One thing I’ve seen a lot of on PSVR are wave-based games. Most of them are shooters, but the concept remains the same across them: survive through waves of enemies and fight a boss every few levels or so. It’s a good fit for VR because you’re often in one place and constantly engaging with everything coming at you.

I look back fondly on the days of the arcade. There was a place near to me (the name escapes me), that was filled with pinball machines, classic arcade cabinets, and of course, light gun shooters like Time Crisis and House of The Dead. It also doubled as a bar, so you always left smelling like cigarette smoke and booze, but it was worth it.

The Room (not the Tommy Wiseau movie) is a series of escape the room puzzle games that has usually been on either PC or mobile devices. I myself have the first three entries on my Android. A combination of mysterious environments, clever puzzles, and moody atmosphere has given the series a high pedigree among gamers (myself included).

There’s no getting around the state of the world we live in today. Gaming has always been a way for me to escape from reality, but these days sometimes not even that’s enough. Virtual reality offers a way to enhance your immersion, but even then, it’s going to take a miracle to make me forget about what we’re all going through.