Explore the exciting world of VR games with HTC Vive!

Liza Brown

Mar 24, 2021• Proven solutions

HTC’s Vive is the true leader of the VR revolution

That’s how the reactions are coming since the launch of this ultimate machine. The vive eventually brings in the true essence of full-motion virtual reality to the mass people. To speak the truth, presently, we have a very few hand-picked games to start with. So, what we have tried here is to make a compilation of games that offer a truly out-of-the-world experience with this Vive. We can say that new exciting possibilities are explored with this VR games with HTC Vive .

Below here, you are going to have an overview of some of the most exciting Vive games that we will explain later on in this discussion.

Have a look at the different VR games for HTC Vive

1. Tilt Brush

If you are passionate about painting and want your painting to become alive, then Tilt Brush is the game for you. This will let you paint in 3D. You cannot imagine how beautiful and vibrant it can become. The genre of this game is design and illustration. And the developer is Google. So, you can certainly expect the best out of it. You have all the means to unleash your hidden creativity with Tilt Brush. You can paint anywhere virtually. You can even make your room your canvas. You can paint anything; the only limitation is your imagination.

This is a very beautiful game with endless possibilities. You must try this game since it is from the house of Google.

2. Fantastic Contraption

Fantastic Contraption is a building game that is surreal. You can create life-sized machines that are as tall as you can reach. You have to build the machines by your own. And once the building is complete, you need to whirl it off to the slove puzzles. There are 50 official levels of this game. While there are some very easy levels, there are some which are extremely tough and looks impossible but all these levels are possible. The game has been developed by Northway Games and Radial Games. You will certainly experience a whole new world around you. The game has been released on 5th of April this year and users are already liking it!

However, I think that the graphics of the game could have been better. It looks very childish.

3. Hover Junkers

Are you fond of action games? Do you love to play games with weapon in hands? If yes, this is the game for you. Hover Junkers is a multiplayer game designed from the ground up. You will enter into the world of drought stricken future. There are hunters that scavenge for scraps that are left behind. Players need to select from 17 ships. It can be either huge or tiny. You have to claim your scrap and defend from yourself from enemies. This is an action and adventure game developed by Stress Level Zero.

The game can be played on Windows 7 however; the recommended OS is Windows 10. This is an completely action-packed, shooting game.

4.Final Approach

You are about to take control of the skies like never before. This takes you through an amazing experience of Virtual Reality. Airplanes are on fire, commuter aircraft low on fuel, mid-air collisions, emergency rescues, all that you only dreamt of doing now needs your immediate attention. You can tower over large metropolitan airports, tropical islands, towering cities etc. you will also need to refuel, repair the planes as fast as possible. There are so many tasks that you need to perform with this game.

5. The Lab

This game is intentionally built to showcase the power of VR games. The game, developed by Valve covers up wide spectrum of genres in short frame of time. Each part of this game feels really unique. The different aspects of these games are:

Slingshot – You can begin your career as a calibration trainee. All ou need is to destroy everything in the Aperture Storage Annex with the help of slingshot.

Longbow – You can use your archery skills to defend the noble castle gate from the rampaging yet adorable horde of attackers.

Xortex – If you are thinking you are not good enough to become a xortex ace, this golden era of gaming will relieve you since you get everything around.

Postcards – You can visit exotic and far-off locales quite comfortably.

Comparison table of Vive VR games

Game Info	Title:	Tilt Brush	Fantastic Contraption	Hover Junkers	Final Approach	The Lab
	Pricing	$29.99	$29.99	$34.99	$24.99	Free
	Users Review	Very positive	Very positive	Very positive	Very positive	Overwhelming
	Genere	Design & illustration	Indie simulation	Action, Adventure, Indie	Action, Adventure, Indie	Free
	Developer	Google	Northway games	Stress Level Zero	Phaser Lock Interactive	Valve
	Publisher	Google	Northway games	Stress Level Zero	Phaser Lock Interactive	Valve
	Release Date	5 April, 2016	5 April, 2016	5 April, 2016	5 April, 2016	5 April, 2016
	Player	Single	Single	Single	Single	Single
	Language	English interface	English interface	English interface, full audio	English/French/Italian/German	English/French/Italian/German
VR support	Headsets	HTC vive	HTC vive	HTC vive	HTC vive	HTC vive
	Input	Tracked motion	Tracked motion	Tracked motion	Tracked motion	Tracked motion
	Play area	Seated/standing/Room scale	Room-scale	Standing/Room scale	Seated/standing/Room scale	Standing/Room scale
MINIMUM System Requirements	OS	Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or later, Windows 10
	Processor	CPU: Intel i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
	Memory	4GB RAM	8GB RAM	8GB RAM	5GB RAM	4GB RAM
	Graphics	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better
	Storage	1GB available	500 MB available	20 GB available	20 GB available	-
	Sound Card	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Recommend System Requirements	OS	Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or later, Windows 10
	Processor	CPU: Intel i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better /Intel i7-4770 3.4 GHz
	Memory	4GB RAM	8GB RAM	16GB RAM	5GB RAM	-
	Graphics	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better/ NVDIA GTX980
	Storage	1GB available	1GB available	20 GB RAM	20 GB RAM	-
	Sound Card	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-

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