10 amazing video game franchises that desperately need a VR version

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VR is now firmly established in the gaming world. The Oculus Quest 2 has had a huge marketing push from Meta, and the last few months have seen the excellent PlayStation VR 2 hit shelves. It’s been around a decade since the first consumer VR gaming kits, and along the way, many major video game franchises have made the leap to the medium, including blockbusters like Resident Evil, DOOM, Horizon, Star Wars, Tetris, Half-Life, The Elder Scrolls, and many more. Hell, there’s even a Mario Kart VR, though sadly restricted to only a handful of physical locations around the world.

But there’s a ridiculous amount of top video game series that would be a perfect fit for VR, so here are the ones we want to see most and how they might work:

The Last of Us is still enjoying a moment in the sun after the excellent HBO show, with rumors building that The Last of Part III is in development over at Naughty Dog. The series’ focus on smaller-scale and intricate environments to explore, coupled with gunplay and stealth, would make it a great fit for a VR conversion. We could either imagine a full-scale VR conversion of the first game or a new side story with supporting characters specifically designed for this medium.

We’re actually a little surprised this hasn’t already happened. Naughty Dog is a first-party Sony studio, with many others under that umbrella producing titles for PSVR. Let’s hope this is already in the pipeline, but we can’t deny we’re not scared at the idea of dealing with Clickers up close and personal, especially if they pick up the sound of your breathing from the PSVR’s mic.

Last year, Konami’s iconic horror franchise returned from the dead, with a plethora of new titles being announced, including a full remake of Silent