What are the best Rift games with Leap Motion Controller support?

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Best Rift games with Leap Motion Controller support	Price	Last Updated
-- Aboard The Lookinglass	Free	Jul 23, 2017
-- Weightless	Free	Jul 12, 2016
-- Corridor 17	Free	Jul 14, 2016
-- The Crow	Free	Feb 28, 2017

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score 6 · Answer 1

Aboard The Lookinglass

Top Pro

Makes great use of the users hands as a game mechanic

The core gameplay revolves around the players hands and being able to see through time with them. Each hand is a window, the left a window into the past and the right a window into the future. Both hands will be required at times to solve puzzles in the game by looking for clues or information in both the past and future. This is an interesting mechanic as it is not only the only control you have in the game (as it is on rails), but requires a lot of multitasking in a unique way of using your own body parts. See More

Top Con

Movement is on rails

Most likely this is due to using Leap Motion as there is no way to be able to use a controller for movement as your hands are required to be used at all times in the game. Being an Oculus game created back when it was still in development also means that it was designed to be played sitting down and not accounting for any movement of the player in a room in order to move in game. So in order for the player to move around, the game automatically moves them in a situation called "on rails". As you complete tasks and puzzles in game, the player will advance automatically to the next point of interest. This type of auto movement may not appeal to some due to the limited amount of control. See More

Top Pro

Auto movement is done well

Many VR games that auto move the player can result in motion sickness if done poorly. Luckily Aboard The Lookinglass does not suffer from this problem as the auto movement is fluid and smooth. See More

Top Con

Short gameplay

The game can be easily completed in under seven minutes, making this more a proof of concept or demo over a complete game. See More

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Weightless

Top Pro

Relaxing experience

Somewhat meditative, what is on offer here has peaceful music while presenting a VR experience that allows for one to manipulate objects in a weightless environment. There are no tasks to perform, you may do as you like with what you are given, which can be a good way to wind down and just relax while playing around. See More

Top Con

Limited experience

Basically you can hit a few buttons and play around with a few objects as they float in a weightless environment. While interesting to play around with, it may loose its appeal pretty quickly. See More

Top Pro

Allows for a full range of head movement

Weightless is recommended to be played in a swivel chair or while standing as the VR environment of a space station goes in a full 360 degrees. This allows the player to completely turn their heads in any direction while still being immersed in the games environment. See More

Top Con

Not really a game

More an app or experience as there is no objective, it is meant as a way to experience manipulating objects in a weightless environment. Somewhat a sandbox, so will provide some entertainment, just not in the same way most videogames are understood to deliver. See More

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score 2 · Answer 3

Corridor 17

Top Pro

Intuitive gameplay that is controlled completely through motion

The ship is controlled with the players head, lean the head left and the ship goes left, lean right and the ship goes right, this frees up the hands to do the shooting in the game. With the Leap Motion mounted on the Oculus headgear, the user can wave each hand in front of the Leap Motion camera in order to shoot enemies in the corridor. Wave the left hand in front of the camera and the left lasers shoot, same for the right. Together this makes for a game completely controlled by motion control of ones head and hands, which is easy to understand and pickup for just about any player. See More

Top Con

Setup may be a pain

The camera that controls tracking for the Oculus will need to be mounted above the player or to one side as the players hands may interfere with the Oculus tracking when being used in the suggested way of waving in front of the Leap Motion camera, which will be mounted on top of the Oculus headset. basically the players hands may get in the way of the Oculus tracking camera if not mounted in a high position. This means the player may need to adjust their equipment setup in order to make this game work as intended. For some this may be too much trouble, for others it may not be an option due to limited room. See More

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The Crow

Top Pro

Relaxing freeplay gameplay

There is no set task from the outset of the game, it is up to the player where they would like to go and what they would like to do. Luckily there is a lot to explore thanks to the open world. You can hunt and gather for survival as well as play mini game or collect items. As you explore the world you will run into other creatures who you can interact with as well as take on tasks for. All in all it is up to the player how the game is played, which is quite liberating and allows for a low stress environment. See More

Top Con

Current information on the game is dated

The game appears to have been greenlit on Steam and plans have been announced for ports on consoles as well. There is a gamejam demo available for free on Steam Greenlight as well as the Immersive Learning Center, but any beta version seems to be absent at this time. All info on the game seems to have stopped in 2015 and nothing new has been announced, even on the developers Twitter. Currently their domain page is gone as well. It is unknown if this project is still being developed at this time. See More

What are the best Rift games with Leap Motion Controller support?

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Aboard The Lookinglass

My Recommendation for Aboard The Lookinglass

My Recommendation for Aboard The Lookinglass

Makes great use of the users hands as a game mechanic

Movement is on rails

Auto movement is done well

Short gameplay

Weightless

My Recommendation for Weightless

My Recommendation for Weightless

Relaxing experience

Limited experience

Allows for a full range of head movement

Not really a game

Corridor 17

My Recommendation for Corridor 17

My Recommendation for Corridor 17

Intuitive gameplay that is controlled completely through motion

Setup may be a pain

The Crow

My Recommendation for The Crow

My Recommendation for The Crow

Relaxing freeplay gameplay

Current information on the game is dated

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