16 Of The Best Seated VR Games
These VR games can be played from the comfort of your couch.
One of the most exciting things you will ever do is play a game in VR. But if you only have a small space to play, it can be hard to set up your VR gear, which may make you think twice about buying it. It’s becoming more and more famous, and it’s being used for more than just games, so it needs to be easier to use.
But to play some of the best VR games on the market, you don’t need a whole room. The people who made the games on this list either made them so you can play them while sitting down or added changes that give you the same experience no matter where you play.
BallisticNG
The futuristic music in the antigravity racer BallisticNG is a tribute to the cult classic TV show Wipeout. The game has more than 52 tracks and 16 different race cars.
You can play the campaign alone or with other people on different platforms through cross-platform multiplayer. Step into the cabin of your speeder to feel the fast pace of BallisticNG in full VR. This game was made to be played while sitting down, but unlike the other games on this list, you don’t use controls to play it. Instead, you use the mouse and keyboard.
Dagon: By H.P. Lovecraft
This game is a short story that brings the Cthulhu lore to life in all its VR glory. Bit Golem, the company that made the game, stays true to Lovecraft’s short story of the same name.
The best part is that the game is free, but if you really want to help the developer, you can buy a paid DLC. There are audiobooks and e-books in the DLC, and your buy will help the developer make more games in the future. This interactive experience doesn’t require much moving, so it’s easy to play while sitting down.
Cooking Simulator VR
Every VR experience doesn’t have to be fast-paced or full of scary things. Sometimes you just want something simple and easy. Cooking Simulator VR might be able to meet that need. Based on the same-named non-VR game, you are given a fully filled kitchen, a menu, and a list of customers who are always hungry.
Since almost everything happens at “table” height, it’s the perfect game for sitting down with a bowl of borscht and getting to work. Just make sure not to drop anything. The experience goes well with a retro Relax Mode, which lets you get orders without a time limit. You can now relax and take your time making each meal.
I Expect You To Die 2
I Expect You to Die 2 is an escape room game that picks up right after the first game. The game has a storyline that is told through six brand-new tasks.
I Expect You to Die 2 is a great sequel that shows that the creators learned from the first game. It is very well-made and finished, and it gives you a great time. They made the game so that you can play it while sitting down and with one or two hands.
SpaceEngine
SpaceEngine is a one-to-one simulation of the world that is based on science. Detailed textures and terrain are used to make the objects in the world. You can fast-forward to see how everything turns out or explore parts of galaxies that haven’t been found yet.
This game has great physics because it correctly calculates the physical properties of celestial bodies, such as how they move in orbit. The game also includes the real science of spaceships by figuring out their orbital motion, atmospheric flight model, and Alcubierre warp drive.
Archangel: Hellfire
It’s beautiful to look at the vastness of the sky. What else is also beautiful? In your own mech suit, you fight giant mech suits that are firing rockets and lasers at you. Archangel: Hellfire is a sci-fi mech shooter set in a world after the end of the world. The winner of the Great Mech Wars gets control of the land.
You can change the look of your mech by adding different parts, such as weapons and special powers. There are both single-player and PvP sites in the game. The base game can be played for free. You can get access to more features by making a separate buy, though.
Five Nights At Freddy’s: Help Wanted
Five Nights At Freddy’s: Help Wanted takes place in the same world as Five Nights and has a mix of new and old minigames. If you know the series, it will be fun to see scenes from older games remade for VR.
If you’ve never played a game in this series before, this is a good place to start because it’s a well-made game that shows you everything the series is about. You can play this game while sitting down, but make sure you have plenty of room to your left and right as you reach.
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Escape rooms are a lot of fun, and VR is the best way to make them digitally. VR escape rooms are amazing because they can be set in any time or place and can use any subject to make puzzles that would be impossible in the real world.
The Room VR: A Dark Matter is an escape room and puzzle game made by Fireproof Games, a company that has won many awards. This part of The Room is a finished VR experience that you can do while sitting down. You might as well be solving a crime in London in 1908.
Tabletop Simulator
Tabletop Simulator is a program that lets you play board games on your computer. Even though the base game lets you play standard board games with other people online, the community is so active that people are always sharing their own games and tables. Want to set up a virtual board for D&D or play Magic: The Gathering? Or would you rather play Uno, Cards Against Humanity, Settlers of Catan, or even mini-golf on a table?They have everything.
The best part is that it can be played in VR, which is why it’s on this list. When this option is turned on, you can use both hands to interact with the tables, games, and pieces in a standard VR way. You can even play a game with friends in VR without them having to do the same. Since almost all of these games are fixed, it’s a great choice if you want to play VR games while sitting down. We hope your chair is comfortable, because Monopoly can take a long time.
Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a party game where one person is the bomb diffuser and the other players give them directions. The catch is that the people giving the instructions can’t see the bomb, so they have to be very good at communicating for the bomb diffuser to work.
Drift Boss is different because you only need a VR headset and tracked controls to defuse the bomb. Most VR-tracked controllers only need one or two buttons to connect with the bomb, which is very easy. You can play with people nearby and have a great time.
VTOL VR
VTOL VR is a full-VR battle flight simulator. In PVP and PVE tasks, you can fly three different jets. beat the tasks that were given? As part of the Steam Workshop, VTOL VR lets players make their own adventures and share them with other players.
The game has an interactive cockpit, a mission and map editor, customizable kit, simulated car systems, head-mounted cueing, and an ejector seat. You can do everything in the game from the comfort of your chair with just the controls.
Trover Saves The Universe
At this point, the Squanch Games team has built up an impressive reputation. And if there are two things they love, it’s bad jokes and VR modes. Take the book Trover Saves the Universe. In this crazy puzzle-adventure game, you have to leave your house to stop a boss who has eyes made out of your dogs.
But you DON’T get out of your chair. During the whole game, you move around and interact with the world from a future lounge chair. This becomes both a running joke and a part of how the game is played. Why should you stand up if the hero you’re in charge of isn’t? Try this one if you want to laugh at something that’s not too serious but still funny.
Phasmophobia
If you’ve ever wanted to be a ghost hunter on TV, this book is for you. Gather your ghost-hunting team, get your ghost-hunting gear, and try to find the thing that’s haunting the place. All major VR equipment can be used to play the game in VR, which makes it feel even more real.
The developer put out a big update for VR Overhaul that makes sitting mode better, gives you more ways to grab things from the truck and the surroundings, and lets you simulate crouching so you don’t have to duck.
Half-Life: Alyx
With Half-Life: Alyx, the Half-Life series is back after a long break. You not only get to go back to the world for a new story, but you also get to see and do things through Alyx Vance’s eyes and hands.
You can turn in two different ways while sitting down in the game. These features are called “continuous turns” and “snap turns,” and they let you turn your in-game angles in certain directions. If you get sick when you use VR, snap turns might help.
Tetris Effect
Tetris Effect is more than just a game you can play while sitting down; we recommend getting as comfortable as you can. VR takes what is already a great game and makes it even better. You’ll be surrounded by moving images that pull you into the incredibly artistic moment each level shows.
In Tetris Effect, it’s easy to get caught up in what’s going on in each moment. You won’t be able to tell how much time has passed by the time you’re done. Unless you’re standing and playing. If you stand still for too long, you’ll start to feel it in your feet, which will take you out of the game. Play Tetris Effect sitting down. Sit down, make yourself at home, and take it all in.
Elite Dangerous
When you hear “Space Trucker,” you might not think of something beautiful right away. But Elite Dangerous shows that this isn’t true. This space exploration simulator gives one of the most realistic and interesting experiences of space flight. You can choose to haul goods, fight criminals, or explore the unknown parts of space. No matter what you choose, the cosmic sights will blow your mind.
The whole game takes place inside your cockpit, which you can also decorate. This makes it one of the most realistic sci-fi experiences you can have in VR. So get a remote (or a flight stick, if you have one), sit back, and start driving. Those Thermal Cooling Units won’t get to Yamashita Excavation Territory on their own.
