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You'll be the star on the top of everyone's Christmas tree if you plan some of these virtual Christmas games throughout the holiday season. Not only will these virtual holiday games keep any Scrooge-like vibes away, but they'll also fill up everyone's Christmas season and feed with so many laughs and memories.

Even the grinches in your life who may not be big fans of playing games are sure to enjoy having some winter-themed plans on their calendar. The snaps you'll get catching your besties and family smiling in their camera's view while sipping a hot chocolate or cup of spiked eggnog will be priceless.

With the help of these virtual Christmas games, you can still share the merriest of this season with everyone you love. We only include products that have been independently selected by Elite Daily's editorial team.

However, we may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. Around the holidays, you and your family members may enjoy whipping up delicious drinks with the flavors of the season. Some of these cards say funny and random things like, "If you like cottage cheese, take a drink. If you've ever attended a bachelorette party and played "What's In Your Purse? It works in a similar way and should be played after your family has opened all their gifts.

Essentially, you'll read off a list of items that people may have gotten in their stocking, including a gift card, bag of candy, or tube of toothpaste. Whoever received the item in their stocking gets a point. The person with the most points at the end of the list wins. To play "Tree Is Company," you and your virtual guests have to gather 10 mugs or cups each.

Then, take turns telling the group statements that start with "never have I ever. The goal is to have four mugs along the base and work its way up to one. Whoever forms their tree last wins the game. Nobody knows which reindeer is the fastest, but you and your family can certainly find out by playing "The Reindeer Race. Weaving levels all around the player, and using scale to both disarm and delight your expectations, it's quite unlike any of the best VR games you'll have played before.

Though the franchise may have already concluded on conventional platforms, Batman: Arkham VR is the follow-up to Arkham Knight virtually none of us were expecting. However, you can expect a minute, DLC-sized story mission at a fraction of the cost of a full-priced game that turns you into the caped crusader himself.

The rhythm game has players slashing around glowing sabers to the beat of a musical track. It challenges players to keep up with the tune while cutting specific colored blocks from specific directions and dodging obstacles. If you want to jam out to some music, chop up some blocks, and break a little sweat, Beat Saber is definitely one of the best VR games for you. The franchise might be over thirty years old, but age doesn't stop the Elite franchise from being home to one of the best VR games to date, thanks to creator David Braben's fight to reacquire the license.

Drawing elements from the first game — e. It's even represented as such in its depictions of our galaxy in the future. Oh, and did we mention the gameplay is massively multiplayer? Navigating the next frontier has never felt so real and connected. Elite: Dangerous is a game best experienced online and in VR. When we reviewed the original game , we loved the massive, detail-oriented open-world with intriguing side quests and that exalted soundtrack.

Then Bethesda's legendary post-apocalyptic open-world game was given the VR treatment in , complete with full VR tracking and motion control shooting. Fallout 4 in virtual reality is even more ambitious than the original, making it a must-play for anyone with an HTC Vive or Valve Index.

Some were afraid that Half-Life: Alyx, one of Valve's first VR games and the first new entry in the series in over a decade, might not live up to the expectations. But, without a shadow of a doubt, this is a Half-Life game that fills the roomy shoes that Valve left behind in To say Half-Life: Alyx is simply a good VR game would be an understatement - it's comfortably one of the best.

It is, like its forebears, a mind-bending joyride with a physics system to die for. Alyx has got that in droves. This game is the perfect James Bond simulator, putting you into the shoes of a bonafide international superspy on a mission to take down a criminal organization no matter what convoluted traps stand in your way.

The traps can leave you feeling more like Austin powers than , but even when you fail the game is full of humor to keep you entertained. Assuming you know somebody generous enough to print the page manual, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is the new Mario Party, at least in the sense that it will make your friends hate you. While one player works to defuse a bomb, the others have to provide clear instructions on how to do so - but neither team can see what the other is looking at. Demanding some intense cooperation from your peers, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a fun game with the right group of people, and it's even more enjoyable in VR.

But by using the Link cable or Air Link, you can play these phenomenal space explorers on your Quest or Quest 2, too. These are by no means the first VR game to put you in space — a number of spaceship fighter sims have already attempted it — but the experience of floating through the environments by pushing yourself, grabbing and climbing, and pulling through zero-G spaces is completely unforgettable and the level of graphical detail is impressive.

Read our Lone Echo 2 review. Lucky's Tale is an intriguing little platformer. Think Mario 64 spliced with Crash Bandicoot, viewed with a third-person camera angle that you can manipulate by moving your head, and you'd be halfway there. The VR element lets you peek at more of the level as you go along, which sounds gimmicky but actually introduces an exploration element as you tilt your head to reveal secrets in the level.

It's official: the world's most popular block-'em-up is now on VR. We're not sure what excites us most about exploring Minecraft in VR — legging it from creepers in the dead of night or burrowing into the landscape like goggle-wearing, pickaxe-wielding mole-people. A bit of both, probably. Quill, the heroine of this tale, may be pint-sized and literally have a tail , but Moss uses size to its advantage by giving players the perspective of its rodent protagonist. A family-friendly VR adventure, you'll guide Quill through forests and ruins, direct her past enemies and take direct control of environmental elements to solve puzzles.

The purpose is to save Quill's uncle, and by giving you dual control over a hero avatar and as an omnipotent influence on her surroundings, it's the perfect way to take advantage of the power of VR across a wide range of VR platforms. Traversing and discovering its generated worlds is already one epic adventure many gamers would gladly immerse in. Once you do, you can challenge your friends to head-to-head games and see who's the fastest at puzzle solving.

Decurse is a low-key simulation game where your goal is to reverse the curse on the magical land full of islands and villages. You can play this game online with friends when you connect your iOS or Android app to Facebook. You can download the app for free on Google Play or the App Store. Among Us is a major hit with gamers and non-gamers alike. Codenames is a challenging puzzle game you can play with your friends online for free. The goal is to work in a team to figure out the codenames of the other secret agents through clues before the other team does.

You can easily play it while using audio or video chat, too. To play, you need to head to skribbl. Challenge up to seven of your friends for a game of virtual pool. The 8 Ball Pool app lets you connect to Facebook to add friends.

From there, you can start a one-on-one competition or an eight-person tournament to see who comes out on top. You can download the game for free from the App Store or Google Play. This article was originally published on By Cianna Garrison. Updated: Sep. Originally Published: April 2, Fibbage XL.