Resolutions, The Energy Lab, and More!
Welcome to Reality Technologies for our Weekly Games Spotlight! This week there are Full Release VR Games that will help you with your new year’s resolutions, make you think, excite you with zombie combat, and will bend your reality. There’s also one magical Early Access VR Game for those that like to dive into a game before release day.
Where Thoughts Go: Resolutions
Oculus Rift
Lucas Rizzotto
Thought Co.
January 3, 2019
In the new year, many of us want to challenge ourselves to rise up and be better versions of ourselves. Where Thoughts Go: Resolutions is an inventive addition to the original VR experience and a great starting point to realize what our personal goals are. Connect deeply with others anonymously by listening to their resolutions or record your own for the metaverse to hear and become inspired. If reflecting on the year ahead sounds exciting, try recording one or as many resolutions as you can think of; they’ll be sent back to you next year so you can see if you met the goals you set for yourself.
Where Thoughts Go: Resolutions (Free)
The Energy Lab
HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
TimeMachine
January 1, 2019
Puzzle solvers, tinkerers, and curious folks will want to see what The Energy Lab is all about. Solve the mystery for why you’ve appeared in this futuristic lab and solve puzzles that play with time and space. Use objects, levers, and bridge connections. The VR puzzle game isn’t timed, so you won’t be rushed to complete it faster than you want. Take your time, think, and enjoy the game. Players online say that this game that’s a bit on the quickplay side, but worth it for a free game.
The Energy Lab (Free)
Warz: Horde
HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
Warz
January 1, 2019
Packs of zombies are on the loose in Warz: Horde. Buy and use guns that get loaded and discharged like real ones and shoot those bulky and blood hungry beasts before they make you dinner. This FPS zombie game has blood and gore, so be warned. There are defense weapons like turrets to blast at swarms and magic that suspends time. There are also characters that can help you along the way so you can annihilate these vicious uggos quicker.
Warz: Horde ($29.99)
Visionarium
HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
Sander Bos
January 3, 2019
This game requires 360-degree VR tracking, so check your sensor set up before purchase. Like trippy, music, and artsy VR experiences that will make you feel entranced? Visionarium is a psychedelic and surreal encounter that was conceived partially by Tilt Brush. This reality warping good time isn’t just a visual trip into another dimension, it also has accompanying music by Kalya Scintilla.
Visionarium ($6.29 to $6.99)
Battlemage VR
HTC Vive
Primeval Software
January 2, 2019
Get involved with Battlemage VR early to see what kind of magic you can use to defeat monsters that get in between you and those powerful magic crystals. Along the way, grab coins and stop these evil baddies from taking over the world by leveling up your character. Distribute skill points wisely and exterminate monsters to live another day.
Battlemage VR ($10.49 to $14.99)