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Vampire Survivors, but it's in Virtual RealityYear: 2025Rating: TTime Played: ~50 hours OK, I’ll admit that the game clearly using gambling and slot machine mechanics to dazzle my senses has convinced me to play through it all again, but in virtual reality (VR). For what it’s worth, Vampire Survivors, but it’s in Virtual Reality is basically a port of the original game that you play on a screen inside a virtual environment, but there are a few enhancements that make this version the one I keep coming back to when I could instead play the original game on my laptop or mobile phone. This isn’t simply Vampire Survivors that you play inside a VR headset. Instead, you get these 3D effects for your characters that add depth to what was a 2D top-down experience. Then there’s the chest opening animation, which is even more spectacular in VR (as you’d expect of that slot machine razzle dazzle). To top everything off, the environments...

CubismYear: 2020Rating: ETime Played: ~6 hours While most Virtual Reality games emphasize the immersive nature of the medium, few handle the ability to manipulate virtual objects freely in 3D space. While there are certainly puzzle games in VR (like Tetris Effect), none quite scratch that IQ test itch like Cubism. Of course, with puzzle games like this, there comes a point where the game gets too challenging to complete. This is even without a timer or other mechanic trying to pressure the player to work faster. Still, Cubism is a relaxing challenge for your mind. For those new to Virtual Reality, Cubism is a good primer for how to use the controllers (or even the hand-tracking features). Since the entire game is merely manipulating different shapes to fit into a 3D outlined space, there's a lot of grabbing, rotating, and placing. It can be played seated, and doesn't have any extreme elements that might induce motion sickness. This game could easily be...

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VIDEO GAME: Vampire Survivors, but it’s in Virtual Reality (2025)

VIDEO GAME: Cubism (2020)