PC VR News & Reviews
The latest PC VR news. In this section you'll find SteamVR reviews, games, and news on Valve's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.
Surgeon Uses Oculus Rift On Patients, Streams Operation Using Google Glass
One of the joys of writing about reporting from the cutting-edge of a newly reborn technology like virtual reality is that you're constantly being surprised as what people are finding to do with it. Almost weekly there's some innovation...
SteamVR Update Brings Major Improvements to Irksome Audio Issues
An update released today for SteamVR brings major improvements to one of the most frustrating parts of the platform: audio not always going to your headset on the first try.
Update (November 5th, 2019): Previously available in beta, SteamVR 1.8.19...
‘Vive N Chill’ Soon to Double Crowdfunding Goal with 2 Weeks Remaining
ViveNchill, the intriguing new bolt-on dual-fan cooling solution for the HTC Vive, has begun its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.
Update (7/17/17): The ViveNchill Indiegogo is now at 193% of its $5,000 goal. With 13 days remaining, the campaign appears on track to...
First Trailer for ‘Final Approach’ for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift Lands
We wrote yesterday how Texas based code-house Phaser Lock Interactive was to debut their new VR airport management title Final Approach at PAX Prime in Seattle from Friday. Well, feast your eyes on the very first trailer to accompany the...
Elite: Dangerous ‘Close Quarters Combat’ Beta Released, VR Gameplay Footage Emerges
Elite: Dangerous has been a benchmark virtual reality application for a while now, but for those who love space combat and find the remaining gameplay mechanics of E:D a little laborious, a new, free expansion pack may well provide...
HTC’s First Vive Game ‘Front Defense’ is a WWII Gallery Shooter
Computex 2016 is under way and HTC are out on the show floor in full force with a collection of titles showing off their Vive VR system. One of the titles developed by the company, playable for the first...
Ambitious Tactical Shooter ‘Falcon Fall’ Aims for AAA Quality, Coming to PC VR in Late 2026
Falcon Fall is an upcoming co-op tactical shooter from new indie studio Infinit Entertainment, which says it's aiming to deliver "AAA quality in VR—with a focus on visuals, immersion, authenticity, and next-generation presence."
Developed in Unreal Engine 5 by a...
Exclusive: ‘Beat Saber’ Creators Break Down Every Track – Soundtrack Now Available
Beat Saber (2018), the unbelievably slick VR rhythm game that tasks you with slicing blocks in mid-air with a pair of lightsabers, released today in Early Access. We've got our Early Access review here so you can learn more about...
Preview: ‘Metal: Hellsinger VR’ is Just a Few Notes Shy of a Perfect Arrangement
Metal: Hellsinger is a very unique flatscreen game, and also has the potential to be a very unique VR game. But it's going to take a little tuning up before launch to really make it sing.
If you've never played the...
‘Vertigo 2’ Final Content Update Coming This Week with Level Editor, New Playable Characters & More
Vertigo 2 (2023), the Half-Life-inspired sci-fi adventure, is getting what the developer describes as the game's "only content update" in the soon-to-launch 'Bottomless Update', which ought to keep you busy well after the credits roll.
Slated to release on November...
Valve’s Only VR Title, ‘The Lab’, is the Highest Rated Game on All of Steam
Among more than 9,000 games on Steam, Valve's VR title The Lab is heading the platform's list of top rated games.
Valve's The Lab is a free VR-only title that offers players eight short room-scale experiences which range from photogrammetry to castle...
Preliminary Oculus Rift DK2 Support Comes to Second Life and OpenSim
David Rowe, the developer behind the unofficial CtrlAltStudio Viewer for Second Life and Open Sim, has released a preliminary build to give Oculus Rift DK2 users their first glimpse into the popular virtual world.
David Rowe developed the first unofficial...
The Best VR Games of 2025 – Our Game of the Year Picks
Nearly a decade after consumer VR took its first real steps—driven by headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR—the medium has outgrown its novelty phase.
Those early platforms reshaped not just how players experienced games, but how...
‘Star Trek: Infection’ is Bringing a Slice of VR Body Horror to Quest 3 This Year
Star Trek is getting a new VR game soon, this time injecting a hefty slice of body horror into a single-player narrative, pitting you against an infection ravaging your starship.
Called Star Trek: Infection, the VR-native survival experience lets you step into...
Mozilla’s ‘Hubs’ is the One-click VR Meeting Space I’ve Been Waiting For
As part of Mozilla's ongoing efforts to make VR a first-class citizen on the web, the company today announced Hubs, a WebVR-based social experience which makes for effortless, one-click creation of virtual spaces which anyone can join—from smartphones desktop browsers...




















