JetSuit is a clever arcade shooter with a weird control scheme that takes time to learn, but once it clicks it becomes one of the most replayable budget games on Meta Quest
JetSuit ended up being one of the best surprises I have played on my Meta Quest 3 this year. On paper it looks simple, a colorful arcade shooter where you blast alien swarms with a small mech, clear short stages, buy upgrades, repeat. In the headset, it has way more personality than that. It has a clear identity, a distinct control style, and the kind of replay loop that keeps pulling you back in for “just one more run.”
The first thing you need to know is that JetSuit does not control like most VR shooters. The right hand handles movement and orientation, while the left hand is for aiming and shooting. At first it feels strange, almost like your brain is trying to solve two different control schemes at once. You move your hands freely in space, the mech rotates independently, and for the first few rounds it can feel like trying to pat your head and rub your belly while dodging laser fire.
Then it clicks.
The best way I can describe it is this, it starts to feel similar to using a two-handed gun in VR. It is not exactly the same, as you can pretty much move your hands around separately in space, but once your brain makes that connection, everything becomes natural. Movement stops feeling confusing and starts feeling expressive. You are suddenly weaving through bullet patterns, snapping to targets, and controlling the flow of each encounter instead of reacting late to everything on screen. I just wish it had an option to basically swap what each hand does as I believe that would make it feel even more natural to me.
The structure feels closer to a stripped-back roguelike run than a classic level-select game. You clear stage after stage in sequence, and your health carries forward, so surviving early mistakes matters later. There are not many run-specific buffs or flashy roguelike modifiers, but the tension still works because you are basically trying to make it through the whole chain in one life.
Consumable pickups can appear during a run, including health or armor, and those drops can save a shaky attempt. They are simple and situational, but when one shows up at the right moment, it really matters.
The upgrade system is also more fun than I expected. You can unlock and swap weapon options including missiles, lasers, and defensive tools like shields. The mech customization has a playful toy-box feel to it too, removing arms and slotting in new ones gives your loadout a tangible personality. It is a simple system, but it gives you enough freedom to experiment with different setups depending on how aggressively or defensively you want to play.
There is also a story running through all this chaos, but honestly I didn't pay much attention to it, I just wanted to shoot aliens in the face. However, the little I did pay attention to I found it to be somewhat charming in a meta-like way where the dialogue poked fun at itself and the realities of being a small indie game.
Visually, JetSuit goes for a cute, bubbly style that immediately reminded me of Astro Bot energy. Bright colors, clean silhouettes, and expressive effects make it very readable during hectic fights. On the Meta Quest 3, that clarity matters. When the screen fills with projectiles and enemies, you can still parse what is happening and respond quickly. That keeps the challenge feeling fair instead of messy. It also has a full mixed reality (MR) mode where you can play the game in your own room, which is a nice touch.
Performance and comfort are also solid. Despite the high-action pacing, the game stays smooth and readable, and sessions are easy to fit into your day because the stage structure is so digestible. The game did crash once on me when I was customizing my mech, and it was a pretty weird one where like the headset was struggling to keep up with what was happening on screen.
JetSuit is not trying to be the biggest VR game on the platform, it is trying to be a tight, replayable arcade shooter with a unique control idea, and it succeeds. It is cheap, clever, easy to return to, and a lot more fun than I expected. If you can push through the initial learning curve, there is a fantastic little game waiting for you. Plus it's like dirt cheap. I highly recommend it. Thanks for reading!
The game was reviewed on a Meta Quest 3 using a promo code provided by PR. JetSuit is available on Meta Quest.
