VRacer Hoverbike

Pretty flow state gameplay.

VRacer Hoverbike is, IMHO, the finest VR-native sci-fi racer on the market. Immersive controls, amazing speed and varied thrilling environments make this game a great time every time you fire it up. I have owned VRHB since the Early Access, pre-multiplayer days when I played on my Rift CV2 and have watched its development closely. These devs have worked diligently on steadily improving VRHB over the years, implementing about every feature standard to a top-tier racer (MP, leaderboards, playback/photo modes, livery editor, etc.). The full version is a testament to that hard work, and a real gift to VR racing lovers! I'm glad to see VRHB is getting more love since the excellent Meta Quest version was released. I have it there as well, but the sharper PC visuals always bring me back to my PC version if I'm home.

Without a doubt the best VR racing I've played by a long shot. Beautiful racetracks, tons of race variety, incredible graphics, WEAPONS, and no need for accessories.

I'm not really one for anti-grav racers (or their physics based learning curves), but giving this one a try as I was intrigued by the lean steering mechanic because it's like a call back to arcade moto racers. Because of my lack of experience with the genre I'll stay away from aesthetic/feel talking points. Rather, some settings to make the game feel better: personally I keep the steering sensitivity/lean-camera sensitivity all the way up because I feel it helps keep up with demanding tracks while feeling more natural. Like although it might help some folks and is default having my head gyroscopically always pointing straight rather than leaning with the bike made me feel more sick in than if the bike leaned as I turn (Might also just be the console "tilting the control to steer harder" placebo lol) General Racing game player tings: Only gripe so far is the race lines are finicky and "overly optimistic" so it's better to leave them off and follow your gut on trail-braking. Also the bike shows you what gear you're in but there's no manual mode as far as I can tell, which would be a nice addition to making me feel like I have more agency in acceleration/turns. All in all pretty decent, there's an extensive cosmetic livery customization, little career, quickplay, and online modes, having fun so far! I always try to check out all the new VR racing games and see what people are up too, since it's a much smaller community these days, this ones pretty solid/realized.

In the absence of WipeoutVR, this is the closest thing.

fun to play