Best Seated Games

Tetris Effect is a flawless, technically incredible re-imagining of Tetris as a sensory dreamscape journey, which is not only mechanically solid and a damn good game, but one of the best examples of games as an entirely original art form. As good as games get - and a completely essential Quest purchase.

Rewarding from start to finish, Journey of the Gods might be one of the Quest's greatest hidden treasures. It's well-made, endearing, and eminently playable.

Mare is a class act from start to finish. It's a macabre and mysterious adventure that offers a haunting experience that long outlives its light puzzles and relatively brief playtime.

With great graphics and gameplay, the Battle Royale concept has transitioned surprisingly well to the untethered world of the Oculus Quest, and Population: One nails most of its controls.

A title that can only disappoint gamers who demand that games conform to their expectations, The Under Presents is one of the best things I've ever experienced while wearing a headset.

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners offers a ton of content and a solid plot, and compared to any other adventure offering on the Quest effectively feels like a next-gen title. It's not Half-Life: Alyx, but it's definitely borne of the same desire to give greater depth and weight to VR gaming. Highly recommended.

In Death: Unchained is a distinctive, original and polished explorative archery game which is endlessly replayable and massively addictive. Through canny iteration by a talented dev, it is now a standout title on the Quest platform and an essential system-seller in its own right.

Myst in VR is fantastic; a polished iteration of a classic title which has been thoughtfully and carefully realised. It's by far the best way to play Myst, and if you like your games thinky and immersive, it's a must buy.

With its high-quality humor, excellent production values, and smart level design, I Expect You To Die captures the spy genre perfectly, then locks it in a room with lasers, poisonous gas, and evil assassins.

So much more than the sum of its parts, Pistol Whip is an addictive title that is immediately appealing and compulsive, but with huge amounts of replayability for dedicated players. An original title just bursting with style, it's a must-play and a system seller. So immersive that you'll want to wear a sharp suit to play it.

A great racing game with plenty of tracks and modes to keep the most hardcore racers entertained.

Phantom: Covert Ops is head, shoulders, and midriff above any competition for stealth gameplay on the Quest. The kayak-based stealth is original, inventive and superbly realised, and overall it's a dream to play. If you're intrigued and excited by the idea, it won't let you down. It does exactly what it sets out to, and despite a certain blandness about the setting and presentation, it manages to feel fresh and engrossing.

he Room VR: A Dark Matter is a creepy puzzle game which satisfies, thrills and rewards in equal measure. It'll draw you in with its fantastic atmosphere, great setting and classy graphics, and hook you with its precisely-wrought and polished (but never obtuse or demanding) puzzles. A must-play VR title which plays best on the Quest.

With great physics and a fantastic sense of presence, Racket Fury is your portable table tennis arcade!

I strongly urge those put off by the fact that Crashland is, at heart, a wave shooter, to put their preconceptions aside and try it. Crashland offers the most well-conceived, well-delivered gameplay loop in the genre. That and the incredible enemy design makes it the new gold standard wave shooter.

Despite its cheap hooks and repetitive nature, Sairento VR : Untethered is an entrancing, physically active game without any clear alternative on the Quest.

If you enjoy tense, space-themed horror films like Event Horizon or Europa Report, Red Matter, although brief, is a must-have game for the Quest.

Cook-Out, being pretty much Overcooked! in VR and available on the Oculus Quest is a fun cooking game in singleplayer that turns into fantastic fun as a multiplayer game. Miss it at your peril.

SWARM offers a non-stop thrill ride of arcade action. The core mechanics create a synergy between a unique, fluid movement system and relentless, almost overwhelming action that is a joy to experience. With a skill curve that embodies easy to learn, hard to master and well-realised difficulty settings that allow anyone to enjoy it, SWARM has one thing at its core - fun.

Cubism is a tight, beautiful little game that's easy to recommend to anybody who likes challenging spatial puzzles, clean aesthetics, and excellent music.

A genuinely scary, technically impressive, solid and thrilling Quest title that contains a surprising (and all too rare) level of polish for a VR game.

If Myst, The Witness,and Donnie Darko were blended together...well, that'd be gross but it would taste a lot like Shadow Point.

Tsuro excels at engaging players in an intense battle of strategy and forethought while also relaxing and drawing away tension through its calming environment. Perfect for those wanting a chance to actively unwind.

Until You Fall is a randomized and highly replayable sword combat game. Despite a few gaps in the armor, it is well-suited for short, physical VR sessions.

Vader Immortal isn't necessarily the system-selling exclusive that the Quest needs, but it does offer a glimpse into the future of gaming, both in gameplay immersion and its storytelling.