The free three-game bundle that comes with the purchase of an HTC Vive is now featuring two new titles.

HTC today debuted a new game bundle for new purchases of the Vive. The Gallery: Call of the Starseed and Zombie Training Simulator now join Tilt Brush. All three of the titles hold a ‘Very Positive’ rating on Steam. The bundle represents $80 in VR games.

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The former Vive game bundle, which until now had remained the same since the launch of the headset, included Job Simulator and Fantastic Contraption alongside the returning Tilt Brush.

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New HTC Vive players can of course also grab Valve’s The Lab which is entirely free, and the best reviewed game on all of Steam. For DOTA 2 players, Valve also recently debuted the DOTA 2 VR Hub for free which allows VR spectating of matches in the game.

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  • DiGiCT Ltd

    There is more free stuff on steam that can give you some fun time for free.
    Also there is additional stuff to get in the VivePort which this article does not cover but is part of HTC vive too.

    Side Note : Tilt brush is not included in China but can be bought via steam in China.

  • J.C.

    Both of these games are pretty decent. starseed ran…questionably on a 970. They recently patched up to the VR-efficient version of Unity, I plan on going back to see if it made a noticeable difference.
    ZTS runs like butter, no matter how many cardboard cutouts are onscreen. Yes it has a “simple” look, but it totally works.

    Decent choices, and hey, they’re free for new adopters.

  • RavnosCC

    Call of the Starseed definitely an enjoyable experience, I know naysayers will call it out on relatively high price for short game, but worth it to support the industry imo. I never regretted the purchase. Now that it’s included, well, good for them. Hopefully Episode 2 is “coming soon”.

  • Charles

    No more Job Simulator? Bad move – that game is great for showing off what you can do in VR. Even my mom got really into that game, even though she usually dislikes video games.

    • Pistol Pete

      I hated Job Sim. For a newbie the Lab is perfect!

  • Pistol Pete

    Great change!!! Awesome games indeed!!

  • Tech Addict

    I ordered the Vive ONE day before. :(