One of the most popular genres available to players on the Meta Quest 2 is the simulation genre. This genre includes a wide variety of games that attempt to bring the real world into VR. There are many successful titles that do this on the Meta Quest 2, but these are by far the best for players to try out.
Updated on January 7, 2023, by Megan Smith: The simulation genre has continued to be successful with the likes of virtual reality. As mentioned devices like the Meta Quest 2 allows simulation titles to become even more immersive as players can feel that they are directly part of the experience that is being simulated. Due to this, even much-loved titles that can be found on computers or even consoles have found their way into VR. They can therefore be accessed like many other Meta Quest 2 games through the app store that players can install onto their mobile phone to download directly onto their Meta Quest 2 headset.
13 Begin A Career As A Burglar In Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street
Thief Simulator was originally a greatly adored simulation title that is commonly played on PC with it eventually branching to other platforms. Similar to this, the game that allows players to walk on the wild side and explore a life of crime eventually took to the like of VR and has become one of the best games for Meta Quest 2.
Players can explore a sandbox street with houses ripe for the picking. Leveling up allows players to access new tools, and that means they can obtain even more expensive items from the houses they break into, all from the comfort of their own homes.
12 Green Hell VR Tests Player’s Survival Skills
VR has improved the simulation experience for Green Hell as it has improved the impressiveness of crafting through how immersive it can be. Players must be certain that the key resources they find are put in the right places when crafting in order to make the tools they need.
11 Experience The Life Of A Chef In Cooking Simulator VR
Cooking Simulator can be considered quite the challenge when playing on the likes of PC or console due to not having complete freedom of the player’s hands. However, this issue may be finally solved when playing Cooking Simulator on Meta Quest 2.
Do not be mistaken that this will make the game that much easier. Players are still challenged to create a variety of dishes from the 140 recipes available as fast as they can while also looking appealing in order to please their customers.
10 Sit Back And Relax With Vacation Simulator
Players that are looking for a Vacation but are unable to afford a ticket away can still enjoy a holiday without the need to travel far with Vacation Simulator. There is a variety of vacation worlds to explore that have definitely been handpicked for a human’s enjoyment and not a robot, with plenty of fun activities in store.
Although the player is expected to relax, many of the robots that are also on vacation are in need of some help which the player will be expected to assist.
9 Take To The Clouds In Richie’s Plank Experience
Invoking an incredible range of emotions into friends can be easily done by playing this simulator. It isn’t a long game with many challenges but tests a player to their limits through how strong their fear of heights is.
Richie’s Plank Experience presents the power of perspective the Meta Quest 2 has available. This simple simulator emulates what it would feel like to walk across a plank from across two humongous skyscrapers, making the player feel as if they are really high above the city streets.
8 Players Can Be A Part Of The Action In NFL Pro Era
Fans of sports that wish they could experience what it is like to be part of their favorite teams will want to try NFL Pro Era. Players get to experience what it is like being a quarterback in the NFL for the first ever in VR with this officially licensed game.
This simulation according to players is incredibly realistic, especially the environments that players, now sports stars, compete in. By taking part in drills to improve their skills, they work their way up the leaderboard before finally making it to the Superbowl or simply playing catch in their favorite stadium with friends, there is plenty available in NFL Pro Era.
7 Take A Stroll And Play A Game Or Two With Walkabout Mini Golf
Mini Golf is another great activity to try on the Meta Quest 2 and Walkabout Mini Golf is one of the best of its kind on the VR system. Alongside its adorable graphics players have eight courses to try with eighteen holes in each one to score.
These courses can be completed alone or with friends. Though there is even more in store as players can also go on exciting treasure hunts within the courses to find special new golf balls or interesting new putters, to personalize their golfing experience.
6 Golf+ Is One Of The Most Immersive Golfing Experiences
Those that are looking for an even more immersive golfing experience need to look no further than Golf+, this game simulates actual golfing while allowing a player to experience inside their very home without risking any broken windows.
Players can spruce up their skills alone to practice more or by using public games they can test their new-found skills against other players that also have a love for the sport. With fascinating features like a media player, so a golfer can listen to their tunes while playing or the addition of Callaway clubs there is always something to discover in Golf+.
5 Perfect Physics In Eleven Table Tennis
Continuing the theme of sport simulation games another great title many players have enjoyed is being able to take part in Table Tennis. Eleven Table Tennis highlights its realistic physics which means depending on the amount of force a player uses in their hit will determine the speed at which the ball goes.
As the most immersive table tennis game on VR, many players may feel as if they are playing a real sport, even when they are taking on AI in a match. It isn’t only computer players either as a player can also take on other real-life gamers in one-on-one matches.
4 Onward Allows Players To Explore A Realistic Military Environment
Simulators don’t just focus on remaking sports in a virtual world, as other categories are simulated also such as the game Onward which immerses the player in a military environment. This game combines the themes of a military simulator with a fire-person shooter, to make a tactical army game for players to lose themselves in.
With a variety of game modes from player vs player to player vs the environment, alongside solo game modes, there are many ways for gamers to stay entertained while also getting to experiment with the realistic weaponry available.
3 Ride Epic Roller Coasters
Similar to Richie’s Plank Experience, Epic Roller Coasters isn’t entirely a game in itself but more of a simulated experience put onto Meta Quest 2. In the classic mode, players are able to ride on a variety of roller coasters that will make them feel as if they are actually on the real thing.
The gaming aspect of this simulation title comes in from the shooter mode which combines the thrill of roller coasters with the player attempting to hit targets as they ride along. The final mode called Race mode allows players to take control of the rides and attempt to finish them as fast as possible against friends, something which is not possible with real rides.
2 Take To The Skies In VTOL VR
It may be expensive to learn and purchase a pilot license, but VTOL VR allows players to take control of a variety of multi-role jets in its near-futuristic flight simulator. Players can put their flight skills to the test while taking on challenges as they are expected to work the insides of these jets to make them move the way they want.
Perform delicate vertical landings or take part in epic battles in the sky with so much still in store for this simulator. Players can even create their own missions and share them with the rest of the community or try out the levels made by others.
1 Simulate Working Through Job Simulator
The Meta Quest 2 game that was made before Vacation Simulator, this hilarious simulation title is the reason so many players have then gone on to demand a holiday. Job Simulator mimics a time of the past as the world is now taken over by robots that do all the tasks required.
Players are able to relive some of these old jobs such as office workers, gourmet chefs, or even convenience store clerks as they cater to their robot customers or bosses. Learning how to job is one thing but having fun while doing it is the most important task, so players are free to take on these jobs however they wish.
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