Subj : Hardcore Wordle fans can now play the puzzle game in VR on their
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Sep 19 2024 15:00:05

Hardcore Wordle fans can now play the puzzle game in VR on their Meta Quest 3

Date:
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:55:59 +0000

Description:
Wordle now has a VR app for the Meta Quest 3, Quest 2 and Quest Pro, but why 
would anyone play it?

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Heres one you werent expecting  if Wordle isnt interesting enough for you 
anymore in plain ol 2D you can now take it into virtual reality with the 
dedicated Meta Quest 3 Wordle app (its also playable on the Meta Quest 2 and 
Meta Quest Pro ). 

Its completely free to download, and you can try it out right now. Weve given 
it a go  even using the new app to solve Wordle today  and in a word the 
experience is fine. 

The app works with zero hiccups, though theres nothing special about this VR 
experience that warrants the move to 3D  its just Wordle floating on a window 
in a void. 

More annoyingly, theres also currently no way to link this with your account 
to keep your stats in sync across the VR and web-based version. So if you 
translate to VR Wordle youll lose your streak. 

Perhaps some updates will arrive to the app in the future that expand its 
scope, but for now its simply one of those free VR oddities that isnt super 
exciting  because its neither amazing nor awful. A puzzling addition 

Instead of Wordle there are a couple of alternative (though not free) puzzle 
games Id recommend in VR. 

 The Last Clockwinder is easily my favorite VR puzzler, not least because its 
challenges require the perfect combination of using your brain to find a 
solution and your dexterity to make that solution come to life. Its story can 
be solved without too much difficulty, but the real fun comes from finding 
the optimal ways to grow and process fruit with as few robot minions as 
possible. 

Then theres the I Expect You To Die series, a trilogy (so far) of humorous 
James Bond-inspired VR escape rooms. Every entry is a delight and definitely 
worth picking up  especially if you can get them bundled together during a 
sale. 

I also recently tried The Exit 8 VR , a horror-lite VR game of spot the 
difference thats actually pretty darn hard. It is a tad unsettling at times 
but theres no unavoidable jump scares, so even if you arent a huge horror fan 
this is one to check out. You might also like New Vive Focus Vision is 
perfect for PCVR thanks to a feature the Meta Quest 3 lacks Snap Spectacles 
take the big leap to AR with new glasses 5 things I want to see at what's set 
to be the Meta Quest 3S launch



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/you-can-
now-play-wordle-in-vr-on-your-meta-quest-3-but-why-would-you-want-to


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