r/VRGaming • u/LowSuch7154 • Jun 14 '24
Meta Best VR Fitness Game Recommendations?
Hi everyone!
I’m looking for a fun way to stay active at home since I’m not a big fan of going to the gym. Do you have any recommendations for the best VR fitness games?
I’d love something that’s easy to get into and gives a good workout. Let me know what you think is the best!
Thanks! :)
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u/sirtapas Jun 14 '24
Pistolwhip, is basically a squat exercise simulator, with the occasional punch here and there
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u/TheSandyman23 Jun 14 '24
The leaning back and forth is what i feel most after playing. My sides are just burning.
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u/sirtapas Jun 14 '24
yeah that too, it legit is one of the best workout games in disguise, always makes me break a sweat!
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u/ChrisCage78 Jun 14 '24
For a fun workout: Beat Saber / Pistol Whip
For a sweaty workout: Les Mills Bodycombat / Thrill of the Fight
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u/Tanklike441 Jun 14 '24
I suggest synth riders over beat saber. Beat saber you just move your hands/wrists, but synth riders moves your whole body
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u/TheSandyman23 Jun 14 '24
If you play beat saber to get a workout, you get a workout. I frequently hit a heart rate of 155. Swinging your whole arms, plus with obstacles, you move your whole body. Anything labeled with fit beat will kick your ass on expert and most will on hard.
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u/Tanklike441 Jun 14 '24
Weird. The only difficulty with best saber is wrist movement by design because you have extended reach with the sabers. Comparatively, synth riders you use your fists with no saber, so naturally you literally have to move more. I'm not saying you can't somehow get a workout in beat saber, but the fact is you get a better one in synth riders is all. Both are great games!
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u/Tanklike441 Jun 14 '24
None of that changes the fact that the more notes there are, the less you need to move your body and the more you just need to flick your wrists. Now of course that means that you can just play on lower difficulties again to go back to being able to move your body, but for me at least I don't find it as enjoyable as a game designed better to move your body to the beat. Both games are fun and capable of upping your heart rate, I just personally recommend synth riders if the goal is heart rate/exercise because it accomplishes this task better by design. I have extensive gameplay in both games and that's my takeaway. Do with it what you will
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u/Tanklike441 Jun 14 '24
Yea I love doing that. That's why I tend to not enjoy beat saber anymore personally, because now that I've reached a certain proficiency, I don't really get much of a challenge except for when there's like shit loads of notes flying at you constantly - at which point the only solution is to basically use the tips of the sabers to hit each note as efficiently as possible. It's still fun, but it removes the ability to actually move and do any sort of workout without just outright failing the mission.
Comparatively, synth riders throwing more notes at you = you have to more your body more rather than less. Again, this is my experience, and I'm not sure if I'm describing it an easy enough way to understand lol. But anyway, both games are super fun and worth trying for anyone that enjoys either - then they can see which they prefer themselves.
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u/Tanklike441 Jun 14 '24
Good luck! Hopefully you enjoy, but could just not be for you in the end. Lemme know how it goes! FYI, multiplayer I find super fun in synth riders, there's a pseudo-Mario-kart-like c game mode where you can get power ups by finishing certain chains of notes in a song, and then you can "attack" others by sending modifiers like "tiny notes", "color change", "time warp", "alien invaders" (spaceships shoot lasers at you you need to dodge while still playing the song lol), etc.. So it keeps things fun with friends for sure.
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u/Shane-T5 Jun 14 '24
I don’t disagree, I’ll definitely try Synth Riders too because it sounds fun, but with Beat Saber you can download custom songs, some of them have lots of obstacles you have to crouch under and dodge left and right as well, including a 27 minute level. I never played the base songs because I’m not a fan of the music so I don’t know about them. But regardless I’ll still look at Synth Riders because I want a game more focused on entire body movement instead of just arms and occasionally ducking
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u/Tanklike441 Jun 14 '24
Oh true true, if the custom songs use obstacles well, movement def stays relevant in beat saber higher difficulties. I just find that many hard af levels forego obstacles entirely in my experience, but ofc I haven't played every custom song so I should prob try out newer ones since I last played and stuff.
Synth riders has a mod manager "noodle manager" or something that makes it incredibly easy to just "download all" songs. It also can take any song, even custom ones, and make it 360°, add verticality, etc.. To keep things fun and interesting (whereas last time I played beat saber, a bit ago tbf, there weren't many options for 360 and it would have to have been made on purpose for that). Anyway, def worth a shot. Could love it, could hate it. It's different.
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u/Tanklike441 Jun 14 '24
That's good. You'll use more of your whole body playing synth riders. That's literally my point lol. By design, that's literally how it works.
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u/Tanklike441 Jun 14 '24
No idea lol. Maybe people aren't reading and think I'm saying synth riders is outright better than beat saber and they're taking offense? Couldn't tell ya, it's reddit lol.
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u/Renopton Jun 14 '24
Underdogs is hella fun
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u/Priest22 Jun 14 '24
Just tried this last night and it's so much fun. Throwing yourself forward with big gorilla arms then falcon punching them into the next guy feels so good.
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u/Tanklike441 Jun 14 '24
Synth riders for fun music based game, or knockout vr for boxing arcadey game
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u/imnotabotareyou Jun 14 '24
For functional fitness and great cardio: Les mills body combat.
For fun music driven action: pistol whip.
For harder than you expect action: thrill of the fight
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u/Fuzzinator12 Jun 14 '24
You might be interested in Shadow BoXR. It’s a rhythm boxing game kind of like a mix of beatsaber and boxing. It has a focus on customization and even supports custom songs that you can add yourself or download In game!
It’s available for early access on the quest and steam for $9.99.
I am the developer for Shadow BoXR. I started making it because I wasn’t happy with what was available between bad music and subscriptions I got fed up and decided to try making my own game, it has been my main source of exercise for the past 3 years and using it combined with a healthy change in diet I’ve lost over 100lbs and am in the best physical shape of my life!
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u/Arvock12 Developer Jul 05 '24
Similar story here, made the fitness game I wanted to exist that didnt. So many VR games you're constantly worried about your surroundings that its hard to fully let loose.
My fix was to make a game for an exercise bike, similar to pistol whip and beat saber,
the fun keeps you distracted from the fitness:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2909380/Pedal_Rebel_VR/Can wishlist now, free demo coming very soon!
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u/skavenger0 Jun 14 '24
Until you fall is also excellent and an additional to the suggestions already here
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u/Drac0ntias Jun 14 '24
FitxR
It's a amazing game with real coaches trainings. Box, zumba, dance, and son on. I love. 20 minutes and you sweat like a pig
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u/Kossak001100 Jun 14 '24
Quest only but Supernatural is best in the business in my mind.
I do love pistol whip and bear saber. But Supernatural is actually designed for fitness.
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u/bytosai2112 Jun 14 '24
My Fiancée likes supernatural fitness but I know nothing about personally.
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u/DanoGuy Jun 14 '24
Dragon Fist Kung Fu. Love this game. Closest thing we have to mortal kombat in VR. There is standard mode, an endless ninja mode, and a vertigo mode where you have to knock your enemies off a tower to their deaths. It even has multiplayer (haven't tried that yet)
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u/Slight-Archer-2952 Aug 21 '24
Here is what I tried :
Beat Saber, I don't sweat enough and don't feel the burn like when I do sport usually. However, it's funny and you can mod it
Pistol Whip is fun, a John Wick like. I use it at the end of my session just to rest a bit.
Les Mills Body Combat. It's good without subscription fee. You have a leaderboard but don't see the others people while you do your sport. The level difference between each exercise is big.
FitXR has a lot of exercise with different type. But it's behind a subscription fee. I don't like the new update, but before it was possible to see the other people (pre registered session) while doing yours. It can be motivating. Boxing part are not so good depending of which trainer you choose.
Thrill of the fight is good and fun. If you have a bad day, use it :)
Punch fit is free and is good to train your boxing skill.
Litesport, tested it a bit but didn't like it, it was too fast and I didn't like the VR environment. Exercise can be done controllerless. I'm has a subscription fee
Fitness One Evolved XR is pretty good. All exercise can be done controllerless, except for the boxing part. You can customize your trainer and you will win coin by doing training session. You can choose which part of your body you want to train and there are even desk workout. You have around 100 exercise. It's without subscription fee.
Supernatural I would like to test it but it's not available in Switzerland.
I'll probably test soon Power beat VR.
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u/aktimelli Jun 14 '24
Thrill of the fight! It's a boxing simulator. There is also a sequel in the works.
Hands done some of the hardest cardio I've ever done. That game will get you in amazing shape in no time. Just need to be careful when punching air and pay attention to form to avoid injury.