What are the best VR games of 2026?

Through early August 2026, the strongest VR releases include Batman: Arkham Shadow (carrying momentum from late 2025), the Resident Evil Requiem PC VR mod, Aces of Thunder, Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes, Microsoft Flight Simulator on PSVR2, TMNT: Empire City, the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-style survival shooter Into the Radius 2 (now a full 1.0 release), the open-world hunting sim Virtual Hunter, and H3VR, which finally left Early Access with its 1.0 update over the Fourth of July weekend and sits at 97 percent positive across more than 23,000 Steam reviews. The summer's biggest new arrival is GERONIMO, a tactical CQB shooter that launched July 10 and holds a Very Positive rating on Steam. Whatever Valve launches alongside the Steam Frame remains the biggest wildcard for the back half of the year.

What VR games are coming in the rest of 2026?

The biggest remaining wildcard for 2026 is whatever launch title Valve ships alongside the Steam Frame headset. Valve's Great on Frame store section, which certifies games for the headset, went live in July with a handful of titles and passed 50 games and apps by early August. Rust Ltd has also announced Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2, with no date attached yet. Nearer term, Pine Studio opened a public VR preview for Escape Simulator 2 on August 3, the 1980s open-world crime game Streets of Miami VR lands on Quest and PC VR on August 28, and several PSVR 2 ports and Quest exclusives remain on publishers' roadmaps for the rest of the year.

When does the Steam Frame release?

Valve has not announced a release date for the Steam Frame headset, but the signals have stopped being subtle. The Steam Machine shipped June 30 at $1,049, tens of tons of VR hardware cleared into Valve's US warehouses, the FCC granted equipment authorization on July 29, the Great on Frame certification section passed 50 titles, and on August 2 Valve published the headset's compatibility layers, Lepton and FEX, as public Steam entries. Valve still cites the memory supply crunch tied to AI demand as the reason it will not commit to a date, but regulatory clearance plus a public software stack points to weeks, not quarters.

Are there new PSVR 2 games in 2026?

Yes. Microsoft Flight Simulator launched on PSVR 2 in late April 2026 and is one of the biggest VR releases of the year so far. Sony continues to support PSVR 2 with first-party and third-party AAA ports, and the headset now supports PC VR via an official adapter, opening the SteamVR library.

What is the best VR game in 2026 so far?

Microsoft Flight Simulator on PSVR 2 is the most ambitious release of the year so far. Batman: Arkham Shadow remains the strongest Quest-native title, H3VR's long-awaited 1.0 gave PC VR its feel-good story of the summer and is the best-reviewed VR game on Steam by a wide margin, and GERONIMO is the best new thing to arrive since, a six-player tactical CQB shooter that has held a Very Positive rating since its July 10 launch.

Best VR Games of 2026

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Part of our Best Of 2026 guide collection.

Two thirds of the way through, 2026 is delivering on its promise as one of the biggest years for VR gaming. Microsoft Flight Simulator hit PSVR 2, TMNT: Empire City brought the turtles to VR, H3VR capped a decade in Early Access with its 1.0 release over the July 4 weekend, and the tactical shooter GERONIMO arrived on July 10 to the strongest reception any new VR release has had this summer. On the hardware side, the Steam Frame cleared the FCC on July 29 and Valve put the headset's compatibility layers on Steam on August 2, which makes a fall launch look close to certain. Here are the best VR games of 2026 so far, plus the titles still ahead.

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Best new releases of 2026 (so far)

Resident Evil Requiem

Developer: Capcom | Platform: PC (VR mod available) | Released: March 2026

Capcom's latest Resident Evil entry already has a PC VR mod less than a week after launch. While not an official VR release, the modding community has made it functional and the VR community is buzzing about it. A reminder that PC VR modding continues to be one of the most exciting frontiers in VR gaming.

Batman: Arkham Shadow

Developer: Camouflaj | Platform: Quest | Released: Late 2025 (still peaking in early 2026)

Arkham Shadow carried massive momentum into 2026. The combat system translates Rocksteady's freeflow fighting into physical VR punches, counters, and gadget use. The stealth sections where you perch on gargoyles and swoop down on enemies feel genuinely empowering. It's the best superhero game in VR by a wide margin and one of the strongest Quest exclusives to date.

Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes

Developer: Bandai Namco | Platform: PSVR2, Quest, PC VR | Released: April 24, 2026

Bandai Namco's acclaimed puzzle-platformer franchise made the jump to VR on April 24 with a new standalone story following Dark Six through a deeply unsettling world of outsized threats and intricate puzzles. It is out now on PSVR2, Quest, and PC VR, and the sense of scale and creeping dread carries over from the flat-screen originals.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (PSVR 2)

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 cockpit and aircraft key art

Developer: Asobo Studio | Platform: PSVR 2 | Released: April 29, 2026

The biggest thing to happen to PlayStation VR in a year. Microsoft Flight Simulator finally landed on PSVR 2 in late April, bringing one of the most visually impressive games ever made into stereoscopic VR. The sense of scale at altitude is genuinely staggering, and the PSVR 2 OLED panels handle the lighting beautifully. Read our full launch coverage for the complete breakdown.

TMNT: Empire City

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City VR key art with the four turtles

Developer: nDreams | Platform: Quest, PC VR | Released: April 30, 2026

The turtles arrived in VR. Empire City is a physics-driven beat ‘em up where you can play as any of the four turtles, with two-handed weapons that actually feel weighty in your grip. The co-op delivers the cartoon energy fans wanted. Read our launch-day impressions for our full take.

One More Delve

Developer: ATVR | Platform: Quest, PC VR | Released: April 28, 2026 (Quest), July 23, 2026 (Steam)

A largely solo-developed three-player co-op dungeon crawler with real physics and hand-made levels, and the spring's best argument that one developer with the right idea can still carve out a moment in VR. The Quest reception has been strong. Its July 23 Steam debut has been rockier: as of early August it sits at Mixed, 69 percent positive across 36 reviews, with the praise going to the combat feel and the complaints going to sluggish body physics and thin late-run replayability. That is a small sample on a game still shipping updates, so treat it as a work in progress rather than a verdict. Our full launch coverage and review has the details.

Into the Radius 2

Developer: CM Games | Platform: PC VR, Quest | Released: April 23, 2026 (1.0)

The closest thing VR has to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. left Early Access on April 23 with its full 1.0 release. CM Games' survival shooter drops you alone into a surreal anomaly zone where you manually rack your slide, count every round, and maintain your guns by hand. The 1.0 launch added a full story campaign, new weapons, and night vision, and a later update brought the multiplayer co-op players had been waiting for. It is one of the best hardcore VR games most people still have not heard of. Our full release coverage has the breakdown.

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (H3VR)

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Steam header art

Developer: Rust Ltd | Platform: PC VR | Released: 1.0 on July 4 weekend, 2026 (Update 120)

Ten years after entering Early Access at the dawn of consumer VR, H3VR finally shipped its 1.0 over the Fourth of July weekend. It is the definitive firearms sandbox in VR: hundreds of meticulously simulated weapons, the gleefully weird Take and Hold mode, and a decade of free updates from a tiny team. Few games in any medium have been supported this well for this long, and the scoreboard reflects it. As of early August it holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, 97 percent positive across more than 23,000 reviews, which makes it comfortably the best-reviewed VR game on the platform. Rust Ltd has also put up a store page for a sequel, Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2, with no release date attached. Our ten-year retrospective covers what the journey represents.

GERONIMO

Developer: Dark Matter Studios | Platform: PC VR | Released: July 10, 2026 | $19.99

The strongest new VR release of the summer, and the one most likely to still be in rotation at Christmas. GERONIMO is a close-quarters tactical shooter in the Ready or Not mould: breach a room, clear it slowly, and get punished hard for moving before your squad is set. It supports solo infiltration or six players together, and the weapon handling and attachment depth are the parts players keep singling out. It sits at Very Positive on Steam, 84 percent positive across more than 1,100 reviews as of early August, which is a rare hit rate for a VR shooter this early in its life. Expect rough edges, because the content pipeline is still filling in, but the core loop is already the real thing.

Recently released, and what is still ahead

Whatever Valve ships with Steam Frame

Valve Steam Frame wireless VR headset official product image

The signals have stopped being signals. The Steam Machine shipped June 30 at $1,049, tens of tons of hardware labeled virtual reality devices cleared into Valve's US warehouses, and the Great on Frame store section that certifies games for the headset opened in July with about half a dozen titles and passed 50 by early August. Then came the two that matter most: the FCC granted equipment authorization on July 29, which is legal permission to sell, and on August 2 Valve published Lepton and FEX, the headset's Android and x86 translation layers, as public Steam entries. Nobody knows what Valve plans to launch alongside the Frame, but the community is hoping for something in the Half-Life universe. A first-party Valve VR title bundled with new hardware could be the biggest VR gaming moment since Alyx.

Star Trek: Infection

Released March 31 on Quest 3 and PC VR, this narrative survival horror is set in the Star Trek universe. You play a Vulcan Starfleet officer aboard the U.S.S. Lumen as the mission collapses into something darker. Reception has been mixed: critics praised the atmosphere and franchise authenticity while flagging finicky controls and a short, roughly six to seven hour runtime. Worth it for Trek fans who can tolerate the rough edges.

Aces of Thunder

Released February 3 on PSVR2 and PC VR, this World War I and II flight combat game focuses on cockpit-only VR gameplay with physics derived from War Thunder. It supports full HOTAS controls, ships with 24 aircraft, and won praise for its physical accuracy and audio while drawing criticism for a steep learning curve. Sim enthusiasts have embraced it.

Virtual Hunter

Released May 27 on PSVR2 and Quest at $24.99 after a stretch on Steam, Korpi Games' realistic hunting sim is the most serious attempt the genre has seen in VR. It is built around 64 square kilometer open worlds with solo play or six-player co-op, and it leans hard on each headset's hardware. If you have wanted a patient, tracking-focused hunting game in VR rather than an arcade shooting gallery, this is the one to watch. Our launch coverage breaks down the platform differences.

What to watch for

The Steam Frame launch is still the wild card for the back half of 2026, but it is a much smaller wild card than it was a month ago. The headset has regulatory clearance, a certification program past 50 titles, and a published software stack. Meta Connect lands September 23 with the Quest 4 now pointed at 2027, so Valve has the hardware stage largely to itself this fall. If it delivers a strong standalone headset with a compelling launch title, it could expand the VR gaming audience significantly and give developers a reason to invest more heavily in VR exclusive content. Nearer term, August is the usual pre-fall lull: Pine Studio opened a public VR preview for Escape Simulator 2 on August 3, Streets of Miami VR arrives August 28, and the narrative escape room Amelia's Escape landed on Quest and Steam on July 23 at $15.99. Our first-half standouts roundup recaps the six months that got us here.

We'll keep this page updated as new titles are announced and released throughout 2026.