Software

Platforms, apps, developer tools, and the software ecosystem powering virtual and augmented reality. Horizon OS, Android XR, visionOS 27 and SteamOS on the Steam Frame, social VR platforms, creative tools and enterprise applications all land here, along with the SDK releases and platform policy changes that decide what developers can ship.

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Virtual DesktopEditor's Pick

Virtual Desktop

$19.99

The single most important app for any Quest owner with a gaming PC. Streams your entire desktop and SteamVR library into the headset wirelessly, with remarkably low latency.

VRChat

VRChat

Free

The largest social VR platform. Build a custom avatar and explore thousands of community-built worlds across Quest, PC VR, and now mobile. Free to play.

Immersed

Immersed

Free

Turns your headset into a multi-monitor workstation with up to five virtual screens and passthrough so you can still see your keyboard. A remote-work favorite, with a free tier plus paid plans.

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VR.org OriginalsoftwareBy Jordan Kuo
Somnium Space Is Back on Steam in December, Minus Its Tip Jar
Somnium Space has a Steam page again, five years after Valve's crypto rules took it off the store, with a free Early Access release listed for December. Its own documentation marks the Stripe-powered Tip Jar as not available on Steam.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Nina Castillo
Why Does In Death's Free Wave Mode Now Cost $11.99 on Its Own? Superbright Says Nobody Could Find It.
Superbright spun In Death: Unchained's free wave defense mode out into an $11.99 Quest app with Mobile HDR, 90Hz and a reset leaderboard. The DLC stays free inside the old game. The studio says almost nobody on Quest knew the mode was there.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Sam Whitfield
IMAX Signs Meta VR Glasses as Its First Certified VR Device, With an App Due in Spring 2027
IMAX's own release on November 10 confirms the certification Meta announced in September and adds an IMAX app with a virtual theater for the glasses' spring 2027 debut. It names no films, no streaming partner for VR and no price.
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VR.org OriginalsoftwareBy Nina Castillo
Steam Frame's New Beta Lets Streamed PC VR Games Show Your Room, With X-Plane 12 as Valve's Example
SteamOS 0.5.8, a Steam Frame beta posted November 6, lets streamed PC VR games blend in camera passthrough through OpenXR's alpha blend mode. It is the first of the Frame's 15 update posts to mention passthrough. What changed, and how to try it.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
Twenty-One Years After I First Played It, F.E.A.R. Works in VR, Slide Kick Included
TheFreeMike's free F.E.A.R. VR mod is on its 24th release, with slow-mo on a wrist meter, weapon-by-weapon reloads and the slide kick on a stick flick. It needs your own Steam or GOG copy. Here is how to install it safely.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
The Free Dead Space VR Mod Moves Isaac's Health Bar From His Spine to Your Forearm
Talemann's Dead Space VR puts the 2008 original in a PC VR headset, with stasis in your palm, an inventory on your wrist and three builds in three days. It is free and needs your own Steam or GOG copy. The installer is unsigned.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Nina Castillo
A Free Mod Turns Metro Exodus Into a Full PC VR Campaign, Down to Swapping Your Own Gas Mask Filter
Metro Exodus VR's first public beta puts the main campaign in a PC VR headset, with manual reloads and your gear on your body. It needs the Steam Standard Edition. Here is what it runs and how to install it.
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VR.org OriginalsoftwareBy Alex Reeves
"3D Movies Included in Your Subscription": A Leaked Meta VR Plus Screen Lists Films From Disney, Sony and Amazon MGM
A leaked Meta screen labels a row of 3D films "Meta VR Plus," with titles from Disney, Sony and Amazon MGM. Meta has confirmed nothing, and Horizon+ still costs $7.99 a month.
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