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Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? by k__ on Thursday May 20, 2021 @12:06PM (#27222966)
Any Quest game recommendations?

I have one, but I barely use it right now.

Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? by ChuckNorris89 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @12:26PM (#27223254)
In Death: Unchained is my favorite Quest game so far.

https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2334376869949242/?l...

Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? by Rebelgecko on Thursday May 20, 2021 @02:15PM (#27224952)
Pistol Whip and Crisis Vrigade are fun shooters that get you moving. Crisis VRigade in particular will have you do LOTS of squats, it's also hard as hell (I've played for hours and still haven't beaten the first 6 minute level on easy difficulty).

For a less physical game, I'm really enjoying Control Tower VR. If you remember when early touch screen games started coming out, there was a whole genre where you used the touch screen to fly planes around and safely land them at an airport without crashing into each other. Control Tower VR is like that, but in 3D. It isn't super polished, but the gameplay loop is fun enough that I don't mind.

If you're tethering to a computer or using something like Virtual Desktop, Half Life: Alyx and American Truck Simulator are both fun a lot of fun. ATS is great if you just want to put on a podcast and zone out, without having to worry about crashing your real car when you zone out too much.

Also seconding the recommendations here for Superhot. That's the game that convinced me that VR was the real deal.

Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? by mherrmann on Thursday May 20, 2021 @02:06PM (#27224799)
Superhot Red Matter The Room Half Life Alyx if your PC is powerful enough Star Wars Tales from the Galaxy's Edge I expect you to die
Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? by Sohcahtoa82 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @02:47PM (#27225391)
If you like Poker, I'd recommend Pokerstars VR. It's all fake money, so generally everyone's there to have a great time and it's fun to chat with the other players. I tend to play at around 11 PM to 2 AM Pacific Time, so I often find myself chatting with Australians, New Zealanders, and Europeans.
Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? by nameless912 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @12:40PM (#27223467)
Population: One is pretty great if you like online multiplayer. Superhot is an obvious classic, lots of replayability and one of the first things I put people new to VR into. I've heard great things about the Walking Dead game but haven't played it yet.
Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? by csmiller on Thursday May 20, 2021 @01:24PM (#27224135)
I enjoyed Pistol Whip a lot, although I have stopped using my Oculus over time
Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? by knacky on Thursday May 20, 2021 @12:57PM (#27223757)
Demeo is a turn based D&D clone that is pretty fun.
Re:Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years? by TenJack on Thursday May 20, 2021 @09:18PM (#27229477)
Eleven ping pong feels like the real thing.