Star Wars Lightsaber Virtual Reality Game

Lightsaber virtual reality game

Before the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, you can train like a Jedi or even fight Darth Vader in this lightsaber virtual reality game.

Beat Saber is a ludicrously addictive rhythm game that features two laser swords. Blocks fly toward you, each marked with a different colour and a direction corresponding to your left or right lightsaber.

Beat Saber

Beat Saber is one of the world’s most popular VR rhythm games. It combines pulsing music, colourful visuals, and fast-paced action. It immerses you in a futuristic world while you hold a pair of sabres and cut blocks representing musical beats. Each time a block is correctly cut, the player earns a score.

The game was developed by three Slovaks, Jan Ilavsky, Vladimir Hrincar, and Peter Hrincar, and published by Czech game developer Beat Games. It supports HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR headsets. The game was released in May 2019 and has received several updates and expansions.

The game includes a set of base songs along with additional song packs from famous artists. It uses intuitive controls that are easy for anyone to pick up and play. It also encourages players to use their entire body, making it a great exercise. Beat Saber is fun to play with friends and rivals in multiplayer mode. Players can even compete in global leaderboards against players from all over the world. Beat Saber is the perfect way to passively burn calories while having fun and playing a unique VR experience.

Lightsaber Training VR

The first of the lightsaber virtual reality games to make you feel like a Jedi, this game by Sir_Fansi is a free-to-play simulation that lets you hold your very own lightsaber and learn the fighting arts of the Jedi Order. You can even test your skills against other computer-controlled opponents.

Developed in the Czech Republic, Beat Saber is “a unique VR rhythm game that makes you almost dance while cutting small cubes that fly by at you at a rapid pace.” The game aims to cut all the cubes while staying in the rhythm, with a corresponding song playing in the background. The experience is complete with a full music video and force feedback that simulates the impact of your strikes against enemies.

This lightsaber game by ILMxLAB lets you test your mettle against waves of training droids and creatures in a virtual arena. If you’re successful, you’ll earn Imperial Commendations and even a hilt to help you become a true Jedi Master. You’ll also compete against other players in your location and countrywide in a national leaderboard.

If you’d instead get a more immersive experience, the ILMxLAB team offers its pop-up Lightsaber Dojo at select Simon centres and Cinemark theatres. Upon entering, you’ll don the Oculus Quest headset and be transported to Mustafar—the fiery planet of Darth Vader’s home. You’ll then step into an arena that resembles a training facility where you can practice the art of the lightsaber.

Another option for fans is the Star Wars Droid Repair Bay experience via the Google Cardboard headset and a compatible phone. This experience is a bit pricey at $199 and comes with a lightsaber controller, Lenovo Mirage AR headset, a Tracking beacon and other accessories, which means you’ll need to find somewhere to store them all when not in use. However, it’s the closest thing to being able to tinker with BB-8 as a resistance astro-mechanic for General Leia in her spaceship in outer space. You’ll help reassemble the droid while taking on a series of challenges.

Vader Immortal: Lightsaber Dojo

The first in a planned trilogy, Vader Immortal, is a short but satisfying Star Wars experience that puts you at the centre of an epic fight against Darth Vader. While the game suffers from minor annoyances like clumsy controls, a frustrating PS Move controller and a story that ends before it begins, its immersive lightsaber combat mechanics, use of the Force and significant locations and characters make this a must-have for die-hard fans.

Gameplay in Vader Immortal primarily cycles between navigating environments through climbing and teleportation and battling enemies with a lightsaber or the Force. While climbing feels fluid and intuitive, teleportation could be smoother. Force grabs and throws feel satisfying and easy to perform, and slicing through Stormtroopers with a Jedi blade is a joyous experience that is the highlight of this experience.

Aside from the core combat, each episode includes a ‘lightsaber dojo’ training experience where you can hone your skills against wave after wave of enemies. It’s a great way to have fun with the game outside of its narrative, and the breadth of customisation options (like lightsaber hilt and gloves) helps it feel fresh after playing a few rounds.

While the story in Vader Immortal starts a little slow, it does pick up pace by the end, and there are some great moments. Deflecting laser blasts with a Jedi stance, throwing an enemy away from your path or blocking one-shot attacks from a droid all feel very satisfying, and there are some genuinely transcendent moments that only VR can provide.

Vader Immortal is an intense experience, and while it may not be a full-fledged Star Wars game, it’s a must for any franchise fan with a PS VR headset. The immersive lighting sabre combat and Force powers are well-executed, and there are some genuinely satisfying moments where the trappings of VR fade away, and you’re just a Jedi on a mission. It may be short, but it’s an enjoyable experience that will leave you feeling like a true Sith warrior.

Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay

Aboard General Leia Organa’s ship, Poe Dameron’s sidekick BB-8 needs your help repairing his astromech droid friends so they can roll back into battle against the First Order. As the official VR experience tied to The Last Jedi, Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay – Astro-Mechanic for the Resistance allows you to become an astromech technician and repair a variety of droids that each have their unique personalities for you to take into account as you work.

It’s a delightfully lighthearted virtual reality experience that allows you to embrace the Star Wars universe’s more whimsical and playful side. Nothing about petting a repaired BB-8 or watching him twirl and chase his laser makes this a worthy addition to the list of free Star Wars VR games.

Droid Repair Bay is the latest free virtual reality game to launch in the run-up to the release of The Last Jedi. Created by ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment division, Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay is available now on Steam for native HTC Vive support (though it ran flawlessly in Rift).

In the game, you will be tasked with completing diagnostic activities with each of the four astromech Droids in a single playthrough. To do this, you can catch a repair part as it’s delivered to you by the NR-S3 Droid. You can also drop five good parts on the floor and hit G2-RX in the head with a spare while he’s busy with treadmill diagnostics.