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Just Dance VR brings Ubisoft's popular rhythm series to Quest today, and it's a familiar affair with new social features. Here's our full review.

Update Notice

This review was initially published on October 15, 2024, as a review-in-progress without a score due to the lack of time spent playing multiplayer before launch. We updated this into a fully scored review on October 23, 2024, with our finalised multiplayer impressions.

VR rhythm games have no shortage of competition, so breaking through requires something special. Using an established series certainly helps but after an unusual development history, Just Dance VR - Welcome to Dancity is making its debut on Quest. The end result is an unusual mix of enjoyable yet flatscreen-derivative songs, tied together by social hubs clearly designed with VR in mind.

The Facts

What is it?: A VR adaptation of Ubisoft's rhythm game series.
Platforms: Quest (reviewed on Quest 3)
Release Date: Out now
Developer: Ubisoft Paris and Soul Assembly
Price: $29.99

Your journey through Dancity begins inside a fully explorable apartment that acts as your hub. It's a good approach that lets you choose songs without being entirely reliant on flat menus, and I like how achievements are displayed like actual trophies in a cabinet. A decent range of cosmetics lets you customize your avatar, though some visually appear worse on Quest 3 when looking at your actual arm than they do in the mirror.

Just Dance VR screenshot shows a dancer in front of you
Screenshot taken on Quest 3

Each song hosts a unique world called a 'Danceverse.' Performing across these vibrant environments feels nice, though it's hard to fully appreciate them when there's little opportunity to look around. You're still making similar motions for your performance, mirroring the opposite dancer's routine with pictograms helpfully signaling which moves to perform next. Accurately following the routine gets a higher score and earning five stars feels great on trickier songs. Unlockable items and new cosmetics try to incentivize progression as you gradually level up.

Compared to Just Dance 2024 Edition, it's considerably easier to earn high scores and anyone who's played the flatscreen entries will find familiar gameplay with songs. Just Dance VR goes beyond simply being flatscreen derivative and follows the existing template really closely. You're just swapping a smartphone for Touch Controllers. Granted, that's not too concerning when motion controls were already integral. If anything, the VR version feels more forgiving with scoring simply because the controls are nicer to use.

There's some engaging gameplay once you get into it and every rhythm game needs a good soundtrack backing it up. Musical preferences are naturally subjective, yet it strikes a decent balance for pop fans. I'm not expecting hundreds of tracks but only featuring 25 songs means the selection is limited. Unlike other VR rhythm games, there's no indication that the library will get expanded via DLC.

Just Dance VR screenshot shows a pink colorful beach with two dancers nearby
Screenshot taken on Quest 3

This wouldn't be so bad if Just Dance VR featured a more timely tracklist. For comparison, Just Dance 2025 Edition has ten songs from 2024 alone, including hits by Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, and Sabrina Carpenter. Just Dance VR only has ten songs from the last decade altogether. I can't imagine who's asking for Hollaback Girl in 2024.

Just Dance VR - Full Tracklist

  • A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie Ft. Q-Tip, GoonRock
  • After Party - Banx & Ranx Ft. Zach Zoya
  • Bad Liar - Selena Gomez
  • Beauty and a Beat - Justin Bieber Ft. Nicki Minaj
  • Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
  • Born This Way - Lady Gaga
  • Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
  • Centuries - Fall Out Boy
  • Dark Horse - Katy Perry
  • Don't Stop Me Now – Queen
  • Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
  • How You Like That - BLACKPINK
  • I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
  • Jai ho! (you are my destiny) - A R Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls Ft. Nicole Scherzinger
  • Lights - Ellie Goulding
  • Love Me Again - John Newman
  • Starships - Nicki Minaj
  • Stop This Fire – NIUS
  • Taki Taki - DJ Snake Ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B
  • Thank u, next - Ariana Grande
  • Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish
  • Tusa - Karol G and Nicki Minaj
  • Volar - Lele Pons Ft. Susan Diaz and Victor Cardenas
  • Wake Me Up - Avicii
  • WANNABE – ITZY

Of course, music doesn't have an expiration date and that's not to say what's here is bad. I'll cheerfully admit to playing the Call Me Maybe, Born This Way, and Blinding Lights stages multiple times, and most songs have appeared in other entries before. The one exclusive - Centuries by Fall Out Boy - is a surprising one, and it's a winner.

Just Dance VR screenshot shows a stage with a blue star in the middle and song billboards nearby
Screenshot taken on Quest 3

The biggest change for the VR adaptation is undeniably the social hub, Dancity, and that's directly inspired by Times Square. Up to 18 players can join at one time, grouping together to freely explore or start matchmaking against other dancers. Communication in Dancity is restricted to an emoji-only system, and you can select songs with others through billboards. Song of the week tournaments and weekly leaderboards will likely keep this lively.

Comfort

Just Dance VR features a wide range of comfort settings. While the actual songs can be played with minimal artificial locomotion beyond standard dance routines, Dancity and your in-game apartment can be explored via artificial stick-based locomotion or teleportation. Height calibration and arm length inputs are another option.

Snap turning and smooth turning are both available for the camera with different turn angles, while the 'Blend' option provides something similar to snap turning but there's a small gap that shows the continuous motion. Camera turning can be based on your controller or headset direction. Controller vibrations can also be disabled in your controller.

Finally, Just Dance VR also lets you activate a 'restricted area' that means people can't get too close to your virtual personal space. You can disable this entirely, set it to only let friends get close, or so no one can get close at all. It's a welcome safety feature and you can also adjust the size of this safety zone.

Exploring doesn't take particularly long and like the avatar cosmetics, some visual elements like the jagged edges in Dancity's colored floors make an otherwise strong presentation feel slightly uneven. Making a social hub is a smart decision for VR, but Dancity would benefit from more activities that aren't just jumping into songs or a couple of small playgrounds. You can also summon unlocked toys like basketballs or balloons through the same method as choosing emojis.

Just Dance VR screenshot shows an apartment being viewed from the second floor
Screenshot taken on Quest 3

If you'd prefer something more private, up to six people can go back to the apartment for a private party which allows voice chat. While exploring Dancity with others is fun, spending time with friends in a more chilled out setting is more my speed and these private parties were great fun. It's not likely to become a regular hangout space for myself in VR, yet there's great appeal here for a more casual audience.

Just Dance VR Review - Final Verdict

Just Dance VR is an enjoyable adaptation that matches the flatscreen entries well, though it's let down in a couple of areas. Uneven elements like some low-quality avatar cosmetics and the short soundtrack are hard to ignore, yet there's a great sense of rhythm. I believe Soul Assembly took the right approach by creating an explorable social hub, even if your activities are somewhat limited.

I can see this appealing to VR newcomers who've just bought a Quest 3S and existing Just Dance fans will likely have fun, but it's a tougher sell for rhythm game veterans over something like Beat Saber. Still, what's here is certainly entertaining and if you're after a more social VR rhythm game experience, Just Dance VR comes recommended.

Three and a half stars out of five

UploadVR uses a 5-Star rating system for our game reviews – you can read a breakdown of each star rating in our review guidelines.

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