Thanks to a mod you can now play many Unreal Engine titles in VR

This new mod allows you to play many UE4 and 5 titles that were not actually intended for VR mode. This looks surprisingly good on many people. (Symbolic image; Meta Quest 3; photo by Benjamin Otterstein)

There is good news for all fans with VR glasses at the beginning of the year. We're talking about VR games on the PC that aren't actually intended for VR.

Thanks to the Praydog UEVR mod, you are now able to relive many Unreal Engine 4 and 5 titles. The mod in question is now available as a public beta.

A notice: We have not tested the mod yet and are based on experiences from other articles such as mixed.de. If you have already gained some impressions of it yourself, please write us in the comments and share what seems to work particularly well for you.

Will this mod revolutionize the VR market?

Under the mixed article, some users commented on what they thought of the mod. Some are even very enthusiastic, like user Herbert Werters:

Another user named pasfish111, on the other hand, appears a little more sober despite the positive mood:

If your interest is now piqued, you can take a look at this link on the mod provider's official website. Games that, according to mixed.de, work particularly well with this mod are Returnal, High on Life, Atomic Heart and Robocop.

According to other sources such as Eurogamer, many first-person shooters can be implemented particularly well in VR, in contrast to titles from the third-person view.

You can see an example of what it looks like when a title is played with the mod in this YouTube video:

Link to YouTube content

Other games tested by Eurogamer:

• Horizon Chase 2 (car racing game)
• Ride 5 (motorcycle racing game)
• Mortal Shell (Soulslike 3rd Person)
• Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleased Ecto Edition

In their test video you can see that the picture in the car racing game is a bit jerky, but overall the title seems quite playable.

The motorcycle racing game makes you feel astonishingly glued to your bike – even if the controls probably require some practice. Mortal Shell's combat system works quite well for the most part, except for the cutscenes shaky be.

Ghostbusters, on the other hand, seems to be made for VR. In the video it looks absolutely natural to be able to look around everywhere and look for clues.

This is how it works according to the modders

On the Flat2VR website you will find a particularly detailed guide to using the mod.

Below you can take a look at a quick starter guide on what the mod looks like and what settings are possible.

Link to YouTube content

Basically the process is very simple:

▶ Step 1: Der Download via Github

▶ Step 2: Open the UEVR console and select your game that runs on UE 4 or 5

▶ Step 3: Set your settings and press Inject – and you should be able to see your game in VR.

As soon as the game appears in the glasses, you can make additional settings, such as the graphics, the configuration of the glasses and the fine-tuning.

The modders themselves recommend these games

Finally, there is a list of some games that the mod developers themselves recommend. You can find a complete list of supported games at the Flat2VR link above in the article.

• The Ascent
• Alien: Fireteam Elite
• Severed Steel
• Layers of Fear
• Demonologist
• Minecraft Dungeons
• Crash Bandicoot 4
• Dragon Quest XI
• Trials of Mana
• Lords of the Fallen
• Lies of P
• Tekken 7
• Talos Principle 2
• The Invincible
• Lord of the Rings Return to Moria
• Grounded
• Conan Exiles

However, if you want to know more about a particularly recommended native VR game, we recommend the following test from GameStar Plus:

What do you think about this mod? Have you already tried them? Are you die-hard VR fans? Which games with the Unreal Engine would you definitely like to try out in VR? Will this mod revolutionize the VR market or is it just a nice in-between gimmick that will give the VR market a bit of a boost? Feel free to write us your thoughts and ideas in the comments.