A few weeks ago I listed off my top 13 confirmed PSVR2 games that I could not wait to play and, at the tip of it, I wondered what people’s dream PSVR 2 games could be. Some answered that query within the comments, so I took a few of your suggestions, mixed them up with a few of my very own and created the next list of my top 11 most wanted PSVR 2 launch games! That are listed in no particular order.

Please keep in mind that that is nothing greater than my dream launch line-up for the PSVR 2. This can be a wish list only so among the games featured may not exist yet and perhaps even never will in any respect. For this list I even have also excluded PSVR 1 ports and as a substitute gone for ports of huge PC VR games which have previously been unplayable on Sony’s original headset.

Blood and Truth 2

Blood and Truth was a cracker and simply considered one of my favourite games on the PSVR. It is a fast-paced James Bond simulator that allowed you to roleplay as a soldier in a warzone, a cockney gangster literally riding shotgun in a sports automotive and even some type of parkour hitman, dodging machine gun fire from a helicopter as you leg it across the floors of a barely built block of flats before they explode behind you.

In Blood and Truth you are the star of your very own motion movie and in it, you may catch and throw back live grenades, dual wield pistols and live out all of those motion movie fantasies that you just never thought would come true. There’s a wonderful supporting solid who’re dropped at life by some top notch voice acting and motion capture, and this serves to provide you an actual connection to the characters in among the slower paced scenes. Plus, each motion set piece is just varied enough to make you always gasp out loud with the joys of all of it.

The gunplay is great too, however the news that the gameplay was on rails really turned lots of people off and even stopped a few of them from trying out this bloody great game. A sequel for PSVR2 is rumoured to be within the works – and if it’s not, I’d be very surprised. Fingers crossed we not only get an extended game this time around, but in addition one that permits the player more freedom of movement. Sure, the on-rails nature kept the pace rattling along but for a real big budget AAA feel and maximum immersion, we want that sequel to have full locomotion.

Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx was by far and away essentially the most requested dream title within the comments to my last PSVR 2 video and for good reason. It is also the most effective PC VR games ever made. The immersion consider Half-Life: Alyx is so high that it will feel such as you’re actually living through the experience with Alyx and oh my, what an experience it’s. There’s clever puzzles, thrilling combat, laugh out loud comedy and horror by the bucketload. If the poison headcrabs don’t make you scream louder than a goat on a rollercoaster, the primary time you meet Jeff could have you pooping your virtual pants very quickly.

There are such a lot of memorable moments in Half-Life: Alyx that I’d be here all day if I attempted to list all of them. There is a reason why this game continues to be the most effective sellers on PC VR to this present day and, simply put, that reason is since it’s chuffing amazing. All we’ve are rumours and hopes to go on at this point, but when Half-Life: Alyx did come to PSVR 2, this is able to undoubtedly be the system selling app that the headset needs.

Gran Turismo 7

The proven fact that Gran Turismo 7 launched without PSVR support got here as a large disappointment to all you digital petrol heads on the market but when anything can bring thecurrent instalment of Polyphony’s stunning racing sim to the virtual world, it’s PSVR2.

Commenter Viral Oza got here up with a beautiful pitch for it, saying, «Just imagine, you might be racing multiplayer on trial mountain, a automotive comes next to you and also you turn your head and have a look at the motive force driving the automotive next to you. That driver is gazing right back at you and through the helmets, your eyes meet (resulting from eye tracking), then you definitely turn your heads back and race to the finish line.. » That is perhaps a rather romantic imagining of what PSVR 2 may bring to the table for the sport nevertheless it’s also technically possible, I presume.

What you will definitely give you the chance to do though is try those perfectly modelled, almost photorealistic vehicles in 4K HDR as in the event you were actually standing next to them and even higher, sat inside them in real life. Mix that with some headset haptics that assist you to feel even the slightest rumble from the road or, in my case, every bone splintering smash and also you’re in for a wild time. But, mix all of that with a full-on racing setup with a seat and a racing wheel and you will be set for probably some of the realistic feeling and immersive experiences of your life.

Forewarned

Once upon a time, we here at Eurogamer used to like playing a little bit of Phasmophobia together. I’d at all times jump into it in VR though as that made the sport far more scarier and funnier than playing it in flat. Unfortunately, subsequent updates made the sport harder, more unfair and sadly much less fun, but thankfully we had Forewarned to fall back on.

Forewarned is essentially Phasmophobia set inside an Egyptian tomb somewhat than some random american 3 bed house but crucially, it’s scarier, there’s more to do, it’s way less aggravating and with each update it keeps improving, not worse. By way of a PSVR2 release this one is utter wishful considering but, in all honesty, some type of multiplayer ghost hunting VR game could be amazing on the PSVR2.

With the brand new Sense controllers, players would give you the chance to familiarize yourself with all of Forewarned’s Mejai hunting tools as they head off into the darkness of a tomb together. And just imagine how utterly terrifying it will be to feel your headset haptics go off as an ancient Egyptian god sneaks up behind you and whispers in your ear. Wait, did I say terrifying? I meant amazing! This could be such a cool addition to the PSVR2 library and it will be amazing to look at console players finally with the ability to experience a PC born ghost hunting game.

Population: One

Battle Royale games in VR sound like an ideal idea in theory, but of the various who’ve tried only considered one of them has ever really taken off. Population: One (which admittedly has the world’s stupidest name as you may only play in trios) is a improbable Battle Royale game that mixes open world combat with improbable, arcadey shooting motion and among the coolest, free-est movement schemes in any VR game ever.

You see that constructing over there? You may climb it! In truth, you may climb every thing and that opens up a word of possibilities in the case of out considering and out flanking your opponents. Cannot be bothered to climb back down again? Spread your arms out wide and jump off the highest to glide all the way down to safety like a giant, featherless and fully armed Eagle of death. Then you definitely can loot up before heading, guns blazing into the subsequent shootout.

Again, there’s absolutely no news of Population: One ever coming to PSVR2 in the meanwhile, just lots of hopes and dreams from me. That being said, with a extremely varied map to clamber over, a great deal of weapons to manually reload and a basic constructing mechanic, the PSVR 2’s Sense controllers would come into play rather well here. But in addition, what about utilising the PSVR2’s eye tracking to pick your weapons, med kits or shields out of your weapon wheel? That’d be amazing!

Astro Bot Rescue Mission 2

Over the various years I have been covering VR, I’ve heard the phrase «imagine what Nintendo could do with VR» so much. But here’s the thing, with Astro Bot Rescue Mission you needn’t wait for Nintendo to get into VR because Astro Bot Rescue Mission is essentially the most Nintendo-like thing on the whole PSVR platform.

This beautiful platformer really is the top of PSVR games and that is not simply because it looks and sounds incredible. It is also all the way down to the proven fact that Astro Bot always reinvents what a 3D platformer will be, delighting the player time and time again with moments of pure magic that just can’t be replicated in traditional, flat games. Each unique level oozes imagination and playing through the story made me remember the times when Mario 64 blew my mind with its game-changing tackle the series.

It isn’t just the Astro Bot that gets to experience the journey though, you are just as much a component of the sport as they’re and there is loads of opportunities so that you can interact with the stunning levels the Japan Studio has produced. Sadly, Japan Studio is keeping tight-lipped about whether or not there is a desperately wanted sequel within the works, but in all seriousness, PSVR 2 needs its own dose of Astro Bot. Because of the headset haptics, the attention tracking and the brand new Sense controllers, there’s a lot potential for brand spanking new and imaginative ways for players to get immersed in VR.

Ace Combat VR

One among the best PSVR games available (for my part) wasn’t a game in any respect, as a substitute it was three short VR missions in the sport Ace Combat 7. Truthfully, hey were so intensely immersive they almost made me cry tears of joy.

When you’ve ever desired to feel like Tom Cruise in Top Gun, Ace Combat’s VR missions are the technique to go. From the fully detailed airplane interiors through to the way in which that water droplets form on the glass of your cockpit as you thunder through thick clouds, every thing here is drenched in realism. It also looked absolutely gorgeous, even on the low resolution PSVR headset.

A completely VR Ace Combat game for the PSVR 2 might be the least likely game on this list to turn out to be an actual thing, but when it did, or not it’s amazing. Just take into consideration how stunning the sky would leaf through that 4k headset and the way detailed the bottom below you could be. And what about on takeoff as you gun the throttle and rocket down the runway? Along with your headset and Sense controllers vibrating in unison, it will feel such as you were actually there!

Boneworks/Bonelabs

While this section is titled Boneworks/Bonelabs, I’d truthfully be joyful with one or the opposite on PSVR2, but would gladly take each.

Boneworks was considered one of the primary VR games I played that managed to persuade me that the virtual object that I used to be holding in my hands was an actual thing with heft and weight. Each games have a steep learning curve in the case of the control schemes resulting from this meaning that neither of them would have been possible to play using the Move controllers on PSVR 1. With the Sense controllers, replicating the PC experience could be easy though and seriously, if the developers, Stresslevel Zero can squeeze these games onto the Quest 2 then there’s absolutely no excuse for them not to seem on the PSVR2.

While there is not any definite news either way a couple of PSVR 2 port, Stress Level Zero did say back in 2021 that there was a 90 per cent probability that it will bring Boneworks to Sony’s headset. That is a fairly good sign that either one or each of those games will make its technique to PSVR 2 in the long run.

Rush of Blood 2

As each a spooky horror game and an ideal introduction to the wonders of VR, Until Dawn’s rollercoaster based spin-off Rush of Blood is in dire need of a sequel.

The primary game was an ideal launch title for the unique PSVR. Gentle enough to ease recent players into the VR world but stuffed with enough shocks and surprises to entertain even the hardiest of VR veterans. It was easy, scary, arcade fun and for this reason it was the primary game I’d put newcomers on once I was introducing them to PSVR.

Well that and the proven fact that it was absolutely hilarious to look at them freak out when all of the creepy clowns attacked them.

Gorilla Tag

Gorilla Tag is the one game on this list that, shamefully, I have not played. Not only is it free, from what I can gather it is also considered one of the funniest and most physical VR games going.

You may just about gather what the sport is about from the title though. You are a gorilla, or at the very least half of 1 anyway, and it’s worthwhile to use the facility of your arms to run, jump, fall and climb your technique to victory as you are attempting to avoid the rapidly multiplying team of infected apes.

This game has among the most positive VR reviews I’ve ever seen on the Steam store and it’s such a straightforward premise that it will do amazingly on PSVR2. Sadly there’s not an ideal probability of that taking place, but you never know. Perhaps, if we ask them nicely enough, the developers shall be kind enough to stop monkeying around and begin work on a PSVR2 port.

Blade and Sorcery

Finally, what next generation VR head-set could be complete and not using a game that permit you realistically dismember and decapitate an infinite supply of also realistic looking human beings?

The primary time I played Blade and Sorcery, the motion in it was so believable that I actually began to feel like deep down, I would actually be really evil. But then I remembered it was only a game and suddenly, lopping peoples legs off with a two handed broadsword before stabbing them through the attention socket with a dagger became the funniest, coolest thing I’d ever done in VR.

But gratuitous maiming is not the only thing on offer here. There’s climbing, magic spells to solid, sandbox arenas to play in and a really cool procedural dungeon crawling mode in there too. Plus, the sport keeps getting updated usually so fingers crossed, if this ever were to return to PSVR2, we might get the complete PC version and never the squished down Quest port.

So, what are the probabilities that either of those versions will ever make it to PSVR2? Well, in line with a developer FAQ from 2021, it’s a giant fat perhaps in the meanwhile. But that does not imply we will not still dream. That is what this whole list was about!

And people, my VR loving friends, were my top 11 most wanted PSVR 2 launch games. But what do you think that of my selections? Which of them would you like to see and which of my list do you think that are pointless pipe dreams?

Let me know within the comments below after which, in the event you’re feeling extra chatty, why not tell me what your most wanted PSVR 1 port could be and perhaps it will make it right into a future listicle.

Thanks for reading!