Resident Evil Village

I typically don’t double-up on games in the same franchise on lists like this, but Resident Evil 4 Remake and Resident Evil Village are both so uniquely good as VR experiences that it’d be an injustice to not include both. Especially in this case, because Resident Evil Village actually was designed with a first-person perspective in mind. Key cutscenes will play out in VR, the combat feels simultaneously scary and enthralling, and the interface looks surprisingly natural. I’ve actually never seriously played Resident Evil Village until I tried it in VR, and even people watching me playing asked if the game was VR exclusive. It’s that good!

I will say the VR mode isn’t a perfect conversion. For example, you can twist your head around during cutscenes and view character models floating around that the player clearly was never meant to see. Still, Resident Evil Village reigns as my favorite experience with the PlayStation VR2, and it’s an incredibly easy recommendation if you want a bonafide adventure in the virtual world.