There are a ton of VR games coming this year, although there are a few big names we’re really holding out hope for.

Many of them are targeting all major VR headsets (thankfully), with only one actual Quest 3 exclusive listed below. More importantly, they’re all slated to arrive in 2024. Check out the this year’s most anticipated VR games below:

Aces of Thunder (PSVR 2, PC VR)

Created by War Thunder (2012) studio Gaijin Games, Aces of Thunder promises to bring a host of WWII combat airplanes across 15 maps representing three key theaters: Western, Eastern and Pacific Fronts. It’s said to include War Thunder’s physically accurate flight and damage models, so we’re hoping for some intense and realistic dogfights.

There’s no precise launch date yet, although Gaijin says it’s coming sometime in Q4 2024 on Steam and PSVR 2.

Alien: Rogue Incursion (Quest 3, PSVR 2, PC VR)

Alien: Rogue Incursion pits you against a stealthy swarm of Xenomorphs, although you won’t be creeping around and hiding in lockers the entire time. Developer Survios is tossing in a few tools to keep aliens at bay: motion-tracking radar and a few guns too, including a pulse rifle, revolver, and pump shotgun.

Alien: Rogue Incursion is releasing sometime around Holiday 2024, coming to PSVR 2, PC VR, and Meta Quest 3—not Quest Pro or Quest 2.

Batman: Arkham Shadow (Quest 3)

Batman: Arkham Shadow has big shoes to fill. Not only is this the first fully-fledged Batman game for VR, but we think developer Camouflaj’s last game Iron Man VR was “VR’s first great superhero game”.

Facing off against ‘The Rat King’, Batman: Arkham Shadow promises a heavy dose of exploration, stealth, and free-flowing combat across Gotham. That includes Batman’s Grappling Gun, Batarang, smoke bombs, and even working cape that lets you glide from the city heights.

Batman: Arkham Shadow is due out sometime in Fall 2024, coming exclusively to Quest 3.

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Hitman 3 VR Reloaded (Quest 3)

Hitman 3 came along with VR support for the original PSVR at launch in 2021, later bringing PC VR support a few months later. Now IO Interactive is working with XR Games to bring Hitman 3 exclusively to Quest 3. Notably, the game is said to be “rebuilt from the ground up” for VR, which may smooth over some of retrofitt-y woes of the PSVR and PC VR supported versions.

We don’t know when it will launch specifically, although it’s slated to arrive sometime in Summer 2024. In the meantime, you can wishlist it over on the Horizon Store for Quest 3.

Metro Awakening (Quest, PSVR 2, PC VR)

Coming from VR veteran Vertigo Games in partnership with 4A Games, Metro Awakening throws you back into the Moscow metro with plenty of guns and a mission to protect your home station from mutant threats. One of the biggest concerns, we learned last month, would be scrounging for ammo, making thorough exploration essential.

There’s no release date yet beyond the “2024” window, however you can wishlist the game now on PSVR 2, PC VR, and Quest 2/3/Pro.

Skydance’s Behemoth (Quest, PSVR 2, PC VR)

Skydance Games, the studio behind The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners franchise, is getting the hype train fueled for its next big single-player VR game, Skydance’s BEHEMOTH, which promises to bring a bevy of immersive melee combat and epic adventuring to all major VR headsets later this year.

Promising a 12-hour single-player campaign, you’ll face off against blighted soldiers and, of course, the game’s namesake: hulking beasts taller than skyscrapers, aka Behemoths.

Skydance’s Behemoth is slated to launch sometime in Fall 2024 on all major VR headsets, including PC VR, PSVR 2, and Quest 2/3/Pro.

Zombie Army VR (Quest, PSVR 2, PC VR)

Rebellion, developer behind cult horror shooter series Zombie Army, is getting ready to release the franchise’s first VR game on all major headsets this year. The co-op campaign takes place during the events of the Zombie Army series, letting you take to the field as one of the Deadhunters, an elite squad that is hunting down zombie war criminals.

Developed in partnership with XR Games, Zombie Army VR is slated to launch sometime this year on PC VR, PSVR 2, and Quest 2/3/Pro.

What VR games are you looking forward to this year? Let us know in the comments below!

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Scott Hayden
Well before the first modern XR products hit the market, Scott recognized the potential of the technology and set out to understand and document its growth. He has been professionally reporting on the space for nearly a decade as Editor at Road to VR, authoring more than 4,000 articles on the topic. Scott brings that seasoned insight to his reporting from major industry events across the globe.
  • Mateusz Jakubczyk

    "Many of them are targeting all major VR headsets (thankfully), with only one actual Quest 3 exclusive listed below." – I see two Quest 3 exclusives here, Hitman Reloaded is practically a completely new game.

  • Big names. But all of them look like they require too much fast head movement for me, I'm afraid. I'd love a few more scenic walking games where I can enjoy lovely walks without having to bloomin' well shoot everything all the time!!!

    • FullMetal3000

      Ok little lady

      • "OK little old man who had a horrific brain tumour that causes him to no longer be able to move his head around like he used to."

        Additionally, I didn't say "Less of these types of games"…
        It's not (1-1)+1.. It's 1+1.. I know maths can be complicated, though, so I'll try not to do that again in future.

        • FullMetal3000

          Sheesh grandpa

  • impurekind

    A decent selection of some possibly rather good VR games there.

  • Zack71

    And "Wanderer the Fragments of Fate"?

  • MasterElwood

    SUBSIDE looks extremely promising. (steam). Also: FS2024!

  • talocaca

    Probably getting Behemoth and Metro at launch (+Wanderer)…..Aliens has me a little concerned.

    hoping they utilize the PSVR2 features well. Have a Quest 3 as well but OLED screens + haptics + adaptive triggers is the way to go.

    • We're all, ahhh, "concerned" about "Alien" ….
      []^ |

  • XRC

    As an eternal optimist, "Low-Fi" might appear this season?

    that Kickstarter was a long time ago, but we can hope….

    • Octogod

      Well, as stated, we're low on funds, and down to one very tired man without a programmer (that's me). So we need to make some power moves. We need enough funding to hire a couple full time people to finish this puppy off. Ideally that means at least one full time programmer for game mechanics / systems and whatever bugs come along with those. Another person to port to PS5 and deal with all that is Sony (which is way harder than you can possibly imagine. lol) would be great, and ideally a general helper or two. Someone to help with the guts of the game (missions, dialogue, etc.), then a business / project manager type, to help keep things moving smoothly. Then we need enough money left over for any freelancers (including voice actors and specialists) and just general business expenses / keeping the lights on. Basically, we need quite a bit more money.

      Low-Fi did a kickstarter update last month saying that they need funding, may do another Kickstarter, and need to hire for multiple positions to realistically complete the game.

      I believe in Blair, but it's years away from launch.

  • Kjell Bjørvik

    Also Assetto Corsa 2 and MSFS2024

    • Hone McBone

      Exactly the comment I was about to write. Driving & flight sims are easily what I sink the most time into in VR, with MSFS2024 being a little bit higher on my list with the added ability to walk around now.

  • Octogod

    My favorite part of VR is that the titles I end up loving aren't likely to be on a list like this. Should be fun to see what scrappy, weird, indie game captures some unseen magic.

  • FullMetal3000

    Kys