Now that official non-store distribution options are officially available, we’ve put together the 12 VR games that started App Lab on Search today. Try them now!
Here is a complete list of all 12 matches. Remember that some of them are free, like the beta version of Ancient Dungeon and several demos, but many of them are paid apps. The payment process is handled just like in the actual Oculus Quest store.
Ancient Dungeon Beta (free) by ErThu
Baby hands ($ 20) by Chicken Waffle
VRigade crisis ($ 6) by Sumalab
Crisis VRigade 2 ($ 20) by Sumalab
Deisim ($ 8) by Myron Software
Descent Alps – Demo (free) by Sutur
Exercise class (Free) by IRL Studios Inc.
MarineVerse Cup ($ 20) by MarineVerse
Mysterious Places – Beta (free) by realities.io Inc.
Spark AR Player (free) by Facebook
Smash Drums Demo (Free) by PotamWorks
Zoe (free) by apelab
Just click on the link and continue as usual via the landing page. If you are on mobile devices, it should open within the Oculus mobile app. If you are on a computer, make sure you are logged in to your Facebook / Oculus account via the website before clicking.
Check out our announcement article this morning for more information on the App Lab. As a summary, these programs will now appear in your actual library, rather than under “Unknown programs”, and will automatically qualify for developer updates without having to sideload anything or connect the headset to a computer.
However, they will not appear in the store or be promoted / marketed in the headset itself. You need to rely on SideQuest, YouTube, likes ours, social media, etc. to learn more about new App Lab games on Quest. It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s better than it was a day ago.
SideQuest seems to be committed to working with Facebook to create an extension and bridge between the Indie VR community and the Quest headset, so that’s good news going forward.
Which of these 12 is your favorite App Lab for Quest game so far? Personally, I think I’m partial to Ancient Dungeon myself as a big RPG fan. Let me know in the comments below!