- #1 NIGHTSTAR
97% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: SOLIDMESH
Windows
This VR title is a unique room-scale third-person shooter. Control the Nightstar by moving your Motion Controller in space, shooting a vast variety of enemies, and avoiding obstacles and enemy fire. Play through 8 levels of non-stop action and immortalize your name on the global leaderboard!
Why similar: VR 40.5%, Action 22.4%, Space 19.8%, Shooter 9.7%, Arcade 7.7%
- #2 The Path of Greatest Resistance
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: RealityRig
Windows
Mankind was wiped off the Earth, but some escaped off the planet. Now the last remnants of humanity hide in the rocky outer regions of our solar system. Fight back against the Machine Alliance in this made-for-VR shooter.
Why similar: VR 55.3%, Action 44.7%
- #3 Raw Data
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,483 reviews2017
Dev: Survios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Built from the ground up for VR, Raw Data’s action gameplay, intuitive controls, challenging enemies, and sci-fi atmosphere will completely immerse you within the surreal world of Eden Corp. Go solo or team up and become the adrenaline-charged heroes of your own futuristic technothriller.
Why similar: VR 48.5%, Shooter 18.3%, Action 17.4%, Arcade 15.8%
- #4 Hover Junkers
94% matchMixed63% of 835 reviews2016
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Engage in multiplayer VR gunfights that capture real gun play like no FPS you've played before. Pilot and fortify Hover Junkers as you physically walk, duck, dodge and aim in cross ship combat.
Why similar: VR 77.1%, Action 16.4%, Shooter 6.5%
- #5 Battle Dome
94% matchVery Positive89% of 470 reviews2017
Dev: Bad Bird Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Have a virtual shootout with other players! Work by yourself or with teammates to achieve victory. Will you survive the Battle Dome?
Why similar: VR 73.1%, Action 26.9%
- #6 House of the Dying Sun
93% matchVery Positive90% of 2,001 reviews2016
Dev: Marauder Interactive, LLC
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
Why similar: VR 41.3%, Space 31.4%, Action 19%, Shooter 8.3%
- #7 Galactic Rangers VR
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: DGMA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Galactic Rangers VR is a first-person space action VR game, deeply immersive, just as arcade shooter should be. Grab your pair of blasters and fight through endless waves of enemies for as long as you can!
Why similar: VR 35.4%, Space 25.1%, Action 13.3%, Arcade 13.1%, Shooter 13.1%
- #8 Space Pirate Trainer
90% matchVery Positive94% of 2,848 reviews2017
Dev: I-Illusions
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Space Pirate Trainer is the official trainer for wannabe space pirates in VR. Pick up your blasters, put on your sneakers, and dance your way into the Space Pirate Trainer hall of fame.
Why similar: VR 59.7%, Space 16.2%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 7.6%, Arcade 3.1%
- #9 ROM: Extraction
91% matchMixed63% of 117 reviews2016
Dev: First Contact Entertainment
Windows
ROM: Extraction puts you into the role of an Extractor where you must Throw, Slow, & Shoot your way to decimate as many extraterrestrial-bots as possible. ROM: Extraction begins as an homage to the classic arcade shooter with more game modes and maps to come!
Why similar: VR 44.1%, Action 30.5%, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 11.8%
- #10 Airborn
88% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Still Not Sure
Windows
Soar through the air and decimate their fleet. Fight off a never-ending onslaught of robotic enemies by combining devastating firepower and unparalleled mobility.
Why similar: VR 41.5%, Action 23.6%, Space 16.3%, Arcade 9.5%, Shooter 9.1%
- #11 BattleGroupVR
85% matchVery Positive92% of 943 reviews2023
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
BattleGroupVR is a first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship.
Why similar: VR 49.7%, Space 35.9%, Action 14.4%
- #12 End Space
87% matchMixed68% of 95 reviews2018
Dev: Orange Bridge Studios
Windows
Jump in your Minos Starfighter and blast your enemies into space dust in virtual reality. Maintain law and order at the mysterious and beautiful edge of inhabited space as you complete increasingly difficult contracts for the United Trade Consortium.
Why similar: VR 37.7%, Space 27.7%, Action 22.3%, Shooter 12.3%
- #13 Evasion
86% matchMixed69% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: Archiact
Windows
Experience the next generation of VR combat with Evasion, an intense sci-fi bullet-hell shooter. Play solo or team up with a friend as you run, dodge, and unleash devastating Surge Attacks as you fight your way through an action-packed story campaign.
Why similar: VR 45.5%, Space 21.4%, Shooter 18.6%, Action 14.5%
- #14 Pixel Star
86% matchVery Positive84% of 117 reviews2015
Dev: Soul Forge
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endless arcade action takes a modern twist, creating a uniquely challenging open space shoot-em-up experience. From brutal bosses to black holes and beyond, countless hazards await discovery. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Space 44.7%, Action 32.4%, Arcade 22.9%
- #15 Crisis Brigade 2 reloaded
83% matchVery Positive84% of 333 reviews2021
Dev: Sumalab
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Crisis Brigade 2 reloaded is about covering, pointing and shooting, fast-paced pure action. Intense shootouts, powerful weapons, challenging levels, fierce enemies... Like the 90's classic arcade machines, but with the immersion that Virtual Reality is capable of.
Why similar: VR 49%, Action 20.7%, Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 14.7%
- #16 Balloon Chair Death Match
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Climax Studios Ltd
Windows
In a world where balloons are the premiere form of transportation, battle your way through tactile dogfights and challenging missions in this VR-only action shooter!
Why similar: VR 56.4%, Action 43.6%
- #17 VAR: Exterminate
82% matchVery Positive88% of 146 reviews2021
Dev: VAR LIVE International Ltd
Windows
The fight is here, humanity’s fate is in your hands! Match up different offensive and defensive upgrades between waves and fend off the onslaught of zombies. Level up and strengthen core abilities and progress to new areas where strains of the virus have evolved.
Why similar: VR 45%, Shooter 19.7%, Arcade 19%, Action 16.3%
- #18 Regenesis Arcade Lite
84% matchMixed69% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Hyperbook StudioPub: Blue Technology Sp. z o.o.
Windows
Regenesis Arcade is VR sci-fi shooter set in dystopian future ran by machines. Fighting the deadly killing machines will not be easy. Coming from all directions, covering both ground and air, each enemy requires different tactical approach.
Why similar: VR 41.3%, Action 32.3%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 11.8%
- #19 BIG SHOTS
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: AlterEyesPub: MyDearest Inc.
Windows
Gear up, team up, and exterminate! Become the ultimate mech pilot in BIG SHOTS, the action-packed VR roguelite where you’ll battle alien hordes, earn upgrades, and forge an unstoppable mech to reclaim Earth.
Why similar: VR 68%, Shooter 21.8%, Action 10.2%
- #20 CDF Starfighter VR
82% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: MadAboutGamesStudios
Windows
CDF Starfighter VR Remastered is a VR space combat simulator that puts you in the cockpit of the CDF`s most advanced starfighters. Engage a variety of enemies in 4 different game modes and play the part of Lt. Rodgers in the extensive VR Campaign Mode.
Why similar: VR 47.9%, Space 26.5%, Action 25.6%
- #21 Space Battle VR
81% matchMixed67% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Raba Games
Windows
Space Battle VR is an action shooter set in space. It supports VR controllers to give you a real feel how it is to be a spaceship pilot. You can truly feel the cosmos with this game. Jump into an awesome adventure, help mankind, win a war, bring freedom and happiness to the universe. People need you!
Why similar: VR 38.8%, Space 27%, Action 20.2%, Shooter 14.1%
- #22 Naked Sun
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2018
Dev: Door Z Studio
Windows
In the year 2232, World War IV is coming to an end. Humans are fighting a losing battle against aggressive machines. The only way to survive is to attack. Tomorrow morning, you will intercept a cargo train bound for the global capital, Mexico City, and ride it deep inside the enemy territory.
Why similar: VR 57.6%, Action 42.4%
- #23 MSI Electric City: Core Assault
79% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2017
Dev: HyperBot StudioPub: MSI
Windows
Rediscover MSI Electric City as you pilot a fighter ship with the mission to defend the city. Maneuver and blast away the enemy swarm in this VR bullet hell arcade shoot ’em up.
Why similar: VR 57.4%, Action 30.7%, Arcade 11.9%
- #24 Sweet Surrender VR
78% matchVery Positive86% of 143 reviews2021
Dev: Salmi Games
Windows
Sweet Surrender is a fast-paced roguelike VR shooter. Fight your way up a dystopian megatower, filled to the brim with tyrant machines hell-bent on destroying the last of humanity. Build your arsenal of weapons, upgrades, and explosives to take down the machine overlords.
Why similar: VR 58.3%, Shooter 25.4%, Action 16.3%
- #25 Space Battlecruiser
79% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: Less Describable Games
Windows
Space Battlecruiser is an arcade style, top down space shooter where you control a heavily armed capital ship. Battle against squadrons of fighters, fleets of warships, heavily defended space stations, and powerful command ships. Learn to master weaponry and special abilities like the Energy Shield.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #26 The Burst
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: GoRapid Studio
Windows
The Burst is a smashing high-speed VR shooter. Play as a spec ops operative to bring down the tyrannical warband leader and her goons. Restore order on a prison planet the best way you can - with violence.
Why similar: VR 56.1%, Shooter 23.7%, Action 20.3%
- #27 Battlezone Gold Edition
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 458 reviews2017
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Strap into the cockpit of the Cobra – the most powerful tank ever built – and experience first-person tank combat across neon-scarred sci-fi landscapes in an explosive campaign for 1-4 players – now playable with or without a VR device!
Why similar: VR 56.9%, Action 31.4%, Shooter 11.8%
- #28 Roboquest VR
73% matchVery Positive91% of 425 reviews2025
Dev: Flat2VR Studios
Windows
The future is in flames, overrun by ruthless machines—but you’re built to fight back. Roboquest VR is a lightning-fast roguelite FPS where speed, firepower, and reflexes are your best weapons. Adapt, survive, and reboot the future!
Why similar: VR 58%, Action 22.2%, Shooter 19.8%
- #29 Battle Arena VR
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: DreamTeam Mobile
Windows
Battle Arena VR is a multiplayer arena shooter, where you are automatically matched with opponents. Challenge yourself, challenge everyone in a deathmatch Battle Arena!
Why similar: VR 43.2%, Action 33.1%, Shooter 23.7%
- #30 QuiVr
75% matchVery Positive89% of 507 reviews2018
Dev: BlueteakPub: Alvios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
QuiVr is the defining archery experience, made from the ground up for Virtual Reality. Grab your bow, arrows, and some friends to fight the enemy onslaught.
Why similar: VR 61.4%, Action 21.2%, Arcade 17.4%
- #31 Alliance Peacefighter
72% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Urban Logic Games
Windows
A linear, story-driven space sim in the style of 90s classics like X-Wing and Wing Commander. As a newly qualified Alliance pilot, you find yourself caught up in a plot to break the fragile peace between two galactic superpowers.
Why similar: VR 36.5%, Space 33.9%, Shooter 19.5%, Action 10.1%
- #32 Eternal Starlight VR
74% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: White Noise Games
Windows
Activate your Neural Link to gain an omniscient view of the battlefield. Experience the conflict at any scale, as you plot the course that will lead your fleet to victory. Eternal Starlight is a tactical space combat game, built from the ground up for VR.
Why similar: VR 52.6%, Space 32.6%, Action 14.9%
- #33 ProtoGalaxy
77% matchMixed59% of 68 reviews2010
Dev: Source Studio Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Earth is under siege! A mysterious and powerful alien race has come to enslave the entire galaxy, and your fleet is humanity's last hope. You must put an end to the attacks and rebuild a home for the survivors.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #34 Of Lies and Rain
70% matchVery Positive83% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Castello Inc
Windows
Of Lies and Rain is a story-driven first person shooter built exclusively for VR. Set in a dark, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic world, at the edge of the real and digital realm. You’ll fight to reclaim your past and save humanity from the brink of extinction.
Why similar: VR 53.5%, Shooter 24.4%, Action 22.1%
- #35 DYSTORIA
75% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Tri-Coastal GamesPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows
Taking to the stars in this six-axis arcade shooter, your ship flips at every angle, tackling enemies and mazes in a race to be the best that humanity has to offer. Collect the orbs and blast your way through 360° of pure synthwave action. Upgrade your craft and make your mark as the top starfighter of all time.
Why similar: Action 42.8%, Shooter 37.3%, Arcade 19.9%
- #36 Crisis VRigade
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 276 reviews2020
Dev: Sumalab
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Crisis VRigade is a virtual reality action filled first person shooter that lets players take on the role of a SWAT trooper and deal with terrorist situations. Play solo or team with your friends with the coop multiplayer mode.
Why similar: VR 53.7%, Action 25.1%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 8.6%
- #37 Crossfire: Sierra Squad
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 516 reviews2023
Dev: Smilegate Pub: Smilegate
Windows
Fierce military arcade shooter in VR for single-player and co-op multiplayer. Drop into a variety of indoor and outdoor battle scenes with 63 missions, 39 different weapons, and 17 types of enemies as you lead an elite fireteam into immersive 360° combat.
Why similar: VR 47.6%, Shooter 20.2%, Arcade 18.5%, Action 13.7%
- #38 Kittypocalypse
73% matchVery Positive89% of 204 reviews2016
Dev: Bolverk Games
Windows
Kittypocalypse is an in-depth, strategic tower defense game built exclusively for VR. Across a diverse range of environments, defeat the hordes of evil alien kitties and salvage what's left of your home planet
Why similar: VR 75.9%, Action 24.1%
- #39 Twisted Arrow
72% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2017
Dev: Phaser Lock Interactive
Windows
Twisted Arrow is a first-person shooter that gives players adrenaline-packed arcade style action. Armed with a top secret combat bow and an arsenal of devastating arrows, you must traverse and fight your way through a city occupied by a high-tech army, mechs, zombies, and chemical monsters.
Why similar: VR 69%, Action 31%
- #40 Singularity 5
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Monochrome Paris
Windows
Play a pure WAVE SHOOTER arcade game in a globalized world led by moore, a global AI program. Your mission is to liberate Paris from the machines’ rebellion. The intense and immediate pleasure of playing with a rigorous and original art direction.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #41 IRON GUARD
68% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: Xlab Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.
Why similar: VR 52.1%, Space 31.4%, Action 16.6%
- #42 Space Elite Force
70% matchVery Positive89% of 185 reviews2018
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
Why similar: Space 42.4%, Arcade 31.6%, Action 26%
- #43 Half-Life: Alyx
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 102,760 reviews2020
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Why similar: VR 60.3%, Shooter 22%, Action 17.8%
- #44 Thirst VR
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 123 reviews2016
Dev: RLTY CHK
Windows
A battle rages over the last of the worlds water. Your transport train is the only hope for thousands. Protect the train - Humanity's survival depends on it!
Why similar: VR 64.1%, Action 35.9%
- #45 SUPERHOT VR
67% matchVery Positive82% of 9,490 reviews2017
Dev: SUPERHOT Team
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lose track of what’s real. Commit yourself, body and mind. Confront the evocative, elegantly brutal world of SUPERHOT VR. Enemies pouring into the room from all sides, dozens of bullets coursing through the air... Wait. Something seems different in here...
Why similar: VR 61.5%, Shooter 22.9%, Action 15.7%
- #46 Gunheart
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 339 reviews2018
Dev: Drifter®
Windows
Gunheart is an online co-op RPG shooter where you and your friends become customizable robotic bounty hunters trying to make a buck at the edge of the galaxy. Encounter menacing aliens, explore exotic locations, unlock new gear, and rake in cash to boost your rig.
Why similar: VR 50.3%, Action 49.7%
- #47 Operation Warcade VR
68% matchVery Positive94% of 316 reviews2017
Dev: Ivanovich Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Relive the experience of playing the classic war arcade in a totally amazing way, thanks to virtual reality and the innovative immersion system that will make it possible for you to travel inside the video game.
Why similar: VR 60%, Action 22.7%, Shooter 9.2%, Arcade 8.1%
- #48 Rigid Force Alpha
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 133 reviews2018
Dev: com8com1 Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Classic shoot’em up action in modern 3D! Blast off to take down hordes of infected aliens and dreadful machines programmed on waging an intergalactic war against mankind!
Why similar: Space 31.1%, Shooter 25.4%, Arcade 23.7%, Action 19.8%
- #49 Hubris
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 843 reviews2022
Dev: Cyborn B.V.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Hubris is a VR action-adventure game set in a unique and colourful Sci-Fi universe, with immersive movement options, including swimming, climbing, and jumping. Players will have to gather resources, craft food and upgrade their weapons to fight off alien wildlife, droids, and humanoid enemies.
Why similar: VR 49.8%, Shooter 17.9%, Action 16.4%, Space 15.9%
- #50 The Living Remain
63% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2025
Dev: Five Finger Studios
Windows
The Living Remain is a virtual reality first person adventure shooter where players immerse themselves in a world where the undead have taken over. You must survive the horde of undead using an arsenal of weapons in a story driven campaign loaded with a variety of interactive environments.
Why similar: VR 61.4%, Shooter 22%, Action 16.6%
- #51 Guardians Frontline
65% matchVery Positive82% of 335 reviews2023
Dev: VirtualAgePub: Fast Travel Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Guardians Frontline is a sci-fi VR shooter that makes you a soldier and a commander. Fight off enemies and build bases in a single-player and co-op campaign, plus PvP game modes with full cross-play support.
Why similar: VR 62%, Shooter 20.1%, Action 17.9%
- #52 Space Ops VR: Reloaded
69% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: DevCubeStudioPub: Fibrum Limited
Windows
Space Ops VR is a tournament in which Space Ops train their elite soldiers to fight for Earth against dangerous alien life around the galaxy. Space Ops VR, a brand new First Person Shooter can be played either in solo or co-op modes. PvP modes will also feature 1v1 duels or 2v2 team battles.
Why similar: VR 44.1%, Action 29.3%, Shooter 17%, Arcade 9.6%
- #53 NIGHT STRIKER GEAR
63% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: M2 Co., Ltd.
Windows
A brand new entry to the series, NIGHT STRIKER GEAR revitalizes the sprite scaling pseudo-3D style with polished graphics. The new GEAR System gives an added depth to the gameplay without sacrificing the intuitiveness. Feeling the rush of fast-paced music, strike through the night once more!
Why similar: Shooter 38.3%, Arcade 34.1%, Action 27.6%