Virtual reality opened new frontiers in many different ways that before were almost impossible. One of these frontiers is VR workouts. Today you can train like a boxer or jump and dodge bullets in a VR game, and in this process burn quite a lot of calories without even leaving your house.
Virtual reality workouts are gaining more and more popularity every day. Even some gyms have started to explore this new trend, as they see that there is a growing demand for this type of workout.
With no further a duo, here are the top Oculus quest 2 workout games for 2022:
FitXR
As the Oculus Quest 2 VR glasses are considered to be one of the top options for doing VR workouts, we decided to gather for you the best Oculus Quest 2 workout games for 2022.
With FitXR you will have the pleasure of doing some virtual reality boxing, dancing & doing high-intensity interval training workouts while accompanied by different virtual trainers that will instruct and push you to work harder.
You will learn to do moves such as side-jabs and uppercuts while you can receive points for speed and accuracy. The FitXR game can be played as a single-player or multiplayer where you will be able to workout and compete for points against your friends.
To play this game you will need to do a monthly membership subscription for 9.99$ in the Oculus Store.
Pistol Whip
If you are into 1st person shooter games, and you are looking for an Oculus Quest 2 workout game to stay fit at the same time, then this is your game! In Pistol Whip you will need to dodge bullets and fire back at the enemies that will keep on coming at you like you are in some John Wick movie. The good blend between movement and gameplay accompanied by the upbeat music will suck you into this game in a matter of seconds.
This game will make you feel like a real bad**ss with a few fewer calories afterward!
The price for Pistol Whip is 29.99$ in the Oculus store.
Beat Saber
Since its release in May 2018, Beat Saber gained popularity really quickly as many VR fans all around the world started sharing everywhere how this game changed and made their body fit! Even today this game is still considered to be one of the best VR workout and fitness games out there.
In Beat Saber, you will need to use your lightsabers to move and slash all the objects that are coming into your way with rhythmic music by popular artists such as Lady Gaga & Billie Eilish. You can workout alone and level up by completing different challenging campaigns or challenge
other users around the globe.
Although you will need to pay extra dollars to get different music packs, this game is still one of our top picks. You can get the basic Beat Saber pack in the Oculus store for 29.99$.
Thrill Of The Fight
The thrill of the Fight will make you feel like you are in a real boxing arena. The game is focused to give its users the most authentic feeling when they are in the boxing ring, this is why unlike other boxing or VR workout games you will not have rhythmic songs or flashy lights all over the screen.
In the Thrill of the Fight, you will need to fight different opponents, and learn their fighting techniques & tactics to beat them and move up the ladder until you will become the champion of the ring. We found a few things that we didn’t like such as the face movement of the opponents that don’t change much, even if you hit them, and sometimes when you move really close to your opponent you just go through them to the other side, which is pretty weird.
Overall, this game is really fun and probably gives the best value for money compared to other VR boxing games.
The Thrill of the Fight is available in the Oculus store for only 9.99$
Dance Central
There is nothing like sweating it out in the “virtual club”. In Harmonix’s Dance Central you won’t feel like you are doing some basic workouts, but more dancing in some clubs. There are 32 custom-choreographed dance types, and after you master this game, you will be able to take your new moves to the real clubs! You can play this game alone, or you can play it online with your friends or other people.
Dance Central is now available for 29.99$ in the Oculus Store
Eleven Table Tennis
Table Eleven Tennis made by For Fun Labs, a small company that most likely created one of the more realistic, and really fun ping pong simulators. The Virtual Reality Institute of Health and Exercise compared this game as equal to doing Ellipticals or 4-6 Kcal/Min, meaning you can burn quite a lot of fat playing this game.
Table Eleven Tennis is a pretty straightforward game, you won’t see any flashy lights or have upbeat music, it is just you and the ping pong table.
In the game you can play alone or against other players, you start in a tutorial room where you will learn to serve the ball correctly. It’s recommended that if this game is new to you, you practice your ball serving before you move to other levels.
This game is pretty hard even if you will play the game on easy mode, after the first few rounds you will have a hard time getting any points against the AI of the game, but eventually, you will get the hang of it, and you spend HOURS playing this game.
You can play different mini-games in Table Eleven Tennis, such as Quadrants, Beer Pong, Wall, and a few more games.
If you are looking for a really good cardio exercise, then the mini-game Wall will be a good choice. In this game, the robot will shoot balls at you, with almost zero breaks between, and you will need to hit as many balls as possible.
Table Eleven Tennis is available in the Oculus store for 19.99$
Until You Fall
Until You Fall is an action RPG game that will make you sweat heavily after you do some sword-swinging against different monsters that will come your way.
In this game, you will play a knight in medieval times that needs to save the realm from the horrors of the monsters that invaded it. As you progress in the game you will be able to upgrade your weapons, which will make it easier to kill enemy monsters. What is so special in this game is the hand-to-hand combat system that makes the sword fighting experience really amazing.
Its stunning scenery and gameplay make this game a must-play if you are searching for a good workout. The game was awarded as the Best VR fighting Fitness game of 2020 by the Institute Of Health And Exercise.
Until You Fall is available on the Oculus store for 24.99$
Space Pirate Trainer DX
Space Pirate Trainer is a futuristic first-person shooter game. In each new game, you will be sent to a different arena with droids that you need to eliminate before they eliminate you. While you fight the droids you can switch between multiple weapons such as a pistol, shotgun, grenade launcher, or a hand shield that can deflect the shots of the enemy droids. This game will make you do quite a lot of squats as you will need to dodge enemy bullets, some users comments about this game were that this game is quite physically challenging and requires a lot of space to play it, so it will not be an easy workout if you decided to choose this game.
Space Pirate Trainer DX is available in the Oculus store for 24.99$
Audio Trip
Audio Trip is another rhythm VR game. In this game, you will need to learn different dance moves and do the transition between different moves. You will really feel like you’re in a rave dancing to some electronic music while playing this game, as you can dance for hours!
Although the game lacks a bit of a variety of upbeat music, this game has some pretty great music in it that will make you move fast and workout in high intensity
The Audio Trip team did a really fantastic job with the dancing experience in this game.
You can find Audio Trip in the Oculus store for 19.99$.
Holofit
Holofit is an immersive virtual reality world where you can do different types of sports, such as kayaking, skiing or running. The game is built so you can exercise with equipment, but it’s not a must.
We found that there is much improvement that needs to be done in this game, such as the virtual reality graphics which we found very poor, and the music selection, which is very limited.
Overall, we consider this game a great option if you are looking for different types of workouts in the same game.
Holofit is available in the Oculus store for a monthly subscription of $10.79.
After reviewing many VR games to find the best VR workout, we reached the conclusion that there are plenty of games you can play in order to do a full body workout, the market is full of these games! You just need to find that game that will make you come back for some more, only this way you will be able to lose a few pounds and get that body you always wanted.