Best PlayStation VR games 2020: the best PSVR games around – TechRadar UK

Looking for the best PSVR games? Then you've come to the right place. The PlayStation VR is Sony's popular virtual reality (VR) headset. And it's easily the best PS4 accessory you can buy, as well as one of the best VR headsets for the home that you can get your hands on.

That's because, unlike the Oculus Rift S or HTC Vive, it doesn't need a powerful gaming PC to power it and instead uses your PS4 with fantastic results that'll rival what you'd experience at a VR gaming arcade.

But the cool VR hardware is only as good as its games. That's why we've assembled this list of the best PlayStation VR games you can pick up in 2020.

Since the PSVR first launched back in 2016, we've witnessed a lot of the best VR games, including those not originally intended for VR, get reconfigured for virtual reality - sometimes this works very well, other times it feels like an afterthought.

On top of that, the PSVR has been getting its own range of exclusive gaming titles, like Blood & Truth and Stardust Odyssey, which are keeping the headset's momentum going up until the launch of the PS5 and PSVR 2.

In our quest to find the best games you can play with the PlayStation VR, we've searched high and low through the PSVR's (nearly) four-year-old catalogue. We've scoured it for hidden gems like Moss and Statik, as well as big-budget titles, like Skyrim VR and Astro Bot: Rescue Mission.

The result is a list of recommendations of some of the best PSVR games around at the moment across a wide range of genres.

So whether you want to know what it feels like to be Batman or want to travel to a war-torn alien planet, or even face mortal dread with the most engrossing Resident Evil experience around, theres something for you in PSVR.

Developer: Japan Studio

Does it require Move controllers? No

If you own a PlayStation VR headset (which, if you're reading this, we're guessing you probably do) stop what you're doing, head over to your PS4, and buy Astro Bot: Rescue Mission. If the PlayStation VR was awaiting a killer title, it now unarguably has one. Astro Bot: Rescue Mission isn't just a great VR platformer, it's a great platforming game full stop.

Full of the kind of inventiveness we've come to only expect from Nintendo's Mario series, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission plays with the VR format with such wild imagination, it makes other efforts look lazy. Weaving levels all around the player, and using scale to both disarm and delight your expectations, it's quite unlike anything you'll have ever played before.

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Developer: Vertigo Games

Does it require Move controllers? No, but recommended

Resident Evil 7 isnt the only great VR zombie game, as Arizona Sunshine has proved by mixing a bit of humor with a whole lot of zombies. The game throws players into the arid Southwest of the United States, an area overrun with zombies. Its lonely out there, but theres hope on the horizon of other humans that havent been infected.

Arizona sunshine offers a variety of zombies, some tougher than others, and a host of weapons to help put them down. The campaign can be played in co-op, and theres also a multiplayer Horde mode. An essential PSVR game for fans of the undead.

Developer: Rebellion

Does it require Move controllers? No.

Chances are, the original Battlezone might have passed you by if you're under 40 Atari's 1980 arcade game doesn't quite hold the same iconic status as Pong. However, it's generally considered to be the very first VR game, which is why British developer Rebellion bought the rights from Atari so that it could remake it for modern VR headsets.

The result is one of the best VR experiences we've had to date. The gameplay is fun (think a futuristic take on World of Tanks), but it's the striking-but-simple graphics that are the key to the overall enjoyment. Theres two main modes here offline campaign and online multiplayer. While we didnt have time to try it with a bunch of buddies online, the offline campaign mode feels pretty well fleshed out. Theres quite a number of tanks to pick from and unlock and while gameplay can err on the repetitive side, its enough to lock you in for a few hours at a time.

While a lot of VR games try to go as realistic as possible, Battlezone's Tron-like game world is incredibly absorbing, and better yet its one of the few titles on the platform you'll be able to enjoy alongside your friends thanks to the game's inclusion of co-operative play.

Developer: Beat Games

Does it require Move controllers? Yes

You can't mention VR games without talking about Beat Saber, the successor to the rhythm game crown and probably the best entry in the genre since Guitar Hero. Now, that might sound like high praise, but Beat Saber is seriously the best thing to happen to VR... well, ever. As its name suggests, Beat Saber is about using sabers to slash blocks to the beat of the music. The catch is that the blocks come at you pretty fast, and there are walls of dissonance that you need to duck under or dodge.

While other games on our list might have you meander through a new land or use your power of deduction to solve a mystery, Beat Saber is a high intensity affair - it's about as good as any cardio workout we've ever done, and is perfect for people want to get that 30 minutes of exercise in per day without leaving the house.

Developer: Sony London Studio

Does it require Move controllers? Yes.

After rocking the PlayStation VR launch with VR Worlds and its standout cockney-shooting gallery mode The Heist, Sony London Studio is following it up with a full-length dive into London's underworld.

In Blood and Truth you play as a former special forces operative exploring the murky world of London's criminal elite on a mission to save his family. Taking its cues from big-budget action movies, it wants to make you feel like the hero of your own film.

Sony London Studio again nails its VR gunplay, but it's the little details that make the game shine. As good looking as any game that's yet hit the PlayStation VR headset, Sony London Studio offers an intuitive world where partaking action movie tropes (like shooting at the feet of a tight-lipped informant unwilling to spill the beans), are rewarded just as you'd expect them to be. If you've got a PSVR headset, we think it should be top of your wishlist.

Developer: Gearbox

Does it require Move controllers? No

First person shooting meets Diablo-style loot hunting in the Borderlands games, and the superb Borderlands 2 VR now brings virtual reality action into the mix, too.

Sci-fi treasure hunters in a Mad Max world, Borderlands 2 in VR takes the frantic action of the original games to a whole other level by putting you right into the center of its colorfully violent world. You'll collect countless unique weapons, battle waves of bizarre foes and explore a land as mad as its shooting action is varied.

What could have been a nauseating puke-fest in virtual reality has actually been adapted with aplomb here. Whether you're playing with a DualShock controller or Move wands, the game offers ample options to make the game suit your comfort level, from full locomotion through to teleportation and peripheral vision hazing. A lengthy adventure that's well worth a look, even if you've mastered it on a flatscreen previously.

Developer: SIEA/Impulse Gear

Does it require Move controllers? No, but it's better with the PS VR Aim add-on.

Like sci-fi? Love shooters? Laugh in the face of super-gross giant space spiders? Then PlayStation VR's Farpoint is for you.

The PSVR exclusive sees you shooting your way through alien environments in glorious VR, and makes use of Sony's gun controller to let you realistically aim at your extra-terrestrial foes. You can dodge and duck behind cover to avoid incoming fire, and while the game follows a fairly linear path, you're free to explore the levels at your leisure. Despite giving you free control over the movement of your character, Farpoint somehow manages to avoid the motion sickness issues that have plagued similar titles.

We had a blast with Farpoint. Though short at six-or-so hours of single player story mode to complete, its multiplayer mode gives it some extra replayability, as does the pinpoint-accuracy of its visceral gunplay. For more on the game, read our Farpoint verdict here.

Developer: Polyphony Digital

Does it require Move controllers? No, but getting a racing wheel elevates the experience.

It's the daddy of racing sims, so it's fitting that Gran Turismo Sport, the franchise's first foray on the PS4, should embrace that most immersive of console peripherals the PlayStation VR headset.

You'll get in the cockpit of a huge selection of beautifully realised vehicles, each modelled exactly as they appear in real life, before taking them out onto the circuit for head-to-head races.

A side-helping to the brilliant main Gran Turismo Sport game, the VR mode has still been obviously meticulously crafted, with a discreet in-game HUD, useful mirrors and some fine-stitched racing gloves sitting over your digital hands. It makes an already drool-worthy racer extra tempting, and is a must-have for PSVR owners.

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Developer: Schell Games LLC

Does it require Move controllers? No, but with so many things you can interact with, the Move controllers will offer a lot of extra freedom.

The fantastic I Expect You to Die will have you feeling like a classy Cold War-era spy, like James Bond as played by Sean Connery or Roger Moore, not Daniel Craig. The game puts you into the role of a special agent tasked with getting yourself out of exceedingly sticky situations, all without moving from your seat.

It makes excellent use of VR, as you can pick up and play with objects all over your environment, whether or not doing so actually helps you complete your objective.

There are several levels (with the potential of the developer adding more later, as has already been done), and each sets you in a unique environment that plays out much like an escape room. Youre faced with a series of puzzles, and your actions will determine whether you live or die.

The puzzles are great, and many can be solved multiple ways, lending the game some replayability. This is also a fun one to watch your friends try, as youll enjoy the shock on their faces when they encounter traps, such as a cabinet full of hand grenades.

Developer: Steel Crate Games

Does it require Move controllers? No.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes doesnt sound like much fun on paper. While one person puts on a headset to look at an overly detailed bomb in a nondescript room, the other player uses the TV screen to read a dense direction manual on how which wires to cut and buttons to push to make sure you get to the next level. But underneath its seemingly boring exterior lies a tremendously fun exercise in teamwork, communication and sometimes sheer dumb luck as you make last-minute decisions to stop a bomb from going off.

Levels that start off easy usually with two or three puzzles to solve and a few minutes to solve them have a tendency to escalate quickly. Part of the games charm is that whenever you start feeling good about your skills as either a decoder or disarmer, something else comes up that ruins your day. In that way its fun trying to stay calm under pressure and getting a laugh when it all, inevitably, blows up in your face.

Developer: Polyarc

Will it require Move controllers? No

A family-friendly VR adventure, Moss offers the immersion of a virtual reality experience with the fun of a platformer and sense of wonder of a Zelda game.

Developed by a team made up in part of former Bungie employees, you'll direct an intrepid, sword-wielding rodent through forests and ruins, guiding her through enemy filled rooms while taking direct control of environmental elements to solve puzzles.

It's the perfect use of VR from a third-person perspective, giving you dual control over a hero avatar and as an omnipotent influence on her surroundings. It makes great use of perspective too, with a 'Honey I Shrunk the Kids' look at a world from a mouse's scale. Definitely one to play on your PlayStation VR.

Developer: Hello Games

Does it require Move controllers? No.

No Man's Sky has been available for a few years now, but its most recent Beyond update added No Man's Sky VR - which from the name is likely pretty self-explanatory. This isn't some virtual reality focused addendum to the existing game though - this is the entirety of No Man's Sky playable in VR, and is compatible with existing saves made before the update too.

That means you can go from a planet's surface, into your ship, to the Nexus and back again all within VR. You'll also be able to interact with non-VR players on your chosen platform.

Excitingly, controls have been tweaked too. You can play with a controller, or use a PlayStation Move controller as your ship's throttle. It changes the game entirely.

Developer: Capcom

Does it require Move controllers? No.

Resident Evil 7 is a bit of an anomaly on this list: this entry in the long-running horror series takes the experience into first person for the first time, but, more impressively, can be played in its 18 hour entirety in VR.

This means that the game is one of the longest PlayStation VR experiences available right now, but you'll need a lot of courage to make it through the game this way, since by all accounts Resident Evil 7 is one scary game especially in virtual reality.

However, if you're able to stomach the scares you'll be rewarded with one of the finest horror games of this generation, and a true return to form for the Resident Evil series.

Resident Evil 7 - Biohazard PC

Developer: Monstars + Enhance Games

Does it require Move controllers? No.

Whod have guessed that a 15 year old Dreamcast game would turn out to be one of the killer apps for Sonys PlayStation VR headset? The second time that the classic shooter has been updated, Rez Infinite adds VR head tracking into the mix, putting you at the center of its Tron-like wireframe soundscapes.

Its always been a game that lets you get in the zone, but with VR head tracking, Rez Infinite becomes almost hypnotic. With an ace, pulsing trance soundtrack that builds to a thumping crescendo as you shoot down polygonal enemies, you find yourself fully immersed in the futuristic landscape as it zips past your floating avatar.

With an insane sense of speed and spot on head-tracking enemy targeting, its easy to completely lose track of reality whilst playing Rez Infinite, and itll be hard to stop yourself dancing along to the grooves your shots produce. Packing in all the additional content of the earlier HD re-release of Rez, its still a relatively short VR experience at just around an hour long.

But, like a good album, its something youll want to dive into again and again. Just be careful that you dont do a Jeff Bridges in Tron and find yourself so hooked that youll never want to leave.

Developer: Survios

Does it require Move controllers? Yes

Some people might have an impression of VR players slowly sinking into their couch as their virtual body flourishes and their real world body withers away. That couldnt be further from the truth for players of Sprint Vector.

This game is like Mario Kart meets Jet Set Radio, as players are thrust into a cartoonish world where they have to race against other players on sci-fi roller blades.

The key to the movement is players swinging their real-world arms back and forth in a running motion. No motion in the real world means no motion in the game. And, to get going fast, you really need to hustle. This game is as much a workout as any game from the Wii generation, so dont be surprised if you break a sweat and get a bit of cardio in playing Sprint Vector on your PSVR.

But its not just a work. Its also fun, as a goofy announcer keeps everything lighthearted even while racers try sabotaging one another with a handy arsenal of weapons.

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Reviewed and Recommended by Erik Baquero