- The future of gaming lies in virtual reality, with Keyword ‘virtual reality gaming’ seeing an increase of +100% in the past 12 months
- SlotSource.co.uk can now reveal the top VR video games across Europe, with Minecraft VR taking the top spot, closely followed by Resident Evil 4 VR
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 UK VR games
| 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 German VR Games
| 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 French VR Games
| 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 Italian VR Games
| Game | Italy Search volume |
| Star Wars: Squadrons | 1,000 |
| Resident Evil 4 VR | 600 |
| Minecraft VR | 500 |
| Skyrim VR | 450 |
| Arizona Sunshine | 300 |
Top Spanish VR Games
| 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.
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