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After spending time with the recently released consumer editions of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive virtual re.ality systems, here are the 10 best VR titles out now:
Adr1ft
If the film “Gravity” was a video game, it would be “Adr1ft.” The weightless saga for Oculus casts players as an astronaut struggling to survive while exploring a shattered space station.
Elite: Dangerous
While the open-world space simulator “Elite: Dangerous” has been out for two years, a VR edition adds another level of immersion by placing players in the cockpit of their spaceship.
EVE: Valkyrie
This sci-fi dogfighter — one of the first full-fledged games to be created for modern-day VR — convincingly pits online gamers against each other in out-of-this-world locales.
Fantastic Contraption
In this physics-based puzzler, there’s a wacky frenzy as players are tasked with constructing virtual inventions to navigate a glowing pink blob across increasingly more complex levels.
Hover Junkers
Duck! The controllers for the Vive are transformed into a gun and a hovercraft’s throttle, in this addictive multiplayer shooter that implores players to use their whole body.
Job Simulator
This could be the first-ever VR sitcom. “Futurama” meets “Portal” in Owlchemy Labs’ quirky game where players take orders from robots in such roles as line cook and store clerk.
Space Pirate Trainer
For those gamers who’ve ever wanted to dodge bullets with their whole body like Keanu Reeves in “The Matrix,” this arcade-like game will have them muttering, “Whoa.”
The Lab
Valve didn’t release a new “Half-Life” game alongside the Vive, but they did create a dynamic “Portal”-themed mini-game collection boasting high-fidelity archery and realistic VR vistas.
Tilt Brush
One of the most impressive VR experiences isn’t a game at all. Google basically designed a 360-degree version of Photoshop where users can craft sculptures with everything from paint to rainbows.
Vanishing Realms
In this clunky but captivating fantasy game, players are cast adventurers who must wield swords, shields, bows and magical wands as they navigate dungeons and fight skeletons.