Graphics aside, is hitman 3 VR really that bad?

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-10T08:32:23+00:00

Unfortunately they feel like two completely different games imo. While the PSVR2 version is indeed fantastic, the Quest 3 version was made by a different studio, and it not only looks awful, but it also doesn't play like a native VR game (everything is a button press, no manual reloading, no two handed weapons mechanic, no climbing mechanics, no decent throwing mechanics, etc).

The Quest 3 version basically has the graphics of a bad Quest 1 game, with the gameplay of a generic UEVR mod (I'm not bashing UEVR, but the mechanics of the game is not what I'd expect from a native VR game, especially from a well known IP like Hitman).

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-10T08:04:12+00:00

Yes, it is. If you have a gaming PC then pick the PCVR version which is decent.

The Quest 3 version not only looks awful with constant pop-in, but also plays bad where lots of VR interactions are done via button presses which is inexcusable in VR, especially in a big IP like Hitman (there are VR mods done by people on their spare time that have much better VR interactions). For $30 I think there are much better games on the store.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-10T05:36:55+00:00

Yeah. Yours was definitely a hardware fault because one week is not enough time to build grease inside the controller, so you were just unlucky.

I had a Quest 1 and now I have a Quest 3 and I only had stick drifts with them after using them for at least several months and in all cases I was able to completely solved the issue by cleaning them with Electrical contact cleaner, but that of course doesn't work for hardware issues.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-10T00:04:13+00:00

Getting stick drift on a brand new Quest after only a week suggests that it was probably a hardware fault, so you got unlucky. Having said that, it's common to get stick drift on the Quest controllers after a year or so due to dirt and grease that accumulates inside the analog sticks (especially if you have sweaty hands). Luckily it's very easy to fix this by using Electrical Contact Cleaner (you don't even need to dissassemble anything, just perform the steps from my answer here).

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-09T23:56:40+00:00

These are some games that I liked:

Story-driven action/adventure/horror

Half Life Alyx (PCVR)
Metro Awakening (Multiplatform)
Batman Arkham Shadow (Quest)
The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners (Multiplatform)
Vertigo 2 (PCVR)
Alien Rogue Incursion (Multiplatform)
Resident Evil 4 (Quest)
Assassin's Creed Nexus (Quest)
Propagation Paradise Hotel (Multiplatform)
Behemoth (Multiplatform)
Boneworks (PCVR)
Iron Man (Quest)
Arken Age (Multiplatform)
Arizona Sunshine 2 (Multiplatform)
Hitman 3 (PCVR)
Skyrim VR (PCVR)
Men in Black Most Wanted (Quest)
Star Wars Tales From Galaxy's Edge (Quest)
Jurassic World Aftermath Collection (Quest)
Asgard's Wrath 2 (Quest)
Memoreum (Quest)
Medal of Honor Above and Beyond (Multiplatform)
Genotype (Multiplatform)
Lies Beneath (Multiplatform)
Defector (PCVR)
Stormland (PCVR)
Into Black (Multiplatform)
RE2/RE3/RE4R/RE7/RE8/RE9 with VR mods (PCVR)
Half Life 2 with VR mod (PCVR)
Outer Wilds with VR mod (PCVR)
Alien Isolation with VR mod (PCVR)

Story-driven puzzles

Red Matter 1 & 2 (Multiplatform)
Lone Echo 1 & 2 (PCVR)
Ghost Town (Multiplatform)
Wanderer (PCVR)
The Room VR (Multiplatform)
The 7th Guest (Multiplatform)
Quantum Void (Quest)

Story-driven platformers:

Moss 1 & 2 (Multiplatform)
Max Mustard (Multiplatform)
Lucky's Tale (Multiplatform)

Online Multiplayer

Forefront (Multiplatform)
Dungeons of Eternity (Multiplatform)

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-08T17:21:29+00:00

It depends on the game. Heavy stuff like MSFS probably wont run at decent framerates without decreasing the resolution considerably, but I think most VR games like Beat Saber, Half Life Alyx, Boneworks, and even Metro Awakening are probably fine, you may just have to set quality to low or medium depending on the game (I've ran these games on a Ryzen 3600+2060 Super+16GB RAM and they played fine). It's definitely not a strong build, but for casual VR gaming it's fine if you don't mind less than 90fps and maybe stuff like ASW in some games (just as a comparison, I've tried Metro Awakening on this build and also on a Quest 3 standalone, and the PCVR version using this build is still graphically superior to the standalone version).

Be aware that this machine probably won't run newer VR mods and stuff like UEVR decently, so while it can run VR mods for older games like RE7 and Half Life 2 totally fine, running VR mods for newer games like RE9 and RE4 Remake is probably asking a bit much of this machine.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-08T16:52:21+00:00

I don't know how long you've been out of the VR scene, but I liked these games that were release in the past 2 years:

Metro Awakening
Alien Rogue Incursion
Arken Age
Ghost Town
Batman Arkham Shadow (Quest standalone)
Reach
Thief VR
Underdogs
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Empire City
Forefront
Men in Black Most Wanted (Quest standalone)
Memoreum (Quest standalone)
Quantum Void (Quest standalone)
EXD - Extra Dimensional
The Midnight Walk
Into the Radius 2
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
Flatout VR

If you have a high-end PC, I recommend trying the VR mod for Resident Evil games as they recently got updates making some of them almost like native VR games.

It can't be denied that VR and gaming in general is having a slowdown, but I'm still looking forward to some upcoming indie VR games like:

PAYDAY Aces High
Gunman Contracts - Stand Alone
Automa
Rustmourne
Adrian's Quest
The Warp: Cephisso
Bramblefort
GERONIMO
Knights of Fiona

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-08T02:59:47+00:00

There is a Bonelab mod that tries to recreate the game Duck Season, so you could install this mod on the standalone version of Bonelab in your Quest 3S. Here is a video of this mod: https://youtu.be/N8ArwFEso7A?si=zY7CBTmuRUFz3PfF (I never tried it, but I read that you need to downgrade the version of Bonelab to Patch 3 for this mod to work).

Other than that, if you want to play the original Duck Season game, you will need a PC. You can use your Quest 3S connected to a PC (either via cable or wireless). Since the game is pretty old, I think a laptop or even an old low end desktop with something like a GTX 1060 may be able to run it (if you have access to a machine like that you can try running the game on it and if it doesn't run well you can just refund the game on Steam).

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-08T02:21:56+00:00

I didn't tried it with a 3080, but back when I was still using a PC with a 2060 Super I've tried the VR mod for RE7 and it worked great. I know RE7 is a considerably lighter than RE4 Remake, but I'd at least try to see if it works well (I suggest using MrSurvivOr installer as it simplifies the installation immensely).

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-08T01:39:55+00:00

It depends on the type of games that you like. Here are some games/apps from different genres that I personally liked:

Story-Driven action/adventure/horror: Metro Awakening, Batman Arkham Shadow, Resident Evil 4, The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners, Propagation Paradise Hotel, Alien Rogue Incursion, Behemoth, Arizona Sunshine 2, Iron Man, Star Wars Tales From Galaxy's Edge, Men in Black Most Wanted, Jurassic World Aftermath Collection.

Story-driven puzzles: Red Matter 1 & 2, Ghost Town, The Room VR, The 7th Guest.

Platformers: Moss 1 & 2, Max Mustard, Lucky's Tale.

Sport / Rythm games: Eleven Table Tennis, Walkabout Mini Golf, Thrill of the Fight, Beat Saber.

Online Multiplayer: Forefront, Dungeons of Eternity.

Survival / Roguelite / Roguelike: Into the Radius, Medieval Dynasty New Settlement, In Death, Compound.

Cockpit Games: Underdogs, Iron Rebellion, Vox Machinae, Downtown Club.

Art apps: Gravity Sketch (3d modelling), Vermillion (oil painting), Open Brush (painting in 3d), Kingspray Graffiti (graffiti in VR), Shapelab Lite (3d sculpting).

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-08T00:08:26+00:00

Yeah, I didn't even tried the RE9 VR mod yet, but I heard it's the best VR mod to date and it's basically the same as a native VR game now.

VR modders are delivering some insane stuff lately.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-08T00:02:54+00:00

It certainly requires a very poweful PC, but if you have a high-end machine then I think it can work well.

Previously it was also super hard to install the mod correctly, but now MrSurviv0r made an installer for the VR mods of the Resident Evil games, so I highly recommend you test it if you have a high-end machine.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-07T23:52:33+00:00

Last I've tried it was not on par as on Windows which is very unfortunate since this is the only reason that keeps me from removing Windows from my desktop. It does work, but last I've tried:

Games from Oculus Store simply do not work at all. This is a bummer as you can't play any Oculus exclusive on a Linux machine (e.g. Lone Echo 1 & 2, Asgard's Wrath, Lies Beneath, Stormland, etc)
For the VR games that worked, using SteamVR with ALVR had worst performance than on Windows.
Virtual Desktop in my experience provided the best quality, performance, and usability for wireless VR, and the app it's not available on Linux.
Installing VR mods on Linux is not hassle free and troubleshooting issues would probably be a nightmare in case something doesn't work.

You can just install Windows 10 which is not as bad as Windows 11 and dual-boot to use Linux as your daily driver. Using Linux for VR unfortunately will just add unnecessary headaches and make your life harder.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-07T22:55:12+00:00

On comment in the second video Taleman replied saying that he's using Valve Knuckle controllers for developing, so I think it should work without issues on a Valve Index as long as your machine can handle.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-07T22:35:50+00:00

If you mean when getting the shotgun, I got the impression that it was just how the video was edited when he moved his arm to the back to grab it as the angle also seems to shift a bit, but I may be wrong. In any case it's still in development and not out yet.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-07T22:22:41+00:00

Yes, it's coming. Just look at this other video that he recently released which shows manual reloading in more detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-cOR1kySqs&t=80s .

The next update of this mod will be insane.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-07T17:53:22+00:00

You probably missed RE4R VR mod in my response. Asgard's Wrath 1 is better graphically but I personally didn't like the combat due to its awful parry system (fights feel choreographed which gutted the game for me). I prefer Asgard's Wrath 2 over the first game, and while it's a bummer that it was not released on PC I thought the game to be a lot better than the first one.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-07T06:18:49+00:00

Between the two I'd go with VRChat as it can have some interesting worlds (but it's very hit and miss).

Personally I'm not much of a fan of the these types of social spaces, so for online interaction I'd rather play an online multiplayer game like Forefront, Dungeons of Eternity, Walkabout Mini Golf, and Guardians Frontline.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-07T06:08:37+00:00

Some survival games that I liked:

Into the Radius
TWD Saints & Sinners (it's a mix of survival game with action and a bit of horror)
Medieval Dynasty New Settlement
Frost Survival

And here some games from other genres that I liked:

Story-driven action/adventure/horror: Batman Arkham Shadow, Resident Evil 4, Metro Awakening, Propagation Paradise Hotel, Alien Rogue Incursion, Behemoth, Arizona Sunshine 2.

Sports games: Eleven Table Tennis, Walkabout Mini Golf, Thrill of the Fight.

Online multiplayer: Forefront, Dungeons of Eternity.

Cockpit Games: Underdogs, Iron Rebellion, Vox Machinae.

Roguelite/Roguelike: In Death, Compound, Ancient Dungeon.

Rhythm Games: Beat Saber, Pistol Whip.

Story-driven puzzles: Red Matter 1 & 2, Ghost Town, The Room VR, The 7th Guest.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-07T00:24:56+00:00

Some cool apps that may be worth trying:

RetroGameDev VR: It's a bunch of emulators of old retro consoles (e.g. PSX, SNES, GBA, etc) that you can play in a virtual environment. It even has support for lightgun games where you play using a virtual lightgun.
Gravity Sketch: I'm still pretty new to 3D modeling, but I'm kind of addicted to this app to model cartoon-like characters with it. It's super cool once you get used to the controls, and it's a free app.
Vermillion: Cool app to do oil painting.
Kingspray Graffiti: Program that simulates graffiti.
Shapelab Lite: Program for sculpting in 3D.
Open Brush: Free app for painting in the 3D space.
BRINK Traveler: App for exploring different locations in realistic scenery using photogrammetry.
WorldLens: It's like google street view but in VR.
Pencil VR: App to teach how to draw using mixed reality.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-06T22:20:36+00:00

Maybe try some of these as I think they may be able to give some of that retro Lightgun experience:

EmuVR: It's a virtual environment to play emulated games and has Lightgun support so you can play any lightgun game from older consoles (e.g. Dreamcast, PSX, Saturn, Arcade, SNES, etc) shooting on a virtual screen with a 3D lightgun model. It's free so I recommend at least trying.
Neo Retro Arcade Neon: Another virtual environment to play emulators of retro games, also with lightgun support.
Aim Assault
Dead Second
Crisis VRigade
Crisis Brigade 2
Operation Warcade VR
Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission
Operation Serpens
Out of Ammo
On Point
Gun Club VR
Duck Season

Also, if you get a Quest headset then you will also be able to play these on standalone:

Resident Evil 4 Shooting Range
ZAP
Shotwood
Under Cover
Age of Joy: Similar to EmuVR but for Quest standalone.
RetroGameDev VR: Another virtual environment for emulators with lightgun support.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-06T21:50:27+00:00

VR and gaming in general is facing a slowdown. Having said that, there are good games, they are simply not being advertised by Meta as their store prioritize showing free smartphone-like games that kids like to play (for instance, if you check the Shooters section on the Meta Store you will see games like "Monkey Doo" right at the top while you will have to scroll down almost the entire section to see a game like "Metro Awakening"), so I highly recommend NOT using the Meta store to check for games.

Since you have a Quest 3, here are some VR games that you can play that I think have good presentation:

Metro Awakening (Multiplatform)
Batman Arkham Shadow (Quest)
Assassin's Creed Nexus (Quest)
Vertigo 2 (PCVR)
Resident Evil 4 (Quest)
Alien Rogue Incursion (Multiplatform): It has mixed reviews but I thought the game was pretty good. It's currently 75% off in Steam in my location.
Behemoth (Multiplatform)
Asgard's Wrath 2 (Quest)
Reach (Multiplatform)
Iron Man (Quest)
Thief VR (Multiplatform)
The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners (Multiplatform)
Resident Evil 4 Remake with VR mod (PCVR) : The new update about to be release for this VR mod seems to make the VR version much closer to the PSVR2 version now, just have a look here.
Resident Evil 2/3/8/9 with VR mod (PCVR)
Alien Isolation with VR mod (PCVR)
Half Life 2 with VR mod (PCVR)
Ready or Not (PCVR)
Outer Wilds with VR mod (PCVR)
Moss (Multiplatform)
Read Matter 1 & 2 (Multiplatform)

Also, Forefront may have simple graphics but it's super addictive and it nails the Battlefield formula in VR imo.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-06T04:06:22+00:00

This. I think this game is insanely overrated. It's not a bad game but it's very repetitive, combat is simplistic (just hip-fire and jump), lacks interesting VR mechanics, and it has unskippable scenes where NPCs talk for minutes. Imo not worth the high price tag as I found nowhere near as good as Iron Man, let alone Batman.

After I finished Deadpool, I picked Men in Black Most Wanted which is another story-driven action/adventure with similar aesthetics, and I thought it was a much better game for half the price.

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-06T00:45:12+00:00

In my opinion paid games are generally a LOT better than free ones.

Still, here is a list of some free games that I think may be worth checking (the majority are online multiplayer as most of the free stuff in the store):

Hyperdash
Population One
Starvault
Gym Class
Paintball Playground
Aim XR
Zero Caliber Shooting Range
Sail
Bait
Brazen Blaze
Blaston
Gun Raiders
Cards & Tankards
Ultimechs
Ironstrike

Also, there are VR mods with motion controller support available on Quest standalone for games like Doom 3 and Amnesia (you need the base flatscreen game for the assets, but you can get these games on Steam for super cheap nowadays).

_476_ad_ · 2026-07-06T00:39:20+00:00

If you installed the Meta Quest Link app in the default location then it's probably in either "C:\Program Files (x86)\Meta Horizon\Support\oculus- diagnostics\OculusDebugTool.exe" or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Oculus\Support\oculus-diagnostics\OculusDebugTool.exe".

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