This week's parcel: three Quest games that turn your living room into a playing field

Mixed reality doesn’t automatically mean the same feel every time. Some games use your walls, others your floor, and others the whole room you move through. This parcel holds three Quest games, each turning a different part of your living room into the playing field. We’ve thrown in a free way in, too, in case you want to try mixed reality first.

All three games rely on your Quest’s room scan (Meta calls it Space Setup). If you haven’t done that yet: it’s the first thing to take care of before you open the parcel.

1. The walls: Sozo – Tower Defense (one to watch)

In Sozo, cracks tear open in your real walls, and monsters march along a glowing path across your floor toward a crystal. You build towers on hex tiles along the path, cast powers from a menu on your wrist, and swat flyers out of the air before they hit your towers.

The path winds around your furniture, and building only happens on the floor, never on tables. From level 8 there are two floor cracks and two paths, so the room fills up nicely over time. According to the studio, the game spans 160 levels across eight realms, with eight towers and eight bosses. If you’d rather not show off your room, switch to VR mode and the arena sits on a floating island.

Best for: Strategists with a Quest 3 or 3S who like to plan and still want to move their arms.

Skip if: You want to start playing today. Price and release date were still unset as of Oct 10, 2026, so Sozo is one to watch.

2. The floor: Tank Avenger – Mixed Reality

Tank Avenger turns your floor into a miniature battlefield. You paint the floor area you want to use, and the game builds a small fortress and enemy tanks on it. Then you walk around the battlefield and steer a nine-centimeter tank with a controller.

According to the studio, there are 202 campaign levels across four worlds: Town, Desert, Jungle and Ice. Each level locks in the mode and weapon. Furniture blocks tiles, and nothing gets built on them. It feels like a tabletop game, except the table is your carpet.

Best for: Anyone who likes short arcade rounds and a good look down at a diorama.

Skip if: You want to play with hand tracking (it needs controllers) or you don’t have an internet connection. The store page listed a required internet connection as of Oct 10, 2026.

3. The whole room: Laser Thief

Laser Thief strings laser beams across your room. You duck under them, step over them, slip through them and grab the loot on the other side without touching a beam. Then you carry it back to the starting pad.

Here your body is the controller. Every laser color has a fixed rule, and a little flying robot named BLIP guides you through the levels with one-liners. According to the studio, the game adapts each level to your room and checks beforehand whether it’s solvable at your height. Getting hit is no big deal: the loot goes back, and you give it another go.

Best for: Families and groups of friends who like to laugh, watch and move.

Skip if: Your room is very small. The store recommends a 3 × 3 meter space, even though the levels adapt to smaller rooms.

Free extra: Meta’s First Encounters

If you’ve never played mixed reality, First Encounters is the best place to start. Meta’s free game has little aliens bursting through your walls, and you hold them off with a blaster. It’s short, but it shows off nicely how passthrough — the camera view of your real room inside the headset — blends with game graphics.

Best for: New Quest 3 owners who want to see what mixed reality can do.

Skip if: You already know it. For repeat players, there’s little new here.

Which pick for which evening?

• A quiet strategy night: Sozo, as soon as it’s available. The clock only starts once your first tower is up.
• Short rounds in between: Tank Avenger, because the levels are manageable and the stars tempt you to replay.
• A party or family visit: Laser Thief, because watching is almost as much fun as playing.

Before you start

All three games want clear floor space. Put away cables, toys and low stools, and keep pets out of the play area. With Sozo and Laser Thief you swing your arms hard, and with Laser Thief your whole body too. So leave some distance from lamps and shelves.

Platform and price note

As of Oct 10, 2026: Tank Avenger cost £9.99 in the UK Meta Horizon Store and, per the store page, ran on Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3 and Quest 3S. For Laser Thief, it’s best to check the price and supported headsets right on the store page. According to the studio, Sozo is made for Quest 3 and 3S, with price and date still open. First Encounters is free. Prices can change.