The Best VR Language Learning Apps To Learn A Language in Virtual Reality

So you’re trying to learn a language and you’re wondering if there are any VR language learning games that might help you in doing that.

Well, the good news is that there are lots of VR language learning apps, several in fact, and while some are similar in some ways, all are overall very different experiences. Virtual Reality can be a fantastic tool for language learning, and you can learn a language in VR if you want to.

Of course, you’re probably still wondering what language learning Virtual Reality games are out there and which one you might like the best, so it’s a good thing you found your way here.

Here we’ll be going through the best available apps and games that can help you learn a language in Virtual Reality whether you’re a beginner or already close to making yourself a pro at your new language. Virtual Reality education has come a long way when it comes to teaching languages, and now you get to reap the benefits.

These are the Best VR Language Learning Games and Apps in VR.

Noun Town VR - A Colorful And Cute VR Language Learning Game

The Noun Town Logo

Let’s start by taking a look at Noun Town, a VR language learning game that also has a flatscreen PC version, though we won’t be talking about that.

It is clear that a lot of work and development has gone into Noun Town. It has had many updates since its release, though the main premise of the game, and how it teaches you a new language, hasn’t changed much.

The main way that you learn words in Noun Town VR is by picking up objects that are near you in the VR world, pressing a button to see that object’s word in the language you are learning, and then saying that word successfully to “learn” the object.

Once the object is learned it turns from a bland gray to a bright color! All of Noun Town VR’s world starts out as gray, with just little bits of color here and there, but you get to fill it in and make it alive while you learn.

Learning a word by holding the object and saying it in Noun Town VR

The objects, animals, environments, and the many villagers of Noun Town that you will meet are all cute, heavily stylized, and colorful. Though as mentioned you’ll need to work to fill in the color in most places, and even the walls and floor will only get colored in after you pass a daily quiz.

There are a lot of different rooms and areas to explore, learn words in, and colorize in Noun Town VR. That’s the core of the fun of how to learn a language in Virtual Reality in this VR game. You learn words, practice them, and the world becomes brighter.

The villagers also share little phrases with you, and you can ask them questions to learn some phrases in your new language. Though Noun Town VR’s strength is really in teaching you vocabulary.

You can decorate your home with objects you have learned in Noun Town VR

Still, this VR game gives you a lot of ways to express yourself through the VR environment you find yourself in while it teaches you a new language.

Like how you can print objects whose names you have learned inside of your home base, an airship, and decorate it with those objects. Oh, and there’s also some fun minigames spread around to try. The developers behind Noun Town VR have added a lot of new ways to learn over the years, and the game is a lot stronger for it.

However one of the most impressive additions has got to be the Mixed Reality mode. Instead of decorating a VR environment you can decorate and learn new words in your new language in MR instead of VR.

The Mixed Reality mode is truly immersive in the Noun Town VR language learning game

You can add a lot of stuff anywhere you want to in your actual, physical playspace! Like any of the objects whose words you learn, or a door to talk to visitors through. This is very cool, and the best use of Mixed Reality in learning a language in any of these language learning games. Like the door that dispenses little games you do to act out the verbs that it shows you. It’s a very neat idea.

Noun Town tracks your daily progress and encourages you to come back for more practice every day like most language learning games and apps do.

If you want to learn vocabulary in a new language in Virtual Reality then Noun Town is a solid game to pick up. Though its main drawback is that it doesn’t teach you much beyond some simple vocabulary. Talking to the villagers is usually tough for a beginner, and hard to learn from without grammar lessons that the game doesn’t provide.

So if you do pick up Noun Town VR expect it to teach you vocabulary more than how to speak a language, but if you complete the game and memorize every word in its many areas then you’ll be halfway there to fluency for sure!

Noun Town supports many languages such as English, Japanese, German, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish (MX), Spanish (ES), French, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian, Greek, and more.

Mondly VR - A Chatbot Driven Language Learning VR Game

The Mondly VR language learning game

Mondly VR is advertised as a game that further enhances your learning experience by teaching you a language in VR in the context of real world situations with simulated real world surroundings.

Instead of just being told what is commonly said in say, a Taxi, in whatever language you are learning, the idea of Mondly VR is to actually put you in that Taxi talking to the driver. This is a very good idea, and certainly one that makes full use of Virtual Reality for language learning.

Mondly VR delivers on this idea, but not as much as you might hope. Let’s get into why that is.

Mondly VR has some creepy looking characters, but does teach you a language

First of all, there are not many scenarios like this to choose from. Not even more than 10 different situations, which isn’t great considering that you can find yourself in a lot of places when using a new language.

Mondly VR also advertises itself on using the same technology used in chatbots to make these conversations dynamic, basically making them slightly different every time. However, after replaying some of these situations more than once it is very clear that the variation is minimal at best if you even notice it at all.

Lastly, the environments are very ugly looking and not very stimulating to look at in VR. If Virtual Reality is meant to enhance language teaching then it should look at least passably real. The same goes for your conversation partners. It’s kind of hard to focus on learning a language in the VR environment when they stare at you creepily and look like strange dolls.

The immersive lessons are Mondly VR’s biggest contribution to VR language learning

The main way that Mondly VR doesn’t deliver is that it doesn’t have a lot of content. As mentioned previously, the most interesting part of this Virtual Reality language learning app is that it puts you in real life situations in VR, and there aren’t many situations to try. There are some “Immersive” vocabulary lessons, but there just aren’t enough of those either.

The vast majority of Mondly VR’s content comes in the form of vocabulary and phrase lessons delivered in the same room by the same AI prompter over and over again. It’s just listening to this woman feed you new words in the language you are learning and repeating them.

Mondly VR ends up mostly just teaching you vocabulary in your chosen language

This is not a bad way to learn a language, but not the best way to learn a language in VR. It takes all of the advantages of Mondly’s VR nature out of the equation. You would be better off using a phone app like Babel.

You might want to get Mondly if you’ve got a spare ten dollars and really want to try the immersive conversations. While limited in number they are still a very fun idea, and it would be nice if there were more to try.

For a list of the languages you can learn in Mondly VR check out their website.

Terra Alia - A Fantasy RPG That Teaches You A Language In VR

The Terra Alia Logo

Terra Alia isn’t just a language teaching VR game, but it’s also a fantasy RPG!

Out of all of the VR games on this list none embraces the feeling of being a game more than Terra Alia. These other apps are more like teaching tools than games.

Terra Alia does its best to not only teach you a language in Virtual Reality, but also to be an enjoyable Roleplaying Game with characters, a story, stats, levels, and mechanics.

While you are learning a language in Virtual Reality you also get a story in Terra Alia

So in terms of creativity and doing more with the medium of Virtual Reality to make learning a language fun, none of these games can top Terra Alia. It uses game mechanics and the VR space that you learn in very effectively to create a more immersive, motivating, and captivating experience through the use of game mechanics.

It’s easy to get into for beginners right from the start and is even useful to intermediate learners who are trying to fill out their vocabulary.

Just as in Noun Town, your very first goal, after a brief introduction to the story, is to learn the words of nearby objects in the language that you are learning.

Learning a word in a new language in Terra Alia

So you look around the fantastical looking room with stone brick walls and fancy furniture and point your hand at a nearby object. With the press of a button, the game tells you what it is called in both your language and the language you are learning.

Just like in Noun Town, this is the first thing that you learn to do in the game and the first method you have to get experience and advance through levels. It also adds new words that you have learned to your vocabulary, and they will come up later.

That’s because later on you’ll find yourself in magical battles with other people. There are a lot of factors that help in these battles like in any other RPG sort of game. Your equipment, your level, the level of your abilities, all of these will make you stronger or weaker.

Using learned vocabulary in a battle in Terra Alia

Though where Terra Alia really shines in helping you learn a language in VR is in how the words you already learned through objects are reused in the combat.

Each fight in this fantasy language learning RPG means another opportunity to practice. To cast your magic spells and win you’ll need to answer a simple question using the words that you learned, like matching the word to its translation.

Answer the question correctly and you cast your spell. Don’t worry about being rushed though, the game will slow down to give you time to answer.

Terra Alia doesn’t end there either. There are phrases and brief conversations to learn during the game’s quests, chests to unlock with your new vocabulary skills in order to get money and equipment, and a leveling progression system that encourages you to learn many different sorts of words.

Terra Alia is a fantastic way to learn and memorize new vocabulary in the language that you are learning. However it does have some downsides in being limited to mostly being useful for vocabulary instead of grammar, and most of all being very hard to look at. While this game doesn’t look terrible in screenshots it can be hard to look at in Virtual Reality due to hazy textures and models.

If you want to learn new words in the language that you are pursuing and want to do so in as gamified a way as possible, then give Terra Alia a look.

For a list of the languages that you can learn in Terra Alia check out their website.

Immerse VR - A Multiplayer Social Language Teaching Game

The Immerse VR Logo

The other games on this list have been focused on Singleplayer language learning in Virtual Reality.

Immerse brings new life to the concept by emphasizing itself as a Multiplayer VR language learning game with an emphasis on live classes, and hanging out and talking to others in the language that you are learning.

This focus on more socially oriented learning makes Immerse VR stand out from other Virtual Reality language learning games, and language teaching tools in general. It’s been said that the best way to learn a language is to truly immerse yourself within it and actually use it in conversations with others.

Immerse is the Virtual Reality game to play if you are a believer in this philosophy.

Interactions with other students make Immerse VR a great way to learn a language in VR

Immerse starts you out by introducing you to the various tools that you can use in social spaces and classes. It’s a good tutorial, and you won’t find yourself confused when interfacing with anything after it.

There are a lot of objects to use in the various spaces that Immerse VR places you in, and the controls are simple and easy. Speaking of those spaces, you can jump into any one any time that you want.

You can hop into a place like a bar, just like you would in any Social VR Game, and talk to other people in your chosen language. Not to mention there are a ton of NPCs littered around the space to talk to if you’re feeling shy about your conversational skills, nobody is around, or you want a stress free way to practice.

This VR game also has chatbots which are educational to talk to

These NPCs function like chatbots in any other language learning VR game, but they’re AI driven. While this might sound like a buzzword to make them sound smart, they do a really good job of reacting to what you say in different ways, and if you change up what you say you can have entirely different conversations from the last time you spoke with them.

The game even gives you goals of what to do in the conversation and suggestions of what to say. Like introducing yourself in the language you are learning, or ordering something.

Where Immerse VR really shines is in its interactions with real people. The easiest way to do that is by signing up for the classes that constantly rotate throughout the day. Each of these classes has a professional teacher with a lesson plan, and they amount to much more than just lectures that you sit through.

Each class in Immerse VR is interactive and informative

Each class has conversational activities that you complete with your fellow students and the teacher. The lessons are also taught in the language you are learning in VR, though if you’re having trouble understanding the teacher can break things down in your native language as well.

The experience overall is more engaging than using a language learning app or other game and brings grammar and vocabulary together by listening to and speaking in your new language.

Immerse VR is great for beginners and more advanced learners as well. It is especially great if you’re looking for a replacement for traditional language learning classes that you can pursue anywhere that you like without having to spend the time to drive to a physical building where those language classes are being held.

The VR interactions in Immerse VR are basic but very fun and spread throughout the different areas

Though Immerse VR does lose some flexibility when compared to other VR language learning games in that the classes aren’t always available, and start and end at select times. So you’ll have to do a bit of scheduling to take full advantage of them, though they occur fairly often. Though if your VR time doesn’t coincide with your learning time you can also use Immerse on a PC.

Also, those language teachers need to be consistently paid, so Immerse runs on a subscription model, which is the biggest downside. While starting the app and doing the tutorial is free, actually accessing language learning content beyond that will require a subscription fee to be paid on a regular basis.

Immerse VR does have a 14 day trial to try it out, but if you want to learn for longer than that you’ll end up paying far more than any of these other Virtual Reality games (though still far less than a personal tutor would cost you).

Also, the amount of languages you can learn in Immerse is more limited, with only Spanish and French at the time of writing. More languages are planned to be added in the future, however.

That’s it for the VR games that can teach you a language in VR. Virtual Reality for language learning is a part of the future of VR education, and more and more impressive games have been created to make this a reality over time. However you decide to pursue language learning in VR, enjoy!

Dragon Fist VR Kung Fu Adds Multiplayer - Dragon Fist VR Multiplayer

There are a lot of VR Fighting Games out for the Oculus Quest and PCVR by now, but not a lot of VR Fighting Games with Multiplayer.

There are very few games to turn to if you want to know whether you can beat up your friends, or strangers, without having to challenge them to a fight in the real world, which is generally a bad idea.

Well luckily the fantastic VR Kung Fu Fighting game Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu has added a Multiplayer mode in its latest update, and now it might very well be the best VR Multiplayer Fighting Game out there.

I mean what kind of competition does it have at this point? Creed: Rise To Glory? Creed is alright, but it leaves a lot to be desired even in the realm of VR boxing.

You can be a boxer, or at least the old timey turn of the 20th century kind of boxer, in Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu, and even better you can be a ninja, a kung fu master, one of several Shaolin monks, or a lot of other things. Too many to list here.

An absolutely chaotic fight in Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu’s Multiplayer

Each of the many characters has different strengths and weaknesses, and different special abilities. Like one English gentleman who just has a straight up gun, and if bringing a gun to a fistfight isn’t a special ability then I don’t know what is.

Outside of the vast roster of characters and arenas to choose from, there are several Multiplayer game modes as well.

You can have a classic one on one fight just like in the Singleplayer, where each fighter has three lives before they lose, and a free for all mode where every fighter gets a single life. There’s Coop too in this Multiplayer Virtual Reality Fighting game, so you can comp stomp with your friends or strangers as much as you like.

What’s really a ton of fun in Dragon Fist: Vr Kung Fu’s Multiplayer mode though, is Arcade mode. It’s chaotic, fast, fun, and is as entertaining to watch as it is to play.

Pulling a gun is just one of many tricks other players may pull on you in this Multiplayer VR Fighting Game

In Arcade mode, every fighter has just a tiny amount of health and gets thrown into the arena with one or two other players. One knocks another out, and another player spawns in.

Whichever player gets 5 knockouts first wins, and getting to those five knockouts is a real thrill ride. You’re always low on health and fragile, so even if you’ve played the game long enough to have some semblance of form or skill you’ll still easily devolve into panicked arm flailing. Keeping your cool in a VR fight has never been harder.

Getting multiple knockouts in a row feels absolutely amazing if you can swing it, and getting knocked out is just an opportunity to see what sorts of techniques and styles your opponents are using. You’ll generally be back in and fighting pretty soon too.

Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu’s Multiplayer is fast, chaotic, fun, and sure to get you a little sweaty, just like any good VR Fighting game, or in this case any good VR Multiplayer Fighting game.

Even just watching other players fight in this VR Multiplayer Fighting Game is fun, and kind of wacky

So if you want an intense and skill based Multiplayer VR Fighting game then check out Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu. The Multiplayer update has made the game much more competitive and interesting, even after you’ve beaten the Singleplayer opponents.

So if you’re waiting for Thrill Of The Fight 2 and want another Virtual Reality Multiplayer Fighting Game to keep you busy in the meantime then this VR game will definitely deliver.

I’ve found a match almost instantly every time and never failed to get my heart rate up. Enjoy!

An Interesting Superhero VR Game - Project Demigod Review

Virtual Reality games offer a wide variety of experiences and fantasies for you to take part in with the full freedom of a first person VR view of the world and touch controls to simulate your hand and arm movements.

There is no greater fantasy than that of being a super hero, and so it’s been a very long wait for a fully fledged super hero VR game that can really give you the experience of being a superhero in VR.

Well, a super hero VR experience has finally come to the Oculus Quest 2, Oculus Quest 3, and PCVR in the form of the super hero VR game Project Demigod.

Project Demigod certainly does what it says, it gives you a sandbox and a bunch of superhero abilities and powers to mess around with against a variety of enemies in a variety of levels. Still, even in a short time playing this game, it’s pretty obvious that Project Demigod could still use some work to be all that it can be as a super hero VR game.

So let’s dive into Project Demigod VR and see what superhero VR fun is in store in this game, and also where it falls short and could still use some work.

Oh, and for a different super hero Virtual Reality game that focuses more on a Spiderman sort of experience, give BattleGlide a look.

Lots Of Super Powers To Choose From In This Super Hero VR Game

The number one thing that separates Project Demigod from any other superhero VR game, and other VR games in general, is the sheer amount of super hero powers that you can choose from.

The superpower wheel in Project Demigod. There are a lot to choose from

There are some classics like the ability to sling webs like Spiderman, and some you might not expect like the elastic arms power, which is both hilarious and powerful. Flinging your arm out to hit a faraway enemy is a unique experience.

A lot of the superpowers also have multiple different options that you can cycle through by pressing the B button, so an ability that seems straightforward at first can be a lot more interesting than it seems.

Like the fire ability, which can be a flamethrower dealing damage to enemies you point your hand at, a thruster that you can use to fly around, a fireball that you throw, a fire dragon you can whip enemies with, or an explosion spawner that not only blows up enemies in front of you but also flings you around.

Blowing up a robot enemy with the fire super power

Most of the fun of Project Demigod VR comes from playing around with these abilities and discovering interesting combinations that you can use for fighting or exploring.

You can even equip a different ability on both hands to create even wilder combinations. Like when exploring one of the massive city maps you can use the flame thruster in one hand to fly around, and the web ability in the other to attach yourself to buildings and fling yourself around.

If you want to fly like Superman there’s also a super power for that. You can turn your hand to stone to punch enemies, or go full water bender and throw globes of water at your opponents with the water ability.

Mixing and matching abilities is a ton of fun, and lets you be any sort of super hero that you want to be in this Virtual Reality super hero game.

You can even pull enemies off balance with the web. That’s pretty fun

Maps And Enemies Galore

Project Demigod is a sandbox sort of VR game. You generally make your own fun with the tools the game gives you to be whatever sort of super hero you want to be. Though there are also some challenges the game gives you that you don’t have to create yourself. More on that in a moment.

This is a pretty common type of game in the current VR landscape, though as I’ve already mentioned Project Demigod differentiates itself by being focused on creating a superhero VR experience rather than just the usual assortment of guns and blades that most VR sandbox games focus on. Though there are also a few weapons that you can spawn with one of the superpowers.

It’s not exactly challenging either, even when fighting massive enemies like the giant robot.

The giant robot in Project Demigod is imposing, but manageable

This game does give you a ton of maps to explore and fight enemies inside though, and a way to spawn whatever sort of enemies that you want.

From massive cities to space stations, there are a ton of environments to choose from, and the space station in particular is actually procedurally generated with enemies and turrets for you to fight. It’s clear that the developer plans to lean more into that in the future and create linear challenges for you to fight your way through.

There is also a huge variety of enemy types that you can spawn and fight with the spawner. They’re deliciously absurd like giant raptors, robots, or even ninjas.

Flinging ninjas around with the lightning grab superpower. It’s pretty funny

Fighting creative enemies like these is a big part of the super hero VR experience and a great way to make you get a little more creative with the superhero powers that you use.

A lot of the fun of the game comes from how hilarious these enemies are to fight, especially when you knock them down over and over again by pulling them over with the web power, or grabbing and flinging them with the lightning grab power.

Some of the maps also have challenges spread around the map that you activate just by walking into them. Like time trials to use your powers to travel across the map as quickly as possible, preset enemy encounters, and destruction challenges where you must destroy targets as quickly as possible.

Using flame thrusters to complete a parkour challenge

There’s plenty to amuse yourself with in Project Demigod. That’s what the game is, an amusing power fantasy where you get to be creative with a huge host of superhero powers.

That, and a general lack of polish, is also where this superhero VR game’s problems lie.

The Problems Of Project Demigod

Right now, at the time of writing, Project Demigod is very early into its Meta Quest store and Steam store life.

It hasn’t been around for a while and hasn’t had a lot of time to be all that it can be. Not to mention that only a single person, Cory Robertson, is developing this game.

As with so many Virtual Reality games developed by a single person, Project Demigod is currently severely lacking in polish. While the game generally makes up for this with its uniqueness and creativity, it’s very obvious when playing it that it still needs a lot of work.

Blasting an enemy

The enemies are very janky and seem to float across the ground. Their animations are pretty basic, and their intelligence doesn’t go far beyond running towards you and attacking.

A lot of the interactions between NPCs and your abilities are also buggy, and there are a lot of bugs in general in Project Demigod.

The music sometimes cuts out when you open the Meta menu during the game, and sometimes tracks will play over each other.

A lot of textures are low resolution and overall the game has that early access feeling. Though this is definitely a part of the game’s charm, and a lot of what makes it great is the hilarious interactions between them and your super powers.

Earth superpowers are also very cool

Luckily these are all problems that can be solved with time and effort by the developer. I’m sure that given enough of both of these things Project Demigod will be the all in one superhero VR experience that we all crave.

The game has already improved dramatically in the short time since its release with massive amounts of bug fixes, improvements, and new features added like the aforementioned procedurally generated space station level.

So if you want a more polished super hero experience in your Virtual Reality game, give Project Demigod a little more time. Though at the time of writing this article, more time is definitely what this game needs. Regardless, the bugs that I ran into weren’t game breaking, and if you can ignore them Project Demigod is a whole new level of VR sandbox fun.

Oh, and for a different super hero Virtual Reality game that focuses more on a Spiderman sort of experience, give BattleGlide a look.

New Onward VR Game Mode Promises Fantastic new PvE Content - Mercenary Mode

It's been so long since Onward had a truly meaningful update or addition of any notable amount of content. The Fire Fight game mode was cool, but it didn’t feel very different. It’s also very hard to depend on revives from a Corpsman who is twelve years old.

So imagine my surprise when I heard about the new Mercenary mode in Onward. You might have seen my old article and video on the Singleplayer options available in Onward, and while good for practice and warming up, they didn't amount to much.

Really the game got kind of stale overall with no significant content added in such a long time, and newer shinier VR shooters came along that made me forget about it for a while. Though if you're wondering if Onward is dead just look at the server list. It's not, this game is still great.

The Onward server browser is still popping

So what's Mercenaries? Well, it's a PvE game mode that can be played alone or with others, and it's actually got an interesting twist on Onward's equipment and adds some progression to the Singleplayer.

You start with a few pistols, pea shooters really, and to get more weapons, attachments, grenades, and gear you'll have to complete missions.

These missions are randomly chosen from a few types and take place across Onward's collection of maps.

There are a few missions types spread across all of Onward’s maps

This gives me very very light Tarkov vibes. Getting a really good loadout feels earned, and being forced to use weapons you normally wouldn't touch adds a new level of freshness to the game. Shotguns are absolutely amazing by the way.

Though losing that hard won loadout as things get harder also stings in a good way. Onward's Mercenaries mode is pretty hard even on normal difficulty. Pulling out all of the anti AI tricks is a must because they will outnumber you and outgun you all the time.

Firing in one place and ambushing the enemies that come looking for the source of the gunshots is a classic. You're also incentivized to complete the level as quickly as possible to get more points... if you care about points that is.

You’ll always have night vision, so night maps are still very fun

Still, the need to complete the levels fast makes you take risks, and risks means more intense situations and gameplay. The AI are a little dumb and slow, but underestimate them once and it's back to the first mission. They’re also much smarter than they used to be and will group up, defend objectives, and generally not just run into your gun barrel anymore.

You can go from feeling like a badass operator taking down enemies in droves to feeling like a complete fool when you repeek the same corner twice and get gunned down.

Sure some of this might be nostalgia. It has been years since I exhausted the possibilities found in Onward's Singleplayer modes, as you can see by long ago I wrote the article about it, but I've been having a lot of fun with the Mercenary game mode.

A close quarters fight in Onward VR’s Mercenary Game Mode

Just adding a little progression and randomization goes a long way in reinjecting some life into an old favorite. This game is still one of the best VR tactical shooters around and still feels and sounds snappy and great to play.

Hopefully, this signifies a new era of new content for Onward after years of stagnation.

Awesome Pavlov VR Mods That You Should Try On the Oculus Quest 3 and PCVR

Just like so many other VR shooters on the Oculus Quest 3, Oculus Quest 2, and PCVR in general, Pavlov Shack really shines when you play the wide collection of mods found in the game’s multiplayer servers.

Here we’re looking at some of the greatest Pavlov VR mods that change a ton about the game. From new weapons, new ways to fight, and even basically complete overhauls of Pavlov Shack gameplay, these Pavlov mods are a ton of fun.

Pavlov mods are crazy and have been getting crazier over time with the work of all of the great modders out there. So let’s dive into some awesome Pavlov VR mods that you should try on the Oculus Quest 3, Oculus Quest 2, and PCVR.

Oh, and if you’re wondering how you can try these mods, just check out the server browser in Pavlov Shack (for Quest) or Pavlov VR (for PCVR). If a server is running one of these Pavlov mods then it will automatically download when you join.

PavZ - VR DayZ Pavlov Mod

Have you ever wanted to play DayZ VR? Well, now you can with the PavZ Pavlov VR mod.

While it’s not as big and doesn’t have the expansive survival mechanics of DayZ proper, PavZ certainly has a lot of the same tense fighting and fun of DayZ.

A tense firefight in the deserts of PavZ, a fantastic Pavlov VR mod

When you first start PavZ you’ll spawn in as a practically naked man with a double barrelled shotgun and big ambitions. No loadout, no health items, and no spare ammunition. With these humble beginnings, you’ll have to use your wits, skills, and perseverance to stay alive and get sweet loot.

Just like in DayZ, your first objective is to scavenge around and get some loot. Though in PavZ you won’t be concerned with health or thirst. Pavlov mods haven’t gone as far as DayZ has yet, but you will need some more equipment.

So as you wander around you’ll find boxes, and looting from those boxes will give you random items like healing pills, new weapons, new ammunition, or even a set of armor that changes your character’s model and makes you harder to take out.

Looting a crate and getting some medicine in PavZ

Of course, all of these things (except for the armor, unfortunately) can also just be taken from other players. You’ve still got two rounds for that shotgun of yours, and if you ambush an already well equipped player you can take all of their stuff off of their body, or loot a dead player shot down by someone else.

Of course, this means that getting nice equipment of your own makes you more powerful and a target yourself, and in this Pavlov mod, you’ll find yourself living for a lot less time than you might in a game of DayZ.

So PavZ quickly becomes a fun loop of spawning, looking for equipment, fighting, and eventually dying. It’s a ton of fun to have to work for your guns and items, and this mod also forces you to use a lot of guns that you normally wouldn’t just because it’s what you’ve got on hand. This also makes every death hit a lot harder because you’ll have to start from zero all over again.

An ambush in the making

There are also ATVs spread around the map that make travelling it a lot faster and more fun. The one downside of PavZ as a DayZ VR mod is that it’s very sparse on the actual zombies. Having to deal with zombies and other players in gunfights more often would be nice.

Still, if you ever wanted to play VR DayZ then give the PavZ Pavlov VR mod a try, it’s a ton of fun and one of the best Pavlov mods that practically anyone can enjoy.

Prison Life - Prison RP Pavlov VR Mod

RP mods and servers have a long history in casual shooters dating all of the way back to Counter Strike, which is arguably the game that Pavlov VR and Pavlov Shack are based on.

Of all of the Pavlov Shack mods out there none carries this legacy as strongly as RP mods, and one of the best Pavlov mods for RP players has got to be Prison Life.

A guard neutralizing a prisoner with a weapon

In Prison Life, the map is a huge prison complex and its immediate surroundings.

There are two factions that you can play as, the prisoners and the guards. Prisoners do whatever they can to escape the prison and avoid being shot by the guards, and the guards keep the prisoners inside of the prison and do their best to avoid shooting them unless it is absolutely necessary.

This sounds like a pretty simple setup, but it’s actually got a lot of depth to it that can end up in Among Us style questioning and finger pointing, or massive firefights and brawls between the prisoners and the guards.

Fighting during a prison break in this Pavlov VR mod

If you do manage to escape as a prisoner you become a fugitive, and then your objective is to help other prisoners get out and avoid being hunted down by guards outside of the prison.

There are a ton of things to do as well, like crafting shivs and other items, avoiding being searched and found with them, or simpler things like waiting in the chow line and playing cards. Prison Life brings just enough order to the classic formula of Garry’s Mod RP server that it’s not just constant chaos.

Of course as a guard, you also always have to be on your toes, and that’s the sort of scenario that brings out the magic of Virtual Reality. Being able to gesture, and having to actually turn your head to see makes tense situations even tenser, especially when you’re asking a prisoner to back away from you.

For anyone interested in Pavlov VR mods that bring that old RP server magic to Virtual Reality then check out Prison Life.

World War 2 Maps - Pavlov VR Mods

As I’ve pointed out here before on Reality Remake, there really isn’t (yet) a great World War 2 Multiplayer VR Shooter on the Quest platform, and that’s a real shame.

Fortunately Pavlov mods are here to save the day because the World War 2 Pavlov Shack and Pavlov VR maps are absolutely awesome if you are searching for a good Multiplayer WW2 VR Shooter on the Meta Quest or PCVR.

Fighting on the ramparts over Normandy. World War 2 Multiplayer VR shooters finally got good

There are a few maps you’ll find circulating through Pavlov modded servers that utilize the World War 2 mod. One of the most popular is DDAY, which utilizes the PUSH game mode. The World War 2 weapons and maps are actually official content released by the developers of Pavlov and Pavlov Shack, but I’ll call them mods just so I can include them on this list. They’re that awesome.

The attacking team comes off of the landing crafts and pushes up the beach so that they can plant bombs at points until they bomb all of the points and win, and the defending team does their best to make sure this doesn’t happen. It’s a World War 2 classic, Germans vs Americans on the beaches of France. It’s also great in Virtual Reality.

Before you spawn in you get the chance to pick from a variety of loadouts, all with benefits and drawbacks, and all using fantastically modelled and working World War 2 era weapons.

The classes you can select in this Pavlov Shack mod

If you love WW2 shooters or want a change of pace from the modern guns featured in most Pavlov VR mods and games, then you’ll absolutely love these maps.

Some are also absolutely massive, and feature a sort of base vs base style gameplay where those bases also spawn vehicles that you can drive around the map. There are even tanks, and anti tank roles to blow those tanks up with bazookas. This sort of Battlefield style gameplay doesn’t really exist elsewhere in Virtual Reality other than these Pavlov Shack mods.

For a trip back to the combat of the 1940s with multiplayer, there’s no substitute for the World War 2 Pavlov VR mods.

The Hide - Pavlov Mods

The Hide is a really special and unique game mode to find in a shooter, especially a Virtual Reality shooter.

So usually both teams are pretty equal in number and equipment so that one for one each player should have an even chance against each other, skill aside. Well, not in The Hide.

The Hide is an asymmetrical Pavlov mod that pits one player against every other player in the match. Oh, and the team with the majority of the players starts every round armed to the teeth with shotguns, rifles, and pistols kitted out with attachments. They can also even buy grenades.

The hunters rolling out heavily armed and looking for the monster

I bet you’re thinking this sounds pretty unfair, well it’s actually not because the solo player is a monster with two blades for arms that moves fast, jumps high, is extremely strong, and is also partially invisible.

The other team can really just see an outline of the monster, and will quickly fall if the monster gets close enough to use its blade arms.

The monster is very hard to see in this Pavlov mod

Each round has a timer, and the monster needs to eliminate all of the hunters before the time runs out or they lose. The monster also loses if the hunters manage to shoot them down as well.

This sounds simple, and it is, but wow is it a ton of fun and way different from most Pavlov VR mods or really Pavlov games in general.

As the monster you have to be very careful. You can see the enemy team through walls so you always know where they are, but you need to pick your opportunities to attack very carefully so that you can run away before being shot. You can take a few hits, but you can’t face down all of your enemies at once and expect to live.

As the monster you can see your hunters wherever they are

As the hunters you need to constantly be on your toes and constantly think about where the monster might be, and where it might ambush you from next. You have to use your ranged weapons to your advantage, though they won’t help if you panic and miss all of your shots.

The Hide is an absolutely fantastic multiplayer horror Pavlov VR mod that really freshens up with is possible in VR multiplayer games. Whether you’re the hunter or the hunted depends on how you play, and can change very quickly.

There’s even another version of The Hide called Infection that pits two visible monsters against an even larger team of hunters, except the monsters respawn, oh, and if they get one of the hunters that hunter becomes a monster as well.

Prop Hunt - Pavlov Mods

Of all Pavlov Shack mods and Pavlov mods, there is none that brings back memories of custom Call Of Duty matches like Prop Hunt does.

Whether or not you’re familiar with this game mode you’ll find that Prop Hunt is a classic that is an extremely good time. So if you’re not familiar it goes like this. There is a team of hiders and a team of seekers.

The seekers look like regular Pavlov characters, but the hiders don’t look like people at all, they’re props. You know, props, soda cans, cabinets, whatever you would normally find scattered around a level.

Now as a prop, you have to do your best to blend into the environment, though you can also move. Generally hiding is a better idea though, because seeing a watermelon slide across the floor is a dead giveaway, and the seekers can shoot you.

Yep, the seekers have straight up guns with infinite ammo, but the catch is that they lose some health if they shoot a prop that isn’t a hider, so they’ve really only got so many chances to spot you before they lose. If all of the seekers are gone then the hiders win, if all of the props are destroyed then the seekers win.

This Pavlov Shack mod is the resurrection of an absolute classic in Virtual Reality, and VR makes it so much better. Hiding while in a VR headset feels a lot like actual hiding. You’re doing your best to not physically move while a gigantic Pavlov VR soldier is looking down at you and wondering if you look suspicious or not.

If you see an open Prop Hunt lobby give it a try, there’s really no Virtual Reality game of hide and seek quite like it.

Well, that’s it for this list of some Awesome Pavlov VR mods that you really should try, whether you’re playing the game as Pavlov Shack on the Meta Quest or as Pavlov VR on PCVR. Unfortunately every great mod out there couldn’t make it into this list, though some honorable mentions go to Gun Game and of course the Call Of Duty zombies mod, which basically ports the classic Call Of Duty Zombies mode to VR. Whatever Pavlov mods you end up playing, enjoy!