8 brand-new Ready Player One games for HTC Vive will get you ready for the film

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Ready Player One centers around virtual reality (VR), so what better way to celebrate the upcoming blockbuster film's release than with experiences inspired by the movie on the best VR headset around?

HTC Vive is set to receive eight Ready Player One-themed experiences to mark the Steven Spielberg-directed movie coming to theaters later this month.

In most of the experiences, you'll be transported into the OASIS – the VR game at the heart of Ready Player One – and tasked with objectives like battling IOI Sixers or the undead. In others, you'll get to play homages to popular 1980s arcade games (natch), or experience the zero-gravity thrill of The Distracted Globe for yourself. 

So how can you get your hands on these new experiences? HTC is launching a VR arcade program across the US to allow anyone to try them out. If you already own an HTC Vive headset, you can download the titles for free via Steam or Viveport sometime before the movie's March 29 release date.

Here's a look at some of the Ready Player One experiences coming to HTC Vive:

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