Free Gorilla Tag Horror Games That Are Scary And Fun

Gorilla Tag is a ton of fun. There are all sorts of maps and places to explore, and while a few like the Gorilla Tag caves map are a little spooky at times, they’re not really scary.

Well if you want to have a scary Gorilla Tag experience you’ve come to the right place. There are some Gorilla Tag knock offs and mods that are a lot like the base game, but they aren’t afraid to be as spooky, scary, and downright horrifying as they can be.

If you want to play Gorilla Tag, but scary, then try one of these Gorilla Tag horror games. They’re all guaranteed to make you shiver with fear! (But in a fun way)

All of these Gtag games have the same kind of movement that Gorilla Tag does, and you can get all of them on the Meta App Lab, so you won’t need SideQuest for any of these. Just look up the name in the Meta Store and install it. Oh, and these are all all free Gorilla Tag games!

Big Scary

The Big Scary logo

If you want a Gtag horror game then Big Scary is the first place you should look. It’s by far the smoothest, most finished feeling, and most fun of all the scary Gorilla Tag games out there. It’s also much longer than the other Gtag horror games and has a ton of levels and features.

So once you start the game you leave the room you start in and notice that it’s really really dark. Luckily you’ve got a mining helmet with a flashlight on it. Of course that light is only so bright, and only goes so far.

The eyes of the monsters in this scary Gorilla Tag horror game glow in the dark

The darkness helps make Big Scary as frightening as it is. It’s always dark, but you can still see in front of you thanks to the light. Though you can always see the glowing eyes of the monsters hiding in the darkness.

What makes Big Scary so much fun is that it’s not just about running from the monsters. As you go through the levels in the game you’ve got to make sure the monsters don’t catch you and solve a simple puzzle or complete an objective at the same time.

You have to complete the objective to get to the next level and they can be all sorts of things like finding an item and using it, or pressing some buttons. If a monster catches you then you lose.

It’s also a really scary Gorilla Tag horror game, though it would be nice if it had levels that were a little less flat. It would be more fun to run away from the monsters, and more scary if there were more interesting things in your way for you to climb over or objects to climb around to try and escape.

Each level in Big Scary has an objective you complete while staying alive, which is really unique in Gtag horror games

Big Scary is the best Gtag horror game out there, but it’s lost some of what makes the original Gorilla Tag fun. Still, this is the best and largest Gtag horror game out there. It’s the biggest scary of them all.

ExperiApe

The ExperiApe logo

ExperiApe is a really straightforwardly scary Gtag horror game.

When you start the game and walk out of the first room you automatically join a public lobby, and I’ve always found a full one without any problems. The monkey models for players are also really nice.

They look like the outline of a monkey without directly putting a monkey face .png on it or looking too much like those from Gorilla Tag to the point that they feel like a copy. These player models feel unique and still look like monkeys.

Entering the scary caves in ExperiApe, a Gorilla Tag horror game

Anyway, once you join a game it’s pretty straightforward. There’s a glowing barrier in front of a cave. When you cross it you are enter the game and your flashlight activates, which is good because the cave is extremely dark.

You’ll probably immediately notice some really strange and scary sounds coming from deeper in the cave, so you better move if they come close to you!

The whole environment is very cramped, and how small the caves are really feeds into how terrifying the monsters chasing you are. When you hear them get closer to you it’s easy to panic and run into a wall while you’re trying to get away

The caves in ExperiApe are cramped and dark, which is what makes it one of the scarier Gorilla Tag horror games

ExperiApe is a simple but really fun and free Gorilla Tag horror game that makes it harder for you to see and move in the dark and cramped caves while making you use your hearing to try and avoid the very loud monsters that lurk within it.

Stay as far away from them as you can, and don’t let them catch you for as long as you can. They sound really loud and scary, and running from them is hard and a ton of fun.

Capuchin Horror Mode

The Capuchin logo

Heard of Capuchin? Well if not it’s one of the best Gorilla Tag clones out there. It’s got adorable Capuchin monkey faces for you and all of your fellow Gtag enjoyers in the game, and is generally a really fun alternative to Gorilla Tag.

While Capuchin isn’t meant as a purely horror Gorilla Tag game it does deserve a spot on this list for its horror game mode.

A player being chased by ghost gorillas in Capuchin

If you want to be chased by scary monkeys then try it out! Capuchin might not be a horror Gtag game otherwise, but this one game mode is plenty scary, and it’s free so you’ve got nothing to lose.

Scary Monkey

Scary Monkey is kind of a weird one. It’s not a fantastic scary Gorilla Tag game right now, but with some work could be pretty decent.

The first weird thing about it is how low to the ground you are, though that could be a good thing. Being small kind of makes your surroundings seem larger and a bit more scary.

Scary Monkey makes you extremely small, which makes everything around you in this Gorilla Tag horror game seem bigger and scarier by comparison

You can join a server by hitting the “Join Public” button on the terminal to connect to a public room. There weren’t a ton of people playing Scary Monkey, but enough to fill a lobby or two, and that’s all you need to enjoy a Gorilla Tag horror game.

Though Scary Monkey really relies on there being others because well… it’s not much of a horror game right now. Once you join a lobby there are a series of huge rooms and hallways for you to run around through but not much that is scary inside of them.

Most of the map is just… empty, but the game is still clearly being worked on and new things seem to be planned to be added. Despite the general emptiness the scary parts that are there are REALLY scary. All I managed to find while playing Scary Monkey were a few of these Gorilla Tag ghosts running around, making loud and terrifying noises while chasing me.

Being ambushed by these ghosts in Scary Monkey is terrifying

Running through the huge empty hallways being chased by these ghosts was extremely intense and very scary. When I was doing that I felt just how afraid a Gorilla Tag horror game could make me, and thought that Scary Monkey might end up being one of the best Gorilla Tag horror games.

It’s just that after running into that ghost once or twice there was nothing else that was scary at all about it, just a map that looked like some sort of underground facility. There were some intersting objects spread around to give the rooms some character, but not much to actually do.

Hopefully, with some more work Scary Monkey can be a very scary Gorilla Tag game.

Anyway, that’s it for the scariest free Gorilla Tag horror games around. Honorable mention to the original Gorilla Tag Horror, which unfortunately isn’t around anymore, but maybe one of the spinoffs and copycats of it will be as scary and interesting as the original. Another honorable mention to Scary Monke Horror, which seemed scary and interesting, but there were no other players every time I tried it.

Whichever of these Gorilla Tag scary games you try out, enjoy!

Dedicated VR Hitman 3 Game Is Coming To The Meta Quest 3 - Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded

In yet another recent release following the trend of big IPs and higher quality titles coming to the Meta Quest before other platforms, Hitman 3 VR has been announced specifically for the Meta Quest 3, likely to try and take advantage of that headset’s greater processing and display capabilities when compared to older Meta Quest devices.

Sorry Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro enjoyers, I guess this one is not for you… at least yet.

For this Hitman title dedicated to Virtual Reality, UK based XR Games has partnered with Hitman series developer IO Interactive. They’re making a version of Hitman 3 built completely from the ground up for Virtual Reality, not the terrible halfway finished feeling PCVR port that we’re used to.

From the name of the game, we can possibly assume that the missions you’ll be able to take within it will be the same as the original Hitman 3. Though officially the only reference I’ve found is this from the Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded store page.

“Agent 47 returns as the world’s top assassin for the most important contracts of his entire career.”

— HITMAN 3: RELOADED VR META STORE PAGE

So the breadth of what content will be available is up to interpretation, though the studio has promised a bevy of features that you can tack on to what you might already expect of a Hitman VR game, which I’ll quote for you from their press release here.

“● Dual-Wielding: A series first, HITMAN 3 VR: Reloaded introduces dual-wielding, allowing players to use two weapons or items simultaneously, adding a new dimension to strategic gameplay.

● A brand new cel-shaded art-style: See Agent 47 in a whole new light with a stunning new cel-shaded visual style.

● Enhanced Interactivity: Experience a new level of realism with interactive environments that respond to every action.

● Overhauled user interface: HITMAN 3’s UI has been completely redesigned for VR, ensuring intuitive control and navigation.

● Improved movement options: HITMAN 3 VR: Reloaded now offers fluid and natural locomotion options, making it easier than ever to navigate complex environments with speed and stealth.

● Many more improvements throughout: From visual enhancements to refined gameplay mechanics, this is the most immersive untethered HITMAN VR experience to date.”

— XR Games

The cell-shaded art is probably more to keep the game looking good while not setting a Meta Quest 3 on fire, but these features do sound very enticing.

Of course it’s not uncommon for press releases to overhype features that may or may not be useful or even apparent in the finished product, like Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice claiming to have an open world in an almost entirely linear game. In games, and really most media, this is a tale as old as time though.

As usual, I’m actually very optimistic about Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded. The studio behind it seems pretty solid from their previous work on titles such as Jurassic World: Aftermath. However, a lot of the titles from this studio seem to be far smaller potatoes than the first Hitman game completely set in Virtual Reality. Most of them are smaller experiences like a cornhole game, a pool game, or a cashgrabby feeling Zombieland VR game.

The question remains, will XR Games deliver the high quality Hitman VR game that would be amazing to experience in VIrtual Reality? We’re ready for a HItman VR game, but will we get one that matches our expectations of the franchise?

I guess we’ll have to find out soon, as Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded is slated to release in the Summer of 2024 for 29.99$ on the Meta Quest store. You can preorder it before release for a 10% discount.

Flying VTOL VR Planes Is Some Of The Greatest Fun In Virtual Reality Gaming

VTOL VR is my personal favorite flight simulator of all time, and it’s completely playable entirely within Virtual Reality. There is no modern flight simulator that this as easy to pick up and as easy to play as VTOL VR.

Other flight simulators like DCS or IL-2 Sturmovik might be capable of running in Virtual Reality, but they rely on you buying and then setting up a bunch of hardware like physical joysticks, throttles, and even display screens. Imagine setting up and tearing down all of that hardware every time you want to fly!

Well the greatest part of VTOL VR is how it uses Virtual Reality to avoid all of this. Everything you need to fly the plane is completely accessible and usable in your virtual cockpit in this fantastic VR flight simulator.

Flying any of the numerous VTOL VR planes whether it be the dual engine F/A-26 high powered fighter jet or the sleek and stealthy F-45 is easy because the game itself displays all of the various interfaces, switches, and buttons of your chosen VTOL VR aircraft and you can use them with your VR hands.

The cockpit of the F/A-26 in VTOL VR. The most straightforwardly powerful of all VTOL VR planes.

That’s the magic of Virtual Reality that VTOL VR utilizes so well. You can just be sitting in a chair in a room, but by slipping on a VR headset and starting a VR game you can be transported to the inside of a fully interactable fighter cockpit. VTOL VR’s aircraft are absolutely incredible, and this is really a must play game for any VR or flight simulator enthusiast.

What is most impressive about VTOL VR’s planes is how good they feel to fly. It doesn’t take a whole lot of time to get used to the joystick or other controls inside the virtual cockpit, and the controls and reactivity of each aircraft are so smooth and genuine feeling even when compared to other flight simulators that you can experience on the flatscreen or in Virtual Reality. This is all despite those controls being entirely virtual.

Most impressive of all is just how much content there is in this game. While some aircraft require the purchase of additional DLC along with the base game in order to try, there are three available with the base game, and those three alone are extremely different, from a VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) ground attack aircraft to the F/A-26 fighter jet to the F-45 stealth fighter, each is wildly different and gives you a lot of interesting decisions to make while flying them in the game.

Each aircraft can also accommodate a basically endless variety of loadouts, and there are a ton of different munitions to try when using any of them. From GPS guided bombs to radar guided missiles to ancient short range infrared missiles to dumb bombs to guns guns guns, there are a huge variety of different munitions to use as well. Customizing your loadout to fit the mission you are about to undertake is an integral part of the experience.

Closeup of an F/A-26 firing a missile in VTOL VR.

Learning each of these aircraft and playing them in Singleplayer or Multiplayer is an absolute blast for any fan of flying. There are a decent amount of missions in the base game, and Multiplayer servers that are always full of opponents. There are casual servers and dynamic conquest missions to just jump in and play, or hardcore milsim groups that are always looking for members.

Best of all are the many Steam Workshop missions and campaigns, which are made by the many enjoyers of this VR game via the built-in VTOL VR mission editor. There is a practically endless amount of content to enjoy in this game from the official to the user generated. It’s all easy to install and use as well. All you have to do is click a button in the game and the mission is downloaded to your computer.

What is most amazing about VTOL VR is that it is made completely by a single person, and updates come out very regularly, at least twice a year for the most major changes. It’s strange to think that the world of VR flight simulators would be so much more dull and difficult without the efforts of the single developer behind VTOL VR who is known as Baha or Bahamut.

Well, my hat is off to him, and we all owe him a big debt of gratitude for bringing the modern flight simulator into the virtual world and continually improving upon it. VTOL VR’s planes are an absolute blast to fly and fight in and will be for a long time to come.

MudRunner VR Brings Off Road VR Driving To The Meta Quest

Flatscreen game MudRunner has now released in Virtual Reality on May 30, 2024 as MudRunner VR. It is now available on the Meta Quest store for the Meta Quest 2, Meta quest 3, and Meta Quest Pro. Sorry PCVR and PSVR fans, but MudRunner VR has not yet released on those platforms in keeping with the current trend of games targeting the standalone market first.

As a VR off road driving game, MudRunner VR has no real competition on the Quest or the VR games market in general at its time of release. Seeing as VR driving games generally focus on racing, it’s a nice change of pace to see one that is slower paced and more concerned with navigating obstacles with a utility vehicle than doing your best to go as quickly as possible and not crash in a race car.

Offroad VR driving will certainly be a unique Virtual Reality experience, and MudRunner VR plans to keep it expansive with 8 vehicles to choose from and a variety of massive maps, traps, and obstructions for you to drive through as best you can. In this game careful planning and thinking as well as use of your tools will trump pure speed as you do your best to complete deliveries and other objectives across the untamed landscape.

MudRunner VR is available on the Meta Quest store for What follows is the press release given by the developer Merge Games:

“FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – May 30, 2024 – It’s time to strap in, grab the wheel, and take on the great outdoors! MudRunner VR is available today for 14.99 GBP / 19.99 EUR on Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2, and Meta Quest Pro. Developed and published by Saber Interactive, MudRunner VR is perfect for MudRunner veterans, VR fans, and daring adventurers alike. Armed with only your vehicle, a map, your gear and your wits, do you have what it takes to overcome the muddiest expeditions and get your cargo to safety?

MudRunner VR captures the classic MudRunner experience in virtual reality with new 3D landscapes and models, plus eight powerful all-terrain vehicles, each with their own characteristics and attachable equipment. Traverse vast environments in total immersion in Story Mode and Free Play Mode, completing challenging objectives and deliveries across extreme conditions. Interact with your cockpit and venture outside the cabin to use the winch, refuel and more to execute your objectives in unparalleled VR.

Key Features

- The Ultimate Off-Road Experience Comes to VR: Enjoy the classic MudRunner experience with the unmatched feel and immersion of VR on Meta Quest.

- Master Eight Powerful All-Terrain Vehicles: Get behind the wheel of eight unique vehicles, each with their own distinct attributes and equipment as well as cosmetic variations.

- Explore Vast, Untamed Environments: Adventure across immense sandbox landscapes while battling the harshest terrain and forces of nature.

- Overcome Extreme Conditions & Get the Job Done: Complete a variety of perilous objectives and deliveries while fighting off the wild’s most hazardous dangers. ”

— Saber Interactive

Hopefully, we’ve got another fantastic VR driving game on our hands, and from what we’ve seen you can control all of your equipment and machinery with your actual VR hands instead of just using a joystick, which really should be the minimum for a game all about driving a vehicle in VR.

The Only VR Battle Royale Games Worth Playing

Despite the popularity of Battle Royales on the flat screen, there really isn’t a lot of them to enjoy in Virtual Reality right now.

If you want a fun and engaging VR Battle Royale game then you aren’t exactly spoiled for choice. Though luckily there are still some fantastic VR Battle Royale games for you to try out there.

Here at Reality Remake I’m not going to waste your time with unfinished games or others that just barely fit the definition of the genre like some other sites do

Instead here are games that fit the real definition of what a Battle Royale is. They’ve got guns, intense moments, looting, team play, interesting items, and big maps. Of course, there’ll be a circle that closes in on the map as well, until only the winning team remains. These games have everything that you would expect from a VR Battle Royale, and they’re very polished and very fun.

So here are the only VR Battle Royales worth playing.

Contractors Showdown

The Contractors Showdown Logo

This won’t be a surprise to to anyone who has been tuned into the latest VR games that have been coming out. Contractors Showdown was released recently at the time of originally writing this article, and had a lot of hype from tweets to Facebook posts to YouTube videos all showcasing this game and stating that a true VR Battle Royale game was finally coming.

While I certainly wouldn’t consider Contractors Showdown to be the only “true” Battle Royale game in Virtual Reality (more about that when we talk about our next game) it definitely is a fantastic VR Battle Royale that was completely deserving of the hype that it received and continues to receive.

Contractors Showdown has a very active player base, a practice range, quests, a leveling system, customization, and most importantly of all it really has just about everything that you would expect of a VR Battle Royale game featuring realistic modern weapons and a massive island map to fight others across.

Gunfights are a ton of fun in this VR Battle Royale Game.

Contractors Showdown plays a lot like a VR version of Call Of Duty’s Warzone game mode. Everyone drops off from a big C-130 transport plane onto the island, and then you gather cash, modern weapons, ammunition, and consumable items that spawn on the ground.

There’s a circle around the map that closes in, and you’ve got to stay inside of it or perish. You can even buy new equipment (or even extra lives or respawns for your teammates) from vending machines scattered across the map.

So you get the idea, it’s a BR after all, and all of the classic elements of the genre are here in Contractors Showdown, but what makes this game truly special is that all of this is in Virtual Reality, and all of it is done so well.

Just like Contractors, the VR shooting game on which this game is loosely based, the weapons are accurate and deadly, the time to kill is pretty low, and all players can move, jump, and slide very quickly. Fast reaction and movement are very important in Contractors Showdown, but so is proper planning and strategy. You can be knocked really quickly, and so you’ve got to choose your actions carefully.

There are a lot of realistic and modern weapons to choose from in this Virtual Reality Battle Royale game.

In this game, you can collect or buy support that you can call in like air strikes, deployable cover, and so much more. Another thing inspired by Call Of Duty: Warzone. Even if you get knocked down (which can happen frighteningly quickly if you aren’t vigilant) if you have a self revive you can pick yourself back up and get back into the fight.

It’s like the developers took all of the latest and greatest innovations in Battle Royale design and rolled them up in a well created and pretty bug free Virtual Reality game.

Overall Contractors Showdown is a well polished game and an overall fantastic VR shooter if you want a VR Battle Royale game with realistic modern weapons and fast and addictive combat. I highly recommend it to any fan of the Battle Royale genre who wants to experience it in Virtual Reality.

Contractors Showdown is available on Steam for PCVR and on the Meta Quest store.

POPULATION: ONE

The POPULATION: ONE Logo.

POPULATION: ONE is pretty old in the brief timeline of the Virtual Reality gaming industry, but was and still is a trailblazer of what can be done in Virtual Reality, and on a standalone Meta Quest headset no less.

POPULATION: ONE was the first ever VR Battle Royale that was really deserving of the title, and is an extremely well polished game that has been consistently popular over the years since it was released in 2020. Though the popularity of this game was definitely assisted by its transition to a free to play business model.

POPULATION: ONE took more inspiration from Fortnite than other Battle Royales, but is very far from feeling like a VR Fortnite clone. It also features some unique innovations that take VR hand tracked controls into account, like needing to rub shock paddles together to charge them and revive a teammate (more on that soon). It features building and every player has a generous amount of health when compared to other Virtual Reality shooters. So this is a bit more casual feeling than most VR shooting games, but there is still a lot to learn and master.

The weapons and character models are more stylized and not reflective of real soldiers or weaponry but still don’t stray as far into the cartoonish as Fortnite does. POPULATION: ONE strikes a firm middle ground, but is not meant to be a realistic shooter or base anything off of realistic weapons. It’s a middle ground the game uses well, and aesthetically it is very pleasing.

You’ve got the health to survive being surprised in this VR Battle Royale Game.

Just like in any Battle Royale, POPULATION: ONE has you dropping into a huge map with your own team and teams of enemy players. Except in this VR game everyone launches in their own individual pod, so dropping into the map is a little different and honestly feels more fun in VR than just jumping out of a plane.

Once you land you’ve got to gather what equipment you can from your surroundings like weapons and consumables, so that you can fight and defeat enemy players before they manage to take you and your team out first. Naturally, you’ll also have to stay inside of the ring that slowly constricts the map. Classic Battle Royale fare here.

There are a lot of weapons to choose from in POPULATION: ONE, and they hit the usual categories with some variations for preference. Pistols, sniper rifles, assault rifles, and all of the usual greats are in this game. There are also grenades and such, and a fun variation on a healing item that is a banana which you need to peel to eat, fun stuff.

The on screen reticle makes shooting much easier in this Virtual Reality Battle Royale game, but long ranged shots are still hard to pull off.

POPULATION: ONE also features building, though you’ll need to find resources to build with around the map, and the building is fairly slow, though still good for fortifying an area. More often though you won’t see players bothering with it as much and preferring to rely on their mobility to get an advantage in combat.

That’s because the movement system is really what sets POPULATION: ONE apart not just from other Virtual Reality games, but also from flatscreen Battle Royales. Climbing and gliding, yes gliding, through the air with your arms feels absolutely fantastic in this game and for not just VR Battle Royales, but all VR games, POPULATION: ONE gives a prime example of a creative and fun movement system done right in Virtual Reality that encourages you to use your real life arms and gives you a real feeling of freedom and excitement when you use it.

To climb you have to grab onto the sides of a building and pull yourself up quickly like you’re a monkey scrambling up a tree. To glide you spread your arms out like they’re wings while you fall through the air. It’s really a ton of fun. Your ability to move around freely and quickly not only feels great but also dictates the pace of this VR game’s gameplay.

Speed and maneuvering are everything, and the gunplay is simplified by a reticle that appears wherever your gun is pointing. The focus is less on accurate shooting or fast reflexes, but on using the map to your advantage.

POPULATION: ONE is available on Steam for a price, and on the Meta Quest store for free!

Sooooo yea, if you want to have the Battle Royale experience in a VR game then try one of these. Don’t waste your time, these are the only VR Battle Royale Games worth playing. Enjoy!