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The second round of UploadVR’s Best of 2025 awards has begun.We started today by highlighting our favorite games of the year on individual platforms including Quest, PC VR, PlayStation VR2, and Apple Vision Pro. Here, we also discuss top titles in immersive entertainment other than games, aiming for an experience that is more like a movie.Currently, we are focusing on mixed reality apps and games as developers continue to adopt this approach. We’re also taking a closer look at how best to use hand tracking throughout the year, alongside dedicated early access categories for both Mixed Reality and VR games.…

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s been a year of exploring many new places through VR and mixed reality. Today I’d like to share with you some of my favorites.Just like last year, we’ll be publishing the best titles of 2025 as chosen by the UploadVR editorial team, divided into three articles. For our first edition, we’ll be highlighting the best games across four platforms: Apple Vision Pro, PC VR, PlayStation VR2, and Meta Quest. We also discuss the best immersive entertainment experiences beyond gaming.In the next article, we’ll focus on mixed reality apps and games, highlighting this year’s…

MR Clean could be a mixed reality PowerWash simulator, expected to arrive on the Quest 3/3S next year.Developed by PotamWorks (Smash Drums), MR Clean is a room-scale mixed reality cleaning game designed around hand-tracking controls to remove virtual dirt from walls, floors, and furniture. It also comes with a two-player “party mode” for local play, as well as a “virtual object mode” to clean up detailed 3D models piece by piece. It was originally inspired by a mixed reality experiment created with Smash Drums, which lets you splatter virtual paint across a room. “While the painting mechanic was a natural…

It’s time for our annual holiday break, so we’re wrapping up this year’s review with a look at Monkeywrench. I hope everyone has a great holiday! Cobra Dreadnok is welcoming a new member to the Outlaw Bike Club. It’s none other than a monkey wrench. This character was first offered in Hasbro’s O-ring 3-3/4 inch line in 1986. This new updated version debuts in the 6-inch line, and while maintaining the classic look, it’s been given some new elements, including updated outfits, accessories, and even an alternate hairpiece and mask. Thank you to BigBadToyStore for sending me the Hasbro GI…

This sponsored post was created by UploadVR in partnership with Agile Lens. It’s the season to put up the tree, give a present or two, and have a little eggnog. For theater lovers in 2025, the classic holiday story takes on a new form in Agile Lens’ A Christmas Carol VR. This festive production is a complete live, real-time theatrical performance in virtual reality. In fact, this event was made specifically for VR and not a pre-recorded 360-degree video like some other experiences. What else makes A Christmas Carol VR unique compared to typical VR theater? First, it has full-body…

Iron Rebellion is future-ready with today’s update, bringing completely overhauled AI units, new modes, and more to the multiplayer VR mech game.Currently available on Quest and Steam, developer Black Beach Studio describes today’s “Foundations Update” as “a meaningful step toward the next stage of game development.” It introduces Abandoned Sector 9, an official new map originally created by community Discord member Kforce and then improved by the studio’s lead artist.Black Beach Studio says Abandoned Sector 9 represents the team’s latest visual direction, calling it “the most faithful environment ever created” for Iron Rebellion. The map depicts flooded alleyways, broken overpasses,…

A free-roaming immersive VR installation in New York City explores the RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912.Titanic: Echoes From The Past comes from Eclipso, a company focused on large-scale location-based experiences. The experience lasts over 30 minutes and takes guests through a walk-around virtual reality experience aboard a modern marine research vessel exploring the remains of the infamous North Atlantic shipwreck in April 1912.Titanic experienceAfter a brief narrative setting that places guests as explorers aboard a research vessel, the experience begins with a 3,800 meter descent along a deep-sea submarine to the Titanic sinking site. The wreckage of the broken…

On Point is a WarioWare-inspired arcade shooter with new game modes and more in full release on Quest and PC VR.Released in early access last year, On Point is a 90s-inspired VR light gun shooter game from Australian developer Actuator Digital. It’s now in full release with significant improvements and two new modes. “One Off” lets you play individual minigames of your choice, while “Marathon” has you trying to complete all 115 minigames in a row. Several existing modes have been improved, and you can now earn Arcade Tickets as you play to unlock more options. You can also choose…

After years of waiting, Hasbro finally offers the Marvel Legends line, inspired by the Inhumans from Marvel Comics. The latest products include Blackbolt and Triton, Medusa and Gorgon, and previously released Crystal and Lockjaw. Karnak was also released in the Disney+ Smart Hulk (figure assembly) wave. Hasbro has produced Black Bolt and Medusa many times in the past, but these new figures are simply better and make the previous ones (for the most part) obsolete. Thank you to BigBadToyStore for sending us the Hasbro Marvel Legends Series 6-inch Medusa & Gorgon – Inhumans 2-Pack Figure for review. BigBadToyStore offers flat…

Meta’s Interaction SDK for Unity has received a major update, adding new movement modes for hand tracking and allowing for more customizable throws.Interaction SDK is a Unity framework that provides high-quality common interactions for controllers and hand tracking. This includes direct object retrieval, distance retrieval, interactable UI elements, gesture detection, and more. This means developers don’t have to reinvent the wheel and users don’t have to relearn interactions between apps using SDKs.The Meta Interaction SDK is also available for Unreal Engine, but that version lacks many features including these new additions and improvements.New movement options for hand trackingAlmost three years…