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The best VR platform games to date - jump, climb and run!
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Platformer games began to gain popularity in the distant 80s. The brightest representatives, such as Donkey Kong and Mario Bros, are still admired and reprinted again and again. Until recently, such games with the support of virtual reality were difficult to imagine, but fortunately a number of developers forced us to change our minds, forcing us to shake our positions even among the most ardent skeptics. Take ASTRO BOT: Rescue Mission by SIE Japan Studio, which received critical acclaim.
Below you'll find some of the most interesting VR platform games released to date, offering anything from the traditional platform experience to diorama-style gameplay, co-op play, and even 2D graphics wrapped in XNUMXD space. If you think we missed a gold nugget in this genre, feel free to express your opinion in the comments - we always look forward to your participation and are ready to update our articles with new corrections.
| TITLE | DEVELOPER | RIFT | LIVE | VSFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arca's Path | Dream Reality Interactive | YES | YES | YES |
| squishies | Brainseed Factory | N/A | N/A | YES |
| ASTRO BOT: Rescue Mission | S.I.E Japan Studio | N/A | N/A | YES |
| Carly and the Reaperman: Escape from the Underworld | Odd Raven Studios | YES | YES | N/A |
| Together | Turbo Button | YES | YES | YES |
| Pop-up Pilgrims | Dakko dakko | N/A | N/A | YES |
| KIN | House of Secrets | YES | N/A | N/A |
| The Lost Bear | Odd Bug Studio | YES | N/A | YES |
| Doctor Kvorak's Obliteration Game | freekstorm | YES | YES | N/A |
| Witchblood | Hidden Path Entertainment | YES | N/A | N/A |
| Mervils: A VR Adventure | VitruviusVR | YES | YES | YES |
| Bound | Plastic, SIE Santa Monica Studio | N/A | N/A | YES |
| Lucky's Tale | playful | YES | N/A | N/A |
Beautiful, abstract and charming world! A new, unexplored path awaits the girl. Skill, instinct and awareness will lead her through the intricate labyrinth and all its dangers. In order to return home and to reality, she must tear down the walls of the Arch. Find your way through 25 levels of stunning crystal clear scenery and enjoy intuitive hands-free gameplay.
Immerse yourself in a fun world full of adventure! Squishies is a single-player puzzle game designed exclusively for virtual reality. Solve puzzles and save Squishies, or be creative and create your own levels and then share them with the community. Spin the squishy as you drag them along with your alien friends through 100 levels in five different worlds. Use alien technology and your environment to collect crystals and ensure they have a safe path home.
Take control of Captain ASTRO's Bot and embark on an epic, VR rescue mission to free their teammates scattered throughout the cosmos. Explore vibrant and exciting worlds filled with enemies, fight, unravel secrets in the name of salvation, and ... of course, skirmishes with huge bosses. Look and lean in any direction to detect danger. But be careful...your enemies will come for you too.
A unique experience of co-op couch in (and outside) VR. Master platforming to avoid dangers, solve puzzles and make your way through the underworld. The first player plays as Carly on the computer screen in the classic platform game, while the second player plays as the Reaper in VR. Together, you must find ways to work together to escape the Underworld.
Discover a world of pop-up islands, vibrant characters, and deadly demons uniquely rendered in 2D graphics in 50D space. Over XNUMX stages loop around the player as they try to lead the Pilgrims from platform to platform - left, right, in or out - to take on the enemies and find a safe path to the exit.
A second non-VR player can take a different look at the action on the social screen and can even control a special character to help collect items.
KIN is a stylized VR platform game with combat elements in which a little girl with long hair and a colorful dress goes in search of her story. Defeating enemies and solving puzzles, she jumps from platform to platform as she travels through different landscapes. Travel through the remains of an ancient civilization on a distant planet and see what awaits.
Immerse yourself in the hand-drawn world of Lost Bear as you help Walnut on her journey home through a mysterious land corrupted by a toy thief. Play using a unique combination of fully realized 3D VR environments and 2D Platforming to solve puzzles and rescue Walnut the teddy bear!
As you progress along the path, you will discover a unique world in both 2D and virtual reality. Use intuitive VR interactions that connect you to the world to help Walnut escape the Snatcher Dogs and find his way home.
Welcome to the deadliest galactic game show ever, Dr. Quarak's game, a rather peculiar single-player puzzle game. Controlling three talented rivals, you must pit yourself against the wits of Dr. Quarak himself, an immortal trickster who will challenge you every step of the way. If you win, your success will be celebrated throughout the galaxy. But all is not what it seems, because if you lose, you risk destroying your world. Liberate or destroy - what will you choose?
Clara Patemore has lost everything. Pursued by zealots, she finds herself scared and alone in the forest. She must learn to control her growing powers and gain the strength she needs to defeat the Hunters who have taken over her city. Explore a twisted diorama world filled with secrets, enemies, and powerful magic. Witchblood offers 6+ hours of metroid exploration and combat, hundreds of rooms, 40 upgrades and 4 difficulty levels to master.
Your story begins in the beautiful Mervil countryside with your good friend "Merlin Blue". Merlin is an ancient wizard of that time and foresees the resurrection of a great enemy. He fears that this is the return of the Dark Lord, "Balazar". Armed with a few coins and Mervil's greatsword, you set out on your journey.
The game takes you to a beautiful, fantasy world that exists in the mind of a woman who is reminiscing about her childhood. Use dance moves to traverse a vast environment filled with platforming challenges. As the game progresses, the introspective story unfolds through powerful metaphor and imagery, adding emotional depth to the protagonist's journey.
Lucky's Tale is a delightful platform adventure game designed specifically for the Oculus Rift. Join Lucky as he runs, jumps, climbs and spins in bright, colorful worlds filled with exciting challenges, wacky creatures and all the shiny things a little fox could ever want!
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