VR gaming is one of the largest growing sectors of gaming, bringing in revenue of $1.4 billion in 2022. And this is only set to increase, with the industry predicted to rise to $2.4 billion in 2024.

Game developers have recognised this increase and have created a range of exciting, fun, and beautiful VR games that have captured the imagination of gamers across the world.

So to see just how popular some games are, SlotSource.co.uk have crunched the numbers to rank the top VR games of 2022 globally and across the five leading European video game markets* based on monthly search volume3.

In first place globally is Minecraft VR, closely followed by Resident Evil 4 VR and Skyrim VR, showing that already established game franchises are currently dominating the VR market.

Top Global VR Games:

Game

Global Search volume

Minecraft VR

39,000

Resident Evil 4 VR

33,000

Skyrim VR

29,000

Superhot VR

29,000

Arizona Sunshine

28,000

Top VR games in the UK:

Game

Search Volume

Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge

3,500

Star Wars: Squadrons

3,100

Superhot VR

3,000

Resident Evil 4 VR

2,900

Minecraft VR

2,500

Top VR Games in Germany:

Game

Germany Search volume

Half-Life: Alyx

2,500

Star Wars: Squadrons

2,300

Minecraft VR

1,600

Skyrim VR

1,600

Lone Echo 2

1,400

Top VR Games in France:

Game

 Search volume

Half-Life: Alyx

1,600

Star Wars: Squadrons

1,500

Resident Evil 4 VR

1,500

Minecraft VR

1,200

Skyrim VR

1,200

Top VR Games in Italy:

Game

Italy Search volume

Star Wars: Squadrons

1,000

Resident Evil 4 VR

600

Minecraft VR

500

Skyrim VR

450

Arizona Sunshine

300

Top VR Games in Spain:

Game

Spain Search volume

Resident Evil 4 VR

900

Skyrim VR

700

Minecraft VR

600

Arizona Sunshine

600

Superhot VR

500

Star Wars, Half-Life, and Resident Evil all prove popular across western Europe, with only a few differences in the top categories.

To read more about the future of virtual gaming, and how it’s set to change other industries, please visit  https://www.slotsource.co.uk/guides/virtual-reality-casinos-are-they-the-future-of-slots.