Evasion
Flying mech drones are going to be raining down bullet hell in this FPS VR game. As a single Vanguard or 4 player squad, shoot mechs and robots. Use guns, tethers, surge attacks, and other types of weapons against the Optera. Play as 4 different classes of officers with different abilities.
Fitness Potential
Fight solo or with your squad in Story Campaign or Survival Mode for a variety of room scale gameplay. Use the lower body to dodge and duck away from bullets and blast down robots before they come close enough to attack you or teammates. Shooting and lassoing enemies for damage or lassoing teammates to heal them will use upper body movement.
Developer/Publisher: Archiact
Release Date: October 8, 2018
Compatible with: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PS VR, with tracked controllers
Price: $35.99 to 39.99
Link: Evasion, Evasion
Sanguo Warriors VR2
Become a general in the Three Kingdom’s in this first-person arrow shooter and sword combat game. Use weapons with 5 different types of power skills to slay in battle and from a range distance. Solves puzzles and look around the world for items.
Fitness Potential
Butcher beasts, armored warriors, archers at a distance, and then aggro bosses with arrows and sword. This is a dominant upper body game with some leg and core mixed in when you utilize room scale and full sword sweeps. Sitting also keeps the core active but will leave out leg movement.
Developer/Publisher: 厦门冠赢网络科技有限公司
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Compatible with: HTC Vive, with tracked controllers
Price: $17.99 to $29.99
Link: Sanguo Warriors VR2
Dark Nebula VR
Fight weapon swinging Orcs in this science fiction arena in outer space. Dark Nebula is a first-person shooter game with rockets and a machine gun as main weapons. There are falling traps and lots of other surprises to keep you moving around the arena. If you die in this game you’ll have to start from the beginning.
Fitness Potential
Shooting involves the upper body while aiming rockets won’t do much for exercise. Using room scale is going to get the legs involved, helps with quick dodges away from Orcs, and can help you get to loot drops quicker. Use arm swinging locomotion to get more cardio out of this game.
Developer/Publisher: Random Bird
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Compatible with: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, with tracked controllers
Price: $6.79 to $7.99
Link: Dark Nebula VR
Lolly Pang VR
This isn’t a violent game at all, it’s actually pretty wholesome for a first-person bow, gun, and laser shooter. The main objective in Lolly Pang VR is to aim, shoot, and defend the cookie factory from cute but pesky aliens. Pop balloons in a hurry, the more there are the faster you’ll want to go and the more points you’ll bank.
Fitness Potential
To get the best workout from this game you’ll want to play Survival mode for endless shooting. Play Arcade mode if you’re shorter on time but can complete 5 waves and an alien boss. Use the bow and arrow (left and right side available) and honey gun for the better use of the upper body. Using the laser is more of a point and zap weapon.
Developer/Publisher: WISECAT
Release Date: October 11, 2018
Compatible with: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, with tracked controllers
Price: Click on the link.
Link: Lolly Pang VR
Stardust VR
This is an early access game. Play this eye-catching and beautifully designed interstellar action game. Shoot flying space extraterrestrials as they elegantly flutter, float, and fly by. Use your shield to block damage. This game is not scary or blood at all. It’s actually calming in a way with the soothing music playing until it gets harder as you progress and encounter a massive boss.
Fitness Potential
Shooting and shielding incoming attacks from aliens large and small is a good upper body workout. It looks like things start off slow and there’s an increase in the game’s pacing. Play in room scale to block and move legs side to side to prevent any damage from impact. As a mixed single player, co-op and multiplayer game, competition can heat up if you play in PvP mode.
Developer/Publisher: LastnOni/Frozen Dreams
Release Date: October 11, 2018
Compatible with: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, with tracked controllers
Price: $7.64 to $8.99
Link: Stardust VR