13 promising VR and MR games to look forward to in 2025
We've rounded up some of the most promising VR and MR titles coming to all major platforms in 2025.
The following list is a subjective selection.
It only includes new releases and nothing that has already been released on other VR platforms. DLC and updates are also excluded.
As it is early in the year, we expect many more titles to be added in the coming months.
The following games are listed in alphabetical order, regardless of release date.
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Aces of Thunder
Platforms: PC VR, Playstation VR 2
Release: 2025
Aces of Thunder is a flight simulation that focuses on aerial combat during World War II. The studio promises 15 maps spread over three locations: the Eastern Front, Western Europe and the Pacific.
The game will offer online modes such as team battles and individual duels, which should provide an intense dogfight experience.
Based on the realistic flight and damage models of War Thunder, Aces of Thunder offers a full cockpit view and full control of flight systems.
The initial release will include two dozen iconic World War II aircraft such as the P-51 Mustang and Spitfire, with more aircraft from other eras planned as future add-ons.
Stores: Playstation Store
All on Board!
Platforms: Meta Quest, PC VR
Release: February 27, 2025
All on Board aims to become the best VR board game simulator, enabling social tabletop gaming nights without all the setup.
The game will offer a wide range of board games from different genres. In addition to classics like Chess and Checkers, the studio behind the game has licensed The Hunger, Escape The Dark Castle, Rallyman GT, The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, Istanbul, and Terraforming Mars. More titles will be added via updates after launch.
There will be both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes, as well as solo play.
Once you have created your avatar and selected your board game, you will find yourself at a virtual table with other players in a VR environment themed around the board game. Just like in real life, you roll dice, draw cards, place pieces on squares, and do everything else that makes up a board game.
To bring as many board game fans together as possible, All on Board offers cross-play between Meta Quest and SteamVR, and for Quest 3 users there is even an exclusive mixed reality mode where the virtual board can be projected onto your table.
Stores: Horizon Store, Steam
Arken Age
Platforms: PC VR, Playstation VR 2
Release: January 16, 2025
In Arken Age, you explore the Bio-Chasm, a terraformed realm created by a divine being, the Great Arborist, to mine an energy source called Arkenite. When contact with the creator is lost and the usurper Hyperion and his legion invade the Bio-Chasm, you join forces with the alien race Nara to repel the invaders and discover what happened to the Great Arborist.
The 15-hour single-player campaign lets you explore 25 areas and experience dynamic combat in gorgeous environments. Your full-body avatar allows you to move freely, jump, crawl, swim, and even climb using extendable pickaxes. The same tool can be used to mine Arkenite to replenish your melee and ranged weapons with fresh energy and ammunition.
Our preview of Arken Age points to an early surprise hit.
Stores: Steam, Playstation Store
Assetto Corsa EVO
Platforms: PC VR
Release: January 16, 2025 (Early Access)
The original Assetto Corsa already offered optional VR support and is considered one of the best VR racing games ever.
Developer Kunos Simulazioni describes the successor as follows:
"Like its predecessor, Assetto Corsa EVO will feature vehicles from different categories covering the history of the automobile. From road cars and classics to hypercars and racing cars, the greatest icons of the automotive and motorsport world are represented. Each car is recreated by a state-of-the-art system that simulates the mechanical, electronic and aerodynamic performance and combines it with the faithful reproduction of the racetracks created with laser scanning technology".
More information can be found in the following video.
Stores: Steam
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic
Platforms: Playstation VR 2
Release: 2025
Following Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 1 and 2, a third VR installment of the hugely successful game series will follow this year.
So far, there is only a teaser and confirmation that Secret of the Mimic will be released for Playstation VR 2, but other VR platforms are likely to follow.
Stores: Playstation Store
Ghost Town
Platforms: Meta Quest, PC VR, Playstation VR 2
Release: 2025
Ghost Town is the new VR game from Fireproof Games, the studio behind The Room VR: A Dark Matter.
In Ghost Town, you take on the role of Edith Penrose, a witch turned ghost hunter who runs a successful paranormal investigation agency.
Set in 1983, Edith roams London's eerie locales to track down and banish restless spirits. Her world is turned upside down when her brother disappears and a mysterious new lead promises clues to his whereabouts. Edith's journey begins with a visit to a remote Scottish island in the hope that a gifted psychic can provide some much-needed answers.
Using a combination of logic, mystical knowledge, and ancient magic, you must help Edith find her brother. The studio promises tactile puzzles, spells, and necromancy.
Stores: Horizon Store, Steam, Playstation Store
Hitman World Of Assassination
Platforms: Playstation VR 2
Release: March 27, 2025
The VR conversion includes all levels of the trilogy and supports two-handed weaponry, roomscale gameplay, intuitive controls, and new VR interactions and mechanics.
Hitman World Of Assassination is the third attempt to bring the Hitman games to virtual reality, and after two flawed tries, hopefully this time it will be crowned with success.
Owners of the original PS5 game will be able to get the VR mode via a paid upgrade.
Stores: Playstation Store
Laser Dance
Platforms: Meta Quest 3 and 3S
Release: 2025
Laser Dance is one of the most anticipated mixed reality games.
You move between two buttons at opposite ends of the room, traversing a series of laser patterns just like in a spy movie. Whether you dodge, dance, or crawl across the floor is up to you. The lasers adapt to the size and layout of the room.
Laser Dance is an intuitive party game that needs no explanation, making it perfect for demonstrating the magic of Mixed Reality. Laser Dance is developed by Thomas Van Bouwel, the creator of Cubism.
Stores: Horizon Store
Prison Boss: Prohibition
Platforms: Meta Quest, PC VR, Playstation VR 2
Release: Spring 2025
In Prison Boss: Prohibition, you take on the role of a chicken building a criminal empire on the streets of "New Yolk City". You produce illegal goods and sell them to the city's inhabitants. Avoid the police and keep the corrupt mayor happy. Alcohol, cigarettes and erotic magazines are also on your production list.
A major new feature over its predecessor, Prison Boss, is the co-op mode. Now you can do shady business with a friend.
The gameplay promises a mix of business simulation and stealth elements. You have to plan your production cleverly and stay one step ahead of the police. Various upgrades for your shop and equipment will help you. The more successful you are, the more influence you gain in the city.
Stores: Horizon Store, Steam
Stay: Forever Home
Platforms: Meta Quest
Release: Early 2025
Stay: Forever Home is a mixed reality pet simulation where you take care of the fantasy creature Ember. She has an AI personality, is aware of her surroundings and reacts to your affection.
Stay: Forever Home is being developed by new mixed reality studio Windup Minds, founded by Oculus veterans who created classic demos and tutorials (Dreamdeck, Farlands, Toybox, Bogo, First Steps and First Contact).
Stores: Horizon Store
The Midnight Walk
Platforms: PC VR, Playstation VR 2
Release: Spring 2025
The Midnight Walk is an extraordinary dark fantasy adventure in which every element was first hand-modeled in clay, then animated using stop-motion technology and scanned in 3D.
You take on the role of a character named "The Burnt One" who befriends the lost lantern creature Potboy. Together, you will explore and illuminate a world full of wonders and horrors. You will have to outwit many monsters who are out to devour your little friend's flame. Along the way, you will experience five stories about fire and darkness, in which numerous strange characters appear.
The game can be played with or without a VR headset.
Stores: Steam, Playstation Store
Wanderer: The Fragments Of Fate
Platforms: Meta Quest, PC VR, Pico, Playstation VR 2
Release: 2025
The Fragments of Fate is a complete remake of the 2022 VR game Wanderer.
Players continue the time travel of Asher Neumann and visit different historical moments to fix anomalies in the timeline.
The game features rich historical settings that allow interaction with famous personalities and significant events. It includes puzzles as well as action-oriented gameplay with stealth and platforming elements.
After several delays, the title will hopefully be released this year.
Stores: Horizon Store, Playstation Store, Steam
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin VR
Platforms: Meta Quest, PC VR, Playstation VR 2
Release: 2025
The VR conversion is based on the 2024 first-person shooter of the same name, which was developed using a modified Quake engine. The game combines the fast-paced gameplay of FPS classics like Doom, Hexen and Quake with role-playing elements.
Team Beef, which has already released a VR mod for the game, is responsible for the VR version. The game's publisher is Flat2VR Studios.
Stores: Steam
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