VTOL VR
Ranked 3 of 3 VR games by recommenders
People recommend it for carrier landings and modern air combat, and say it is designed for VR first. One critic found it rough on Quest with inside-out tracking.
People recommend it for carrier landings and modern air combat, and say it is designed for VR first. One critic found it rough on Quest with inside-out tracking.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Carrier landings and modern air combat
“If you're into carrier landings and have a VR headset, I highly recommend checking out VTOL VR.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Carrier Landing in Top Gun for the NES” “If you like modern air combat: VTOL VR and DCS.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame” Strong VR vehicle and combat game
“games like H3VR or VTOL VR are great”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Meta Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest is being discontinued” “vehicle games were on another level”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Steam Frame starts at $1059”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Runs poorly on Quest inside-out tracking
“I play a game called VTOLVR and it's atrocious on the quest with inside-out tracking”
Comment from 12 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame”
Other VR games people recommend
The two most recommended other VR games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Life: Alyx | 36 | 5 | 88% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Beat Saber | 23 | 1 | 96% | 7 | — | Approved |
| VTOL VRThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“vehicle games were on another level”
“it's designed for VR first”
“games like H3VR or VTOL VR are great”
“If you're into carrier landings and have a VR headset, I highly recommend checking out VTOL VR.”
“If you like modern air combat: VTOL VR and DCS.”
“I play a game called VTOLVR and it's atrocious on the quest with inside-out tracking”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.