5 Virtual reality games coming in 2016

It's been a long journey for virtual reality games, and 2016 will be the year to welcome the lot of them. With several companies the likes of HTC/Valve, Oculus and Facebook, Sony and Microsoft all vying for a piece of VR and augmented reality, it’s time to turn to the games and content that will be powered by these devices.

Next year, virtual reality in gaming is expected to grow beyond the expectations. Virtual-reality devices, typically the headsets, immerse the video game players in three-dimensional worlds. The VR world and the new games that are designed for virtual reality let the players actually feel the environment.

There wasn't much of a market for virtual reality games during this, but 2016 is bringing many VR titles for gamers. Sony currently has more than 50 games in development for PlayStation VR. As reported by Fortune, dozens of games are under development for other platforms such as Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The data itself speaks that there will be plenty of content for video game players on all the VR platforms.

Eagle Flight

Evolved from Ubisoft's experimental VR demo, “Eagle Flight” is now an official title for PlayStation 4. Ubisoft disapproved all the rumours about the similarity between Paris of “Assassin’s Creed: Unity,” saying this is a different series for VR.

“Eagle Flight” is a third person game in which the player flies as an eagle over the city streets of Paris. The game is compatible with PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

EVE: Valkyrie

Oculus Rift and game developer CCP Games have teamed up and the duo is offering a free copy of “Eve: Valkyrie” bundled with Oculus Rift VR Headset preorders. “Eve: Valkyrie” is a multiplayer space shooter game designed for virtual reality. Having been in development for a few years, “Eve: Valkyrie” allows players to fight with friends in different modes and sessions.

Golem

“Golem” is an interesting PlayStation exclusive, developed by Highwire Games. The game lets the players take on the role of a girl controlling golems, while exploring the ancient ruins full of treasures. According to the developer, the idea behind making this game is to make the players feel the power of controlling these golems.

Rez Infinite

A remake of the cult classic PS2 title “Rez,” “Rez Infinite” will be coming with VR support with upgraded graphics. The concept of “Rez Infinite” is very simple as the player controls a floating avatar and shoots the robots. The game is full of explores colorful and trippy tunnels.

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin

The PS4 exclusive title “Psychonauts” is a game about psychic secret agents. Recently, Double Fine Productions started a crowdfunding campaign for the “Psychonauts 2” which has already raised 79 percent funds of the funding goals, as per the official campaign page on Fig. The popularity of game is expected to bring the same results in sales.

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