Best VR Games of 2026
Part of ourBest Of 2026guide collection.
Past the halfway mark, 2026 is delivering on its promise as one of the biggest years for VR gaming. Microsoft Flight Simulator hit PSVR 2, TMNT: Empire City brought the turtles to VR, a solo student developer dropped one of the most surprising indie hits of the year, and H3VR capped a decade in Early Access with its 1.0 release over the July 4 weekend. On the hardware side, the Steam Machine shipped June 30 and Valve quietly opened a Great on Frame store section, the loudest signal yet that the Steam Frame is close. Here are the best VR games of 2026 so far, plus the titles still ahead.
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Best new releases of 2026 (so far)
Resident Evil Requiem
Developer: Capcom | Platform: PC (VR mod available) | Released: March 2026
Capcom’s latest Resident Evil entry already has a PC VR mod less than a week after launch. While not an official VR release, the modding community has made it functional and the VR community is buzzing about it. A reminder that PC VR modding continues to be one of the most exciting frontiers in VR gaming.
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Developer: Camouflaj | Platform: Quest | Released: Late 2025 (still peaking in early 2026)
Arkham Shadow carried massive momentum into 2026. The combat system translates Rocksteady’s freeflow fighting into physical VR punches, counters, and gadget use. The stealth sections where you perch on gargoyles and swoop down on enemies feel genuinely empowering. It’s the best superhero game in VR by a wide margin and one of the strongest Quest exclusives to date.
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
Developer: Bandai Namco | Platform: PSVR2, Quest, PC VR | Released: April 24, 2026
Bandai Namco’s acclaimed puzzle-platformer franchise made the jump to VR on April 24 with a new standalone story following Dark Six through a deeply unsettling world of outsized threats and intricate puzzles. It is out now on PSVR2, Quest, and PC VR, and the sense of scale and creeping dread carries over from the flat-screen originals.
Microsoft Flight Simulator (PSVR 2)
Developer: Asobo Studio | Platform: PSVR 2 | Released: April 29, 2026
The biggest thing to happen to PlayStation VR in a year. Microsoft Flight Simulator finally landed on PSVR 2 in late April, bringing one of the most visually impressive games ever made into stereoscopic VR. The sense of scale at altitude is genuinely staggering, and the PSVR 2 OLED panels handle the lighting beautifully. Read ourfull launch coveragefor the complete breakdown.
TMNT: Empire City
Developer: nDreams | Platform: Quest, PC VR | Released: April 30, 2026
The turtles arrived in VR. Empire City is a physics-driven beat ‘em up where you can play as any of the four turtles, with two-handed weapons that actually feel weighty in your grip. The co-op delivers the cartoon energy fans wanted. Read ourlaunch-day impressionsfor our full take.
One More Delve
Developer: Solo dev (with friends) | Platform: Quest, PC VR | Released: April 28, 2026
The surprise of the year. A largely solo-developed three-player co-op dungeon crawler with real physics, hand-made levels, and a polish level that embarrassed several big-studio releases this spring. Proof that one developer with the right idea can still carve out a real moment in VR. Our fulllaunch coverage and reviewhas the details.
Into the Radius 2
Developer: CM Games | Platform: PC VR, Quest | Released: April 23, 2026 (1.0)
The closest thing VR has to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. left Early Access on April 23 with its full 1.0 release. CM Games’ survival shooter drops you alone into a surreal anomaly zone where you manually rack your slide, count every round, and maintain your guns by hand. The 1.0 launch added a full story campaign, new weapons, and night vision, and a later update brought the multiplayer co-op players had been waiting for. It is one of the best hardcore VR games most people still have not heard of. Ourfull release coveragehas the breakdown.
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (H3VR)
Developer: Rust Ltd | Platform: PC VR | Released: 1.0 on July 4 weekend, 2026 (Update 120)
Ten years after entering Early Access at the dawn of consumer VR, H3VR finally shipped its 1.0 over the Fourth of July weekend. It is the definitive firearms sandbox in VR: hundreds of meticulously simulated weapons, the gleefully weird Take and Hold mode, and a decade of free updates from a tiny team. Few games in any medium have been supported this well for this long. Ourten-year retrospectivecovers what the journey represents.
Recently released, and what is still ahead
Whatever Valve ships with Steam Frame
The launch signals keep stacking. The Steam Machine shipped June 30 at $1,049, tens of tons of hardware labeled virtual reality devices have cleared into Valve’s US warehouses, and in July Valve quietly published aGreat on Frame store sectionthat certifies games for the headset, the same playbook that made Deck Verified work. Nobody knows what Valve plans to launch alongside the Frame, but the community is hoping for something in the Half-Life universe. A first-party Valve VR title bundled with new hardware could be the biggest VR gaming moment since Alyx.
Star Trek: Infection
Released March 31 on Quest 3 and PC VR, this narrative survival horror is set in the Star Trek universe. You play a Vulcan Starfleet officer aboard the U.S.S. Lumen as the mission collapses into something darker. Reception has been mixed: critics praised the atmosphere and franchise authenticity while flagging finicky controls and a short, roughly six to seven hour runtime. Worth it for Trek fans who can tolerate the rough edges.
Aces of Thunder
Released February 3 on PSVR2 and PC VR, this World War I and II flight combat game focuses on cockpit-only VR gameplay with physics derived from War Thunder. It supports full HOTAS controls, ships with 24 aircraft, and won praise for its physical accuracy and audio while drawing criticism for a steep learning curve. Sim enthusiasts have embraced it.
Virtual Hunter
Released May 27 on PSVR2 and Quest at $24.99 after a stretch on Steam, Korpi Games’ realistic hunting sim is the most serious attempt the genre has seen in VR. It is built around 64 square kilometer open worlds with solo play or six-player co-op, and it leans hard on each headset’s hardware. If you have wanted a patient, tracking-focused hunting game in VR rather than an arcade shooting gallery, this is the one to watch. Ourlaunch coveragebreaks down the platform differences.
What to watch for
The Steam Frame launch is still the wild card for the back half of 2026. The Steam Machine’s June 30 launch proved Valve will ship hardware straight through the memory crunch, and the Great on Frame store section means game certification is already underway. Meta Connect lands September 23 with the Quest 4 now pointed at 2027, so Valve has the hardware stage largely to itself this fall. If it delivers a strong standalone headset with a compelling launch title, it could expand the VR gaming audience significantly and give developers a reason to invest more heavily in VR exclusive content. Nearer term, the narrative escape roomAmelia’s Escapehits Quest and Steam on July 23 at $15.99, and ourfirst-half standouts rounduprecaps the six months that got us here.
We’ll keep this page updated as new titles are announced and released throughout 2026.
