[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In times like these it's nice to be able to get away from it all, if only for a brief moment. If you have a VR headset you're one of the lucky people who can enter other realities from the confines of your living room, so why not use it for your wellbeing? Here we've gathered Quest meditation games and experiences focused on VR relaxation. This list also covers apps on PC VR and PSVR 2, so there's something for everyone. Below you'll find that we split up 20 VR meditation and relaxation experiences into several categories: Nature Relaxation, Musical Relaxation, Creation & Puzzling, Musical Creation, Meditation, Reflection, Mindfulness, and Exploration.[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion style="modern" shape="square" active_section="15" collapsible_all="true" no_fill="true" css=".vc_custom_1652484331021{border-top-width: 1px ;border-right-width: 1px ;border-bottom-width: 1px ;border-left-width: 1px ;border-left-color: #999999 ;border-left-style: solid ;border-right-color: #999999 ;border-right-style: solid ;border-top-color: #999999 ;border-top-style: solid ;border-bottom-color: #999999 ;border-bottom-style: solid ;}"][vc_tta_section tab_id="1638518376923-5c8f13d9-707a75e5-a958" title="Update (November 6th, 2024)"][vc_column_text]We've refreshed our list with a few new apps and the latest info. Here's a quick summary of changes since the last update: Added Earth Quest (Nature Relaxation section) Added Squingle Mini (Creation & Puzzling section) Added Cosmic Flow (Meditation section) Prices, trailers, and platforms updated [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text] Nature Relaxation Ocean Rift (Quest, PC VR) – $10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnsln2TjDtM Ocean Rift is like an aquarium where you get to swim around with the fish. You'll get to see lovingly animated sea creatures up close and you might even learn a thing or two with more than 40 narrated points of interest to find. And if you're on Quest 3, Ocean Rift has a mixed reality mode that lets you turn your own room into an aquarium. Real VR Fishing (Quest) – $20 https://youtu.be/M982HIcEaTw You can probably guess what this one is about... but you might not expect that the app has some rather beautiful environments. So yes, you'll be fishing and you can take it as fast or as slow as you'd like. Consider putting on some music or even a podcast while you relax and wait for the big one. Real VR Fishing also supports multiplayer so you can fish with friends. Google Earth VR (PC VR) – Free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCrkZOx5Q1M Google Earth VR is exactly what it sounds like... its Google Earth, but in VR. Beyond being able to explore essentially the entire globe as if you were a giant towering over it, the app can also be a wonderful way to relax. Find yourself a pretty place (there's some great ones in the 'Featured' section inside the app), bring yourself down to ground level, and simply sit as a giant and take in the scene around you. You can even set the mood by adjusting the time of day. It can also be magical to just 'wander' starting from a familiar place and see where you wind up. Considering both the quality of the experience and the fact that its free, this one is an absolute must-try. EarthQuest (Quest) – $10 https://youtu.be/A-dfnglFNsM EarthQuest aims to not only bring the Google Earth VR experience to Quest, but modernize it too. EarthQuest adds multiplayer so you can explore the globe with friends as well as natural language input allowing you to ask ChatGPT to tell you more about the things you find. Musical Relaxation Tetris Effect: Connected (Quest, PC VR, PSVR 2) – $30, $40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFVL6t8IHE8 Tetris Effect is classic Tetris gameplay wrapped in an audio-visual experience which uniquely accompanies each of the game's levels. As you maneuver the blocks you'll hear sounds that fit into the beat. Don't lose yourself too much in the sights and sounds though as some of the levels will take skill and practice to complete, even on 'Normal' difficulty. A post-launch update to the game has brought cross-platform multiplayer to Tetris Effect so you can vibe with friends no matter if they're playing in VR or on a flat screen. Sheaf - Together EP (SteamVR) – Free https://youtu.be/nM3BNUoF-4E Ever wish you could cruise down an endless highway, watching as the trees, buildings, and city streets pass you by while a synthwave soundtrack perfectly fits the vibe? Artist and musician Sheaf has created just that—a short VR experience which is hand-crafted to fit a three track synthwave album. For the great price of free, this one is a no-brainer. Creation & Puzzling Squingle Mini (Quest, $1) & Squingle (PC VR, $15) https://youtu.be/YDFSGbYsAdM Squingle is one of those games that you can look at and still not entirely understand what you’re actually seeing. But once you get your hands on the game all becomes clear: it’s a clever, trippy, and fun puzzle game that plays to VR’s spatial strengths. To put it simply, the goal of Squingle is to guide a pair of spinning balls through a pipe. Sounds easy enough, right? Well like any good puzzle game, Squingle starts simply enough but introduces more difficult concepts as you go—like a button that reverses the spin of the balls or one that changes the axis of the spin. And the pipe? It’s actually a bit more like a cosmic bowel that undulates with twists, turns, and parallel tunnels. Read Our Hands-on Puzzling Places (Quest, PSVR 2*) – $15, $20 (*free demo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmuGRIHfmRQ Puzzling Places is a series of 3D puzzles made out of 3D scans of real-life places. Going from flat jigsaw puzzles to 3D puzzles will stretch your brain in satisfying new ways as you use all your 2D jigsaw strategies (like sorting by color, edges, and the like) while leaning into your spatial reasoning sense to find the right connections between pieces. Even more satisfying—when you're done you have a tiny 3D diorama to explore! Since launch, Puzzling Places has been updated with a multiplayer mode so you can relax and puzzle with friends, and mixed reality mode on Quest 3 so you can solve puzzles right in your room. *Free Puzzling Places demo on PSVR 2 Vermillion (Quest, PC VR) – $20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jTCRuue_yo Vermillion is a free-form painting app designed to replicate the oil medium. You can do everything from basic paint-by-number to completely freestyle painting with color mixing and the use of various brushes to achieve different effects. With a multiplayer mode up to four players total can paint together. You can also paint in your own space thanks to mixed reality on Quest 3, or even do co-located painting with a friend so you're both painting in the same physical room. Gadgeteer (Quest, PC VR) – $15 https://youtu.be/UvphpD_09Kg Have you ever wished you had a whole room and a box full of tracks, balls, and dominos to build the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine? You're in luck. Gadgeteer will let you finally imagine your childhood dream of filling an entire room with a crazy chain-reaction-machine without the cat knocking everything over. Beyond being able to build whatever you want in 'Sandbox Mode', Gadgeteer is a full fledged puzzle game with 60 puzzles to complete and a pleasant soundtrack to boot. Read Our Review Cubism (Quest, PC VR) – $10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=domlh3KQTHA Cubism is a casual VR puzzle that plays a bit like a 3D version of Tetris. Its sleek, casual design makes it great for relaxing seated play. But fear not, while the puzzle concept is simple, Cubism will have you scratching your head in short order as difficulty increases across 60 stages. The bright, void-like environment makes it easy to forget about the woes of the real world as you focus on finding the right fit for the pieces before you to the backdrop of a beautiful piano soundtrack. Thanks to hand-tracking support, you can even play without needing to pick up your controllers. A post-launch update has added a mixed reality mode on Quest 3 so you can solve puzzles from the comfort of your own room. Vrkshop (PC VR) – $20 https://youtu.be/LWUKwcAULe0 Vrkshop describes itself as a "VR woodworking game" and aims to recreate a hands-on woodshop where you can measure, mark, cut, nail, and much more. With a realistic wood-cutting system, the app challenges you to use the tools at your disposal to create furniture and other objects with no explicit instructions. Color Space (Quest) – $10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VV3SYRL2To Color Space is a virtual reality coloring book where you get to bring life to a full 3D scene rather than just a flat page. Step into one of 26 environments and start adding color as you see fit. As you color the scene, it will start to come alive with animated elements and ambient sounds. Musical Creation Electronauts (Quest, PC VR) – $20 https://youtu.be/WmxTh8cDCOI Electronauts is like a VR DJ station with training wheels. Though you can take the training wheels off if you're especially talented, the training wheels are actually part of the appeal; Electronauts does an incredible job of letting you express your inner musical creativity even if you don't have instrumental talent. The game serves up some 80 tracks, each which function as a custom sound-kit with unique instruments, backing tracks, and more. And as a huge bonus, PC VR version of the game are multiplayer, meaning you can jam out with a friend. The track list is heavy on the EDM side (though there are some chill songs to be found) so if that's not your cup of tea you might want to look elsewhere. Read Our Review Drops: Rhythm Garden (PC VR) – $7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMCKZFFCK3M Drops is a musically focused experience where shapes that you place make different sounds when struck with falling balls. With an endless flow of balls, you can construct a cacophony of sounds on the fly, adding new shapes and creating new paths as you go. Think of it like a Rube Goldberg machine, but for making minimal, meditative music. Continue on Page 2: Meditation, Reflection, Mindfulness, and Exploration » Meditation Guided Meditation VR (Quest, PC VR) – $10, $15 https://youtu.be/m7v_YQyv95s Could there be a more clearly named VR meditation game? Guided Meditation VR has 40 nature filled environments with many individual meditation spots across them. You can pick from a list of environments, music, and narrations which will guide you through different meditation techniques to help you relax, unwind, and forget about the world (if only for a moment). You can also choose no narration at all to simply relax and enjoy the sights and sounds (or even mix in your own music). TRIPP (Quest, PSVR 2) – Free, $60 https://youtu.be/4Q-uardra3Y TRIPP offers guided meditation experiences that unfold through fantastical environments. With a subscription, the app promises more than 100 meditations that will help you breath and let go. Cosmic Flow (Quest, PC VR) – Free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k15x_d0LzjY Cosmic Flow is like white noise for your eyes, delivering kaleidoscopic visuals for losing (or maybe finding) yourself. Though not feature-rich, it's hard to argue with that blissful price of free. Reflection Pillow (Quest) – $10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGaPFRT25is Pillow is a mixed reality app for Quest 3 that's uniquely designed to be used when laying down. And as far as relaxation goes, it's hard not to relax when you're laying down. And while you're hanging out on your couch or in your bed you'll be presented with relaxing but imaginative activities like fishing through your ceiling! Mindfulness Marvellous Machine (PC VR) – Free https://youtu.be/HXLRv1XGSHI Marvellous Machine is a free 15 minute thoughtfulness exercise wrapped up in a graphically impressive VR experience. You'll be seated as you're toured along a track listening to a narration which aims to introduce you to the basics of mindfulness. The app will encourage you to look at your surroundings, and your thoughts, in a different way. Exploration Fujii (Quest, PC VR) – $10 https://youtu.be/-iZSQ7tynNA Fujii is a peaceful, explorative journey through a whimsical world of vibrant plants and cute critters. Though this definitely fits in the 'game' genre, it's a purely peaceful game—there's no enemies or health bars or pressure—just an inviting world with light puzzles and secrets to find at your own pace. You'll frequently return to a garden where you can plant and tend to the flora and fauna that you collect throughout your journey. Though the game isn't specifically designed around meditation, between your garden and other parts of the world, there's plenty of lovely places to spend a few minutes to sit and smell the roses. Read Our Review Spheres (Quest) – $10 https://youtu.be/npXRSC23p2A Spheres is an interactive narrative experience that will take you on a compelling tour of the cosmos. You'll be encouraged to reach out and touch the worlds before you and listen to the songs they sing into the void. This experience is equal parts cosmology and imagination. Spheres now supports hand-tracking on Quest so you can play it without even picking up your controllers. - - — - - Did we miss any of your favorites? Drop your suggestions below! 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. 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.