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The Best VR Mods That Completely Transform Their Games

Some of the best new VR experiences aren’t actually VR games. Over the years, modders have transformed conventional PC games into VR experiences, adding motion controls, physical interaction and entirely new ways to explore familiar worlds. Some of these projects are remarkably complete, while others remain experimental, but the best VR mods demonstrate just how much VR can change a game. Below are eight of the best VR mods that completely transform their games. Including some particularly interesting additions to the scene in 2026.

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All the New VR Games Launching in November 2026

Hasn’t the year flown by! It’s now time for November’s cohort of VR games, and we’re starting to get into the season of big game releases. Here are all the new VR games arriving in November 2026 that we know about so far.

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The Best VR Horror Games to Play in 2026

Halloween is here, and there are few better ways to celebrate than putting on a headset and stepping into a genuinely terrifying world. VR has become home to some excellent horror games, ranging from full-length survival horror adventures to psychological thrillers, supernatural investigations and multiplayer ghost hunts. The best take advantage of VR in ways that simply wouldn’t work as well on a conventional screen, making players physically turn to face a threat or handle the equipment they need to survive. Here are some of the best VR horror games worth playing this Halloween, whether you’re after a cinematic single-player campaign or something to experience with friends.

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The Best VR Games that Almost Nobody Played

VR has no shortage of games worth playing. The problem is finding them. A handful of major releases dominate conversations while hundreds of smaller projects compete for attention across Meta Quest, PlayStation VR2 and PC VR. Some of these games are easy to overlook because they were released early in VR’s history, when the audience was considerably smaller. Others were limited to a particular headset or simply arrived without the marketing needed to reach a wider audience. Yet some of the most interesting VR experiences can be found among these overlooked releases. We’ve picked nine titles from across VR’s history that deserve more attention. These are the best VR games that almost nobody played compared with the best-known VR releases, despite offering something genuinely distinctive.

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The VR Games That Deserve a Sequel

VR has produced plenty of games that left players wanting more. That’s partly because VR developers have often had to work within much tighter budgets than their flatscreen counterparts. Even some of the medium’s most ambitious games can finish just as they feel like they’re getting started. Then there are games that establish a fantastic concept but never get the opportunity to develop it further. That has left VR with a surprisingly long list of games that we’d love to see return. As such, we’ve picked a selection of games that established something particularly interesting and where a sequel could take the original concept considerably further. Below are the VR games we believe most deserve a sequel.

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The Biggest VR Games That Never Happened

VR has now been around long enough to have its own graveyard. Over the years, publishers and developers have announced ambitious VR projects based on some of gaming and entertainment’s biggest names. Some were cancelled before they were ever shown publicly. Others disappeared after years of development, sometimes after playable builds already existed. But all of them represent VR projects that we’ll never get to play. In this article we look at the biggest VR games that never happened.

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The Biggest VR Fails: 10 Games That Fell Short of Expectations

VR has produced some of gaming’s most memorable experiences over the last decade. It has also produced some spectacular misfires. Since consumer VR began in earnest in 2016, developers have experimented with established franchises, enormous open worlds, licensed properties and entirely new forms of interaction. Some of those experiments worked brilliantly. Others demonstrated just how easy it is to take a promising concept and turn it into a disappointing VR game. There are games that received mixed rather than universally negative reviews, but below you’ll find some of the biggest VR games that didn’t live up to expectations.

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All the New VR Games Launching in October 2026

When October comes around there’s always one thing we expect in VR gaming circles, and that’s horror titles. However, there’s a noteable lack of entries (at the time of writing), so will 2026 be a year without a strong Halloween celebration in VR? Or are studios playing their cards close to their chests? Either way, here are all the new VR games arriving in October 2026 that we know about so far.

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The Most Anticipated VR Games Still to Come in 2026

2026 has already delivered a healthy selection of new VR games, but there is still plenty to look forward to. When we published our original look at the most anticipated VR games of 2026, many of the titles were still months away from launch. That has changed considerably. Some have now arrived, and others have disappeared from the immediate release calendar altogether. So, as we head towards the final months of the year, we’ve gone back through the remaining lineup to find the titles that are still unreleased and worthy of being the most anticipated VR games still to come in 2026.

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The Best Fallout 4 VR Mods in 2026

Fallout 4 VR launched back in 2017, but the game has continued to benefit from a dedicated modding community. While the vanilla version remains one of the biggest open-world games available in VR, it doesn’t always feel like a game that was designed specifically for the medium. The player has no proper visible body, weapon handling can be awkward and menus were designed primarily for a traditional gamepad. Fortunately, modders have spent years addressing many of these problems. In 2026, you don’t necessarily have to spend hours assembling a huge collection of individual mods yourself. There are now several different approaches to improving Fallout 4 VR, ranging from a handful of essential fixes to complete, pre-built overhauls. So here’s a rundown of the best Fallout 4 VR mods available today.

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