We’ve covered Playstation VR‘s lineup and Oculus Rift‘s launch games so to finish the triumvirate, we’ve rounded all the games confirmed to be releasing on the HTC Vive so far. Again, some are ports of 2D games, some are built for multiplatform VR and others are developed especially for the HTC Vive — though Valve has said that the platform will have no exclusives.
The Vive will be sold mainly on the strength of its tech — with many games utilising its room scale technology and nuanced movement controllers to maximum effect. “We have no exclusives,” Valve’s Chet Faliszek told Fortune. “We don’t think that’s a good thing for the industry, especially in VR where we’re starting out with a promise of presence after so many years. We want to do everything we can to make sure VR succeeds, regardless of the platform. I don’t think a customer ever thinks a platform-exclusive game is a good thing.”
We also know that the Vive will launch with 50 titles when it ships in April, though the entire list hasn’t yet been confirmed. I’ve noted below when developers have said that their game will be launching with the Vive.
What We’re Looking Forward To:
Fantastic Contraption
Studio: Northway Games
Fantastic Contraption is a confirmed launch game for the HTC Vive, one of the three free games that will come bundled with the device. It’s essentially a game that gives you a bunch of parts and lets you be as creative with them as you want in order to solve a simple problem. The original 2D game can still be played in-browser here, if you’re curious as to its origins.
Tilt Brush
Studio: Skillman & Hackett
An offering from Google, Tilt Brush is another of the free games that will launch with the Vive. Tilt Brush lets you use the HTC Vive’s controllers to paint in a 3D environment, so it’s technically more of an app than a game. It’s an interesting look at the applications of this hardware beyond gaming, however, opening up possibilities of shared virtual art spaces and even an intuitive new way for game artists to create interesting 3D assets. Drawing in virtual reality is almost a physical performance — and I wouldn’t be surprised if artists ended up doing just that with it.
#SelfieTennis
Studio: VR Unicorns
#SelfieTennis (yes, the hashtag is important) is kind of like Wii Sports Tennis on drugs. At its core, it’s a VR game where you play tennis against yourself, however it’s the kooky flavour that people really seem to be enjoying about #SelfieTennis so far. The court is surrounded by giant tennis-ball-headed mascots who you can knock over with a ball or even by throwing your racquet at them.
The Brookhaven Experiment
Studio: Phosphor Games
The Brookhaven Experiment is a horror shooter that reminds me a little of the House of the Dead arcade games that I spent too much money on as a teenager. Despite its simple ‘shooting gallery’ premise, this game has managed to impress many of the people who got their hands on it at GDC. Brookhaven uses the Vive’s controllers to control a flashlight in one hand and a gun in the other, in a way that feels intuitive and immersive. It also makes full use of HTC’s room scale technology. So — anyone want to shoot some monsters?
Vanishing Realms: Rite of Steel
Studio: Indimo Labs
Another game being developed for the Vive and recommended by Valve is Vanishing Realms — a first person RPG that has been called the closest thing to Elder Scrolls in VR. With plenty of rhythm games, FPS, racing games and flying games, RPGs are thus far fairly under-represented on a platform that could really do them justice. The game utilises a teleportation mechanic to try and minimise some of the weirdness that is actually moving in VR spaces, apparently to good effect. Vanishing Realms comes from the mind of Valve’s former senior game designer of sound and music Kelly Bailey, now operating as Indimo Labs on this independent project. Vanishing Realms will launch alongside the HTC Vive in April, through Steam Early Access.
Star Wars: Trials On Tatooine
Studio: ILMxLab
Star Wars in VR, with lightsabers! Trials on Tatooine was developed by ILMxLab to provide the most authentic Star Wars experience for VR. Don’t get too excited, though — it’s unfortunately only a 7 minute long demo. However by all accounts it’s a fun little experience, and it shows just a little of what could be done with a universe like Star Wars in VR.
The Lab
Studio: Valve Software
While The Lab has been demoed at GDC, there are still no screenshots or footage of it yet released. However it seems a little bit like Playstation VR’s Playroom — a collection of demos, games and experiences that really show off what the technology can do. The Lab will be free for the HTC Vive, and by all accounts a few of the included games will be worth more than just the initial exploration that these demo-type games tend to lend themselves to.
The Full List
4089: Ghost Within
Studio: Phr00t’s Software
5089: The Action RPG
Studio: Phr00t’s Software
A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
Studio: Wolf & Wood
A Legend of Luca
Studio: Legend Studio
A-10 VR
Studio: Futuretown
Abbot’s Book
Studio: Blackthorn Media
Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
Studio: Ape Law
Alien: Isolation
Studio: Creative Assembly
American Truck Simulator
Studio: SCS Software
Anarchy Arcade
Studio: Elijah Newman-Gomez
Arizona Sunshine
Studio: Vertigo Games
Audioshield
Studio: Dylan Fitterer
Audiosurf 2
Studio: Dylan Fitterer
Battlezone
Studio: Rebellion
Bebylon: Battle Royale
Studio: Kite & Lightning
Boss Monster
Studio: AltspaceVR
Budget Cuts
Studio: Neat Corporation
BUTTS: The VR Experience
Studio: Tyler Hurd
Caffeine
Studio: Incandescent Imaging
CAT Interstellar
Studio: Ionized Games
Celestrion
Studio: dSky9
Chunks
Studio: Facepunch Studios
Cloudlands: VR Minigolf
Studio: Futuretown
Company of Heroes 2
Studio: Relic Entertainment
Crystal Rift
Studio: Psytec Games
DCS World
Studio: Eagle Dynamics
Dead Secret
Studio: Robot Invader
Descent: Underground
Studio: Descendent Studios
Detached
Studio: Anshar Studios
Dimensional
Studio: Head Start Design
Don’t Starve
Studio: Klei Entertainment
Eagle Flight
Studio: Ubisoft
Earthlight
Studio: Opaque Media Group
Elite Dangerous
Studio: Frontier Entertainment
Euclidean
Studio: Alphawave Entertainment
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Studio: SCS Software
Everest VR
Studio: Vertigo Games
Everspace
Studio: Rockfish Games
Fantastic Contraption
Studio: Northway Games
Felt Tip Circus
Studio: Alpha Wave Entertainment
Final Approach
Studio: Phaser Lock Interactive
Final Strike
Studio: Ghost Machine
FORM: Episode 1
Studio: Charm Games
G.T.F.O
Studio: VR Bits
Game of Thrones App
Studio: HBO
Ghost Vector
Studio: Thomas Kadlec
Golf Masters
Studio: Ghost Machine
Google Earth
Studio: Google
Half-Life 2
Studio: Valve Software
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Studio: Valve Software
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Studio: Valve Software
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Studio: Valve Software
Half-Life: Source
Studio: Valve Software
Holodance
Studio: Narayana Games
HordeZ
Studio: Niklas Persson
Hover Junkers
Studio: Stress Level Zero
Jeeboman
Studio: Futuretown
Job Simulator: The 2050 Archive
Studio: Owlchemy Labs
Free launch title
JUMP
Studio: Endeavor One Inc.
Kittypocalypse
Studio: Bolvërk Games
Kumoon : Ballistic Physics Puzzle
Studio: Lucky You Studio
Legend of Dungeon
Studio: Robot Loves Kitty
The Lab
Studio: Valve Software
Lucid Trips
Studio: VR Nerds
Lunar Flight
Studio: Shovsoft
Marble Mountain
Studio: Lightning Rock
Maximum Override
Studio: Alientrap
Metaverse Construction Kit
Studio: Metaware
Mind: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Studio: Carlos Coronado
Modbox
Studio: Alien Trap
Motorsport Revolution
Studio: Ghost Machine
n Verlore Verstand
Studio: Skobbejak Games
Nimbus Knights
Studio: Otherworld Interactive
Ninja Trainer
Studio: Atomic VR
Orc Assault
Studio: Ghost Machine
P.O.L.L.E.N
Studio: Mindfield Games
Paranormal Activty
Studio: VRWERX
Planets
Studio: The Virtual Dutchmen
Proton Pulse
Studio: ZeroTransform
Quar VR
Studio: Steel Wool Games
Rail Adventures
Studio: Exosyphen Studios
Raw Data
Studio: Survios
Robot Repair Human Diversity Outreach Program
Studio: Valve Software
Secret Shop
Studio: Valve Software
#SelfieTennis
Studio: VR Unicorns
Showdown
Studio: Epic Games
Sisters
Studio: Otherworld Interactive
Skyworld
Studio: Vertigo Games
Sluggy’s Fruit Emporium
Studio: Timothy Johnson
Space Pirate Trainer
Studio: I-Illusions
Spermination
Studio: Phr00t’s Software
Stacks
Studio: Hayden Lee and Shawn Whiting
Stark Tower
Studio: Trek Industries
Star Wars: Trials On Tatooine
Studio: ILMxLab
Step into Remarkable
Studio: HTC
Subnautica
Studio: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Surgeon Simulator: Alien Invasion Super VR 64
Studio: Bossa Studios
Sword Art Online: The Beginning
Studio: IBM Japan
Team Fortress 2
Studio: Valve Software
Technolust Scanlines
Studio: Iris VR
The Assembly
Studio: nDreams
The Blu: Encounter
Studio: Wemo Labs
The Brookhaven Experiment
Studio: Phosphor Games
The Gallery
Studio: Cloudhead Games
The Grand Canyon VR Experience
Studio: Immersive Entertainment
The Martian
Studio: 20th Century Fox Innovation Lab
The Peterson Case
Studio: Quarter Circle Games
The Room Archives
Studio: Fireproof Games
The Rose and I
Studio: Penrose Studios
The Talos Principle
Studio: Croteam
Thief in the Shadows
Studio: Epic Games
Thunderbird: The Legend Begins
Studio: Innervision Games
Tilt Brush
Studio: Skillman & Hackett
Time Machine VR
Studio: Minority Media
Train Simulator 2016
Studio: Dovetail Games
Universe Sandbox 2
Studio: Giant Army
Unreality
Studio: iKiWY
Vanishing Realms: Rite of Steel
Studio: Indimo Labs
Vector 36
Studio: Red River Studio
Virtually Dead
Studio: Noma Labs
VROOM: Aerie
Studio: VROOM
VROOM: Galleon
Studio: VROOM
Waltz of the Wizard
Studio: Aldin Dynamics
Warhawks
Studio: Ghost Machine
Water Bears VR
Studio: Schell Games
Windlands
Studio: Psytec Games
World of Diving
Studio: Vertigo Games
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Comments
10 responses to “Here Are All The Games Confirmed For The HTC Vive”
Hmmmmm, Universe Sandbox 2 could be quite spectacular. Standing in a room smashing solar systems together all around you in 3D.
>Alien Isolation
Wait what?
Great info, pre-ordered mine with some games in mind, but didn’t know the full list was this large. Really hope we can play some Oculus exclusives at some point, whether that’s official or by someone figuring out a work around.
I see here some titles in the list that doesnt appear in any other place (Alien isolation for example), I’m not sure if its exclusieve info or just missinformation…
Na you can at the moment but it’s not an easy to find thing. There is some manual text file editing. I’d say they will be making an official patch soon. The support is there it’s just not a check box in settings.
I had played Alien Isolation in dk2 but vive is another thing, alien isolation didnt have motion controllers support implemented as far as I know same for HL2 ot team fortres 2
Cool. Half Life 3 could be interesting. May have to pick it up.
They missed doom3 in this list.
Holodance, a game my company narayana games is currently developing, is also missing on that list. Holodance will be going into Early Access on April 5th; it’s a title that has been developed for the HTC Vive (and will later also be available for PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift + Touch controllers). The entry is already available on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/422860/
It’s also in the Steam-List of titles that support HTC Vive – but I’ve noticed that when sorting by Relevance, the sorting sometimes changes, so one might miss games when going through the pages. So for a full list, it’s probably best to go by name: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?#sort_by=Name_ASC&sort_order=ASC&vrsupport=101&page=2
Thanks, I’ll add it in!