Although sales of virtual reality headsets are declining, VR games are setting records for downloads. SplitMetrics found that in the first half of the year, Android device owners downloaded the 28 most popular VR games a total of 5.5 million times. That's 40% more than a year ago.
Rec Room
At this rate, SplitMetrics estimates that by the end of 2024, downloads of top VR games on Android could reach 11 million. For comparison: in 2023 they were 8 million, and in 2022 — 10 million.
Below is the top 5 most downloaded VR games on Google Play for the half-year period.
1. Rec Room — 2.7 million downloads.
2. VR Thrills: Roller Coaster Game — 470 thousand downloads.
3. VR Roller Coaster 360 — 335 thousand downloads.
4. Sky On Fire: 1940 — 313 thousand downloads.
5. Fulldive VR — 295 thousand downloads.