Quest 3S launches on October 15th, letting you dive into some of the best free games and experiences out there on the cheap, as well as a ton of paid Quest content built up over the years. Whether you're into active games, puzzles, or just want to slice or shoot the ever-living crap out of something, we're here to help you settle into your new headset with a few games that should keep you playing for hundreds of hours yet to come. Note: This list includes only Quest-native games. Don't forget that you can also play PC games with Quest Link, Air Link, or Valve's Steam Link, and of course a VR-ready PC. Find out if your PC is ready for Link. This list is a great starting point if you're looking to burn pretty close to a single Benjamin, with each genre section featuring some tried-and-true games for cardio freaks, shooter fans, puzzle nerds, fantasy swordplay geeks, and much more. Click through each category, or pick and mix using the legend below: Multiplayer Shooters (below) Single Player Shooters Active Music Games Purely Puzzles Adventure + Puzzles Swords & Sorcery Fitness Games Relaxing Casual Games Multiplayer Shooting Madness Zero Caliber 2 - $28 https://youtu.be/ismEl2BlXf0 While Zero Caliber 2 packs in an eight-hour single player campaign, not only can you play in four-player co-op, but also classic multiplayer game modes with up to 10 players. It looks (and plays) amazing on Quest 3. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/zero-caliber-2/6072194326150034/"]'Zero Caliber 2' on Quest[/button] Pavlov Shack – $20 https://youtu.be/nii-GDGRrR0 After a long stint in free early access, Pavlov Shack brings a torrent of awesome features, making it truly worthy of its $20 price tag. Including 65 realistic weapons, you can team up in a 5v5 match of classic Search and Destroy, uncover traitors in a casual murder mystery, monster hunt in an asymmetrical 1 vs. 9 game mode. Operate vehicles in a 4v4 WWII match to defend Stalingrad, and hundreds of community made mods. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/pavlov-shack/2443267419018232/"]'Pavlov Shack' on Quest[/button] Breachers – $30 https://youtu.be/A1ksWrOgdFI In Breachers, you plan your assault or orchestrate your defense as a team through intense close-quarters combat. Whether you play as an enforcer or a revolter, master your nifty gadgetry, customize your powerful weaponry and beat your opponents in stunning environments. Intuitive to grasp. Endlessly playable. Basically Counter-Strike. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/5740397619319389/"]'Breachers' on Quest[/button] Ghosts of Tabor – $20 https://youtu.be/czsmYs3tCPI Ghosts of Tabor is an extraction-based game with both PVP and PVE survival where you will have to use your wits, skills and resources to survive. Inspired by games such as Escape from Tarkov and Day Z, the game features a variety of scenarios from scavenging, looting to crafting. Make your safehouse your own by building your personal collection weapons and gear to display in your armory. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/7614022262006379/"]'Ghosts of Tabor' on Quest[/button] Into Black - $25 https://youtu.be/xzKNIjss4Q8 This is another strong single player game that just so happens to make everything more fun with the addition of four-player co-op, essentially replicating a lot of the action of Deep Rock Galatic in VR. Mine the caves. Shoot the many-legged beasties, and try to repair your ship to get the hell out (and back in again, because it's so fun). [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/into-black/5289374691122516/"]'Into Black' on Quest[/button] Continue on Page 2: Single Player Shooters» Single Player Shooters Note: Great single player shooters tend to be on the expensive side, so we're offering a few more titles for you to consider beyond the ~$100 target. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – $40 https://youtu.be/vOkkmHuRqm0 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is one of the best games on Quest, bar none. Tossing the user head-first into a post-apocalyptic New Orleans, you navigate rival gangs, take out walkers with gun or blade, and run at full speed hoping to get back to base before the sun goes down and you’re mobbed to death by the undead. It’s not open world, but you’ll probably forget that considering how large and detailed bespoke levels are. You could also grab the sequel 'Retribution' for $40, but the original hits so much cleaner. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2897337400373711/"]'TWD: Saints & Sinners' on Quest[/button] Arizona Sunshine 2 – $40 https://youtu.be/j8afR1UeR6I Arizona Sunshine 2 has cross-play co-op with PSVR 2 and SteamVR, but it's a great single player game full of zombie-slaying madness. Even if you're going solo, your canine pal Buddy will help you take down the shambolic baddies and even solve a few environmental puzzles along the way. Kill a stupid amount of zombies in this 5+ hour campaign. We're soooo close to the Arizona Sunshine Remake launching before updating this piece, which takes all the shellac from the sequel, undoubtedly putting in at a close second to recommending number two. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/5245041552210029/"]'Arizona Sunshine 2' on Quest[/button] Fracked – $20 https://youtu.be/Zx4d2QKCub0 Your new life as an action hero awaits in Fracked. If you're looking for "pew-pew-pew, ouch, holy shit I'm amazing," this game's campaign is short, but worth the immersive blast into your own action movie that lasts around three-ish hours to play from start to finish. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/5968439973240748/"]'STRIDE: Fates' on Quest[/button] Into the Radius – $30 https://youtu.be/HMJXVpIiAfA While we're still waiting for Into to Radius 2 to get on its feet on Steam, the original Into the Radius is still hit stupid hard two years after its release on Quest. Set in the a blighted, Stalker-inspired zone cut off from the outside world, you battle entities with realistic weapons that you'll need to clean and maintain. Scrounge, fight, dodge dangerous anomalies, and complete missions on your way to the Radius center to uncover the mystery and promptly get out of dodge. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/5817243991680545/"]'Into the Radius' on Quest[/button] Resident Evil 4 VR – $40 https://youtu.be/rTPqbbTeHK8 You might have played it before on flatscreen, but Resident Evil 4 VR for Quest is so good even if you're not specifically looking for a blast from the past. Fair warning: there's a bunch of cutscenes that play out like movies in a black void, but it's still pretty amazing to step into the polished and patently decrepit world of Resident Evil and take on the mantle of un Forastero as you upgrade guns and scramble for health potions at every turn. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2637179839719680/"]'Resident Evil 4 VR' on Quest[/button] SUPERHOT VR – $25 https://youtu.be/pzG7Wc6mbwE It's old. They should've made another by now. Or like a ton more. Still, it's hard not to recommend the 2016 hit Superhot VR, which works just like the PC version: every time you move, time moves forward. Stand still, and the world stops. You'd think it would be easy to win against the evil red crystal dudes that run at you, but each movement is death sentence waiting to happen if you're not careful. Catch guns, shoot, punch, die, repeat until you feel like Neo from The Matrix or John Wick from ... John Wick. You're bound to feel like some version of Keanu Reeves in Superhot VR. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/1921533091289407/"]'Superhot VR' on Quest[/button] Continue on Page 3: Move to the Music» Music & Move Beat Saber – $30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL39Sg2AqWg Yes. Beat Saber. Again. But it's on our list for a reason. If you swear you don't have any rhythm, it's possible you've never had the chance to slash a pair of lightsabers at flying directional blocks before. Rest assured, you'll find yourself honing your new Jedi skills to heady EDM beats, but also a very wide genre of music nowadays thanks to both paid and free DLC. Even if you suck, if you play long enough you'll definitely work up a sweat. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2448060205267927/"]'Beat Saber' on Quest[/button] Pistol Whip – $30 https://youtu.be/KUwzpaReU5g Although you might think it belongs in the 'Shooter' category by virtue of... well... the guns, this is all about keeping flow, dodging, ducking, and diving to the beat of some seriously awesome music. Cloudhead Games has poured a lot of love into Pistol Whip with a bunch of updates that have brought new levels to the game too, making it a must-have if you want to burn some calories without knowing it. Glutes, quads, arms, and cardio. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2104963472963790/"]'Pistol Whip' on Quest[/button] Synth Riders – $25 https://youtu.be/f65-KEXgZGI Synth Riders is a bit like Beat Saber, but has a much more ample multiplayer mode, which lets you not only compete for the higher score while actively playing against friends, which includes a multiplayer mode featuring Mario Kart-style powerups that lets you boost through songs for the high score, or send special abilities at you opponents to slow them down in their tracks. Heavy on electrifying synthwave music. And in mixed reality now, too! [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2436558143118760/"]'Synth Riders' on Quest [/button] Ragnarock – $25 https://youtu.be/qC5LeAVzDlM Strap on your Viking helmet and get your hammers at the ready, because Ragnarock's solo/multiplayer rhythm game will let you pound the drums to a pulsating, rocking beat to move your Norse longship ever forward into unconquered lands. Use your two hammers to crush the incoming runes, race the competition, and rock out to bands such as Alestorm, Saltatio Mortis, Feuerschwanz, and Wild Rose. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3749621795127676/"]'Ragnarock' on Quest [/button] Continue on Page 4: Purely Puzzling» Purely Puzzling The Last Clockwinder – $25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUVjNLc_X2M The Last Clockwinder feels a bit like a love letter to Hiyao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli and Factorio all at the same time. You're beset on a mission is to repair the Clocktower, an ancient haven for the galaxy’s plants and seeds. You unravel a heartfelt story whilst physically cloning yourself to complete important clockwork automaton tasks. It's magical, plain and simple. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4837365566303714/"]'The Last Clockwinder' on Quest[/button] Cubism – $10 https://youtu.be/D8ufYPkKK6E Cubism is an extremely chill puzzler that will force you to think in three dimensions, as you fit oddly shaped blocks together in a specific target shape. It has hand tracking now too, so you can ditch the controllers and puzzle away like you're in Minority Report, except with block puzzles instead of pre-crime and a contrived sci-fi user interfaces. Also, you can cube in mixed reality. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2264524423619421/"]'Cubism' on Quest[/button] Puzzling Places – $15 https://youtu.be/Xqfvfr1dCS4 This is the end-all, be-all of VR jigsaw puzzles. Puzzling Places takes jigsaw puzzles in a new and clever direction by offering up multiple difficulties of some highly textured and interesting 3D scenes, making for an experience that’s better than either physical 2D or 3D puzzles in almost every way. It also includes a mixed reality mode! [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3931148300302917/"]'Puzzling Places' on Quest[/button] LEGO Bricktales – $30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fMBCbHGUkY LEGO Bricktales may not be a VR-native, as it was first released on flatscreen last year, but this Quest-exclusive port makes a pretty solid case that lego brick-building not only works in VR, but is something anyone can do for hours on end—even in the face of a fairly kid-focused story. It's pretty much all of the fun of building with LEGO in VR, albeit without a 'free mode' sandbox. Mixed reality mode included. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/6521909757843713/"]'LEGO Bricktales' on Quest[/button] Gadgeteer – $15 https://youtu.be/FKXOna46xd8 Gadgeteer has a lot of fun physics-based A-to-B type puzzles to solve, but it's more about making and experimenting with fun and weird inventions along the way. Build one of those endlessly complex Rube Goldberg machines or try to accomplish your task in the least amount of pieces possible, but once you're done with fulfilling objectives it's absolutely your prerogative to go hog wild by building any contraption you can imagine. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2567395559960697"]'Gadgeteer' on Quest[/button] Continue on Page 5: Adventure + Puzzles» Adventure + Puzzles I Expect You to Die 1, 2 or 3 – $25 (each) https://youtu.be/vedFA8yXr2Y The entire I Expect You to Die series (1,2 and 3) serves up some very Bond-inspired object-based puzzles that you need to frantically defuse. Really, you can't go wrong with any of them, although our favorite was number two for including the voice of 'the nerd's nerd' Wil Wheaton, aka Wesley Crusher. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/search/?q=i%20expect%20you%20to%20die%20&"]'I Expect You to Die' Games on Quest[/button] Moss & Moss II Bundle Pack – $32 https://youtu.be/qp5RSZES1v4 This plucky little platformer franchise will have you awwwing over little Quill as you control your mouse-pal through a world fraught with puzzles, danger, and an environment that literally leaps out of the pages of a story book. It isn’t just a standard platformer, where you control Quill with thumbstick and a smattering of buttons, rather you use your own to hands to interact with puzzle pieces throughout the environment to keep little Quill on here merry way. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/592986933029946"]'Moss Bundle Pack' on Quest[/button] Red Matter 1 & 2 Bundle – $40 https://youtu.be/QXBsxhtYC7w Adventuring through an off-world, soviet retro-future facility isn't all fun and games. There's a mystery to unfold as you figure out the games many puzzles along the way, all of it pointing to game of cat and mouse espionage. Take your time, decipher the signs with your handy dandy Volgarian translator, and make your way ever deeper into the bowels of the mysterious facility to uncover the truth. Get both. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/345281701215130"]'Red Matter Collection' on Quest[/button] Continue on Page 6: Get Medieval» Swords & Sorcery Blade and Sorcery: Nomad – $20 https://youtu.be/wGhfvY5giVA Blade and Sorcery was once only available on PC VR headsets, however now you can get the entire sandbox experience so you can duke it out with all sorts of ragdoll baddies that might just bring out the bloodlust buried within. Please. Please stay away from TVs, monitors, dogs, cats, windows, mirrors, children, and anything else you don't wish to immediately uppercut into oblivion. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/453765813234698/"]'Blade and Sorcery: Nomad' on Quest[/button] Until You Fall – $25 https://youtu.be/20OtoWUkTRs Until You Fall is now on Quest, bringing along with it a refreshingly unique approach to VR sword fighting. It combines the satisfaction of a hack & slash game with the depth of RPG combat, all wrapped up in a VR-native design. The game’s Quest port is a near-perfect translation from its PC counterpart which benefits from the lack of tether. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2567459230020142/"]'Until You Fall' on Quest[/button] DEMEO – $40 https://youtu.be/TurA7Jt284g DEMEO is a tabletop game that while not exactly Dungeons and Dragons in VR, does a great job of letting you dungeon crawl among friends and like-minded strangers. As a cross-platform game, you'll most likely instantly find a ragtag group to assault the game's numerous dungeons, each of which has its own boss to beat. Mix it up in mixed reality, too. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/3634830803298285/"]'Zenith' on Quest[/button] Waltz of the Wizard – $20 https://youtu.be/Vix-zZcBMGQ Waltz of the Wizard has come into its own over the past few years, providing not only a heavy dose of immersion thanks to the fun and whimsical gadgets inside your castle-top keep, but there's also now a dungeon crawler bit of the game that features gestural-based magic spells, which let you fight arcane golems with your own two hands. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2280285932034855/"]'Waltz of the Wizard' on Quest[/button] Continue on Page 7: Get Fit» Sweat & Swing Supernatural – $10 per month, $8.30 if billed annually https://youtu.be/2SU3MXWDgP8 Supernatural isn't for everybody since it has a comparatively hefty $10/$8.33 per-month subscription fee, but you'd be hard-pressed to find another app with the level of attention to detail, expert instruction, and fun as you would with this at-home workout game. Like Beat Saber, you slash incoming objects to the beat, but it does you one further by honing in on muscle groups and amping up cardio. It's free for 14 days, so it may just fit into your lifestyle. Mixed reality included! [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/supernatural-unreal-fitness/1830168170427369/"]'Supernatural' on Quest[/button] Les Mill Body Combat – $30 https://youtu.be/mGYQDEZFzU8 Work out at home on Quest in both VR or MR with Les Mills, a leading fitness company. The 'bodycombat' workout style combines martial arts and fitness for an extensive workout, which includes coaching, innovative mechanics, and different intensities for all levels of fitness. Yup, mixed reality mode included. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/4015163475201433"]'LES MILLS BODY COMBAT' on Quest[/button] Racket: Nx – $20 https://youtu.be/CUIynQRFRd0 Racket ball-meets-Breakout-meets-multiplayer madness in Racket: Nx. It's a good thing Quest doesn't have any cables, because you'll need the full 360 space to thwack your ball at speed to get those oh so satisfying chain combos. Wear the wrist strap and make sure nothing (and nobody) is in striking distance. You'll thank us later. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2255408847836468/"]'Racket: Nx' on Quest[/button] The Thrill of The Fight – $10 https://youtu.be/eB6gYf3qd0E This is the reigning champ for boxing sims on Quest for good reason, and we can't wait to get our hands on the multiplayer-focused sequel next month. The original game is single player-only, although the virtual gym has plenty of unique challengers with their own styles and techniques. Watch out though, because this cardio-pumping beast requires a minimum supported play area size of 6.5ft × 6.5ft (2m × 2m), so make sure to clear your area before you find yourself punching expensive TVs or irreplaceable children. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3008315795852749/"]'Thrill of the Fight' on Quest[/button] Continue on Page 8: Cool Down & Chill Out» Take It Easy, Yo Starship Home – $20 https://youtu.be/T6SepPOEwh8 Starship Home is one of the best mixed reality games out right now, not diminished by the fact that there are very few that we'd consider full-featured games—and not MR modes or mini-games as such. This clever and infectiously cute sci-fi gardening game packs in casual ship management stuff that won't overwhelm while turning your room into your own little escape pod from the mundane. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/starship-home/5959677854068956/"]'Starship Home' on Quest[/button] Walkabout Mini Golf – $15 https://youtu.be/YoEC_A_FY9A Walkabout Mini Golf is such a pleasant surprise. You wouldn't think a mini golf game would be such a hit, bit the game is incredibly well done and developers Mighty Coconut are constantly tossing out new courses to conquer, be it alone or in online multiplayer with your pals. You seriously don't need to even like golf to fall in love with Walkabout. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2462678267173943/"]'Walkabout Mini Golf' on Quest[/button] Cosmonious High – $30 https://youtu.be/6iYbxDVeWo0 The developers behind Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator are (of course) all about madcap simulators that turn everyday stuff into the extraordinary and weird. Meet Cosmonious High, an alien high school which is essentially a big interactive playground sim for you to develop and use your alien powers. There's plenty of time to just chill, mess around with the cosmic toys, and talk to all of the weirdos you call your friends, you know, like actual high school. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4554248281328321/"]'Cosmonious High' on Quest[/button] Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs – $15 https://youtu.be/87cBPQlTJgw It's Angry Birds, but in VR! Ok, it's a bit more than just that. This is a fresh 3D take on the classic mobile game that really makes you think as you rocket your little sentient ammo at the evil green piggies hiding in their blocky refuge. Try the mixed reality mode for some at-home piggy shooting. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2718606324833775"]'Angry Birds VR' on Quest[/button] Vermillion – $20 https://youtu.be/5jTCRuue_yo Bring out your inner Bob Ross with this super detailed painting simulator. Your adjustable easel lets you easily paint from any position and even follow video tutorials to teach you how to create impressive works even on your first try. Mix colors, paint fine strokes using multiple brushes, and make something you can be proud of. [button color="black" size="large" type="3d" target="_blank" link="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4900967296622279/"]'Vermillion' on Quest[/button] – – — – – Update (October 14th, 2024): We combed the growing list of Quest games and overhauled to include new and popular titles, including games with mixed reality modes. Great Resources for Quest 2 & Quest 3 The Very Best Quest Games The Quest library can be daunting, but here are our picks for the very best Quest games. Free Quest Games If you're looking to explore VR without investing money right out of the gate, definitely check out our list of the Best Free Quest Games for a bunch of fun options that won't cost you a dime up front. Essential Quest Tips, Tricks, and Settings If you're just diving into VR as a new Quest owner, you should absolutely check out our Quest Tips & Tricks Guide for a heap of useful tricks and settings you'll want to know about. Fitness and Fun on Quest For fitness in VR that's as fun as it is physical, check out our suggestion for a VR Workout Routine. Relaxing in VR Are you less of a competitive gamer and more interested in how you can use VR to chill out? We have a great list of VR Games for Relaxation and Meditation. Flex Your Creativity in VR And last but not least, if you're a creative type looking to express yourself in VR, our list of Tools for Painting, Modeling, Designing & Animating in VR offers a huge range of artful activities, with something for everyone from fiddlers to professionals.