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Top 25 Best Meta Quest 3 Games - Spring 2025
Here are our picks for the top 25 best Meta Quest 3 games:
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Before we begin, it's worth noting that our best Quest 2 games list and best Quest 3 games list will be maintained separately. There's some natural crossover of course, but with a few key differences. On Quest 3, our recommendations will also consider upgraded visuals, mixed reality experiences, better performance, and newer releases that shine on this VR headset.
While we'll still update our other list while the headset remains supported, we want our list of Quest 2 recommendations to provide insight into the best VR games for that generation on that specific headset as more upcoming VR games arrive. That's why we've tried to approach our Quest 3 list with a fresh perspective: we want it to feel like a good representation of games that play best on this generation of standalone VR.
In the past, we've taken a ranked approach to choosing our top 25 Quest 3 games, but we've now adopted a different strategy with an unranked list. That's because some games simply aren't comparable in a meaningful sense, so we've now listed our recommendations without a score and in alphabetical order. This list also aims to offer variety across different genres, ensuring there's something for everyone.
For games previously released on Quest 2, we've often linked our original reviews in our recommendations below. However, where appropriate, we've also linked to footage and articles detailing Quest 3-specific changes, enhancements, and updates that added significant new content since our initial reviews.
Among Us 3D
Among Us 3D brings the viral flatscreen sensation into VR on Quest 2, translating the original game brilliantly. It adds new depth to the experience, featuring top-tier VR design and the added immersion of experiencing this social whodunit in virtual reality means that it offers something familiar yet original compared to the flatscreen release.
Since launch, it's been rebranded as Among Us 3D (or Among Us 3D: VR on some platforms) to coincide with a flatscreen edition on PC. Fortunately, the game supports cross-platform multiplayer, so you can play alongside your friends on PC, PC VR, Pico, and PSVR 2. Schell Games continues adding post-launch updates, too, like various Limited-Time Events.
Ian Hamilton
Arizona Sunshine 2
Arizona Sunshine 2 is a fantastic VR campaign featuring pitch-perfect writing, acting, pacing, and outstanding action. It's everything you hope for in a sequel, taking everything that worked in the original and refining it to near perfection. This time, you'll be joined on your adventure by canine companion Buddy, who you'll use for crowd control during intense action sequences and develop a relationship with across the course of the campaign.
This follow-up to one of VR's seminal early hits reanimates the zombie genre and brings with it some of the most engaging and accessible arcade violence we've seen in VR. Plus, the entire campaign is playable in two-player co-op, just like the first game. Whether you're looking to dismember some zombies alone or with friends, Arizona Sunshine 2 is a great pick. And when you're finished, we recommend checking out Arizona Sunshine Remake too.
Pete Austin
Asgard's Wrath 2
Asgard's Wrath 2 offers impressive scale on an uncharted level previously unseen on Quest headsets. It features many incredible moments of bespoke gameplay, expert cinematic direction, and sequences of god-like proportions. However, it also wraps its best moments around an open world that can feel fairly unsatisfying to explore and an RPG structure that sometimes feels as though it gets in the way of the main campaign.
There were very few Quest 3-specific upgrades initially, featuring textures, lighting and an overall graphics presentation aimed at Quest 2. However, it's since received an enhanced graphics mode on Quest 3 and various limited time events. This game isn't a tight linear experience – there's more of those below – but if you're looking for an expansive, near-overwhelming RPG to dig into, then Asgard's Wrath 2 is the best offering of that on Quest 3.
Harry Baker
Assassin's Creed Nexus
There was a lot of understandable doubt about whether the Assassin's Creed franchise could survive the transition to VR and come out better on the other end. However, Assassin's Creed Nexus proves that the series can absolutely work in VR and manages to stand proud with the main series.
It presents players with a 20-hour campaign that leaves them wanting more, demonstrating what a fully-fledged VR entry can do for a big franchise. Adapting the series' stealth, parkour, and combat into a new immersive format works wonders - Nexus is the most fun we've had with the Assassin's Creed franchise yet.
Henry Stockdale
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Batman: Arkham Shadow brought the series back to VR with a brilliant return for The Dark Knight, becoming UploadVR's Game of the Year for 2024. Set between Arkham Origins and Arkham Asylum, we find Gotham City besieged by the mysterious Rat King. What follows is a compelling tale that remains faithful to the flatscreen games while innovating in its own way through VR-specific design and satisfying combat.
While Camouflaj has moved on to its next project, Batman: Arkham Shadow received numerous post-launch updates that's only enhanced the experience further. That includes a New Game+ mode with a brand new post-credits scene and additional challenge missions, and the last major update went even further with an Extreme difficulty setting.
Henry Stockdale
Beat Saber
For the longest time, Beat Saber has been VR's poster child and one of its earliest (and continuing) successes. It's always been a natural fit on Quest, where you'll slash notes to the beat of the music, dodge obstacles and try to master a truly spectacular selection of first-class music tracks. It's an empowering, energetic and addictive VR game.
There's been plenty of new DLC added to Beat Saber over the years, including music packs or individual songs featuring high-profile artists like Lady Gaga, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Billie Eilish, Metallica, Kendrick Lamar, and more. Not long after the headset launched, Beat Games also released an update adding support for playing at 120Hz on Quest 3.
Harry Baker
Cubism
Cubism is an understated but absolutely stunning VR puzzle game – and one that's deceptively simple. Each level features a 3D wireframe shape into which you have to fit different Tetris-like block pieces. The puzzles get harder and the pieces more complex – it’s a slow and measured puzzle experience. While it may not be as flashy as some titles on this list, Cubism is an experience that is perfectly designed for the current capabilities of Quest hardware.
The minimalist design, reserved soundtrack and its simple nature all come together to create a fantastic and polished end product. It's also regularly updated to support the latest cutting-edge VR features – post-launch updates include mixed reality support, hand tracking, and 120Hz. It's one of the best mixed reality experiences on Quest 3 right now; MR support is a game-changer for Cubism on Quest 3.
Harry Baker
Demeo
Demeo isn't a perfect tabletop game by any means. But it is a really good one and, more importantly, its first-rate four-player multiplayer VR experience makes it feel like a genuine social event in a way that no flatscreen game – and even few VR games – have ever really matched. You pick a class and tackle randomly generated dungeons, but the game's punishing difficulty means sessions can last anywhere from a few minutes to multiple hours.
Demeo is one of the best Quest games that's only gotten better with post-launch updates, including the recent technical update. Free updates provided new campaigns to play through, like Reign of Madness, Curse of the Serpent Lord and more. Plus, mixed reality support on Quest 3 is one of the best ways to play – especially when combined with controller-free hand tracking and colocation for local multiplayer. It's a must-have for any Quest 3 owner, and Demeo Battles is also available if you're interested in a PvP spin-off.
Jamie Feltham
Dungeons of Eternity
If you're looking for a fantasy action RPG that you can play with a group of friends, Dungeons of Eternity is the obvious pick. This first-person immersive experience feels significantly polished across all Quest headsets, allowing you and your friends to explore various hack-n-slash combat options while clearing rooms in true “dungeon crawler” style.
Dungeons of Eternity caters to many styles of play, pairing a rewarding progression system with endless randomly generated dungeons. There's a good reason why we named it our Best New Multiplayer VR Game for 2023 and further updates are planned in its post-launch roadmap. For an immersive first-person dungeon crawler, there's no better pick on Quest 3.
Henry Stockdale
Eye of the Temple
Eye of the Temple is one of the best examples of a game designed from the ground up for VR – it's a triumphant room-scale platformer on Quest. In this Indiana Jones-inspired adventure, you'll begin outside a large temple with a whip in one hand and a torch in the other. Work your way deeper into the temple by completing puzzles and navigating platforming obstacles along the way. Thanks to its Quest 3 upgrade, it looks even better on the new headset.
The genius part of Eye of the Temple is that the room-scale approach means almost all movement is real around your play space. Some clever design tricks ensure you never have to worry about walking out of your play space or into your guardian (which also makes it a great experience for those who are starting out with VR). Be warned, though: you'll need a decent amount of space – Eye of the Temple requires a minimum play area of 2m×2m.
Harry Baker
24. Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game
Set in the universe of Paradox Interactive's strategy game, Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game is a VR roguelite spin-off from Fast Travel Games that sees you command a spaceship from the third-person through diorama-style levels.
You'll fight enemies, encounter hostile and friendly creatures, and investigate planets, all while collecting EXP and scraps to upgrade your ship for current and successive runs. For fans of roguelites, Ghost Signal is a standout entry in the genre on Quest, and that's only grown since launch following the Fleet Expansion update.
Henry Stockdale
Ghost Town
Ghost Town is one of our favorite new VR games so far in 2025, and it's a strong return for Fireproof Games following The Room VR: A Dark Matter. Set in the '80s, this story focuses on a witch turned ghost hunter and exorcist called Edith Penrose, who now heads up a paranormal detective agency with her flatmate across London.
It's a brilliant supernatural puzzler that delivers a thoroughly compelling mystery, fantastic visuals on Quest 3 and intuitive puzzles that never feel too difficult or too easy. Our only complaint is that we wished it lasted longer, but don't let that deter you. If you're a fan of narrative-driven adventures, we highly recommend checking out Ghost Town.
Henry Stockdale
Little Cities
Little Cities is the best city simulator game available on any VR platform, let alone Quest 2. It perfectly distills the formula down into a focused approach that emphasizes city management through design. Instead of getting bogged down in menus, the ebb and flow of your city will be determined by how you lay out the roads, key services and various elements provided to you.
It does all of this while being keenly aware of intelligent VR design. Everything in the game is designed to work optimally and intuitively in a VR headset. Even if you're not a fan of the city simulator genre, Little Cities is visually stunning and charming enough for anyone to enjoy. It's also received several post-launch content updates, including the Attractions Update, Sandbox Update, Snowy Island DLC, and Quest 3 visual enhancements.
Harry Baker
Metro Awakening
Developed by Vertigo Games, Metro Awakening is an origin story based on the post-apocalyptic series by Dmitry Glukhovsky that takes place five years before Metro 2033. It's an impressive first-person shooter packed with impressive atmospheric immersion, all while delivering a strong narrative that grapples with difficult themes of grief and mental health.
Though our review noted some issues with repetition and sometimes clumsy reloading, combat generally feels satisfying. The enemy AI can offer a considerable challenge as you weigh up being stealthy or going in guns blazing. It's worth a look and Awakening on Quest also supports cross-buy with Rift, providing you with a PC VR edition too as an added bonus.
Don Hopper
Pistol Whip
Continual updates and new content have cemented Pistol Whip as one of the best, most stylish arcade rhythm VR games around. It's sharpshooting, sharp-sounding, beat-based gameplay proves even more hypnotic than Beat Saber, and in our 2023 review update, we proclaimed Pistol Whip is better than ever. In this neon-lit shooter, you stream down corridors, blasting bad guys to grizzly tunes, avoiding incoming fire, and trying to rack up the best scores by firing on the beat.
Whereas Beat Saber wants to make you a dancing Jedi master, Pistol Whip aims to teach you John Wick-esque gun-fu with style, elegantly fusing the rhythmic and cinematic elements together into a pulsating, vibrant monster of its own. Since its launch, Cloudhead Games has continually supported Pistol Whip with more content, new features, and extra tracks, making it one of the most entertaining and comprehensive arcade titles available on Quest.
Harry Baker
Population: One
Population: One is VR's version of Fortnite – and it's done really well. Matches take place on a massive map where squads of three battle it out to be the last ones standing. It's a solid shooter with great VR mechanics for climbing and flying - however, that also means it can be an intense experience in terms of comfort for some players.
If you want a competitive shooter fix with a Fortnite-like battle royale structure, Population: One is your best bet. It has cross-play support with other headsets, a Phoenix Royale mode that arrived in 2024, and it's also free-to-play on Quest. Even better, developers Big Box VR also released a Quest 3 update that bumps up the resolution, runs at 90FPS and increases the LOD distance.
David Jagneaux
Puzzling Places
Puzzling Places has been one of our favorite indie experiences available on Quest for a while now, but it plays better than ever on Quest 3. The game uses photogrammetry data to present you with 3D puzzles based on real places. Split into pieces, you can group sections of the puzzle and reference tiles around your environment as you piece the 3D model back together, often accompanied by thematic ambient recordings and sound effects.
On Quest 3, you're able to play Puzzling Places in mixed reality, which brings all the game's elements into your real environment. Not only does it make for a natural and comfortable extension of the experience, but it's just an obvious and solid evolution of an already fantastic concept. For those after even more puzzles, realities.io continues releasing monthly packs.
Harry Baker
Red Matter 2
When it released on Quest 2, Red Matter 2 was one of the most impressive visual showcases available on the headset. Thanks to the developers at Vertical Robot, it now looks even better. The Quest 3 update brings “console-quality” enhancements to the sci-fi adventure with increased rendering resolution, 4K textures, dynamic shadows, and much more. It's a stunning achievement for what was already one of the most visually impressive standalone VR releases.
The gameplay itself is fairly slow in pace, focused on environmental puzzles and occasional combat. It doesn't always land – some of the puzzles begin to frustrate, especially toward the end – but the beautiful sci-fi vistas and detailed environments often smooth over frustrations caused by occasional gameplay hiccups. It's a great follow-up to Red Matter that's worth looking into.
Harry Baker
Resident Evil 4 VR
We had doubts that bringing a classic flatscreen title like Resident Evil 4 to VR would work. However, it not only survived the transition, but ended up becoming one of the best games available on the Quest platform. This is the full campaign ported into immersive first-person VR with motion control support, which was later followed up with 'The Mercenaries' mode.
There are some elements, like the use of virtual cutscenes, that are less than ideal, but the overall gameplay experience more than makes up for it. For anyone with a PlayStation VR2 headset, we also recommend taking a look at Resident Evil 4 Remake's VR Mode. Even still, fighting off hordes of enemies as Leon Kennedy is a thrilling experience on Quest, and it's a wonderful way to revisit a classic.
Jamie Feltham
Skydance's Behemoth
After its work on The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, Skydance Games followed this up with an original action RPG, Skydance's Behemoth. Inspired by Shadow of the Colossus, this giant killing adventure sees you exploring the Forsaken Lands. Behemoth is ultimately at its best when facing the terrifying foes, and this delivers some truly awe-inspiring moments.
While we won't deny that Skydance's Behemoth had a rough start - we noted a few issues in our review - things have begun turning around following a slew of post-launch updates. Alongside extensive bug fixes across the first two patches and combat adjustments, it's also received a New Game+ mode, and further changes are due to come.
Henry Stockdale
Starwave
Starwave was one of our biggest surprises in 2024. Developed by Tigertron and Skymap Games, this involves hitting notes in time to the music to complete constellations. In a genre dominated by Beat Saber, this interstellar VR rhythm game offers a unique premise with considerable variety across its tracks, earning a strong recommendation.
The base game includes 36 different tracks, and it's since received post-launch support with the paid 'Be Strong' DLC. While it's unclear whether further DLC will follow, we hope to see more music packs complement this wonderful rhythm game further in the future.
Alicia Haddick
Superhot VR
Superhot VR is one of the oldest games on this list. However, it's still one of the best examples of how VR can enable entirely new gaming experiences. Originally adapted from a flatscreen game, time only moves when you do in this cinematic shooter – stay still and everything around you will remain frozen too. The second you move your body, everything jolts back to life.
It features an accessible design and a slickness that's rare to find in VR – from last-minute gun grabs to well-placed knife throws, there's so much satisfaction in working through Superhot's levels. Further updates like an experimental 120FPS mode later followed, too. Even in 2025, Superhot VR remains an essential experience worth trying.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
There is no denying that The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is one of the best campaigns available on the Quest system – it's been that way since it first released on Quest a few years back. With the Quest 3 update now available - an upgrade which hasn't yet happened for the sequel, Chapter 2: Retribution - it's never looked better on standalone VR.
After a much-anticipated wait, the Quest 3 update adds dynamic shadows, expanded draw distance, greater environmental detail, additional zombies in open areas, and more. Even before this update, Saints & Sinners sets the bar for VR zombie games with fantastic physics-based combat and a meaty campaign set across the remains of New Orleans.
UNDERDOGS
One Hamsa's VR mech brawler roguelike made a big impact last year, earning our Best PC VR Game of 2024 award. UNDERDOGS is a physics-based brawler that uses arm-based locomotion and a comic book-style presentation. Previously released on Quest, Steam and Pico, this 22nd century underground roguelike fighter set a new benchmark for VR arena combat.
Between its stylish visuals, grimy soundscape and unique character, UNDERDOGS feels fresh and exciting. Numerous post-launch updates have taken this further, such as 'Sandboxxer' with its level editor while the more recent 'Rampage' mode added an endless endurance mode. Further changes are planned still, with a multiplayer mode also on the way.
Pete Austin
Walkabout Mini Golf
Mini golf is actually something that could and should work quite well in VR. Walkabout Mini Golf is all the proof you need; it's an accurate representation of the game that goes beyond what's possible in real life while also remaining authentic throughout.
This ticks all the boxes – plenty of courses, extensive multiplayer support, different themes for each level and, above all, pinpoint physics that are arguably better than the real thing because there's none of the small snags you'd find on the surface of physical courses. Plus, the game receives ongoing support from developers Mighty Coconut, with regular free and paid DLC courses added over time.
Honorable Mentions
We have to draw a line somewhere with these lists, but if you're after even more recommendations, fear not. While we've also got separate lists for both the best mixed reality games and the best free games on Quest 3 and 3S, we'd like to offer some honorable mentions here too. These are games that were either previously included on our list or didn't quite beat out the rest.
We've linked our reviews or other coverage below where possible, and here are a few additional choices worth looking into.
- A Fisherman's Tale, Action Hero, Alien: Rogue Incursion, Contractors Showdown, Ghosts of Tabor, Mannequin, Max Mustard, Outta Hand, Pixel Dungeon, Samba De Amigo: Virtual Party, Sushi Ben, Unplugged, Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice, Vendetta Forever.
If you’re looking for our best VR game lists beyond the best Quest 3 games, make sure to check these out too:
Harry Baker
