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Video games marketed by the Oculus VR company are designed for the Oculus Rift and other Oculus virtual reality headsets. Oculus games are platform locked, and unlike other competing platforms Oculus does not provide software serials. [1] [2]
Natural locomotion games only use the motion and rotation of the player's head, without apparent camera movement induced by a thumbstick or keyboard.
Games marked * have optional artificial locomotion, where teleportation can be added to natural locomotion.
| Title | Genre | Exclusive | Input Device(s) | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronos | Adventure RPG | Yes | Gamepad | [3] |
| Dead Secret | Mystery Thriller | No | Oculus Remote / Gamepad | [4] |
| Defense Grid 2: Enhanced VR Edition | Tower Defense | Yes | Oculus Remote / Gamepad | [5] |
| Drunk or Dead | Zombie shooter | No | Oculus Touch | [6] |
| Gunslinger - Cowboy Shooting Challenge | Action/Simulation | Yes | Oculus Remote | [7] |
| Hitman Go: VR Edition | Turn-based Strategy | Yes | Oculus Remote / Gamepad | [8] |
| Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes | Social Puzzle | No | Gamepad | [9] |
| Pinball FX2 VR | Arcade Game | No | Gamepad | [10] |
| Please, Don't Touch Anything | Puzzle | No | Oculus Remote / Gamepad | [11] |
| The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR | Mystery | No | Gamepad | [12] |
| Deadly Burrito* | Shooter | Yes | Oculus Touch | [13] |
| Rec Room* ("teleport" option) | FPS / Action RPG / Sports / Social | No | Oculus Touch | [14] |
| Derail Valley * | Simulation Video Game, Adventure, Early Access | No | Oculus Touch | [15] |
Cockpit locomotion games use a vehicle with a cockpit to let the players traverse an environment. Whether this causes motion sickness varies based on multiple factors, including: the player's constitution, the size of the cockpit, and the intensity of motion.
| Title | Genre | Exclusive | Input Device(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADR1FT | Adventure | No | Gamepad |
| American Truck Simulator | Driving Simulation | No | Gamepad / Steering Wheel |
| Assetto Corsa | Racing Simulation | No | Steering Wheel |
| Bazaar | Adventure | No | Gamepad |
| Digital Combat Simulator World | Flight Simulation | No | Flight Stick / HOTAS / Rudder Pedals / Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard |
| DiRT Rally | Racing Simulation | Yes | Steering wheel |
| Elite Dangerous | Spaceflight Simulation | No | Gamepad / Flight Stick / HOTAS |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | Driving Simulation | No | Gamepad / Steering Wheel |
| EVE: Valkyrie | Space Dogfighter | No [16] | Gamepad / Flight Stick |
| Flight Simulator X | Flight Simulation | No | Flight Stick / HOTAS / Yoke / Rudder Pedals / Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard |
| Gunjack | Turret Shooter | No | Gamepad |
| IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles | Combat Flight Simulation | No | Flight Stick / HOTAS / Rudder Pedals / Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard |
| iRacing | Racing Simulation | Yes | Steering Wheel |
| Live for Speed | Racing Simulation | No | Steering Wheel |
| Prepar3D | Flight Simulation | No | Flight Stick / HOTAS / Yoke / Rudder Pedals / Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard |
| Project CARS - Game of the Year Edition | Racing Simulation | No | Gamepad / Steering Wheel |
| RaceRoom Racing Experience | Racing Simulation | No | Gamepad / Steering Wheel |
| Radial-G: Racing Revolved | Arcade Racer | No | Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard / Steering Wheel |
| VR Regatta | Sailing simulation | No | Oculus Touch |
| War Thunder | Flight Simulation | No | Keyboard+Mouse/Gamepad/HOTAS or Flightstick |
These games artificially move the "camera", such as thumbstick player movement or on rails camera movement. They can allow for a wider range of experiences, but can cause motion sickness and can be detrimental to presence.
| Title | Genre | Exclusive | Input Device(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge of Nowhere | Action-Adventure Horror | Yes | Gamepad |
| Emily Wants to Play | Horror | No | Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard |
| Fallout 4 VR Edition | Science Fiction | No | Oculus Touch / Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard |
| Into the Dead | Survival FPS | No | Gamepad |
| Kumoon (with DLC) | Puzzle | No | Gamepad |
| Legend of Dungeon | Action RPG | No | Gamepad |
| Lucky's Tale | Platformer | Yes | Gamepad |
| Minecraft | Adventure / Sandbox | No | Gamepad |
| Obduction | Adventure / Puzzle | No | Oculus Remote / Oculus Touch / Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard |
| P·O·L·L·E·N | Exploration | No | Gamepad |
| Quake (With Mod) | FPS | No | Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard |
| Rec Room ("walking" option) | FPS / Action RPG / Sports / Social | No | Oculus Touch |
| Roblox | Sandbox | No | Mouse+Keyboard / Gamepad / Oculus Touch |
| Subnautica | Adventure | No | Gamepad |
| The Climb | Exploration | Yes | Oculus Touch / Gamepad |
| The Solus Project | Exploration Adventure | No | Gamepad / Mouse+Keyboard |
| The Town of Light | Horror | No | Gamepad |
| Stormland | Science Fiction | Yes | Oculus Touch |
These games have been announced and are at the moment in development.
| Title | Genre | Exclusive | Input Device(s) | Est. Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperstacks | Puzzle Platformer | No | Oculus Touch | April 2021 |
| Facebook Horizon | Sandbox | Yes | Oculus Touch | 2021 |
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