Did you know that you can use your hands instead of controllers in some games and apps? There are designs that work best when you ditch your Touch controllers and rely on your own touch.

There are a good number of games on the Oculus Store to download, but SideQuest provides even more hand- tracking experiences to play with, and they are all free. Sidequest should be installed before you download the games.

The brighter the room, the better the hand tracking performance. We can't stress that enough.

Check out the best hand tracking games on the Oculus Quest

The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets

The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets is a charming game for all ages, heights, and skill levels. Follow the narration of your grandfather through half a dozen imaginary worlds to find the stolen pets and discover a wonderful tale of lost childhood memories. This title is perfect for hand tracking.

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Cubism

Cubism is a puzzler that has you place funky-shaped pieces inside a larger puzzle. The trick is to use your primary digits to grab the pieces and put them in the right place. It is a great way to relax and keep your brain active, and using your fingers to grab virtual puzzle pieces feels amazing. Bet you can not complete them all.

The sequel to Job Simulator takes all the fun of the first game to a tropical paradise or a beautiful forest. Instead of trying to recreate the experience of a set of boring jobs, you have to recreate the experience of a human vacation. Roast marshmallows, go for a ski, or build elaborate sandcastles with your own hands.

Waltz of the Wizard: Natural Magic

You can be a wizard with nearly unlimited magic power. Before heading out into the world to fight evildoers and monsters, you should practice your moves in your den. An impressive new movement system is sure to keep your mind off typical virtual reality movement and more on the action at hand.

Hand Physics Lab

Since the opening of the development floodgate, Dennys has been working on an incredible collection of hand tracking experiments, and the results are nothing short of amazing. The full version of the game on the store has over 80 puzzles to solve, achievements to earn, and cats to pet in virtual reality.

Startenders

The 1988 Tom Cruise vehicle Cocktail would have been a better movie if it were set in space. Startenders proves that a weird concept can work. You will have to manage a lot of drink orders while working for aliens, juggling bottles of booze and space kitchen gadgets. You can create custom cocktails that patrons will order in story mode with the thousands of drink recipes.

Free experiences

Tiny Castles

One of the more complete experiences on this list is Tiny Castles, which was designed to show how hand tracking could be used in a full-fledged action-adventure game. It is still a short game, but its mechanics are tailor-made to make magic-wielding with hand tracking a more enjoyable experience. It is free and on the official store. That could be better or easier.

Elixir

The sorceress's lab has amazing magic hidden within and you can become an apprentice and take control of it. You may alter yourself in ways that you don't want to. Are you doomed to live the rest of your life if you don't master the spells and tasks assigned to you?

Tea for God

Tea for God is an example of what hand tracking can add to an already unique experience. Tea for God is a procedurally-generated experience, meaning the game creates its world as you play and it is different every single time. Tea for God is one of the best room-scale experiences available and uses the hand tracking feature in a unique way. You can make guns by holding up your thumb and index finger, punching enemies when they get too close, and using your fingers to control environmental objects.

VRtuos

Did you ever want to learn how to play the piano, only to find that the keyboard you picked up from a garage sale was too difficult? Whether it is a bargain-bin keyboard or a grand piano, a virtual one that teaches you the ropes, or a real-world piano, VRtuos works by lining it up. Colored notes help you not only press the right notes, but to hold them as long as you want. You can import any MIDI file to help you learn the song you have always wanted to play.

Interdimensional Matter

Interdimensional Matter is a puzzle game that appears to be simple on the surface; take the object apart, insert thecores into the correctly shaped slots, and put the object back together. Even a young child could do it. Between dimensions, there is no telling what will happen to the matter as it bends and moves in ways you won't expect. This is an excellent experience because it doesn't feel the same without your hands.

Voxel Works Quest

There is an official version of the game, but it's not the port of the game that makes the game special. The bonus of the game is that you can use your hands to interact with the blocky world. It's still a long way from being like Microsoft's incredibly deep title, but it's fun to play, given the new level of interaction present.

VRWorkout

A game that increases your heart rate is not the way to get exercise. It is better designed for hand-only interaction than games like Beat Saber or Pistol Whip, which rely on controller aiming and movement. Since its debut, it has seen several updates and the developer has been very responsive with feature requests and additions.

Mr. Scribbles

Mr. scribbles is a unique drawing game that aims to create a completely natural way of interacting with virtual elements. Virtual artists use gestures and hand movements to create lines and shapes. These shapes can be manipulated in a number of ways, including resizing, changing the color or material, and just about anything your mind can conjure up. You can create planets, spin them, and toss them into the air.

Sun Shard: Hand Tracking Demo - Might of the Gods

god games can be very rewarding to play, and people familiar with the Black and White series will know that. Sun Shard puts you in the shoes of a large deity whose goal is to defend a totem against an invading horde. As your enemies head into your sanctuary and try to destroy your power, grab, smack, and shoot magic at them.

Hand tracking in VR is a blast, and is mostly free

Hand tracking was launched as part of the main feature set of the Quest family just before the second game in the series came out. Several developers have implemented hand tracking into their games. Thanks to a recent hand tracking 2.0 update, the games that do use hand tracking will work better than ever before.

Stick to the free section if you want to experiment with hand tracking and get a feel for how it works. Most free games require you to sideload them via the SideQuest app on your phone. The games Tiny Castles and Elixir can be installed directly from the store.

Cubism and The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets are our top picks for the best hand- tracking experiences. Both of these games feature a laid-back style of play that is perfect for the hand tracking experience, which means you are not likely to get frustrated when the quest inevitably loses track of your hands for a split second. As always, make sure you play all of these games in a bright room, as the cameras on the Quest will need to be able to see your hands best.