What are the new VR games in July 2024? Here are our monthly highlights.
June saw several VR games receive late delays, though big releases still came through. We reviewed Blade & Sorcery, Taskmaster VR, Neon Squad Tactics, Riven, F1 24, Sushi Ben, Silent Slayer, Journey To Foundation, and VRIDER, alongside publishing reviews-in-progress for Downtown Club and Death Horizon: Cyberfusion. Other notable releases include Eternal Starlight, Body of Mine, Zengence, and BlackForge.
July looks to be similarly busy, and right now, a few notable games are launching across all major VR/MR platforms. As always, keep an eye on our upcoming VR games list for a more comprehensive list, and we'll update the July list as more VR games receive release dates or delays.
Right now, these are the big new VR games coming to Quest, PC VR, PSVR 2, Pico, and Apple Vision Pro this July.
Archery RED - July 2 (PC VR)
Inspired by Superhot VR, Archery RED from Simplicity Games sees you play as an archer across a single-player campaign or endless survival mode. Promising "realistic archery mechanics," that involves shooting obstacles alongside robotic enemies with "unique characteristics" and behaviors, all while dodging enemy arrows.
- Store links - PC VR
Spin Rhythm XD - July 9 (PC VR, PSVR 2)
Previously released on flatscreen platforms, Spin Rhythm XD takes inspiration from Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution. Featuring over sixty licensed and original tracks by Hyper Potions, Au5, Camellia, Anamanaguchi, Pegboard Nerds, and more, you must twist a colored wheel to hit the matching icons.
Death Game Hotel - July 11 (Quest)
Death Game Hotel is a new VR horror title from Deadly Premonition director SWERY, offering a take on the classic death game trope often seen in anime games like Danganronpa or TV shows like Squid Game. Featuring single-player and multiplayer, the solo campaign puts you in the Death Game 2000, where you must survive against "quirky foes."
- Store links - Quest
The Exit 8 VR - July 11 (Quest)
Initially released on flatscreen platforms last year, The Exit 8 VR by KOTAKE CREATE takes inspiration from Japanese underground passages, liminal spaces, and the backrooms. Published by MyDearest, this short walking horror sim is now receiving a VR adaptation.
- Store links - Quest
Infinite Inside - July 12 (Apple Vision Pro, PC VR, Pico, PSVR 2, Quest)
Previously available as a demo on App Lab and SideQuest, Infinite Inside from Maze Theory is a new mixed reality puzzle adventure in which an artifact known as the ‘Plinth’ materializes in your home. You're tasked with solving 3D geometric puzzles using hand tracking or motion controllers. On non-MR platforms, Infinite Inside uses fully virtual environments.
- Store links - Apple Vision Pro, PC VR, PSVR 2, Pico, Quest
Don Hopper
Sky Climb - July 17 (PSVR 2)
Sky Climb by VRMonkey is a VR platforming game set in a "balloon-themed universe" that previously targeted June on PSVR 2 before a brief delay. Promising an adventure that spans 65 levels across seven worlds with various power-ups, this family-friendly experience includes a solo campaign, a multiplayer mode where you can compete against five other players, online leaderboards, and a level creator.
StellarPlans - July 17 (PC VR)
Developed by Universe Ocean, StellarPlans is a VR adventure shooter where you play a human or Warcraft creature across different worlds. "With advanced tech and lethal weapons, battle human armies, machines, beasts, and aliens to uncover the StellarPlans and Sky City's secrets," states the studio. While it's not a simultaneous launch, ports are also planned for Quest and PSVR 2.
- Store links - PC VR
Brazen Blaze - July 18 (PC VR, Quest)
A competitive VR action game with destructible environments, Brazen Blaze is a melee-focused 3v3 VR multiplayer brawler from MyDearest with cross-platform multiplayer. Inspired by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this comes with various gameplay modes like 3v3 Stock Team Match and 1v1 Duel.
Alicia Haddick
Masternoid - July 18 (PC VR)
A retro-inspired colorful VR game, Masternoid by Pixel Magnet is an arcade brick breaker with a 50-stage campaign and online leaderboards. "Master the art of destruction and explore a universe of 50+ meticulously designed handcrafted levels. Collect all the stars and move through the Masternoid world where a voxel surprise awaits at every corner," states the studio.
Rogue Ascent - July 18 (PC VR)
Developed by Nooner Bear Studio, Rogue Ascent is a VR shooter that can be played entirely through hand tracking. Fighting through procedurally-generated levels across a space station, you're tasked with saving the planet below from obliteration by a super laser. Following a last-minute delay, publisher Clique Games informed UploadVR it's coming to Steam this month.
Henry Stockdale
Swarm 2 - July 18 (PC VR)
Previously released on Pico and Quest, Swarm 2 is a roguelike shooter to 2021's Swarm. Armed with a grappling hook and pistol, you're tasked with fending off the Swarm to save Earth across new environments, and it also features online leaderboards.
Don Hopper
Tiny Archers - July 18 (PC VR, Pico, Quest)
Previously on Quest App Lab in early access, Tiny Archers from 1DER Entertainment pits you against various goblins and orcs as you defend the Northern Kingdom across a 24-day onslaught. Tiny Archers notably supports the 52-inch Wonder Fitter Artemis smart bow peripheral, which connects to Quest using a mobile companion app.
Yeeps: Hide and Seek - July 18 (Quest)
Currently available on Quest App Lab, Yeeps: Hide and Seek is moving to the main Quest Store this month. Reminiscent of Gorilla Tag with its social gameplay, Yeeps uses arm-swinging locomotion mixed with building mechanics, letting you "craft anything from pillows for building to bombs for destruction."
- Store links - Quest
Attack on Titan: Unbreakable - July 23 (Quest)
Attack On Titan VR: Unbreakable, a VR adaptation of the hit manga/anime series from UNIVRS, launches in early access this month on Quest. Described as a 3D maneuvering action-adventure game, the initial launch includes the single-player mode for Chapters 1 and 2, which both promise"2-3 hours" each of gameplay.
- Store links - Quest
Into The Radius 2 - July 24 (PC VR)
Developed by CM Games, Into The Radius 2 takes place in the Pechorsk Security Zone. Arriving in early access first, this survival shooter introduces co-op for two players (which will increase to four players at full release) as you explore the Zone's "surreal landscapes" while fighting deadly anomalies.
- Store links - PC VR
Stabby - July 25 (Quest)
Stabby is a multiplayer assassination-style game in VR that requires a stab action for everything, like parkour and scaling buildings. "Reveal your targets, then drop from rooftops to eliminate them? STAB. Up to 6 players in a lobby can compete to see who’s the best STABBER, with fully articulated avatars they can customize to their liking," states Soaring Roc Studio.
- Store links - Quest
Thrasher - July 25 (Apple Vision Pro, Quest)
Developed by Puddle, Thrasher is described as an "arcade action odyssey and visceral audiovisual experience." Using your hand to guide a space eel across unusual landscapes, you fight bosses in a race for survival as you "swoop, dash and thrash" to defeat them. As for the Steam release, that's coming in December.
- Store links - Apple Vision Pro, PC VR, Quest
Walkabout Mini Golf: Wallace and Gromit DLC - July 25 (PC VR, Pico, PSVR 2, Quest)
The latest DLC course for Mighty Coconut's hit multiplayer game is Walkabout Mini Golf: Wallace and Gromit. During the recent UploadVR Summer Showcase, the studio gave us a brief glimpse of the characters’ 62 West Wallaby Street home and this gadget-filled address.
Windlands 2 - July 25 (PSVR 2)
Over five years after its initial launch, Windlands 2 arrives on PSVR 2 next month with new features. Alongside online multiplayer supporting crossplay with the PC VR and Quest editions, this new Windlands 2 port features a native 90Hz refresh rate, headset haptic feedback and adaptive trigger support. A free upgrade is also available if you own the original PSVR 1 edition.
If you've got an update for a VR game we should know about for this article or future monthly round-ups, you can use our contact page or email tips@uploadvr.com with details.
Interested to learn about more upcoming VR games? Check out our complete list below, which covers upcoming Quest, PC VR, Pico, Apple Vision Pro and PSVR 2 releases across 2024 and beyond:
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