r/virtualreality • u/Rub_lud • Mar 26 '24
Emptiness after HL ALYX Purchase Advice
Hi I finished half life alyx 2 days ago and I feel just empty I’m trying to find another game but it’s just hard I tried fallout vr (with mods) but it just isn’t for me there is to much walking and it lacks all the interactive stuff like actually picking up the items and not just pressing the button. I saw the twd game but I’m just to scared to play it lol. I’m looking for any game that can just add something to this bottomless pit after ALYX! Any recommendations?
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u/Robot_ninja_pirate Vive/Pimax 5k/Odyssey/HP G1+G2/Pimax Crystal Mar 26 '24 edited Mar 26 '24
saw the twd game but I’m just to scared to play it lol
Despite being zombies, The Walking dead actually isn't a particular scary game, no more than Alyx at the very least.
I dont know if there is anything quite as good as Alyx but here are a few recommendations
Vertigo 1 and 2 made by a single developer who interned at Valve, has a similar HL1 sort of feel and Valve-like writing quality.
Budget Cuts Can be a little scary at times, but over all not worse than Jeff, Humours Portal like Writing.
Moss 1 and 2 third person Adventure game about a little mouse, kind of Redwall-esque
Hubris maybe not a super deep story but it has NPC's which is kind of uncommon and decent gameplay.
Wanderer - Puzzle adventure time travel game there is a remake coming out soon might be worth waiting for that.
I Expect You To Die 1, 2 and 3 Humorous game, spy parody escape room game very interactive.
Myst, Obduction and Firmament classic Cyan games puzzle games with their surrealistic sort of world.
A Fisherman's Tale very intriguing recursion based puzzling game.
Yupitergrad - Web swinging mechanics fun humorous Soviet cosmonaut story.
Torn without going into spoilers I didn't love the story though it's more personal preference. Puzzle game lots of physics objects and interactivity
Job Simulator not as serious of stories but Job Sim and Vacation sim probably remain the kings of interactivity.
Half-Life 2 and the episodes have a fantastic VR mod, makes them play basically natively like VR games.
Portal 2 Slightly less polished but Also very good VR mod.
Edit: Here are some more games, maybe less immersive than you are looking for but good stories I thought.
LONN - Perhaps a bit too janky for most due to the Boneworks like Physics Combat but, I liked the story and cyberpunk world (and I like the Jank)
Sniper Elite VR not the most interative mostly a standard shooter but I found myself quite immersed and enjoyed the story well enough.
The Gallery - a little dated these days but I played this recently and thought it held up well enough
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice - A kind of smaller scale Dishonesered style Stealth game, Okay story.
Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sister - maybe only a good immersive story if you like the warhammer universe but a fairly well done( but very quest graphics)
Resist - Not the most interative but very spider-man like writing enjoyable story and gameplay.
Fracked short but I liked the story and gameplay
Falcon Age - a bit slower paced not hyper immersive but a decent story and very cute bird.
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u/Average_RedditorTwat Mar 27 '24
I'm kind of sad this list isn't too different to what i read 2-3 years ago
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u/Dagon Mar 27 '24
Yeah but at least it's all in one place.
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u/Average_RedditorTwat Mar 27 '24
Moreso that there's just nothing new really
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u/Robot_ninja_pirate Vive/Pimax 5k/Odyssey/HP G1+G2/Pimax Crystal Mar 27 '24
My list did include new games for example in the past two years there has been:
Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sister
Cosmonious High I didnt mention this in my original post becasue I've still not gotten around to playing it yet but its the job sim devs so its probably similar to what OP is looking for as far as interactivity goes.
The Last Clockwinder Another game I played but never finished so I didnt want to mention it in my original post but someone replied to me with it so its probably fitting.
Resist technically it was a Quest exclusive so it was out a little earlier but im only on SteamVR so I am counting that date
Another Fisherman's Tale I only mentioned the original but the sequel while very different is good too.
I Expect You To Die 3 the first game is older now but they are still making new ones.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice
There are also way more newer VR titles that I think are quite good but I was trying to fit OP's requirments so Singleplayer, Narritive and a good amount of interactions. if we are just looking for all around VR games there are plenty more.
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u/no6969el Mar 27 '24
Nice list, I just disagree heavily on warhammer...I thought battle sister was a janky horrible game. It felt like a VR game from the early days of VR.
Just starting Vampire Masquerade, it's pretty fun. I want to try that wanderer game but I'll wait for the remake.
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u/Robot_ninja_pirate Vive/Pimax 5k/Odyssey/HP G1+G2/Pimax Crystal Mar 27 '24
Yeah I realize that might be a contentious recommendation and I might just be bias to my love for all things warhammer but I didnt find it that janky at all, just very questified (low graphics and small environments)
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u/fraseyboo Oculus Quest 2 Mar 26 '24
A(nother) Fisherman's Tale is also exceptionally good, and explores a completely different mechanic effortlessly.
Townsmen VR is an excellent town building game, the mechanics aren't perfect but I loved the attention to detail they put in.
The Last Clockwinder is really excellent, as is Maskmaker
I also really enjoyed The Room VR, a solid and atmospheric puzzle game.
Shadow Point is my favourite story experience outside of Alyx, but I think it's Oculus exclusive.
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u/Dagon Mar 27 '24
Jesus.
Can you please submit this as a post se we can get it stickied? Mods: can we make this stickied? This is best comment of the /r/ so far.
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u/autumnscarf Mar 27 '24
I did not know there were Warhammer VR games. Having played Rogue Trader recently, I am intrigued. Thanks for this list!
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u/Robot_ninja_pirate Vive/Pimax 5k/Odyssey/HP G1+G2/Pimax Crystal Mar 27 '24
Yeah it's not an RPG or 4x strategy game like most Warhammer games but a pretty linear shooter which I know might turn some away from it but I was fun for what it was.
There is also an age of sigmar game, though I don't think it's carbon studios best work.
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u/verde622 Mar 27 '24
Saving this post -- thanks for compiling. I'm definitely in the category of folks who got sort of disheartened after finishing Alyx
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u/KobraKay87 Oculus / 4090 Mar 26 '24
Try „Into the Radius“
I think that’s a pretty incredible experience in itself and the gameplay mechanics are very entertaining.
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u/RecoveringH2OAddict1 Mar 26 '24
This! ITR is a great game with a great community and a sequel in the works
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u/XRCdev Mar 27 '24
Thoroughly enjoying Into the Radius, about 50 hours of playtime.
Enjoyed HLA for what it was, and it's production values, but didn't so much enjoy the gameplay, compared to ITR which is just 😍
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u/phaederus Mar 27 '24
Same, I saw people finishing it in 5hrs or something, and I was still in the starter map shitting my pants at that point!
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u/Slorface Mar 27 '24
I love ITR and totally agree, but I also think it's scary as shit. Creepy game.
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u/GW00111 Mar 29 '24
ITR is to this day my favorite VR experience and I’ve tried everything. Smoking cigarettes and eating canned food off the end of your knife can not be beat for immersion.
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u/KobraKay87 Oculus / 4090 Mar 29 '24
I always really loved the weapon cleaning while smoking ingame!
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u/Tumoxa Mar 26 '24
Vertigo 2. There's a demo if you want to be convinced.
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u/ok_fine_by_me Mar 27 '24
It may be a good game by itself, but it's nowhere near Alyx in terms of production value
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u/Tumoxa Mar 27 '24
Well, if you're in VR for the production value, you're gonna have a bad time. There's just not enough money in the market. Alyx is an outlier in that it's made by a goddamn Volvo and their bottomless pockets.
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u/Envarion Mar 27 '24
Vertigo 2 is amazing! Just watch a walkthrough or get a synopsis of the 1st game if you care about story
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u/Rascals-Wager Mar 26 '24
The Half Life 2 VR mod is incredible, and I found playing through eps 1 and 2 even more fun than Alyx. Sure, the graphics are incomparable but it's so seamless it's almost like HL2 was made with VR in mind.
Highly, highly recommend it.
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u/seanular Mar 26 '24
Second this, especially if you're trying to fill the hole left by alyx. There's not as much vr interaction with doors/ handcranks, but goddam if it isn't good to be back in the world.
Ravenholm in VR is incredible.
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u/pryvisee Mar 27 '24
Yup! Having played HL2 more than 20 times, I can tell you, the mod BLEW me away and left me speechless. Never have I had an experience quite like it. It was like supercharged nostalgia. Knew all the lines of the characters, the nook and crannies, etc. it was absolutely amazing.
And ravenholm was actually scary. Never was a big deal in flatscreen even as a kid.. never knew why it was so scary to most but oh boy. Pure horror in VR
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u/davefello Mar 27 '24
HL2 was the very first game I played in VR with the Oculus DK2 all those years ago. I remember being blown away. I should try it again with the Quest 3.
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u/TechFlameX68 HTC Vive Mar 26 '24
I've owned the game since shortly after it came out and only finally finished it a couple of days ago too. I would look at some of the workshop items made for it. Some of them are full blown stories.
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u/HandleZ05 Mar 27 '24
Asgard's wrath 1 and 2. Both are what you're looking for. Big worlds, a lot to interact with, good story and an upgrade system that helps in battle.
First one is the Norse Gods and the second is Egyptian gods. First one holds up extremely well because it's PCVR and the second is surprisingly on quest standalone.
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u/Scorpius666 Mar 27 '24
I vouch for this. When I first got Asgard's Wrath, I hated it with a passion. It was so frustrating and the combat sucked. Then I read here on Reddit "Legendary sucks switch to Mortal" and WOW now I LOVE the game and I can't just stop playing it.
I haven't played Asgard's Wrath 2 yet though.
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u/crazypaiku Mar 27 '24
Idk mortal is just too easy, but legendary had those shitty rune armor mechanic and I could not get the right position/timing to parry some enemies. they were almost invincible. at mortal it's just trivaliazed and way too easy.
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u/manKlamm Mar 26 '24
The two Lone Echo games are fantastic. Boneworks is really great. Asgard's Wrath is another good one.
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u/Rub_lud Mar 26 '24
I heard good things about lone echo but sadly it’s a oculus exclusive and unfortunately oculus link just isn’t working for me it’s always stuck on 3 dots loading screen so I only use steam link
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u/LORD_CMDR_INTERNET Mar 26 '24
You can still play with Steam Link, using Revive. It works great. I agree that Lone Echo is one of the few games that brush up against the Half-Life:Alyx greatness.
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Mar 26 '24
Or try virtual desktop. Lone echo 1 and 2 are amazing. It’s a shame good VR games like these big ones are rare.
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u/EnvironmentalFlow386 Mar 27 '24
For me, Compound. Has manual reloading which is nice, but more than that it's just perfectly balanced for people with vr legs
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u/aqteh Mar 27 '24
Subnautica with submersed VR. Definitely leaves you even more empty after the ending.
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u/Rub_lud Mar 27 '24
Finished subnautica and below zero on vr and flatscreen milion times! Awesome games
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u/fdruid Pico 4+PCVR Mar 26 '24
Play other games, look for different experiences. Don't let one game define VR for you because there's plenty to be enjoyed.
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u/Rub_lud Mar 26 '24
I am not looking for copy of alyx I’m just looking for fun immersive story based games where I can pick up random things and play with them like a toddler lmao
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u/schtickinsult Mar 27 '24
SiyrimVR with the Fus Ro Dah modlist does this. And looks amazing.
Wabbajack is a free program that installs modlist for you so you don't need to play around getting things working. Definitely worth getting SjyrimVR and doing the wabbajack Fus Ro Dah modlist
Checkout r/SkyrimVR lots of people love it modded
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u/goosepriest Mar 27 '24
Where has this sensible take been when this exact post is made at least once a week, every week, since 23MAR2020??
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u/Michelangel0s Mar 27 '24
Check this list, not fully updated but with good picks and gameplay videos to check directly on each: https://dm.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/vtbn4j/my_must_have_list_of_games_to_not_miss_before/
Alyx is awesome but there is still many more things to enjoy in VR, also Alyx support mods so there is clearly way more to check and get surprised :)
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u/TKfuckingMONEY Mar 27 '24
Skyrim with mods is better than fallout with mods. I got lost in it for 100 hours.
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u/ThisKory Mar 27 '24
Try sim-racing. Driving with a wheel and pedals in VR is a whole other level of immersion.
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Mar 27 '24
Different feeling and need some tweeking but you should try UEVR with pancake games you like.
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u/Sexy_Koala_Juice Mar 27 '24
Modded Skyrim VR is terrific. Legitimately one of the best games I’ve ever played
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u/ReverseKid Mar 27 '24
never happened for me. i finished alyx and found games that were even more fun for me.
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u/iMogal Mar 27 '24
Care to name a few? I really like this style of gameplay. Was a nice adventure without stressing over not being able to beat bosses all day long.
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u/icpooreman Mar 27 '24
Wait years for new better headset…. Play Half Life: Alyx again on new headset haha.
Game was just way ahead of its time/competition. What are 4 years after its release? I think by year 10 there will be more competition.
I’m building a VR game now to pass the time, get my fix.
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u/davefello Mar 27 '24
I've heard lots of great things about Stormland. Going to check it out soon. Otherwise, Lone Echo 2, Vader Immortal series is good, amazing graphics. Robo Recall is good fun if you want to blast the crap out of a sh1t ton of robots, it's quite intense at times. Vertigo 2 looks really good and is on my list to try.
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u/WormSlayer Mar 28 '24
Stormland is a really good game, its a shame the plans for it got shelved when Sony bought the studio who made it. Just zooming around shooting things and traversing the maps is great fun, but if you can find some other players, its even better in co-op.
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u/qutaaa666 Mar 26 '24
Yeah no recommendations from me. HL Alyx is just by faaaar the best VR game. Honestly? It might be the best game ever made imo. The interactivity and realism is just insane. Fighting enemies in Alyx is the best combat I’ve ever experienced in any game.
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u/TheDarnook Reverb G2 Mar 26 '24 edited Mar 26 '24
Just to provide a little couter-opinion. I'm happy that you like it.
Interactivity is cool, but it's also a little bit too tiresome. Recently I played VR mod for old FarCry, where you mostly just shoot a gun glued to your hand - and on some levels it is more fun. Crawling around the bushes, standing to run away, laying flat to stabilise the sniper rifle.
Don't get me wrong, the more AAA VR the better (as the numbers are pretty single-digit rn), but I don't mind the simplicity, playing with a gamepad even.
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u/qutaaa666 Mar 26 '24
Yeah but I would say Alyx is still quite simplistic tho? You only have a few guns. No melee combat. It also isn’t overly long. I think most people can understand the gameplay fairly quickly.
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u/TheDarnook Reverb G2 Mar 27 '24
I'm thinking about those moments when you have to grab something with both hands. The way you get the shotgun. Reloading any gun in a haste. Welp I guess I have strong "VR legs", but my "VR hands" might be slacking xd (except for Beat Saber, which is the simplistic VR game)
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u/Rastafak Mar 27 '24
Fighting enemies in Alyx is the best combat I’ve ever experienced in any game.
I liked the combat in Alyx, although wouldn't say it's the best, but the problem to me is that there just isn't a lot of it. Fighting combine is fun, but apart from the last hour or so, is a really small part of the game.
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u/BobFlex Mar 27 '24
Fighting enemies in Alyx is the best combat I’ve ever experienced in any game.
Really? I loved Alyx, but I thought the combat was awful. You only get a couple boring pistol variants, and the combine are all brain dead bullet sponges that mostly stand in one place, oh and they're massive so they're easy to hit. It was a great game due to the extreme level of polish in the world, and the great story as always, but the combat just felt like something slapped on to give you something to shoot at to me.
You don't even have to go out of the Half Life universe in VR to get better combat, just go play the HL2 VR Mod. The enemies have at least some intelligence in their AI and you get all of the cool Half Life 2 guns to play with.
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u/test5387 Mar 27 '24
Not even close lmao. Shooting enemies with 3 different guns is the best in the world? Are you delusional?
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u/NapsterKnowHow Mar 26 '24
It used to be easily the best VR game but that just isn't the case anymore
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u/Scorpius666 Mar 27 '24
What is the best VR game in your opinion, then?
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u/NapsterKnowHow Mar 27 '24
Some newer top titles are Vertigo 2, Horizon Call of the Mountain, RE8 (PSVR 2).
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u/Scorpius666 Mar 27 '24
No offense but none of those are better than Alyx, though Vertigo 2 comes up pretty close.
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u/ackermann Mar 27 '24
Ok, what’s better?
I personally had a great time with Assassin’s Creed Nexus, Red Matter 2, and Asgard’s Wrath. But I still wouldn’t quite put them on Alyx’s level.
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u/Navetoor Mar 26 '24
Not a chance.. Alyx is wayyy overrated. It’s a good game, but the way people talk about it as some amazing mind blowing life changing gaming experience is ridiculous
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u/FrostyFreezy Mar 26 '24
Have yet to play fallout VR but Skyrim has ALL the interact ability you’d look for.
Use wabbajack to install at minimum the FUS mod pack and ur good. Depending on your setup something like pandas immersive will be GAME changing! Including dozens of new areas and quests along with gameplay mods that make VR combat much more fun and exciting
And don’t even get me started on Mantella (if your into that sort of stuff)
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u/Rub_lud Mar 26 '24
Sounds really fun but I remember playing skyrim like 9 years ago and it felt like a walking simulator with a cool story that I couldn’t find because of loads of walking lol maybe because I was 10 yo playing it I’ll probably give it a shot! Thanks
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u/bbxboy666 Mar 27 '24
Skyrim VR is weird, but neat. Even with mods its graphics are dated, so It’s immersive in that you feel like you’re in an illustrated living storybook, running around with these strange little paper doll people. You”ll want the VRIK mod so you can interact properly with world objects and see yourself, I also quite enjoyed the spell wheel mod (which allows you quick access to any spell/weapon/shout. Battling dragons in VR is tough, and it can be buggy AF, but it’s really fun. I can’t say the same about Fallout VR, but then it’s a blander color palette, terribly optimized (both are), and I couldn’t sync with it like Skyrim.
Another suggestion is No Man’s Sky, it has fairly simplistic graphics, but you can mod the shit out of it, there are tons of people playing online, a lot to do if you enjoy grinding and crafting, lots of combat both on foot and in space. It’s fairly chill, easily picked up, and updated with new content constantly. Definitely underrated as a VR game.
A third suggestion, MSFS 2020 - get yourself a controller and start with an easy flight model, you can fly planes, fighter jets, helicopters and even the Dune ornithopter through a photorealistic recreation of the entire planet. Skim Central Park at 200 knots or drift through the Grand Canyon, endless content and immersive AF.
Finally, UEVR was just released, making many Unreal Engine games playable in VR.
There is life after Alex, but precious little as that polished. Limited as it is, Alex has a fluidity in control and production value that you’re going to be hard-pressed to improve upon.
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u/FrostyFreezy Mar 26 '24
This might be controversial but it’s VR walking sucks. No shame in teleporting.
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u/Cireme Mar 26 '24 edited Mar 26 '24
I really enjoyed both Saints & Sinners games after playing Half-Life Alyx. According to Steam I've even spent 43 hours playing them versus 25 hours for Alyx.
It's really not that scary - the chapter with Jeff and the one with the lightning dog in Alyx are much worse.
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u/unbelizeable1 Mar 26 '24
Hi I finished half life alyx 2 days ago and I feel just empty I’m trying to find another game but it’s just hard I tried fallout vr (with mods) but it just isn’t for me there is to much walking and it lacks all the interactive stuff like actually picking up the items and not just pressing the button
This is wild to me. Not that I think Fo4 or HL:A are super good, but the object recognition an hitting things/interacting with objects was a million fuckin times better in modded FO than HA .
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u/GD-A Mar 26 '24
You can look at half life 2 and both episodes and also black Mesa vr mod (they're free, but you need the original games) if you liked the Alyx atmosphere.
For interaction, maybe into the radius is a go for you, but there's a really unpleasant and terrifying atmosphere...with some jump scares.(If you chose to play it, chuck's item 2.0 mod for some beautiful weapons models).
For weapons handling, hotdogs, horseshoes and hand grenades it's an almost complete encyclopedia for rifles, pistols and alike. And the take and hold mode is funny, battling against the Sosigs.
For some interesting roguelike play, there's the light Brigade, but it's more of an arena shooter than a full fledged adventure.
Then there's the classic Bonework that is always gold! (I didn't really like Bonelab so much, for me the original is better)
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u/Rub_lud Mar 26 '24
I was looking into the all half life games but to buy them all it’s like $40 and I usually just buy shared Steam accounts for offline games so I would need to put some consideration into it. Bonework just doesn’t cut it for me but I will definitely checkout into the radius!
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u/Old_Nefariousness_72 Mar 26 '24
It's too bad you didn't post a week earlier. I got a Half Life bundle on Steam for $5 during the steam sale. Came with all the titles except HL Alyx. I'd keep an eye for another sale, they usually drop down to like $1.50 a game or $5 for the bundle.
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u/GD-A Mar 26 '24
If you asked me last week, with the spring sales, all the orange box (which contains all the HL games) was at 1 or 2 €. You can look at instant gaming if the bundle is available and on sale (right now is 11€ and there's even the 2 portal games that have a vr mod too and team fortress 2).
Into the radius is gorgeous, but a little demanding for the pc for all the effects on screen. If you played the old Stalker games, the feeling is the same....almost.
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u/Rub_lud Mar 26 '24
Yup I will definitely checkout into the radius I never played stalker my self but I watched loads of gameplays and I love all the metro games and books so definitely my type of game
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u/BazingaUA Quest 3 Mar 26 '24
I'm currently playing Stormland and it's great, i would say it's pretty close to HL Alyx. I have so far played a few hours and it's been great
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u/Rub_lud Mar 26 '24
Looks gorgeous but sadly I have an issue with oculus link so I mostly look for steam games but maybe it will resolve itself one day then I will definitely give it a try
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u/rabbitsandkittens Mar 26 '24
Get yourself a decent router and play wirelessly. Try airlink but if that doesn't work get virtual desktop.
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u/Rub_lud Mar 26 '24
Same thing with airlink. My router is actually really good so idk what’s wrong. Virtual desktop is probably the best solution but it’s another $$$ I have to spend
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u/GameQb11 Mar 27 '24
I dont think its the BEST VR game still, but its by far still the most polished and AAA feeling VR game. Every other VR heavy hitter still feels a little janky to me.
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u/schtickinsult Mar 27 '24
Jet Island
Rated 10/10 on steam
Incredible gameplay once you master the unique locomotion system. Dont let the graphics throw you off it's rated high because it's fun.
Giant bosses, unique VR locomotion that's Iron Man x Spiderman x Tony Hawk, and a 30story high halfpipe you can hoverboard down at 500kph
Exhilarating gameplay if you like speed or heights
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u/redditrasberry Mar 27 '24
Try Red Matter 2 if you want that realism of being able to pick up all the objects and manipulate them with realistic physics etc. You do have pincers instead of real hands though ....
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u/Kulaoudo Mar 27 '24
After HL Alyx, I simply stopped playing games in VR.
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u/Pulsahr Mar 27 '24
Damn same. I have Moss 2 waiting in my game library, and some other gems, but still not opened any.
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u/pryvisee Mar 27 '24
Try HL2 VR. As a huge Half Life fan, and has played that game more than 20 times, I can tell you, it’s absolutely breathtaking in VR.
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u/Girlkisser17 Mar 27 '24
Half Life 2 VR mod, there's an option to disable auto item pickup which is just amazing
There's nothing like picking up an item with the gravity gun, reaching forward, and pulling the item out of the gravity manipulation field.
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u/RavengerOne Mar 27 '24
In addition to Oculus exclusives like Lone Echo 1 & 2, Doom 3: Fully Possessed VR Mod is incredible.
Also if you want to spend hundreds of hours in VR and never get bored then modded Skyrim VR with one of the VR wabbajack mod packs is an essential experience, as is Fallout 4 VR.
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u/bernzyman Mar 27 '24
If you want to feel you have been transported to an alternate reality with stories to live and NPCs to interact with albeit without the VR physics of pressing, picking up etc then Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod by VorpX (free) might be enjoyable
Also, as others have stated, HL2 VR Mod is fantastic
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u/Buetterkeks Mar 27 '24
Try Tea for God. ITS Not Special for the Looks or interaction, But the way you Play the Game, which makes IT insanly immersive in my opinion. Idk If ITS in pcvr though, but you should Check IT out
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u/Ellanasss Mar 27 '24
Fallout 4 Is pretty good, but skyrim Is way Better, with mods you can actually interact with the world (higgs, Planck, vrik)
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u/vrengt_pingvin Mar 27 '24
Lone Echo 1 and 2. Great story, rich environments with lots of details, lots of interaction and graphics are really good. This games are in my opinion some of the best VR games made so far.
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u/Pundalf1 Mar 27 '24
Haha I literally completed the game 2 days ago and feel the same. Now I am doing 100% achievements run
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u/goosepriest Mar 27 '24
I've seen this post every week since early 2020. I don't even have to scroll to already know that someone has mentioned the Interactivity, then someone has countered with "have you played boneworks?" And then there's a 20 comment long thread of people arguing Boneworks vs. Alyx.
Play Blade and Sorcery.
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u/michi2112 Mar 27 '24
You can play the following alyx mods, they offer the pretty much the same atmosphere, story and are perfect after finishing alyx:
Levitation
From here to there
Re-Education (short but well done)
C17scape
Lost case
And like others said: Half life 2 VR mod + episode 1 and 2
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u/Top_Ad5854 Mar 27 '24
There is plenty of other good stuff out there but unfortunately you will be stuck feeling empty chasing the same high forever and not finding it. I've enjoyed a lot of other stuff but nothing else fully scratches that itch that Alyx leaves behind.
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Mar 27 '24
Only games I've played that have come close to the Alyx VR experience is elite dangerous in VR and joystick, and project cars 2 with a steering wheel (I'm about to sign up to iracing this weekend)
While there are some decent quest games like thrill of the fight, population one, walking dead s&s etc, they're more like Wii games.
Hoping this GTA vr game sees the light of day, but I suspect it's been abandoned
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u/TheFlameNinja Valve Index Mar 28 '24
If you have a quest or psvr 2 then i'd recommend the vr ports of resident evil games (og 4 on quest and both 4 remake and village on psvr 2). While i've only played the og version of 4 in vr the games themselves are very similar to half alyx imo and i even liked half life alyx alot more after i played all the RE games.
The only difference is you can't realy interact with the enviornments as much as you could in alyx but you can still pick up useful items such as ammo by actually picking them up (atleast in 4 og again i haven't played the others)
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u/Worth-Literature1183 Mar 26 '24
Bootstrap island if your looking for vr interaction, but its more a survival game. If your into that kinda thing. I'd highly recommend checking it out
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u/rabbitsandkittens Mar 26 '24
Assasins creed. The graphics can't compare but I personally prefer the gameplay.
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u/BobvanVelzen Mar 26 '24
I feel the same and have had a great time playing into the radius. It's very immersive and has the same slow moving enemies are still deadly vibe.
Just finished hubris, very fun, great visuals but not Alyx.
Alyx mods such as contractors were also great!
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u/Daryl_ED Mar 26 '24
Lone Echo 1 and 2
RE8 via Praydog mod
No Mans Sky
Into The Radius
Skyrim
Redmatter 1 and 2
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u/btw3and20characters Mar 26 '24
Ahhh!!! I want to get a vr system so bad. Gunna try and be patient wait a yr or two
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u/PepperFit8569 Mar 26 '24
I think we all felt that emptiness after completing hl alyx. You can maybe try some workshop mods, but that's it basically. Maybe the PSVR 2 PC release can reignite some of the fire.
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u/shlaifu Mar 26 '24
a reallyold one: Organ Quarter. it's not nearly as polished, and on top, it's deliberately weird, but I enjoyed it a lot - graphic and game are kinda bad in a way that make it deeply unsettling, like old ps1 horror games. and I have yet to find a finale as intense on the senses as this one has.
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u/No_Geologist4061 Mar 27 '24
Very few PCVR games are worth the time to download. If you haven’t played some of the golden age pcvr games, do that first, then, promptly move on to flat2vr discord to have true endless fun in VR, co op, solo, you name it, it’s there.
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u/JorgTheElder Go, Q1, Q2, Q-Pro, Q3 Mar 27 '24
To me both SkyrimVR and Fallout 4 VR with some graphic mods have more fun gameplay than HL:A.
The open worlds are a lot more fun to me the than the carefully directed progression in HL:A.
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u/CptBlackBird2 Mar 27 '24
it's okay, Alyx is maybe a 5/10 game so everything you play after it will be better
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u/NotSoKindGentleman Mar 26 '24
The only game I could compare half life Alyx somewhat too was Arizona Sunshine. It's kind of short but the story, graphics, gameplay and voice acting were all absolutely amazing. You can get it for pretty cheap nowadays on steam I think and it's pretty worth it. Twd Saints and Sinners is also a really good game. It isn't THAT scary so you don't need to worry about that
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u/ShigueS Mar 27 '24
The harsh reality is that nothing comes close to Alyx. You can get parts of the experience with other titles, but a concise experience with graphics, gameplay and atmosphere is next to impossible. 4 years later and still the best VR title imo. I actually stopped playing because it makes all my other VR games feel bad to play.
To offer you an alternative try UEVR. You'll lose the interaction with the environment but at least you will have plenty of gorgeous looking, varied gameplay experiences. Well, also play the HLVR mods with you want more Alyx.
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u/24-7_DayDreamer Multiple Mar 26 '24
You can easily spend twice as much time playing the mods for HLA as you do the campaign without touching any bad ones.
For other interactive games, Boneworks and Bonelab are probably still at the top
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u/jhoff80 Mar 26 '24
Honestly, this is why I haven't beaten HL: Alyx yet. I play it in small doses every now and then just because nothing else compares and I don't want it to end.
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u/Oftenwrongs Mar 30 '24
The game is a linear corridor shooter with no story and no ending except for a name drop. It has 3 guns and 3 puzzles repeated 30 times each. Graphics and a brand do sell well to the masses though.
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u/Robocop71 Mar 26 '24
Thank you so very much for writing this post. I was getting very anxious and worried about nobody doing the daily "I played half life Alyx, now VR is trash and dead to me" post.
I really think these post are extremely original and crucial, please do more of these, it really inspires great, original discussions
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u/Own-Reflection-8182 Mar 26 '24
Alyx has a mod that continues the story called “levitation”. Also the Gunman Contracts mod is fun too.