RuneSage

I played this game because I finally got around to connecting my Quest to my PC and saw it in my Steam library - I had bought it years ago, when I was intending to get a HTC Vive. As in the one released in 2016. (And then I didn't get a VR headset until the Oculus Quest at the start of 2020) It's a nice, casual, puzzle + treasure hunt game where you cast spells to do, well, everything. Open a door normally? No! You're a mage! Cast a spell to open it for you! There's no combat, even though there are some spells that could be used for it (including fire balls!) but instead they are used for solving puzzles or otherwise interacting with the environment. Mostly the game is tracking down chests to find pieces of a map that lead you to where you can find the crystal shards you need to finish the game. You don't need to find all the map pieces - often finding 2/3 map segments is enough to know where you have to go and what you have to do once you're there. Sometimes important hints are given by the NPCs that appear near map chests once you open them too. (all NPCs "talk" by having a scroll with what they are saying on it, which is a nice touch I think) Many of the puzzles can be solved…

I recommend this one, with a caveat- if you have issues with smooth rotation in VR, this one will likely give you problems. I have such issues, but the game was good enough that I kept going for nearly an hour before I tapped out. If snap turning was added, this would be one of the best VR games I have played thus far. I like the rune mechanic, the exploration is fun with neutral (neither great nor awful) visuals, and it's engaging enough that it kept me interested. I'm keeping it in hopes that snap turning will someday be added, or for days when I am super resistant to VRtigo.

Very fun Puzzles and a big world to explore. You will spend a bit of time in mazes though.

If you want good graphics or combat this isn't for you. If you want a simple yet fun little wand waver with basic environmental puzzles then maybe it is... basic but enjoyable.

A lovely magic-based VR game that uses in-air gestures to prime a wand with a spell (or two!). It has pre-HL:Alyx controls, but it's fine after 5 minutes when you get used to it. It's a shame there isn't a continuous movement mode. I particularly like that they made a lack of enemies work so well. There is a lack of guides out there for the later parts of the game, but one of those times I was stuck was resolved by looking at the numbers on the fast travel map more closely.

I rarely get sick but man this game I just couldn't bring myself to keep playing. I put in a request for a refund after 5 minutes of desperately trying to MOVE and only succeeded by making myself nauseated. Great concept but man the controls suck. :/