Best VR Games of 2020
First Runner-Up: Star Wars: Squadrons
Guides Editor Chris Jecks: Sometimes, VR integration in non-VR games can feel like an after-thought. It isn’t optimized brilliantly, motion sickness can be a real issue, the controls just don’t feel right, or the mode itself is lackluster. That’s not the case in Star Wars Squadrons.
The entire single-player campaign and multiplayer modes are available to play entirely in VR, allowing you to realize your wildest dreams of piloting a TIE-Fighter, X-Wing, or any of the other starfighters present in the game.
While the controls remain the same, slipping a VR headset over your head and being placed inside the cockpit of your chosen ship is one of the most immersive experiences I had the joy of checking out in 2020.
There’s no janky motion controls breaking the immersion and no fears of puking all over your living room when you’re performing a barrel roll or other evasive maneuvers at high-speeds while escaping an enemy in pursuit.
Developer Motive Studios knocked Star Wars: Squadrons’ VR support out the park, and it’s made it difficult to play the game on my TV when I’ve returned for a quick multiplayer game in the past.
Squadrons shows the power of VR in helping us realize our wildest dreams, no matter how ‘out there’ they may be in reality. Now, let’s get more of that starfighter combat please Motive Studios!
