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Right now this mostly catalogues my own experiences, but it's a wiki, so feel free to chip in.
Right now this mostly catalogues my own experiences, but it's a wiki, so feel free to chip in.


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== Newbie Guides ==
== Newbie Guides ==
* [[Getting Started with the Valve Index]]
* [[Getting Started with the Valve Index]]
*[[Getting Started with the Xbox 360 Kinect]]


== Accessories ==
== Accessories ==
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== Useful Tools ==
== Useful Tools ==
* [[OVR Toolkit]] - Movable in-game desktop panes, a wristwatch, and more
 
* [[Stoplight]] - Shows you how tangled up your cord is
* [[XS Overlay]] - Movable in-game desktop panes, a wristwatch, and more
*[[OVR Toolkit]] - The shittier alternative to XSOverlay, with poorer performance, UI, and stability.
* [[Stoplight]] - Shows you how tangled up your cord is (this is available in SteamVR now).
* [[OpenVR Advanced Settings]] - Provides power-user access to lots of SteamVR settings, and includes the powerful [[Playspace Mover]] utility.


== Games ==
== Games ==
* [[VRChat]] - A Second Life that crashes less and is built around VR, basically.
 
* [[Pavlov]] - CS:GO for VR.
=== Social Games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Supports
!Price
!Notes
|-
|[[VRChat]]
|[[File:Keyboard and mouse icon.svg]][[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]][[File:Vive tracker icon.svg]]
|Free+
|Currently the largest social VR game. Not well-designed or well-implemented.
|-
|[[NEOS]]
|[[File:Keyboard and mouse icon.svg]][[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]][[File:Vive tracker icon.svg]]
|Free
|Lots of cool features, confusing UI and an absolute lack of documentation.  Also furries and shitcoins.
|-
|[[ChilloutVR]]
|[[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]][[File:Vive tracker icon.svg]]
|Free
|Early access, dead community. Tried to be a replacement, but development seems to have stalled.
|-
|[[Lavender]]
|[[File:Keyboard and mouse icon.svg]][[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]][[File:Vive tracker icon.svg]]
|Free
|VERY early access, dead community, aimless developer.
|}
 
=== Shooters ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiplayer
!Name
!Supports
!Price
!Notes
|-
|[[Pavlov]]
|[[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$24.99
|Third-party CS:GO built from the ground up for VR. Massively popular.
|-
|[[Contractors]]
|[[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$19.99
|Multiplayer team-based shooter. Be an OPERATOR (with quest-grade graphics).
|-
|[[Payday 2 VR]]
|[[File:Keyboard and mouse icon.svg]][[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$9.99+DLC
|4-play co-op heist simulator. Lots of DLC.  VR requires a "mod".
|-
|[[Vox Machinae]]
|[[File:Keyboard and mouse icon.svg]][[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$24.99
|Multiplayer mecha masher.
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Singleplayer
!Name
!Supports
!Price
!Notes
|-
|[[Half-Life Alyx]]
|[[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$59.99
|Full-length game that makes heavy use of finger tracking. Graphically-intensive.
|-
|[[SUPERHOT]]
|[[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$59.99
|Abstract shooter with time dickery: Time moves when you do.
|-
|[[BONEWORKS]]
|[[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$29.99
|Physics puzzle shooter where you get stuck in a simulation or something.
|}
 
=== Rhythm Games ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Supports
!Price
!Notes
|-
|[[Beat Saber]]
|[[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$29.99
|Slice up boxes while dodging shit, to music. Most popular.
|}
 
=== Spooky ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Supports
!Price
!Notes
|-
|[[Phasmophobia]]
|[[File:Keyboard and mouse icon.svg]][[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$13.99
|NEXT ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S GHOST HUNTERS
|-
|[[Ghost Hunters Corp]]
|[[File:Keyboard and mouse icon.svg]][[File:Index logo.svg]][[File:Oculus logo.svg]][[File:Vive logo.svg]][[File:Windows Mixed Reality Logo.svg]]
|$17.99
|Ghost hunting, but you also have to purge the ghost.  Still catching up to Phasmo.
|}

Revision as of 13:01, 4 January 2022

Welcome to The Hitchhiker's Guide to VR. Bring a towel.

Right now this mostly catalogues my own experiences, but it's a wiki, so feel free to chip in.

Note that MediaWiki can shit itself if you use an adblocker, so turn yours off if you run into issues. I don't do ads, although I may run self-hosted Matomo for stats in the future.

Newbie Guides

Accessories

Useful Tools

  • XS Overlay - Movable in-game desktop panes, a wristwatch, and more
  • OVR Toolkit - The shittier alternative to XSOverlay, with poorer performance, UI, and stability.
  • Stoplight - Shows you how tangled up your cord is (this is available in SteamVR now).
  • OpenVR Advanced Settings - Provides power-user access to lots of SteamVR settings, and includes the powerful Playspace Mover utility.

Games

Social Games

Name Supports Price Notes
VRChat Free+ Currently the largest social VR game. Not well-designed or well-implemented.
NEOS Free Lots of cool features, confusing UI and an absolute lack of documentation. Also furries and shitcoins.
ChilloutVR Free Early access, dead community. Tried to be a replacement, but development seems to have stalled.
Lavender Free VERY early access, dead community, aimless developer.

Shooters

Multiplayer
Name Supports Price Notes
Pavlov $24.99 Third-party CS:GO built from the ground up for VR. Massively popular.
Contractors $19.99 Multiplayer team-based shooter. Be an OPERATOR (with quest-grade graphics).
Payday 2 VR $9.99+DLC 4-play co-op heist simulator. Lots of DLC. VR requires a "mod".
Vox Machinae $24.99 Multiplayer mecha masher.
Singleplayer
Name Supports Price Notes
Half-Life Alyx $59.99 Full-length game that makes heavy use of finger tracking. Graphically-intensive.
SUPERHOT $59.99 Abstract shooter with time dickery: Time moves when you do.
BONEWORKS $29.99 Physics puzzle shooter where you get stuck in a simulation or something.

Rhythm Games

Name Supports Price Notes
Beat Saber $29.99 Slice up boxes while dodging shit, to music. Most popular.

Spooky

Name Supports Price Notes
Phasmophobia $13.99 NEXT ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S GHOST HUNTERS
Ghost Hunters Corp $17.99 Ghost hunting, but you also have to purge the ghost. Still catching up to Phasmo.
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