Finding a solid alternative to Counter-Strike 2 wasn’t easy. Perseverance, however, has led me to discover a game that just gets the mechanics, action, and competitive spirit of Valve’s FPS – and, for me, eclipses CS2’s current version in some ways. That game is Pavlov Shack, which is first and foremost a team-based multiplayer shooter with realistic weapon handling and a decently high skill ceiling. The caveat? It’s a VR game.

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