If you're looking for the best VR puzzle games out there, we've got you covered right here.
The world of puzzle games is one that has fascinated people for years, and putting them into VR can make the individual puzzles a lot more immersive and a whole lot more entertaining.
They can take a lot of different forms in VR, from story-driven dramas to escape rooms and even some zany physics-based offerings, and each one will have its own intricacies that make them intriguing to play.
So if you've bagged one of the best VR headsets on the market today and want to see what's on offer, we've picked what we think are some of the best games in the genre for you to check out below.
Whether you're looking for the spy-based action of I Expect You To Die 2, or the fun of an escape room with Abode, we've got you covered right here.
Let's get to it!
Best VR Puzzle Games
- I Expect You To Die 2
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- Cubism
- Abode
- Myst
- The Room VR: A Dark Matter
- Puzzling Places
- Gadgeteer
- SUPERHOT VR
I Expect You To Die 2
If you're wanting a fun yet challenging puzzling experience then I Expect You To Die 2 offers up exactly that.
What you'll find is an increasingly wacky set of missions that come packed with some great puzzles that can range from crashing a party from the basement using only wine bottles and masks to defeating assassins in the middle of an old-style theatre.
There is a bit of trial and error involved here, as with all good puzzle games, but the increasingly theatrical missions do make solving those puzzles worthwhile, and this sense of achievement is also what makes this one of the best PSVR games out there, too.
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
The point of wacky missions brings Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes into the discussion.
It's fair to say this offers up some of the most fun you can have with friends as you work together to diffuse bombs in an orderly manner whilst the timer ticks down and all rational thinking goes out of the window.
Things become even more immersive in VR, and what's more, even if your partner doesn't have a headset, they can still help you out by reading the manual and attempting to decipher the clues left to help you try to diffuse the bomb.
Cubism
Cubism is quite the deceptive puzzle game.
From the outset, it feels pretty simple as you have to fit different shaped block pieces to form one larger 3D wireframe shape.
Once you get further in, things can get an awful lot harder with more complex pieces and increasingly difficult, and it, therefore, requires a slow pace and thoughtful piece selection to master.
Intriguingly, this is also one of the games available on the Quest 2 that supports 120Hz, as well as proper hand tracking, which has seen some further features added with the new v37 update.
Abode
If you're a fan of escape rooms, then Abode looks like a marvellous choice.
For a puzzle game, there's a certain intensity to Abode that isn't found in many other games, especially given it's set within an escape room.
The puzzles may not be the most challenging here, but they remain difficult enough to offer a rewarding experience when you complete them, alongside completing the entire steampunk-inspired escape room.
Myst
Myst has gone down in history as being a brilliant puzzle game in a more general sense and adding a VR port only look to have increased its acclaim.
What you're going to be getting here is a classic title that involves the clever strategy of trial and error and the notion of sticking by a game until you can complete it.
It isn't fast-paced, but that point of slogging away to find a way through is what looks to make Myst fantastic, alongside its gorgeous visuals and clever gameplay.
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
The Room VR looks to be a delightfully clever and cinematic puzzle game.
It's based around investigating the disappearance of a well-known Egyptologist in a Sherlock Holmes-style adventure that looks to be full of intricate puzzles for you to solve.
Alongside this comes a captivating story with the player at the centre, and a run-time of 5-6 hours also makes this quite long for a VR game, and offers up a truly immersive experience.
Puzzling Places
Puzzling Places is arguably the dictionary definition of a puzzle game since it is based on simply completing 3D puzzles of famous buildings.
Compared to other titles on this list, this is much more of a relaxed, slower-paced game, which can be nice to play. This is also reflected in the fact you can play it whilst sitting down, which brings that relaxing point to the forefront.
Each puzzle is available in various quantity of pieces, ranging from 25 to 400, so they can progressively get more difficult if you are looking for more of a challenge.
Gadgeteer
Gadgeteer, in reality, looks like quite a clever puzzle game.
It's one that's based entirely on physics and by way of its level design, based on creating Rube Goldberg-style contraptions in order to complete the required objectives.
There are sixty different levels to choose from, each based on creating chain reactions to solve everything, and once you're done, there's also the ability to create your own machines, which definitely looks fun.
SUPERHOT VR
SUPERHOT VR may seem like an odd inclusion in our rankings, given it maybe isn't the first title that comes to mind with regards to a classic puzzling experience.
However, its time-bending movement mechanic is what stands out here, offering an intriguing edge over other first-person combat games, and in VR, this is taken to another level.
The game can be fast-paced when you want to be gung-ho, but it's the slower, strategic element that can make it so captivating, alongside some brilliant level design and plenty of interactive and throwable props and guns.
So, there you have it, that's our list of some of the best VR puzzle games out there, and you'll be sure to find something to enjoy.
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