My computer is finally VR ready, and oculus rift is pretty affordable but I'm looking for that WOW game to make the jump. Following.

I don't know, maybe I don't know what I want. I'm sort of wanting a demo to come out where I go "wow, I gotta play that!". Some games that look interesting to me:
Rec room
Mission ISS and Adrift look neat

Are there any like theme park VR games?
What are the best racing sims, I usually end up gravitating towards those when I buy the next console.

I've looked into this.. nothing good that's free except unreal engine, but I find that program hard to use (but the results are amazing)

This guy did a simple VR house in blender:

I don't have VR (plan to someday), but I did just upgrade my system. I was on an i5-4590 Dell, GTX 970 3gb, 16gb DDR3. I'm now on a Ryzen 1600 AMD4 (almost 2-1/2 times the CPU speed), GTX 1060 3gb, and 32gb of DDR4 memory. I think I spent just a little over $300 (selling old hardware along the way). Ryzen is awesome, you get the same performance as intel for about 1/3 the cost.

So pulled the trigger on a lightly used oculus rift S, hoping to have it next week. My new PC should have plenty of power to handle any game. Pretty excited to try this finally.

Got mine setup.. couldn't connect at first, didn't realize that connector on the headset could get loose. Just the stock demos blew me away. It messes with your mind to let your mind think you're in a winnebago with a floating robot, then suddenly your controller hits the couch and you're like "Why isn't my hand moving still?".

Tried downloading a roller coaster simulator, my anti-virus is already blocking me. Reboot seemed to fix it, but I hope it doesn't keep popping up. Eset nod32 isn't real user friendly for adding exceptions.

Scott Danesi TheNoTrashCougar was streaming in VR chat a week ago so I popped in as well as a few other pinball people
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/843576351

So I finally decided to download project cars (because it's on sale for $7.50 right now). Not exactly a recent title (2017?) but holy crap. Seeing a 3D interior, the cars near you.. the sunlight rays filling up the interior. I just have an xbox controller hooked up right now (good enough) though I do have an xbox steering wheel in the basement I could bring up.

Tempted to also grab Assetto Corsa or Dirt Rally

Played mini golf tonight, that was a lot of fun
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/858141830

anyone try this yet? Looks really fun

CPU: Why not get a 3000 series now (which is PLENTY fast) and ebay it when cpu's are back in stock?

Video card: mark your calendar: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/12/22280277/nvidia-rtx-3060-graphics-card-release-date-time

I haven't touched my oculus rift s in about 6 months and even then I wasn't using it very long (played that kayaking game which looks great but not a lot to do). I think it's two tiered:
1. The software just isn't as good as hoped. That kayaking game for instance, why couldn't they include a game like toobin' where I have to paddle away from objects and recoup from waterfalls?
2. VR is very closed off. If you have family, you might as well not be home. My hope is that as augmented VR takes off it'll be more like playing a video game (you'll be focused, but you can easily swap between the virtual world and the real world).

haven't touched VR in over a year. One title I'm excited to try (supposed to come out soon) is Subliminal. Think back rooms (liminal spaces). If you haven't watched any footage, it's some creepy stuff. Liminal spaces are the paths between living spaces. Always feels just a little creepy (especially alone).
Game:

Backrooms:

Liminal space horror renderings:

Isolation is probably the biggest reason VR doesn't have lasting power. Video games are easy to interrupt (pause). Pausing VR isn't that easy. Haven't kept up, but I think the newer systems are implementing more augmented reality (or at least making it easier to jump between the VR world and the real world). Case in point, this dude ordered starbucks while wearing a VR headset