The Top 5 Oculus Rift Games Of 2017
The Oculus Touch controllers have been out for a while now. With them a whole new bundle of Oculus Rift games has arrived. With the Oculus Rift game library growing massively, it can be tricky to sift through the maze of titles to find what’s best. Here we have rounded up the best Oculus Rift games and experiences for you to try. Here are our top Rift games picks.
Lone Echo:
You’ll be transported to an advanced mining facility within the rings of Saturn in Lone Echo’s single player story. The game is complete with a detailed space station, expansive outer-space environments, and interactive space equipment. The player will be taking on the role of Jack. Jack is an advanced artificial intelligence with a state-of-the-art synthetic body. In the game, you’ll help Captain Olivia Rhodes solve an increasingly threatening mystery. This is done by using futuristic tools, clever problem solving, and interactive dialogue to engage with the world around you. Lone Echo takes advantage of the Oculus Touch controllers and full 360° gameplay. By doing this it lets you take a hands-on approach to exploring space unlike anything you’ve ever played before. The game is built completely around the zero-gravity locomotion mechanics. These mechanics are smart and keenly realized. The Touch controllers come into their own as you pull and push yourself through space.
Star Trek :
Bridge Crew: Star Trek: Bridge Crew takes you in the Star Trek universe puts you and your friends in the heart of the U.S.S. Aegis. Your mission is to explore a largely uncharted sector of space known as The Trench. You will do this in hopes of locating a suitable new home world for the decimated Vulcan populace. The Klingon Empire is also active in the region. Their purpose is a threat to the Federation’s plans. You are supposed to make strategic decisions and coordinate actions with your crew to complete the mission. In co-op, you can form a crew of four players. These players can serve in the roles of Captain, Helm, Tactical and Engineer. In addition to a dynamic storyline, the game features an “Ongoing Missions” mode. It procedurally generates missions for countless hours of Solo and Co-op adventure. Uplay account and Uplay PC application are required for game activation and installation. A permanent internet connection is also required in order to play the game.
Rick And Morty:
You can find Rick and Morty in your living room for a cutting-edge VR adventure from Adult Swim Games and Owlchemy Labs. You play as a Morty clone. And will be exploring Rick’s garage, the Smith household, and alien worlds. In this game, you will experience life as a clone of Morty and all the trauma that comes with it. You will be stepping through portals to strange worlds, help Rick with his bizarre experiments, and use your hands in VR to pick up and play in an interaction-filled 3D Rick-ality. In order to solve puzzles and complete missions, you will have to follow Rick’s directions. This is a fully voice acted adventure. RICK AND MORTY VR are 3D now. Probe, prod, throw, and smash iconic items like the Plumbus. You can teleport around rooms and walk through portals. You will be walking with your actual feet through virtual portals.
Fruit Ninja VR:
You can now play Fruit Ninja in VR. The Fruit Ninja phenomenon continues into the next generation yet again. You play the original fruit-slicing action game enjoyed by billions of players around the world in a whole new way. Fruit Ninja VR takes squishy, satisfying gameplay. It then turns it into a virtual reality experience that can be enjoyed by players of all ages and skill levels. Step into the Fruit Ninja universe and tackle fruit from all angles. Take your ninja skills to the next level by slicing, juggling and skewering fruit in virtual reality. You can deflect bombs with a flick of the wrist. You can also stake your claim on global leaderboards or relax with some Zen Mode. Fruit Ninja VR is the most fun you can have in virtual reality.
Arizona Sunshine:
Arizona Sunshine is a shooter built that immerses you in a southwestern America overrun by zombies. When you hear a flash of a human voice on the radio, your hopes surge. There are survivors out in the blistering heat of the post-apocalyptic Grand Canyon state. You will be armed with little more than your motion-controlled weapons and the scarce ammo and consumables you find along the way. And need to navigate hordes of zombies coming for your brain in your desperate search for human contact.. It will handle, fire, and reload over 25 different weapons with real-life movements. You will explore huge environments including deserts, canyons and mines. It can jump in for a short session or stay for the complete ride. You can also join a friend in campaign mode or Horde mode (up to 4 players). In the game, you can experience skull-splitting head shots, severed limbs, wind and water effects, and destructible environments.
Conclusion.
We hope you like the list that is presented here. These are some of the top Oculus Rift games that are sure to give you a rush and a rocking time.
Dhruvil is a Writer & Marketeer for Nimblechapps, joined in December 2014, based out of Sydney, Australia. He has worked briefly as a Branding and Digital Marketing Manager before moving to Australia. At Nimblechapps, he worked on Social Media Marketing, Branding, Email Marketing and Blogging. Dhruvil studies Business at University of Western Sydney, and also handles Operations for the company in Australia.