There’s been no shortage of great VR games in 2019, although 2020 is shaping up to be a pretty significant year in VR gaming too.
We rounded up the top titles confirmed for release in 2020, which includes everything from polished indies to big budget ‘AAA’ games coming to a VR headset near you.
We’ll be adding to this list along the way to 2020, and keeping it current as official launch dates are announced, so make sure to check back for the latest.
There’s also a number of games that should arrive before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve; you’ll find those at the bottom half of the page.
Lone Echo II (Rift)
- Description: Return to the rings of Saturn on a journey that takes you deeper into the mysteries of space — past the very boundaries of time itself. Venture beyond the unknown in Lone Echo II.
- Developer: Ready at Dawn
- Release date: 2020
Medal of Honor: Above & Beyond (Rift)
- Description: Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond brings the historic battlefields of World War II back to the forefront for an epic AAA experience like no other. You’ll play as an Allied agent of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), tasked with infiltrating, outgunning, and outsmarting the Nazi war machine. As you complete your tour of duty across Europe, you’ll collaborate with the French Resistance, working to sabotage Nazi operations from behind enemy lines.
- Developer: Respawn Entertainment, Oculus Studios
- Release date: 2020
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (PC VR)
- Description: Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead’s dark drama in your own skin.
- Developer: Skydance Interactive
- Release date: January 23rd, 2020
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- Description:Welcome to the next generation of Cyberpunk virtual reality. Patrol the streets and the skies, solving mysteries, fighting crime, or giving in to corruption and your own desires. The choice is yours.
- Developer: IRIS VR
- Release date: 2020
Firmament (PC VR, PSVR)
- Description: Firmament is a resplendent fantastic steampunk journey — a monumental voyage through diverse and curious realms with the ever-present assistance of a helpful clockwork adjunct, and the deep and moving instruction and emotional chronicles of an ethereal mentor.
- Developer: Cyan Worlds
- Release date: releasing to KS backers in July 2020
After the Fall (PC VR, PSVR)
- Description: From the creators of Arizona Sunshine comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core that pits up to 4 players against a vast, hostile VR world in a raging fight for survival.
- Developer: Vertigo Games
- Release date: 2020
Iron Man VR (PSVR)
- Description: Don the PlayStation VR headset to suit up as the Armored Avenger in an original Iron Man adventure! Using two PlayStation Move motion controllers fire up Iron Man’s Repulsor Jets and blast into the skies with an arsenal of iconic Iron Man weapons at your fingertips. Face off against Iron Man’s greatest foes in high stakes, action-packed battles. Upgrade tech in Tony Stark’s garage to customize Iron Man’s sleek suit and awesome abilities.
- Developer: Camouflaj
- Release date: February 28th, 2020
Paper Beast
- Description: Paper Beast is a playful exploration game set in a colorful ecosystem born out of big data. Undertake a virtual journey of discovery through an immersive and poetic gameplay experience.
- Developer: Pixel Reef
- Release date: Q1 2020
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Stormland (Rift)
- Description: The Tempest shattered your android body. Journey through an ever-changing cloudscape to augment yourself and save your friends. Explore an expansive world with complete freedom—bound up cliffs, glide across chasms, and fly through the slipstream with velocity. Detonate explosives, harness electricity, and wield makeshift weapons to overcome titanium sentries and monolithic guardians. Play single-player, or explore forgotten ruins together.
- Developer: Insomniac Games
- Release date: November 14th, 2019
Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency (PC VR)
- Description: Cut your way to the oil-splattered underbelly of TransCorp to put an end to their vicious budget cuts once and for all.
- Developer: Neat Corporation, Fast Travel Games
- Release date: 2019
Boneworks (PC VR)
- Description: BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
- Developer: Stress Level Zero
- Release date: Q4 2019
Sniper Elite VR (PC VR, PSVR)
- Description: Experience a brand-new Sniper Elite game featuring an authentic first-person view, an explosive campaign and immersive motion controls.
- Developer: Rebellion Games
- Release date: “coming soon”
Valve’s Flagship Title (PC VR)
- Description: Half Life VR confirmed???
- Developer: Valve
- Release date: 2019
Espire 1: VR Operative (PC VR, Quest, PSVR)
- Description: The definitive VR stealth experience: Espire 1 brings the stealth genre to the exciting medium of Virtual Reality, delivering gameplay mechanics for the stealth and action genres that have yet to be explored.
- Developer: Digital Lode
- Release date: Fall 2019
Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments below!