From Robo Recall’s rapid-fire adrenaline rush to Mission:ISS with its breathtaking views and first-hand astronaut accounts of life aboard the International Space Station, we’ve welcomed some amazing games and experiences to the Oculus Platform in the past 365 days. With the new year just around the corner, we decided to take a look back at some 2017 gems on Gear VR and Rift.
– Great With Friends
– Most Likely to Make You Cry
– Most Likely to Make You Scream
– For the LOLs
– Best Use of Cats
Great With Friends
Rift // Echo Arena
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Karaoke comes home to party in this social game from Harmonix. Join friends for an intimate evening of karaoke, make new friends while singing with strangers, or submit your performance for the entire SingSpace community to enjoy with Watch & Rate. Click here to learn more.
Most Likely to Make You Cry
Rift // Dear Angelica
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Also available on Rift, Melita tells the story of an advanced AI who helps a brilliant Inuit scientist as she searches for a habitable planet in a race against time—and the devastating effects of global climate change. Click here for more information.
Most Likely to Make You Scream
Rift // Killing Floor: Incursion
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From the Upside Down of Stranger Things to the suspense of Edgar Allan Poe, fan favorite Face Your Fears has something creepy, spooky, frightening, or mysterious for just about every taste. Check it out for free on the Oculus Store, or dive into the latest DLC available for purchase, “Final Approach.”
For the LOLs
Rift // Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
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Both on mobile and PC VR, Elevator… to the Moon! puts you in the shoes of an intrepid lunarnaut/repair-person—and under the command of unhinged President of the World Doug Slater-Roccmeier. Add in a mysterious AI that a mysterious AI that ROCCAT Game Director Marc Barnes describes as the hypothetical lovechild of Max Headroom and David Bowie, and this is one comedic experience that’s not to be missed. Click here to learn more.
Best Use of Cats
Rift // Chocolate
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Combining interactive CGI and education, this experience from BBC Earth tells the story of a mother caracal and her kitten searing for food in an African desert. Watch in super slo-mo as the matriarch jumps well above human height in an attempt to nab a bird mid-flight. Get it for free on Gear VR.
Source: Oculus Blog