Are you looking for a roundup of the best VR FPS and Shooter games available on Oculus Quest? We have everything prepared for you – here are our top 10.
The Oculus Quest library is getting bigger and stronger every day, with some options available in most genres. For first person shooter fans, we’ve put together this eclectic list of shooters available on Quest. Some of these games stay pretty true to the traditional conventions of the genre, while others change gameplay in fresh and exciting ways that feel particularly powerful in VR.
Here is our list of the 10 best FPS games currently available on the Oculus Quest.
Honorable Mention: Dr. Beefs classic ports
Team Beef, made up of a few community developers and led by Simon ‘DrBeef’ Brown, consistently creates fantastic ports of classic games available to sideload through SideQuest like DOOM 3, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and more. You can find information on sideloading in our manual.
10. Warhammer 40K: Battle Sister
For fans of the Warhammer 40K franchise, Battle Sister is a fun romp around this world and gives you the opportunity to deal with some of its famous weapons like the Power Sword and the Bolter. The game would have worked as well as a PC or console release though – it doesn’t do much new in terms of VR shooters.
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9. Blaston
Blaston takes a different take on the FPS genre, taking advantage of the presence and unique possibilities that a VR title offers. It’s a 1v1 online shooter, but you won’t move much – there are games going on with each player standing on a small 1x1m field. Guns appear around you and you have to shoot slow moving bullets at your opponent while dodging their bullets in slow motion as if you were in the matrix.
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8. Hyper Dash
Hyper Dash is a multiplayer team shooter with a variety of game modes including some FPS classics – Payload, Death Match, Control Point, and more. Refreshingly, it’s not a military theme either – Hyper Dash relies on a sci-fi robotic aesthetic compared to many other riflemen in the Army on Quest.
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7. Arizona Sunshine
Arizona Sunshine has been around for a while in the VR world and was originally released for PC VR in 2017. The Oculus Quest version of the game was released last December and has all received the same DLC and post-mail since April of this year. Start content as a PC VR version. Arizona Sunshine is exactly what it looks on the box – a zombie shooter with a 4+ hour campaign and a wave-based horde mode. Even better, both Campaign and Horde modes support multiplayer, so you can jump alone or with a friend who also has the game on Quest.
If you’re looking for a solid zombie FPS on Quest, Arizona Sunshine is your best bet.
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6. Robo Recall Unplugged
This was a somewhat unexpected arrival at Quest – the high visual fidelity of the original game meant a Quest version seemed unlikely. Although the graphics are in no way comparable to the PC original, the entire core experience is retained and offers Quest players an expansive wave shooter on a grand scale. It’s time to mow down some robots!
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5. Gun whip
Pistol Whip isn’t a shooter in the traditional sense – you wield a gun, but you use it to combine shooters with rhythm games and mow down enemies to the beat of the music. The more time you spend on the track, the higher your score. While it’s a worn-out comparison at this point, the game lands somewhere between a Beat Saber and a Superhot Hybrid and definitely not bad.
The game started off with 10 original tracks, but has since added a number of other free updates after launch, such as the Mad Max-inspired “Full Throttle” level that you can see in the footage embedded above. If you’re looking for a shooter-rhythm-game hybrid, give Pistol Whip a try.
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4. Contractor
What this military-themed shooter lacks in Quest in the graphics it makes up for in terms of performance, content, and gameplay.
Similar to a Call of Duty game, Contractors offers a wide variety of loading options and different weapons, all with active reloading. There’s also tremendous freedom of movement if your stomach can handle it, such as being able to jump, sprint, and slide around cards. You can play solo missions, but the real focus is on multiplayer, where you can choose between co-op objectives and competitive online PvP games.
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3. Next
If you are looking for a competitive multiplayer shooter for Oculus Quest, Onward must be your choice. In his review, David Onward called the definitive military simulation FPS – you play in 5v5 battles against other players online, with a range of weapons and three game modes to choose from. While lacking the visual fidelity and some of the custom features of the PC VR version of the game (many of which were promised in a future update), it’s still easily one of the best multiplayer VR games on the Quest. As David put it, “This should be in any Quest user’s library who likes to have shooters – undoubtedly.”
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2. Population: One
With the success of Fortnite and the battle royale genre, something similar to VR was inevitable. Population: One closed this gap in the market at the end of last year.
If you are looking for a VR battle royale to play with friends then look no further. This three-man squad-only shooter follows the same basic premise as Fortnite and has a basic wall building system. However, the addition of climbing and a deployable wingsuit for gliding allows you to scale any building or structure.
The game received numerous support and content updates after launch. So if you are looking for a multiplayer VR FPS that will help you achieve long-term success, Population: One is probably your best bet.
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1. Superhot
Superhot tops so many of our lists, but for good reason – the game is an innovative take on the FPS genre. While it’s fun on any VR platform, the Quest is hands down the best headset to play the game on. The wireless freedom unlocks the full potential of Superhot – you can twist, bend, and crouch out of tough situations to make one of the most inventive and unique shooters in VR history.
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These are our tips for the best Oculus Quest shooters, but what are yours? Let us know in the comments.
We’re constantly updating our lists and writing new ones for various VR platforms and game genres – watch out for more in the near future. In the meantime, check out our list of the 25 best games and experiences on Quest.
Note: This article was originally published with five games in August 2020. It has been edited and updated to include five more games in March 2021.
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