Our series Inside XR Design highlights and unpacks examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at Beat Saber (2019) and why its most essential design element can be used to make great VR games that have nothing to do with music or rhythm. Editor’s Note: Today marks the eight year anniversary of Beat Saber’s Early Access release.
While I don’t think anybody was really asking for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game in VR, much less a story-driven campaign with optional co-op: it’s here. And I’m so glad it is, because it’s totally radical. Developer: Cortopia Studios Publisher: Beyond Frames Entertainment Available On: Quest, SteamVR , Pico Reviewed On: Quest 3 Release Date: April 30th, 2026 Price: $25 Gameplay There tends
The Boys: Trigger Warning feels like a game caught between two priorities: delivering a brutal, irreverent VR adaptation of its source material, and serving as a timely piece of franchise promotion. It nails just enough of the show’s tone and spectacle to pull you in, but beneath the surface is a surprisingly shallow experience that
In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the details of Half-Life: Alyx and how they add an immersive layer to the game rarely found elsewhere. Editor’s Note: Half-Life: Alyx has been hailed by many not just as the ‘best VR game’, or ‘best Half-Life‘ game, but even one
While a flurry of VR studio cuts and closures in the last 12 months has painted a picture of a deeply struggling landscape for VR developers, modern Quest success stories have largely flown under the radar. The free-to-play title UG, for instance, has exploded in both popularity and earnings, matching top titles like Gorilla Tag and Beat Saber in
Nearly a decade after consumer VR took its first real steps—driven by headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR—the medium has outgrown its novelty phase. Those early platforms reshaped not just how players experienced games, but how studios thought about presence, interaction, and scale. Today’s VR games and experiences walk along that
Our series Inside XR Design highlights examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at shotguns in several different VR games to learn what makes them feel great in the player’s hand. In doing so, we’ll uncover the secret to making anything feel great in VR. Editor’s Note: Two of the games feature in this
Crystal Conquest is our free-to-play elemental class battler now available on Meta Quest . Players can step into various classes and roles to battle it out! Aeromancers fly, Geomancers control space with stone and impact, Hydromancers heal allies and extinguish attacks, Pyromancers pressure with decisive burst damage and more. Industry Direct by the Crystal Conquest
We at New Folder Games—creators of I Am Cat, I Am Security, and I Am Monkey—are expanding our series with a new VR experience built around dynamic, natural-feeling flight. Industry Direct by New Folder Games Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak directly to the Road to VR newsletter audience. Industry
As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, we at Pimax are excited to introduce SuperOpen, a long-term initiative that opens our technology to the global community and invites developers, creators, and enthusiasts to help shape the next era of virtual reality. Industry Direct by Pimax Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak