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The VR Game Launch Roundup: A Festive First-person Selection

As Christmas approaches, VRFocus brings you another list of virtual reality (VR) titles being released over the course of the next week. In a good week for first-person shooter (FPS) fans, VR users everywhere can enjoy five new or reworked experiences. Make sure to check out our accompanying YouTube video to get a mini-preview of each title’s gameplay.

Radial-G: Proteus screenshot

Radial-G: Proteus – Tammeka Games

In the first VR title from newly founded publisher, Things3D, battle against online leader boards in this single-player futuristic anti-gravity racing adventure. Originally released as Radial-G: Racing Revolved in 2016, this Oculus Quest reworking now features brand-new cel-shaded art design.

  • Supported platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch date: 17th December

Terminal – REMANIC

Planet Earth is going down, as a combination of extreme weather and a deadly virus poses a threat to all humans. Survivors must group together to make use of night vision and time-slowing abilities as you brave extreme these extreme conditions to fight hordes of infected humans and nature itself in this deadly first-person experience. Currently, in Early Access, new Shootout and Arena modes are expected in the full release.

Winter Fury

Winter Fury: Longest Road – SpiderMonk Entertainment

In this new WW2-themed VR first-person wave shooter, play as a lone soldier in a solo battle against Axis Forces. Battle for survival as you utilise a weapons arsenal filled with handguns & sniper rifles, drive an M-4 Sherman tank & work to unlock a series of additional weapons.

Pavlov VR – Vankrupt Games

A reworking of Pavlov’s title previously released for main headsets in 2017. This first-person multiplayer title is unique on this list, as it is a 100% free release. Featuring a Search and Destroy game mode, along with an offline practice mode for beginners, it serves as a great introduction to new VR first-person shooter players, or to those new to VR altogether.

  • Supported platforms: Oculus Quest
  • Launch date: 19th December

Scraper: Gauntlet

Scraper: Gauntlet – Labrodex Studios

In this new RPG wave shooter, set in the ruins of abandoned New Austin city Refugio, you take on the role of an HRF (Human Resistance Force) member. You must retrieve vital information that could save a vast force from dominating major cities around the world, featuring boss fights and numerous upgrading and customisation of your weapons arsenal.