The Best Steam VR Games of 2020

The VR craze is growing rapidly.

It would be very surprising if you hadn’t heard about this fast-growing technology.

VR games are a major reason for the popularity of this technology.

This  technology is relatively new.

As a result, the gaming library still needs to catch up.

Nevertheless, there are still several available games.

There is competition to introduce new games, which has many benefits for consumers.

Some of the VR games are remakes in VR technology of existing popular games, while others have been developed from scratch.

It is impossible to compare and rank each individual game.

They have their own flavor which keeps the players engaged.

They should all be highly rated.

We have compiled a list of games that have been successful on the VR platform.

You can see  if your favorite game has made our list.

 

I Expect You to Die

This popular game was developed and published by Schell Games.

It can be  used with Oculus Rift, Valve Index or HTC Vive.

It’s price is $24.99 on Steam but due to a promotion, it is currently 50% off, which is an excellent deal.

If you love puzzle-solving games, espionage and close shaves, this game is for you.

Each of the five levels is a VR puzzle-solving challenge.

You must use your wits quickly and escape a certain level.

The trial and error hurdles keep you completely engrossed in the gameplay.

You will play the role of an international spy agent who is determined to foil the nefarious plans of the Zaraxis Corporation.

The game is both thrilling and terrifying. You find true relief at the end of each level.

This game can be played using a simple interface.

However, VR completely changes the game’s dynamics.

The VR controllers make the whole experience much more involving.

You can feel the puzzles, move your head to explore the area and find objects, look at your feet to find a dropped object and extend your hand to grab something.

With every action, you feel your presence inside the game.

 

 

Beat Saber

If you are up for something that is physically challenging and tests your instincts and intuitions, beat saber is the right game for you.

This highly reviewed game was developed and produced by Beat Games.

This game is available on Steam at a discounted price of $18.69 for a bundle that includes the game and Imagine Dragons music pack.

The game revolves around the idea of slashing arrow marked boxes streaming towards you.

As soon as the game starts, your controllers are each marked with a blue and red saber.

You have to see, decide and slash the marked beatboxes with the right saber at the right time.

You are confronted with barriers that you must duck or bombs that you need to avoid your sabers from in between the streaming notes.

The game keeps getting more challenging, as the levels progress and even more, if you want to make it to the leaderboards.

You get more awards, if you slash the note with longer arcs or end up slashing right down its center.

This means you have to think and train yourself to know which arm placements will give you the best shots with the highest possible points.

 

SuperHot VR

Developed and published by the critically acclaimed Superhot Team, this megahit is priced with a 30% discount at $3.49, on Steam.

If you want to be a hero in a world that is total mayhem, with enemies raging at you from all directions, you will instantly fall in love with SuperHot VR.

The game slows down the time around you, until you choose to move.

This creates  the illusion of being capable of doing things at superhuman speed.

The game lasts for a few hours that are totally packed with rapid bullet and fist attacks from enemies armed with guns and knives.

In any normal scenario, you wouldn’t stand a chance of survival against the full force of your enemies.

However, the time stops as long as you stand still.

It only moves when you decide to duck or dodge an attack.

You can stay still and decide how to handle the situation and then move strategically.

This game combines fun, thrills and strategically acting all in one place.

 

Arizona Sunshine

Arizona sunshine brings you the zombie apocalypse in the southwestern United States.

Yes, that is right.

You will find yourself on a mission, basking in Arizona.

This lets you explore the dark caves and treacherous Grand Canyon.

The game starts with you getting a slight hint of human survivors in Arizona, which is run by the undead.

You are left with very little ammunition and food for survival.

However, you must find and rescue any human you can locate.

You have to deal with zombies coming at you from everywhere, destroy them and get a hold of their belongings that may assist with your survival.

This very popular VR game tests your skills of keeping your calm and making the right decisions under extreme pressure.

With a 66% discount, Arizona Sunshine has a price of $13.59 on Steam.

This thrilling VR experience has been developed by Vertigo Games and Jaywalker interactive and is published by Vertigo Games.

Like any zombie game experience, this game has moments so horrifying that they will give you goosebumps.

This isn’t only a horror game.

The scary parts are just snippets to provide the zombie flavor.

 

Gorn

When humor meets violence, it is called Gorm in VR.

The game was developed by free lives and published by Devolver.

Digital Gorn is priced at $9.99 at a 50% discount.

You can buy it from Steam.

This is by far the most savage VR face-smashing game available.

It is a gladiator simulator in VR.

This game is not suitable for people of all ages and shouldn’t be played at work.

This is because of the gory violence that it contains.

The bloodshed and violence in the gladiator era are now abhorred, which makes us skeptical about the popularity of this game.

Wait until you have a headset and controllers in your hands.

You will soon be smashing the face of your enemy with a nail-spiked bat, disintegrating the skull and making one of the eyes on the verge of popping out, followed by an oozing fountain of blood.

Reading about these details may make you wonder how this game has become so popular.

This game is not for the squeamish. It is for people who love the roaring cheering crowds, bloodshed and killing their enemies in the most savage ways, using knives, swords, maces, nunchucks and sometimes blood-covered bare hands!

 

Pavlov VR

Published and developed by Vankrupt games, Pavlov is a multiplayer shooter in VR.

This first-person shooter is the closest rendition of counterstrike in VR that has been developed.

This game is available for $8.49 on Steam.

Pavlov is a modern-day first-person shooting game.

It allows you to choose the most suitable tool for combat from a collection of arms.

The game comes with many tiny details.

They include enabling the player to aim down their gun’s iron-sight, take an appropriate aiming place, and reload the gun in a way that is very realistic.

This is undoubtedly all about gun battles.

Pavlov is very immersive, since it lets the player do things by following minute details.

You can feed the magazine into the gun and pull the slide back on the gun, while taking extreme gunfire from the opposite side.

This game tests your ability to make the right decisions under critical circumstances.

You will have to choose the right tool to use against your enemy and save yourself and the team.

Pavlov VR utilizes the Steam workshop, which means the game is customizable.

Custom maps are constantly being made by the community members that give you a chance to play the game with different maps.

The maps of counterstrike are also available for a nostalgic experience.

 

AutoShield VR

If you want to introduce your new VR headset to your friends and let them enjoy the VR world with something that is light and fun, try Auto shield VR.

Developed and published by Dylan Fitterer, Auto shield will cost you $7.99 at a discount of 60%.

If you buy it on Steam.

The game is a lot of fun. You can choose any song from the PC and let the software do the work.

The game will generate a series of neon-colored paint blob asteroids.

You have to punch the blobs, blue with one hand, orange with the other and use both hands to punch the purple ones.

The fun part with Auto shield, is that it can generate a different paced paint blobs coming towards you for each song.

There is also a separate leaderboard for each song.

You can relax when the beats are slow, get ready when the song gets fast and sweat it out when you fail to match the pace.

Let us punch the hell out of the music!

This is one favorite VR game that everyone is eagerly waiting to play.

 

Space Pirate Trainer VR

Developed and published by wittily named I-Illusions, space pirate trainer is a dream come true for those who have dreamed of being a pirate in space.

With a 33% discount, this game will cost you $6.69 from Steam.

If you are familiar with the score attack game from the 1980 and 1990 arcades, you will find Space pirate trainer similar.

The visual effects take you down memory lane to those infra halcyon days.

You will find yourself inside an arcade cabinet, fighting off your enemies with a choice of six types of weapons.

This game involves dodging shots, deflecting shots fired at you, getting critically injured, and changing your mode of weapon while flying.

What else can be more demanding and thrilling?

 

Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope

If you are looking for a fast-paced, fun, charming, twisted, and ultimate wave shooter in a VR game, Serious Sam has been developed by the Croteam just for you.

This fun-packed game is available on Steam at an 80% discounted price of just $2.59.

The game consists of 20 levels, with four missions on five planets.

A few levels require both vertical and horizontal mobility, which gives a different feeling to the game.

Your powerups and weapon upgrades and skill updates, as you progress through the gameplay.

The higher levels let you do double damage to your enemies, have massive orbital weapons, and slow down time.

The game is very well-designed with well-developed strategies and pace flow.

The waves start up at a slow pace but pick up speed.

This gives you an opportunity to breathe in the middle.

It is a wave shooter but it tests your strategic abilities.

You have to quickly decide which weapon to use, when to use a shield, which enemies should be the highest priority targets, and when to use your powerups.

The game features a variety of weapons, like the pistol, shotguns, swords, machine guns, chainguns and even rocket launchers.

 

Conclusion

All of the games mentioned in this piece are available on Steam.

Most of them can be purchased there for excellent prices. Each one of these games is  very popular, although there is always room for improvement.

A lot of hard work is being put into producing a rich library for VR content.

There are many people waiting to enrich their VR experience.

Everyone has their own preferences.

The developers know this, which is reflected in their efforts to develop enjoyable VR games.