Summary

• Free games on the Oculus Quest offer a variety of experiences, from painting in 3D to platforming and horror games.
• Demos allow players to try out games before purchasing, helping them make informed choices.
• Multiplayer games like Vertical Shift and Mission X provide opportunities to play with friends and compete against others in virtual reality.

Everybody has had a few dreams about the possibilities of virtual reality. VR headsets💎 are becoming more affordable, so you can experience your dreams in your𝓡 own living room. However, consoles like the Oculus Quest headset are still relatively new, so games cost a lot if you buy many of them.

Luckily, free games are available on each VR headset, and the Oculus Quest has a bunch of great offerings that you can jump into for no extra charge. There are even free multiplayer games on the Oculus Quest that you can play with all your friends. Heᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚre🌱 are the best games on the Oculus Quest that you can play for free.

A handful of the games on this list are available via SideQuest. This is ꦫa game library and storefront that operates independently from Meta. As such, it offers both free and paid games that are not available on the Meta Quest store. For more information on how to use SideQuest, visit .

Other games are only available through Meta App Lab. This means that they can be found on the Meta Quest store, but onlyဣ by searching for the exact name.

Updated December 25, 2024, by Branden Lizardi: It's Christmas morning, you just opened presents, and lucky you! You have a brand new Meta Quest 3 (or maybe the Quest 3 S)! As excited as you are to play something, you don't have any games! Before you go spending even more money on games you don't know if you'll like, you can try some of the best free games available on the Quest. And as luck would have it, one of the most popular VR developers have released a free multiplayer game on the platform. To ensure you have plenty of options this holiday, we've updated this list accordingly.

Free Apps And Demos

Tetris Effect, Superhot, Hubris, Just 15 Minutes At A Time

Althoug♏h the experience of a full game is great, you can also find many smaller a🤪pps to download for free, such as the YouTube app or game demos. There are many VR experiences available on the Oculus Browser and the YouTube app if you search for them.

Ad🌜ditionally, demos are the perfect way to get a feel of which games you find fun so that you can make an informed choice when purchasing new games. Creed: Rise To Glory, Superhot, Space Pirate Trainer, Beat Saber, and many more game demos are available for free, so you always have something to play if🌼 you want to try something brand new.

Dimensional Double Shift

From The Job Simulator Devs

If you've gotten into VR, odds are you know about Job Simulator. The 🍌popular interactive VR game was a flagship title for nearly every VR platform on launch. The developers behind that genius, Owlchemy Labs, have produced something extra special for Meta Quest owners. Dimensional Double Shift takes the idea of doing mundane jobs in a wacky way, and rebuilds it for a multiplayer format.

Ranging from diners to garages, you and up to three friends✨ can collaboratively work together to mix, tinker, toss, and whatever actions take your whimsey. There's a level of interactivity rarely seen in gaming available. It's also built specifically to make the most of the Quests hand tracking systems, so you don't even need controllers. Best of all: it's free! So you don't need to worry about everyone in your friend group having to buy a copy.

Don't hav🎉e a ton of local friends with VR? The game also has it's own Discord server, wh♑ere you can pair up with like-minded gamers in similar situations.

Big Ballers VR

Community Driven Sports!

There are plenty of different free-to-player shooters out there. And while sci-fi scenes and jungle games of tag are fun, somet💞imes you want something a bit more grounded in reality (even if virtual). You need some good ol' fashioned sports! That's where Big Ballers VR comes in. This free-to-play sports game offers multiple different games, from Basketball to Baseball. It even has sports that start with different letters.

There's also a strong focus on community, encouraging friendly games with like-༒minded VR gamers in online matches. Pair this with the slew of cu🌱stomization options, and it becomes a great space for finding one's virtual identity in a sports-centric environment. Best of all, it's completely free to play.

NoClip VR

The Backrooms With Your Own Eyes

For those unfamiliar, The Backrooms is a wiki-style horror narrative about a seriesౠ of landscapes found in between reality. The best-known floor is the first one, where an endless maze of off-yellow office hallways hides a strange monster. Nowhere is safe, every resource is scarce, and there is no escape... right?

NoClip VR is a fan-made adaptation of several floors in the Backrooms. Run from monsters, navigate mazes, and join friends in Multiplayer. If you're a fan of the horror narrative it provides, this offers a unique way to experiꦛence it directly. Those who enjoyed it can support t♒he developers by buying an optional DLC that adds more hazmat patterns and new levels.

OpenBrush

Who Needs A Clean Art Studio Anyway?

Painting is a fun hobby by itself, but it's even cooler in a 3D VR🔯 environment where you can color to your heart's content. Free to play, the SideQuest game Open Brush allows you to fulfill your fantasies of painting in a three-dimensional space where things come to life through imagery, which is much 🐽more exciting than the regular thing.

With an entire room to let your creativity shine, you'll fall in love with Open Brush very quickly. If you like art, then Open Brush is one of the best Oculus Quest games available for your use, and it's free, whiಌch is the cherry on top of what is already a s💃pectacular app.

Haunted Warehouse

Horror games are perhaps the most intense form of virtual reality entertainment. This is because the terrifying scenes you'll find feel all too real, and you're put in the center of it to interact with the spooky atmosphere up close and personal. As such, horror games are rarely free when it comes to VR, but this isn't a p𓃲roblem for Haunted Warehouse.

In this adventure, you'll explore a dark warehouse with only your hea💯dset to keep you company. Discovering and interacting with the enemy inside is sure to give you the creeps, and it's up to you to escape that darkness before it's too late. If horror is your thing, then Haunted Warehouse for the SideQuest is worth a playthrough.

Vertical Shift

Sci-Fi Platforming At It's Best

Vertical Shift is a free extreme sports game for the Oculus Quest. It features multiple modes, including a racing mode and eve𝔉n freeze tag. Each mode is multi𓆉player, so you can compete with nine other players at any given time, making for quite the experience if you have a lot of friends who also own an Oculus Quest.

You'll have a Zenith Suit to help you move ar🌱ound, which allows you to fly through the air using a glider and jet booster while 🧸also granting you the equivalent of a grappling hook. With multiple modes and an extremely entertaining movement system, you'll never get tired of Vertical Shift.

Squadron One

Some Solid Interstellar Dogfighting

Space-themed dogfighting games are part🐼icularly popular nowadays. They're already a lot of fun on a traditional screen, but they're even better in virtual reality. In Squadron One, you take control of 🐼your own spaceship and engage in combat against other ships.

You can fight against AI or other players in the multiplayer. Playing Deathmatch in Squadron One is quite fun, especially once you get used to the controls. There's even a tutorial mode to get you up and running, so it's easy to jump into this experience. If you're looking for a free game set in space, then Squadron One is one of the best, especially if you enjoy fast-paced VR games🌃.

Oculus First Contact

Make A Little Robot Friend In This Official Meta Game

Picture this: it's the '80s, and you're kickin' it🦄 in an RV full of (at the time) modern technology. And with a single press, a small, adorable robot comes to life in front of you. You then spend the next however-long playing with the various games, gizmos, and gadgets surrounding your enclosed desk space.

While not developed by Oculus, it was officially commissioned for the Quesܫt headsets by the company. The concern for quality is apparent, as this is one of the most polished experiences you'll find for free on the Oculus Quest game store. It's a tremendously charming experience, with a healthy handful of things to do. It's hard to believe it's free.