Are There Any VR Horse Racing Games?
Virtual Reality found itself very useful
for eSports, allowing us to become real athletes without actually having the
abilities.
Horse Racing is perfect when it comes to
Virtual Reality just because the real-life sport is somewhat distant for the
average person, and not everybody can try to ride one of the best racehorses of
all time according to TwinSpires
ranking.
Even though VR technology has been around
us for quite a while, it seems like there are still plenty of options to
explore when it comes to gaming. In terms of horse racing VR games,
unfortunately, the VR options aren’t many.
Here are some of the horse racing games
that allow you to become a jockey and experience the sport firsthand.
Virtual Reality Horse Racing Games
Starters Orders 6
Starters Orders 6 is actually a long-running
horse racing management game, where you can build up stables, breed horses, and
compete in high-level horse racing events all around the world. This is one of
the games that are as close to reality as possible, where you have to manage
many things in order to survive and make money in the horse racing world.
By winning races, you can get the prize
money to buy new horses, hire trainers, and boost the funds that are required
for running a successful stable.
This game will help you become a master of
horse racing and learn more about the sport than any other game. The gameplay
is very entertaining even though the graphics are not very good for today’s
standards.
However, the best thing that Starters Order
6 has is a VR option. The Virtual Reality option will put you in the saddle and
allow you to race your own horses using the Oculus Rift.
It is one of the few games that offer such a feature and it is good enough to
give you an idea of what is like to become a jockey.
Horse Racing 2016
This is another horse racing simulator that
also comes with a VR
option, however, the game isn’t as good its terms of graphics and
mechanics. Horse Racing 2016 comes with two modes, a Single Player Championship
Mode and Multiplayer Mode that can be played by up to 4 players on a split-screen.
Horse Racing 2016 doesn’t offer very
realistic graphics, which is expected since we talking about a game released in
2016. With that said, its VR function is quite original and will allow you to
experience horse racing in the first person.
However, the mechanics of this game aren’t
as good as other horse racing games, and the steering of the horse doesn’t feel
like the real thing. With that said, even though it comes with a VR it is not
enough to give you that realistic horse-riding experience close to real life.
Final Words
There aren’t many VR horse racing games and
those that allow VR gameplay is not made with the latest technologies meaning
that the experience you’ll get won’t be revolutionary. However, as the
popularity of horse racing increases, we expect more game developers to jump on
this fast-moving train and enter the market of horse racing games.
eSports, particularly horse racing is a
low-competitive section in the gaming market not overly crowded with big game
developing names, allowing new companies to emerge with VR games. On top of
that, since horse racing isn’t available for everyone to try, VR games provide
the best way people can experience the sport in first person.
