The most wanted PCVR games coming in 2025

[RuneSR2]

In just a month, it'll be 2025, and we already know of many PCVR games which will arrive next year, so I'll start a bit early on this post 🙂

Feel free to add your favorites - these are some of my "most wanted" VR games in 2025!

January 14 2025. Pirates VR - Jolly Roger

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1443620/Pirates_VR_Jolly_Roger/

January 16 2025. Arken Age

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2274200/Arken_Age/

16 January 2025. Assetto Corsa Evo (Early Access)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058630/Assetto_Corsa_EVO/

Q1 2025 (estimated). Zombie Army VR

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058030/Zombie_Army_VR/

Q1 2025 (estimated). Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2472940/Wanderer_The_Fragments_of_Fate/

Q1 2025 (estimated). Pools VR

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2663530/POOLS/

Q1-Q2 2025 (estimated). Into the Darkness

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1529530/Into_The_Darkness_VR/

Q1-Q2 2025 (estimated). Aces of Thunder

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

2025. The Midnight Walk

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863640/The_Midnight_Walk/

 

2025. Heroes of Forever

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863590/Heroes_of_Forever/

2025. Slender the Arrivel VR

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2815020/Slender_The_Arrival_VR/

Q1-Q2 2025. Thrasher (from the makers of Thumper)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702300/THRASHER/

Q2 2025. Golel

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2577730/Golel/

2025. The Riese Project

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142400/The_Riese_Project__Prologue/

2025. Low-Fi

https://store.steampowered.com/app/395830/LOWFI/

2025. Irreversible

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3215560/Irreversible/

2025. Gunman Contracts

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2421750/Gunman_Contracts__Stand_Alone/

2025. Ghost Town (from the makers of The Room VR: A Dark Matter)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496180/Ghost_Town/

As in 2024, the best games may be the ones which are kept a secret until a few weeks before launch, so much more will surely arrive!

[RuneSR2]

Somehow I misunderstood Assetto Corsa Evo to be some expansion or DLC, but it looks like a full game release. I've added the game to the above list - the 100GB sim launches January 16 together with Arken Age.

Assetto Corsa Evo is early access - the full release is expected Fall 2025. 

I guess this will be the first AAA PCVR game in 2025 🤔

[RuneSR2]

This looks very promising too, if the YouTuber can be trusted? 🤔 

That said, Assetto Corsa devs have many years of experience making great VR experiences - and they may indeed have the skills to make the best ever VR driving experience. We'll see 🙂

[RuneSR2]

The release trailer just arrived:

Find the game here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1443620/Pirates_VR_Jolly_Roger/

Recommended specs:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

• OS: windows 10, 11

• Processor: Intel Core i7-7700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

• Memory: 16 GB RAM

• Graphics: GTX 3070

• DirectX: Version 11

• VR Support: SteamVR, Meta Rift S, Valve Index, HTC Vive, Meta Link PC

• Additional Notes: only for VR headsets

[RuneSR2]

First impressions - I'll make a separate thread when the game launches if I think the quality of the game is good enough:

Find the game here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1443620/Pirates_VR_Jolly_Roger/

[RuneSR2]

The YouTubers seem excited for Arken Age - maybe this is indeed the next big game in VR 🤔 🤓

To avoid spoilers - I've watched none of the below vids, but have a go if you're interested 🙂 I've only selected vids from YouTubers I consider trustworthy-ish 😎

[RuneSR2]

Pirates VR: Jolly Roger launched yesterday - more info and impressions here:

https://communityforums.atmeta.com/t5/VR-Experiences/Pirates-VR-Jolly-Roger-reviews-and-impressions/...

- and another game launched too, namely SickWay VR, and for now the game does have some nice ratings, more than 90% are positive:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3012470/SickWay_VR/

I just bought the game and will test it later - seems the old native Oculus drivers may be supported 🤔

System Requirements

Recommended:

• OS: Windows 10
• Processor: Ryzen 3600 / Intel i5 9600K
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070
• VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PCVR. Standing or Room Scale

No one says "Oculus PCVR" these days - but using the Oculus name is a true sign of quality to me 🤓

[RuneSR2]

Arken Age is out find more info about the game here:

https://communityforums.atmeta.com/t5/VR-Experiences/Arken-Age-a-potential-VR-Game-Of-The-Year-GOTY-...

Assetto Corsa EVO is also out, but the VR version seems undercooked, I'd wait for more optimization. Ratings are low, especially for the VR version, so beware:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058630/Assetto_Corsa_EVO/