Ranking Every Oculus Quest 2 Fitness Rhythm Game!

[@alainchristian]

A lot of people saying Synth Riders isn't a good workout game are playing it wrong. You're supposed to be actively HITTING the spheres not just standing there matching them. I see so many people just standing there. After three songs I'm sweating like crazy. I mean, it's fine to have a passive experience as well but if you're going for a high score you gotta be active.

[@CloudheadGames]

Awesome list, awesome video! Appreciate the support for Pistol Whip. 🤘

[@FitProVR]

So damn good!

[@christinaherren]

Supernatural is my no. 1. I also enjoy synthriders and moonrider. Synthriders become fun once I found music I liked and how to sideload other songs. They also have some amazing maps called 'experiences'.

[@bhaven2202]

I got Synth Riders and returned it because the workout wasn't that great. Then I saw this video and got Audio Trip. It's a really good workout! Thanks for the informative reviews.

[@ElenaVRFitBody]

Thank you for this vid! I agree that Audio Trip absolutely deserves A. Regarding OHShape, I tested it recently and I can say it has huge potential as a fitness game. IMHO, if they resolve the tracking issue, it will be the bomb.

[@FitProVR]

I appreciate your feedback as always Lena. Ohshape just doesn’t do it for me, but like i said, some people love it.

[@gromotion933]

I always use Moonrider for warmup and Audiotrip or Hit XR oder Lite for the real workout. .... And Beatsaber is sooo boring!

[@6Rudolph6Shitler6]

Fitxr was way better when it was box vr.

[@naiyaru]

Thanks for this list! I just started out in VR with synth riders and loving that, but when I reach the point that I feel I should want more, I'll def try audio trip. 🙏

[@aldewyn4372]

Oh shape does feel like your posing at the lower levels, especially the very first one. however, I have noticed if you take one song and play each level back to back you feel a progression in dancing. Each level helps you learn and perfect the positions so at the next level you can move faster without thinking as much. The higher levels if your not failing out really starts to feel like your dancing. I love that game because it's one of the few games that makes my whole body feel exhausted. I agree the game is not for everyone.

[@aldewyn4372]

I would add one more thing. I think you would appreciate and that's why I am adding it. I play the pc side of the game so I can't say on quest 2. When I first played the game I failed on the easiest setting due to permanent physical limitations from arthritis. You had to be perfect making your shapes. No exceptions. Than they had a major update saying that they are listening to the community and what they want. This update was requested. They made it easier for people with limitations could play by making it not as strict making shapes.

[@FitProVR]

@@aldewyn4372 thank you for that feedback, something i had not considered.

[@servidig483]

X-Fitness custom mp3 s on high will destroy you

[@ParagonRidgeRanch]

Hi There! I am coming over from Nate's Live. I look forward to checking out your channel. Nice To Meet You!

[@FitProVR]

Oh cool! Thanks for checking out my channel! My pleasure to Have you!

[@irfanpatel564]

I agree with all of the rankings. Spot on. Beat Saber and Pistol Whip are definitely the best out there with synth riders being a close second. I have recently tried Ragnarock, and I must say it contends with Beat Saber and Synth Riders toe to toe. You must check it out!

[@2828maddog]

I own all of the games mentioned here and I must say I basically agree with everything said here. I am hopelessly hooked on Supernatural because of its massive music collection and helpful community, both of which keep me coming back to it every day. That being said, the Cardio Trips on Audio Trip are a better cardio workout, and it and Supernatural are the only games I used for fitness, although I enjoy Beat Saber and "Synth Riders as games.

[@josephkeen7224]

Good video, I know that you didn’t talk about it since your not talking about Sidequest games, but what do you think of VRworkout? It’s probably best summarized as a free Supernatural.

[@FitProVR]

VRWorkout - A REAL Review // FREE Sidequest VR Fitness Game on the Oculus Quest 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGaXf2OLgbNnodU Haven’t played it in a while due to space limitations but it’s solid! I like it!

[@DarkCebolix]

Tks for the vIdeo man, recently I've bought quest 2. I have beat saber and synth riders and I was just looking for another rhythm games on vr. Pistol whip and audio trip will be my next go to for sure.

[@brett3613]

Thanks for your list, and even though it's currently an App Lab game, Smash Drums without a doubt should be on the Oculus store 100%. I just don't understand how it isn't. In my opinion, it's the ultimate rhythm based game which gives you a fantastic workout, especially if you're standing and drumming using the 360 mode. Up the difficulty to hard or extreme if you dare, and you'll be sweating buckets. Great Indie song rock list and deserves to be right near the top, if not the top. Easy 10/10 for me. :)

[@FitProVR]

Agreed! I have B plans for an applab/side quest ranking so bet it will be there!

[@brett3613]

@@FitProVR Great! Looking forward to it. :)

[@thesnoozebutton2568]

Any updates un Smash Drums? We just got a quest 2 and looking for games like this. Thanks so much!!😊

[@twitchster77]

Man, I absolutely love Audio Trip! I don't see it recommended enough!!

[@chachabooom5]

Love this. Please do more , one for applabs. I think my fav of all you mentions is Supernatural... reason being, besides the workout, is that it puts me in a better mood, the music is good, the coaches -i feel like they're there with you, and the environments.

[@georgejohnson9381]

I agree, an awesome review. While grading of individual games will be highly subjective, your comments are pretty well spot on. A little rough on Dance Central perhaps but I only played the demo version, so what do I know? I did learn to like OhShape but only after they came out with some dlc content. I really disliked that plane pastel look of the original game. The dlc have a background that I think looks more like a Synth Riders look. But I agree that it is not as much a fitness workout as the others. And while I would have given Supernatural an A-, they could zoom to the top of your list if they would take some of the suggestions from their users and integrate them into their app. Excellent review!

[@FitProVR]

Thank George! Yeah to each their own, ohshape just isn’t for me

[@alexantd1]

Haven’t tried Pistol Whip yet. Adore SuperNatural, Beat Saber, Audio Trip & Synth Riders. I have FitXR but only have the original download - didn’t want to do 2 monthly subscriptions so chose SuperNatural since I like it more.

[@FitProVR]

Pistol whip is definitely my number 1 game on oculus. Maybe not for working out, but just in general.

[@PaulDFreed56]

Hi There , enjoy your videos. I have a question about audio trip. I’m 68! And in good shape … do you think audio trip is appropriate for older vr exercisers ??

[@FitProVR]

@@PaulDFreed56 i do! But if you’re in good shape it may not challenge you unless you’re new to Zumba or aerobics

[@PaulDFreed56]

@ is it still one of your favourite vr workouts or has that changed?

[@FitProVR]

@ it a ton of fun to dance to and they just released more songs recently

[@PaulDFreed56]

@ thanks so much !

[@shadowboxing2922]

Synth Riders has become a solid A for me, but it took a while for it to grow on me. Rest of the ratings seem dead-on though still haven't tried Supernatural

[@FitProVR]

Don’t get me wrong i like SR, but for me it doesn’t ever feel like a workout. It is fun though.

[@Darkbirdy]

I have played all of those except FitXR. I'd actually agree with about 90% of your rankings. I've also never been able to get Dance Central to click. It really needs a 'studio' where you can just learn the moves before throwing you out onto the floor, for one thing. And I also am not sure exactly what Oh Shape is trying to achieve. Pistol Whip is one that I just haven't been able to fall in love with. I keep coming back to it, and it is a game that I should like, but I just can't get it right. The main problem for me is that it is a rhythm game the way the others are not - unlike, say, Beat Saber, you're the one responsible for the rhythm, but the music doesn't really support that. It has a beat that I find is hard to follow, with long quiet segments with no beat at all. I end up trying to play the game in time to the flashing lights, and my timing just stinks that way. But wow, the trifecta of my favorite workout games: Supernatural, Synth Riders, and Audio Trip. All three are great, and all three are fun. But looking at them primarily as games... Supernatural nails the workout, and is built around it, but the game is lackluster. You're never quite sure how you're doing, as there is no feedback until the end. I get why - they want you to focus on the movement, not the score, and that's fine, but it does weaken the gameplay. Synth Riders is so much fun. It's got great motion, and it gives you more freedom in how you interpret the targets and motions required - meaning that you can dance with it in a way that feels good to you. But it doesn't really push you (there are a few songs that do - the custom Captain Jack song, for instance), but generally it's up to you to work out while you play. Audio Trip, though, manages to be the best of all of them. I'd put it this way: Supernatural nails the workout, but gives a mediocre game. Synth Riders nails the game, but gives a mediocre workout. Audio Trip is the one of the bunch that manages to do great at both. I've also spent some time with some non-Oculus PCVR titles that didn't meet your criteria. PowerBeatsVR had some good ideas, but it was not fun to play, and never gave much of a flow. It always felt awkward and uncomfortable, despite giving a good workout. Ragnarock has some good music and great ideas, but it really needs some more tweaking to be fun to play. It doesn't give much of a workout at all, though. Your pretty much have to stand still and make short, fast arm motions to play. It's fun, but it'll never be a workout game.

[@EL-fz4nm]

Dance Central has a studio where you can practice whole songs and sections of them. Its really good because you can change the speed. There are orbs on the dancer that show you your accuracy which is also recorded on a chart.

[@raheenb]

I think Synthriders is the most fun of that genre... you do need to crank the difficulty for a better workout though. The only thing holding it back is no campaign mode. Audio Trip is great, but the difficulty on normal campaign is a little unforgiving, especially when your hands "shrink" 🤬. GREAT workout though but could be more balanced since easy is way too easy.

[@SheGingerSnaps]

I suspect we can't turn off the coaches and make playlists by songs with Supernatural because of licensing wrangling but it is a PITA. The 'game' of hitting the balloons itself doesn't keep me motivated and being in the zone, the music does. Not being able to dial that in does suck.

[@TheRahyah]

Rip rhythm of the knight. Incredibly slept on

[@FitProVR]

video on that coming soon!

[@TheRahyah]

@@FitProVR would love that. I know it isn’t finished yet, and sometimes the rhythm part is a bit off, but I definitely do think it deserves attention and has some awesome potential

[@TheRahyah]

@@FitProVR the creator also has a discord and he responds very well to the chat

[@FitProVR]

@@TheRahyah yep. I’m in it

[@thelastminmom5251]

I love Audio Trip way better than Synth Riders. I don’t get the hype on that one? I don’t even like the music that much. Audio Trip is sooo fun!

[@MarquisDeSang]

Until you Fall is very exhausting if you play outside when the sun is down. Not the same category.

[@FitProVR]

That’s on my next ranking list!

[@jflip0525]

I just noticed he is playing Ghost hard mode at 4:18

[@stephenahancock]

And audio trip still hasn't released any new soundtracks. They are loosing out on such a big revenue source. I have bought 6 music packs in beat saber and everything in synth riders. Audio trip would be my favorite if it had more music and make some longer.

[@FitProVR]

Bro tell me about it, they could be making a killing right now.

[@ileanaking5052]

So, my takeaway Ari, is that you like the SN power score, right?!? 😆

[@FitProVR]

THE WORST lol

[@georgejohnson9381]

Oh don't get him started on this. I'm afraid he will explode on the video. On this topic he's like that newsman in the 1987 movie, Broadcast News. "... I'm mad as hell and I'm going to take it anymore!"

[@FitProVR]

@@georgejohnson9381 it’s just such an easy fix that has no negative repercussions!.

[@ileanaking5052]

@@FitProVR everyone else: don’t poke the bear Me: *finger already pok’in*

[@FitProVR]

@@ileanaking5052 🥢🐻

[@romank._]

Audio trip is VERY SIMILAR to synth riders

[@FitProVR]

Better in my opinion. More fitness focused.

[@romank._]

@@FitProVR true it is more fitness focused

[@kirstyirwin7590]

I wish Beat Saber had the option to go into a “practice mode” when you fail a level. The practice mode should allow you to slow it down so you can figure out the progression. There are times it’s going so fast I can’t see which direction to hit the block, and by the time I miss 1, I miss 10 more because I can’t catch up. Guitar Hero had this option in the later versions… why can’t beat saber???

[@FitProVR]

Beat saber does have this!

[@LPGamble]

Try X-Booster

[@FitProVR]

Do i have to?? Lol

[@LPGamble]

@@FitProVR The only 3 I use now are Supernatural, Audio trip(needs more songs) and X-booster. X-Boosters auto compose is the best I've seen. Load up an mp3, 20 variable tweeks and press a button. I set them to just boxing, no horizontal butt on floors, and 2x beat. The program tries to put punches on the beat. If you load up Billy Squier - Stroke you can see it try to match the beat, I'd say its a quarter beat behind.

[@FitProVR]

@@LPGamble I’ve played the demo and wasn’t really that impressed. I haven’t given the full game a shot yet, it’s on my list however it’s not that exciting to me. Slicing seemed slow and overall it just felt sluggish. I Like the idea of having your own songs though.

[@LPGamble]

@@FitProVR Yes in the compose you can set it to boxing only, the others are rubbish. At the end it shows hand speed for lefts and rights. I can use this to avoid just going through the motions, especially on my left.