Kids love video games, but it is often an inactive hobby that involves a lot of lounging around. Since it’s never too early to get your kids involved in living a healthy lifestyle, we recommend introducing children to the best VR fitness games for kids in order to do just that. All 10 of these great titles offer up such a fun experience in virtual reality that children won’t even realize that they are actually working out. It’s a great way to help them keep in shape while they are playing inside and to keep them more active than traditional gaming.
For VR Fitness Insider’s list of the 10 best VR fitness games for kids, we’ve limited it to titles that don’t have any violent or questionable content. As such, shooters like Superhot VR and Pistol Whip were ineligible even though they don’t feature realistic gore. All of these titles are fun for the whole family and don’t revolve around violence.
Best VR Fitness Games For Kids
Please note that most major virtual reality headset manufacturers assign a 13-year-old or up age restriction for their devices. Due to this, we encourage you to wait until your child is of proper age to introduce them to the best VR fitness games for kids.
Beat Saber
Beat Saber‘s colorful graphics and fun songs makes it one of the best VR fitness games for kids. Plus, the gameplay essentially boils down to using two lightsabers to cut objects in half. That is any child’s dream come true, and they will be able to stay in shape while participating. Simply put, Beat Games’ rhythm title is a must-have virtual reality game. It even has some popular music as DLC from bands like Panic! at the Disco and Green Day, which is great in case kids can’t get into the included track list.
Beat Saber is available now on Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, Windows Mixed Reality, and PlayStation VR. It has a fitness rating comparable to tennis by the VR Institute of Health and Exercise and costs $29.99. It was awarded our VR Fitness Game of the Year in 2018.
Dance Central VR
Dance Central VR is a great version of Harmonix’s popular dancing series, which has won over the hearts of kids on Kinect in the past. There’s one catch, though, as the title is exclusive to Oculus headsets. There are plenty of memorable hits on its track list that kids will enjoy such as “Sorry” by Justin Bieber, “Humble” by Kendrick Lamar, and “Finesse” by Bruno Mars & Cardi B. Dancing is a great way to get a child’s body moving and will help them stay fit without needing to hit the gym every day. The game also features multiple difficulty levels, so it is perfect for children and they can slowly work their way up as they get better at the game.
Dance Central VR is currently available on Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest, and costs $29.99 on the Oculus Store. Those on other platforms that want to play a dancing title should look into Holodance as an alternative.
Knockout League
While more realistic boxing titles can be quite violent, Knockout League is a fun arcade-style alternative. Rather than beating the snot out of other people, the fights get ridiculous as players face off against a boxing octopus and other over-the-top foes. There are also some great mini-games included (we recommend the training alley), so the title is perfect for kids. It’s essentially the Nintendo classic Punch-Out! in virtual reality, and kids will get in an excellent arm workout.
Knockout League is available now on Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, Windows Mixed Reality, and PlayStation VR. It has a fitness rating comparable to rowing by the VR Institute of Health and Exercise, and costs $19.99 on Steam.
Goalkeep VR
A lot of kids love to compete in sports, but it isn’t always possible to make it out to a field or court. Thankfully, there are VR sports titles that allow kids to work on some of their skills virtually. For kids that like to play soccer, we recommend the highly affordable Goalkeep VR. There are 12 different modes that has the player blocking soccer balls in different ways, and it’s plenty of fun. With three difficulty settings and global leaderboards, there’s also plenty of reason to keep coming back to it.
Goalkeep VR is available now on Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. It has a fitness rating comparable to using an elliptical by the VR Institute of Health and Exercise, and costs $3.99 on Steam.
Hotel Transylvania Popstic
While it is based upon the family-friendly animated film franchise of the same name, Hotel Transylvania Popstic delivers a great low intensity workout. It has players moving around while they pop color-coordinated bubbles to music, and is perfect for younger kids. There are three difficulty levels in total, and Very Easy will be what players looking for a fun experience will want to pick. It winds up being a great overall workout as players have to squat to avoid lasers and get a great arm workout while popping bubbles. Kids that want to get in a more serious workout can also turn up the difficulty to get the full experience.
Hotel Transylvania Popstic is currently available on Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. It has a fitness rating comparable to an elliptical by the VR Institute of Health and Exercise, and costs $19.99 on Steam.
Nothin’ But Net
Another sports title, Nothin’ But Net is a great basketball simulation that kids can play without needing to head down to a basketball court. Players get to work on their dribbling and shooting skills while playing a number of solo and multiplayer mini-games. These include games of horse, speed ball, three point shootouts, knockout, and free throw competitions. All of the modes are a blast to play and make this one of the best VR fitness games for kids
Nothin’ But Net is available now on Valve Index, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift. It costs and costs $9.99 on Steam.
OhShape
OhShape is perfect for children due to its simple yet fun concept. The rhythm game has players matching full body shapes in order to slip through walls, they’ll also need to punch and dodge obstacles. Kids will have a blast having to match the on-screen shapes, and it supports customizable music.
OhShape is available now on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. It is coming soon to PlayStation VR and Oculus Quest. It costs $14.99 on Steam.
Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR
Another one of the best VR fitness games for kids, Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR is a great simulation of table tennis. As such, it’s a great test for your reaction speed and arms. There are 16 different robot opponents for kids to face off against and each of them comes with a different playing style to master. The physics are really what make this stand out from the crowd as you’ll develop real table tennis skills that translate outside of virtual reality.
Racket Fury: Table Tennis VR is available now on Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, and PlayStation VR. It has a fitness rating comparable to an elliptical by the VR Institute of Health and Exercise, and costs $19.99.
Soundboxing
There are a lot of boxing games in VR, but Soundboxing has an unparalleled selection of music since it uses YouTube videos. That means kids can enjoy any music that they want to listen to and can play along to their favorite tracks. It’s a highly satisfying punching game, and there are leaderboards to appeal to children’s competitive nature. This is a great alternative to a lot of the other punching VR titles.
Soundboxing is available now on Valve Index, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift. It has a fitness rating comparable to tennis by the VR Institute of Health and Exercise, and costs $15.99.
Sports Scramble
One of the best Oculus exclusives for children, Sports Scramble is a wacky sports mash-up that has players competing in familiar sports with a twist. For example, kids will play tennis using a golf club, and attempt to hit home runs with a hockey stick. It is ridiculous in the best of ways, and is a lot of fun either solo or in multiplayer. It’s not the most intense workout available on the list, but it’s one of the most enjoyable and replayable ones for younger players.
Sports Scramble is available now on Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest. The game costs $29.99.
Having children play any of the best VR fitness games for kids will give them a great reason to stay active. While it might be difficult to get kids to work out, they’ll want to keep coming back to these fun virtual reality games.
