An Overview of the Upcoming Virtual Reality Games in 2020
2019 was a good year for VR in terms of the sheer number of titles released and 2020 is shaping up into another impressive year with several big titles lined up for release.
We are doing an overview of all the known upcoming virtual reality games so far so that you don’t lose track on some of the great titles to watch out for this year. The title shave been listed in the order of the date of publication and will be update on a regular basis as new released are announced.
Virtual Reality Game Releases for 2020
Warden of the Isles
Release Date: 14/02/2020
Platform: HTC Vive Pro
Genre: Strategy
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110980/Warden_of_the_Isles/
Description: In this strategy game, you will rely on magic, your wits as well as a powerful throwing arm to defend your town while also commanding troops to fend off enemies. It is a lighthearted take on the VR blend of Mage Simulator and RTS.
MENTAL
Release Date: Early Access Release is 20/02/2020. Final Release: Q4, 2020
Platform: HTC Vive(Pro), Valve Index and Oculus Rift (S)
Genre: Action/Shooter/Parkour VR
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227160/MENTAL/
Description: A parkour/shooter/action game that includes revolutionary movement mechanics and intense combat VR. You will wallrun, shoot and slice as you battle your way through ruthless cartoon enemies in a bid to survive.
Silicon: Rising
Release Date: Early Access is February 2020 and Final Release is June 2020
Platform: HTC Vive(Pro), Valve Index, Oculus Rift (S), Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Action/Shooter
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1081610/SILICON_RISING/
Description: In this action/shooter game, the player is immersed into a Cyberpunk-styled world that combines immersive room scale VR with the thrill of arcade action. You will dodge enemy bullets screaming past you as you fight to decimate your enemies.
Half-Life: Alyx
Release Date: March 2020
Platform: Valve Index, HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Action
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/546560/HalfLife_Alyx/
Price: $53.99
Description: The most anticipated VR title in 2020 takes you back to the Half-Life series for the first time in more than a decade. Immerse yourself into the impossible battle against a vicious alien known as Combine. You are cast as Alyc Vance and are the last hope for survival for humanity. This VR take is set between the events taking place in Half-Life and Half-Life 2.
Marvel’s Iron Man VR
Release Date: 15/05/2020
Platform: PlayStation VR
Genre: Action
Link: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/marvels-iron-man-vr-ps4/
Description: Suit yourself up as the Armored Adventure in this original Iron Man adventure.
Pavlov: Shack
Release Date: SideQuest-10/01/2020, Official Q1 2020
Platform: Oculus Quest
Genre: Shooter
Link: https://sidequestvr.com/#/app/392
Description: Pavlov: Shack is already available on the Oculus Quest platform via a SideQuest. This is the most recent Pavlov: Shack build and it is available as a free down-scaled version of the VR shooter hit. Check out this guide on installation via a SideQuest.
While it is already available on a SideQuest, the game has not been released fully. The initial release had been scheduled for December 2019 but this was subsequently delayed to early 2020 because of “core party/friend support” issues on Android that could be solved by then. The SideQuest build of the game is therefore not the final release.
Ironlights VR
Release Date: Q2 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Action
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emcneill/ironlights
Description:
The arena dueler Ironlights VR is currently nearing its Kickstarter fundraising goal with a few days to go. With just a week a left until the close of the campaign, it has already hit 90% of its funding target. The game is a strategic bend to the melee combat genre.
Panther VR
Release Date: Q2 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Stealth Action
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/864730/Panther_VR/
Description:
In this stealth action game, you can plan your heist, select your weapons and infiltrate the location of the heist. You can storm in stealthily or guns blazing, level up, become rich and expand your personal hideout by using gadgets, powerful weapons or collectibles. You can steal anything in this game.
Paper Beast
Release Date: Q1 2020
Platform: PlayStation VR
Genre: Adventure/Simulation
Link: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/paper-beast-ps4/
Description: This is an exploration game that takes place inside a colorful ecosystem that has been created out of big data. The player goes on a virtual journey of discovery in a poetic and immersive VR gameplay. The ecosystem has emerged from a vast memory of a data server and a small bubble of life is blossoming out of the decades of lost and forgotten codes and algorithms.
Pixel Ripped 1995
Release Date: Q2 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality.
Genre: Arcade Adventure
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178140/Pixel_Ripped_1995/
Description:
Immerse yourself in Pixel Ripped once more in this nostalgia-fueled VR game-within-game that is set in 1995. Assist the hero in the game, Dot, as they face challenges to the throwbacks of 16-bit and 32-bit classics while wrestling with the usual struggles of a 9-year old kid.
Separation
Release Date: mid-February 2020
Platform: PlayStation VR
Genre: Exploration Adventure
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Description:
Separation is an eerie exploration game by Recluse Industries. It is set to be release in mid-February.
The Room VR: Dark Matter
Release Date: Q2 2020
Platform: Oculus Quest, HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, PlayStation VR, Windows Mixed Reality.
Genre: Puzzle Adventure
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104380/The_Room_VR_A_Dark_Matter/
Description:
Undead Citadel
Release Date: Q2 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Oculus Quest, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality.
Genre: Action
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/819190/Undead_Citadel/
Description:
Straylight
Release Date: Early Access- 02/03/2020, Final Release-Q3 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Valve Index, Oculus Rift (S), Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Course
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1215000/Straylight/
Description:
Zenith VR
Release Date: Q3 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: MMORPG
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After the Fall
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index
Genre: Shooter
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Description:
A Haunting: Witching Hour
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index
Genre: Horror Adventure
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/554550/A_Haunting__Witching_Hour/
Description:
BigScreen
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: VR Theater Experience
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Description:
Blunt Force
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Arcade
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/816070/Blunt_Force/
Description:
Coloniam
Release Date: Early Access-25/01/2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Building Strategy
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1209740/Coloniam/
Description:
Contractors
Release Date: Early Access-2019, Final Release-2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Shooter
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/963930/Contractors/
Description:
DeMagnete VR
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Puzzle Adventure
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/995270/DeMagnete_VR/
Description:
Down the Rabbit Hole
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Adventure
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Description:
Dreams
Release Date: 2020
Platform: PlayStation VR
Genre: Creative Adventure
Link: https://www.mediamolecule.com/games/dreams
Description:
Echo Arena
Release Date: 2020
Platform: Oculus Quest
Genre: Sports/Action
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Eleven Table Tennis
Release Date: 2020
Platform: Oculus Quest
Genre: Sports
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/488310/Eleven_Table_Tennis_VR
Description:
Eternal Starlight
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Strategy
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/676030/Eternal_Starlight/
Description:
Firmament
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Adventure
Link:
Description:
Free Company VR
Release Date: Early Access- 01/08/2020, Final Release-2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index
Genre: Action, Strategy
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051850/Free_Company_VR/
Description:
Garden of the Sea
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index
Genre: Simulation
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086850/Garden_of_the_Sea/
Description:
Gravity Lab
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Puzzle
Link:https://store.steampowered.com/app/408340/Gravity_Lab__Gravitational_Testing_Facility__Observations/
Description:
Honor and Duty: D-Day
Release Date: 2020
Platform: Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR
Genre: Shooter
Link: https://store.playstation.com/de-de/product/EP3150-CUSA12174_00-HADDDAYV001000EU
Description:
Horizon
Release Date: 2020
Platform: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift
Genre: Social Experience, Metaverse
Link:
Description:
Kin
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: 3D Platformer
Link:
Description:
Humanity
Release Date: 2020
Platform: PlayStation VR
Genre: Simulation
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Legendary Tales
Release Date: 2020
Platform: Oculus Quest
Genre: Action
Link: https://youtu.be/oxa2h16Pl8U
Description:
Lone Echo 2
Release Date: 2020
Platform: Oculus Rift (S)
Genre: Action Adventure
Link:
Description:
Low-Fi
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Action Adventure
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Description:
Marineverse Cup-Yacht Racing
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Sailboat Racing Game
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035320/MarineVerse_Cup__Yacht_Racing/
Description:
Medal of Honor: Above & Beyond
Release Date: 2020
Platform: Oculus Rift
Genre: Shooter
Link:
Description:
Naau: The Lost Eye
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Action-Adventure
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124600/Naau_The_Lost_Eye/
Description:
Nostos
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: MMORPG
Link:
Description:
Onward
Release Date: Early Access-2018, Final Release-2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index
Genre: Shooter
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/496240/Onward/
Description:
ParanormalActivity: The Lost Soul
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index
Genre: Horror
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/467660/Paranormal_Activity_The_Lost_Soul/
Description:
Pavlov VR
Release Date: Early Access-2018, Final Release-2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Shooter
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/555160/Pavlov_VR/
Description:
Phantom: Covert Ops
Release Date: 2020
Platform: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S)
Genre: Stealth-Action
Link:
Description:
Pixel Ripped 1989
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Arcade Adventure
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Description:
Population: One
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Battle Royale Shooter
Link: http://www.populationonevr.com/
Description:
Predator VR
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro)
Genre: Action, Horror
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/755640/Predator_VR/
Description:
QuiVr Vanguard
Release Date:
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Action
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/581460/QuiVr_Vanguard/
Description:
Rhythm of the Universe
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S)
Genre: Music Game
Link:
Description:
Sentenced VR
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S)
Genre: Story, Indie
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111830/Sentenced_VR/
Description:
Shadow Legend VR
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Action RPG
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/987230/Shadow_Legend_VR/
Description:
Sniper Elite VR
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Shooter
Description:
Solaris: Offworld Combat
Release Date: 2020
Platform: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR
Genre: Shooter
Link: https://www.firstcontactent.com/soc
Description:
Space Pirate Arena
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Action, VR Arcade
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Description:
Star Child
Release Date: 2020
Platform: PlayStation VR
Genre: Jump n’ Run
Link: https://www.playstation.com/de-ch/games/star-child-ps4/
Description:
Tarzan VR
Release Date:
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), PlayStation VR, Valve Index
Genre: Adventure
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112100/Tarzan_VR/
Description:
Tea For God
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Shooter
Link:
Description:
The Wizards- Dark Times
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality.
Genre: Action Adventure
Link:
Description:
Until You Fall
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Shooter
Link:
Description:
Vertigo 2
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Hack & Slay
Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/843390/Vertigo_2
Description:
Viro Move
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Fitness
Link:
Description:
Virtual Fighting Championship
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Fighting Game
Link: https://www.vfcgame.com/
Description:
Voronium Locust Sols
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Shooter
Link: https://voronium.com/
Description:
VTIME
Release Date: 2020
Platform: HTC Vive (Pro), Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift (S), Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality
Genre: Social Gaming
Link: https://vtime.net/
Description:
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