayer tennis game
- Description – choose from eight players and enjoy a realistic game of tennis.
- Price – $24.99
29. Pinball FX2 VR by Zen Studios
- Game type – pinball game.
- Description – a pinball game that features advanced physics, detailed 3D graphics, and original tables from the pinball wizards at Zen Studios.
- Price – $14.99
30. Windlands by Psytec Games
- Game type – first-person grappling hook exploration game.
- Description – soar through the ruins of a fallen civilization and discover the secrets of an ancient world.
- Price – $19.99