The most wanted PCVR games coming in 2025

The Voxel Project has just launched:

Find the game here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2858370/Voxel_Project_VR/

Recommended specs:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: RTX 3070 or RX 6700 XT
• Storage: 15 GB available space

GORN 2 has just been announced, but kinda looks like a low-end Quest game to me - but the first game looks much the same:

Find the game here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3391450/GORN_2/

This is GORN 1 - about 7 years old, runs on a GTX 970:

A new Slender VR trailer - but looks low-res to me (note the shimmering textures in the trailer indicating very low res), I do hope the game isn't getting heavily Questified or I'll have to pass:

Still does look like the PCVR, surely Quest 3 has not chance rendering many trees and leaves, but the game does leave some old-school and simplistic impressions - looks dated. So better await reviews before buying. 2c. 

New gameplay trailer from Ghost Town. Unfortunately the game also arrives for the extremely low-end Quest standalone hmds, and I do hope that will not ruin the high-end PCVR and PSVR2 versions too much:

Some new stuff - the AAA game F1 2025 will again support VR 30 May 2025:

The game is ready for pre-order here - but I'd await reviews:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3059520/F1_25/

Another interesting VR game is Out of Sight - coming 22 May:

Find the game here: 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3558720/Out_of_Sight_VR/

A personal favorite of mine is Aces of Thunder - I hope the game is just 50% as good as this new gameplay trailer 🙂

Find the game here - release date sometime this year:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754090/Aces_of_Thunder/

Last, but no least, No Man's Sky was just updated with a new expansion named RELICS:

Right now the game is 60% off:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/

This just arrived much out of nowhere on Steam - and looks potentially awesome:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3390230/Secrets_of_Antares/

Maybe just a walking sim, but done right that may not be a bad thing. Recommended specs are high though - I guess there's no such thing as free lunch...:

RECOMMENDED:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: Windows 10, Windows 11
• Processor: Intel Core i7 13700 or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
• Memory: 32 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA 4070 or AMD 7900XT
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 120 GB available space
• VR Support: Quest 2, Quest 3, Valve Index, Mixed Reality, Vive
• Additional Notes: SSD and strong VR legs required

And after all those years waiting, finally I get to cook! Release date 24 April (this year):

Find the game here: 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1394470/Umami_Grove/

Kinda a suspected unexpected game, but I did think Cyborn, known for Hubris, would not cut off the high-end VR marked - and they did not:

The game Wall Town Wonders was first made for Quests and MR, but has now been fully converted and greatly enhanced for VR. Recommended specs are:

Recommended:

• OS: Windows 10 +
• Processor: Core i5-11400 / Ryzen 5 7600
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: RTX 2070
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 10 GB available space
• VR Support: OpenXR - Meta Quest 3s, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, Oculus Rift S, Valve Index, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, Vive Cosmos, Pico 4, Pico 4 Ultra

Note that the Quest version used your own walls for the game and therefore the low-end standalone gpus did not have to render the entire room. Focusing only on a few limited elements, Cyborn could make good use or the very limited standalone gpu power. Now with high-end VR, Cyborn does not need any MR to lower gpu demands, but can create a fully immersive environment. Find the game here: 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570400/Wall_Town_Wonders/

Screenshots by the devs - the game is expected later this year:

Gorn 2 is out and is now close to a 90+ % average positive rating based on 80 reviews:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3391450/GORN_2/

Coming from the grandeur of Behemoth, Gorn 2 really looks low-end and much too exaggerated for the violence and blood to me, but I might support the game if ratings are at 90+ % when getting 100 reviews. Also the game has been greatly enhanced for high-end VR. Recommended specs are:

Recommended:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: Windows 11 x64 Bit
• Processor: Intel Core i5-10600K / AMD Ryzen 7 2700
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: Geforce RTX 2080 / Radeon RX 5700 XT
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 5 GB available space
• VR Support: Supported Headsets: Quest 3, Quest Pro, Vive Pro, Valve Index, Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift S, Vive Cosmos, PSVR2
• Additional Notes: Producing 80+ FPS | SSD Recommended

An RTX 2080 has the power of about 5 standalone Quest 3 hmds working in parallel. Also note the nice dynamic shadows in the PCVR version. According the UploadVR, "performance drops are noticeable on Quest 3 that aren't present with the Steam release" - but that's of course understandable if using a phone gpu for VR gaming (Quest 3 uses the Adreno 740 phone gpu). 

It seems Pools VR will be out 30 May - and even though it may not count as a game, it is a VR experience I'm greatly looking forward to, more info here:

https://www.roadtovr.com/backrooms-style-adventure-pools-is-getting-pc-vr-support-next-month-psvr-2-support-later-this-year/

https://www.uploadvr.com/pools-pc-vr-release-date/