This is the VR.org release date tracker: every upcoming VR headset, pair of smart glasses, game, and accessory with a real signal behind it, in one dated list. The headline entry is Valve's Steam Frame, which Valve launched on September 14, 2026 at $1,059, with reservation signups closing September 17 and the first purchase emails going out September 18. Every entry links to the VR.org reporting it is sourced from, and each one carries a status badge so you can tell a maker-stated date from a leak.
How to read the badges: confirmed means an exact date or month stated by the maker. expected means an official window like a quarter or season, or a stated target. rumored means leaks, filings, and supply-chain reporting the maker has not confirmed. released means shipped within roughly the last month, listed under Out now.
The headline release of 2026: Valve's Steam Frame, launched September 14, 2026 at $1,059 and $1,299. Image: Valve
Out now
Shipped within roughly the last month, newest first. Entries rotate off as they stop being news.
Sol ProtocolreleasedReleased September 19, 2026 in Early Access on Quest 3 and 3S; SteamVR in OctoberSingular Perception's three-player co-op space roguelike. Pilot, gunner and engineer seats aboard the Pathfinder, with roles swapping mid-run through procedurally generated systems. The developer moved Quest Early Access from September 17 to September 19, and SteamVR is targeted for October. The Automa systems meant to fill empty crew seats are still in development and are not a launch feature. Price: $11.99 on Quest. Quest 3 / Quest 3S / SteamVR
I AM YOUR BEAST VRreleasedReleased September 17, 2026 on SteamVRFlat2VR Spark and Strange Scaffold's VR version of the 2024 speedrun revenge shooter, published by Impact Inked. Price: $22.99. SteamVR
Valve Steam FramereleasedReleased September 14, 2026 through a reservation list; purchase emails rolling out from September 18Valve's wireless, streaming-first SteamOS headset, with a Wi-Fi 6E wireless adapter for PC streaming and standalone play on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Valve launched it on September 14 through a randomized reservation list. Signups closed September 17 at 10:00 AM Pacific, Valve shuffled the list once, and the first batch of purchase emails went out September 18 in shuffle order, each with a 72-hour window. Each kit includes the controllers, the adapter, and Half-Life: Alyx, and Valve counts over 100 games Steam Frame Standalone Verified. Valve ships to the US, Canada, the UK, the EU and Australia, with KOMODO selling in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Price: $1,059 (256GB) or $1,299 (1TB); power supply $29 extra. SteamOS standalone / PC VR streaming
Escape Simulator 2 (VR update)releasedReleased September 14, 2026 as a free update on SteamPine Studio shipped VR support for Escape Simulator 2 on September 14 as a free update for every owner. All official rooms are playable in VR, solo or in cross-play with flat-screen players, and Pine says it tested on Quest 2, Quest 3 and Steam Frame. Workshop rooms are disabled in VR for now. The Apocalypse DLC followed on September 21, playable in VR from day one. Price: Free update; the base game is $19.99. SteamVR
Transformers: Beyond Reality ReduxreleasedReleased September 10, 2026The rebuilt Transformers VR shooter from META4 Interactive and Illogika, dated at the Summer 2026 VR Games Showcase for September 3, shipped on the Meta Store on September 10 at $19.99. Price: $19.99. VR
The LightkeepersreleasedReleased September 10, 2026Spectral Games' Lovecraftian day/night lighthouse defense co-op game, announced with a firm date at the Summer 2026 VR Games Showcase, shipped on Quest 3 and 3S on September 10 at $19.99. Price: $19.99. Quest exclusive
RayNeo iO Smart GlassesreleasedReleased September 4, 2026A 33-gram camera-free waveguide HUD built for ambient AI rather than media, with a MicroLED display and a 23 degree field of view. Sold through RayNeo's own store and Amazon, with IFA demos in Hall 21A. Price: $449 introductory, $499 list. Android companion
RayNeo GT and GT MaxreleasedReleased September 4, 2026A 78-gram personal-cinema pair with dual 1080p 120Hz micro-OLED panels, a 59 degree field of view, dual-chip architecture and Bang & Olufsen quad speakers. The display half of RayNeo's deliberate split between a display device and an assistant device. Price: GT $299 introductory ($329 list), GT Max $399 introductory ($429 list). USB-C display
Into the Radius 2 (Quest version)releasedReleased August 27, 2026 on QuestCM Games' survival shooter left Early Access on Quest on August 27, completing the 1.0 release after the PC VR launch in April. A PS VR2 version follows on September 24. Quest
D.E.C.A.Y.releasedEarly Access launched August 26, 2026 on SteamVRA post-nuclear survival shooter from AGaming+, the solo studio behind the Z.O.N.A. series. Players maintain the Atlas network of thermal and radiation shields, with bunker-based gear management in the vein of Into the Radius. Launched Early Access on August 26; full release is expected about a year out. SteamVR
VR headsets
Full headsets, from the just-launched Valve Steam Frame to the 2027 wave. Shipped models move up to the Out now section.
Pico Space ProexpectedQ4 2026, September 2 Beijing event cancelledProject Swan is now Pico Space Pro. Pico cancelled its September 2 Beijing launch event nine days out and moved the headset to Q4 2026, citing a late software upgrade. The claimed sheet is 4,000 PPI micro-OLED, dual-chip compute at 12ms perception latency, and 270 grams, none of it confirmed outside Pico. Two devices cleared the FCC on September 1, which is a step toward a US release rather than a date for one. One US reseller has listed an enterprise configuration at $2,899 since September 28 with a February 2027 release; Pico has confirmed neither figure. Price: Not announced. Pico OS 6
Pimax Crystal ProexpectedSpring 2027, per Pimax; $1 reservations open nowPimax announced its next headset on October 6: a wireless PC VR design with 2880 by 2880 QLED panels per eye, mini-LED local dimming and eye tracking, plus an optional $599 60GHz kit that Pimax says sends an uncompressed image to the part of the display you are looking at. It also runs some software standalone on a Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1, the Quest 2's chip, and has no internal battery: power comes from an included 16,000mAh pack. Pimax says demos start in Q4 2026 and shipping is set for spring 2027, and a non-refundable $1 reservation takes $20 off at launch. Price: $1,399, or $1,899 with the 60G AirLink kit. PC VR / Standalone
Meta VR GlassesexpectedSpring 2027, no exact dateMeta's ultralight VR glasses, formerly Project Phoenix, announced at Connect on September 23, 2026. About 100 grams on the face with a roughly 300-gram compute puck on an optical tether, micro-OLED displays at 37 pixels per degree, and a Snapdragon Reality Elite. Controllers sold separately; 25 launch countries. Price: $1,299.99. Meta Horizon OS
Meta Quest 4rumoredSecond half of 2027 at the earliest, per reportsMeta's next gaming flagship, codenamed Griffin, is reported for the second half of 2027 at the earliest. Meta announced no new Quest at Connect on September 23; the ultralight headset reported alongside Griffin arrived there as Meta VR Glasses, due in spring 2027. Nothing ships in 2026. Price: Not announced; no credible price reported. Horizon OS
Vivo VisionexpectedChina first, date TBAVivo's 398 gram headset with dual 8K-class micro-OLED displays runs its own OriginOS Vision rather than Android XR, deepening the platform split in China. Price: About 10,000 yuan (roughly $1,400) expected. OriginOS Vision
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Smart glasses and AR
Display glasses and AI glasses across Android XR, Snap, Apple, and the tethered players.
Ray-Ban Meta AudioconfirmedShips October 13, 2026; preorders openMeta's first audio glasses, with speakers and microphones but no camera, announced at Connect on September 23. At 43 grams they are Meta's lightest AI glasses, in Ray-Ban's Clubmaster and Burbank styles with prescription support. They sit below the $449 Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3) and the $799 Ray-Ban Display, and none of the new pairs is on the Wearables Device Access Toolkit's supported list yet. Price: From $349. Meta AI app
URXR OneexpectedMid-October 2026 to Kickstarter backersUnseen Reality's 93 gram spatial display glasses, with micro-OLED panels and 6DoF and hand tracking handled on the frame, but no battery or onboard computer: laptops, Macs and handhelds drive them over USB-C. The Kickstarter closed September 18 at $1,288,712. Unseen Reality's roadmap puts the glasses and the Windows and Mac app in mid-October, with the Power Hub that phones need and the iOS and Android apps in November or December, timing it calls tentative. Price: $999 retail and late pledge; Kickstarter tiers were $699 to $799. USB-C display glasses
Snap SpecsexpectedShipping later this fall; no date given at the September 16 launch eventSnap's standalone true AR glasses with a 51 degree field of view. Preorders opened at AWE with a $200 refundable deposit. The September 16 launch event added a cellular charging case sold as a $2,395 bundle, Verizon data plans from $10 a month, the SPECS Intelligence assistant, and enterprise partnerships with Salesforce, AWS, NVIDIA, Trifork and Hololight. Hands-on demos open October 1 at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles. Snap still gives no ship date beyond later this fall in the US, UK and France. Price: From $2,195; $2,395 with the cellular charging case. Snap OS
Samsung Intelligent Eyewear (Jinju)expectedNovember 2026, per a Samsung official quoted by The Korea Herald; no exact date or priceSamsung's display-free AI glasses, built with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker on Android XR and confirmed by name at Galaxy Unpacked on July 22 after leaking through One UI firmware. The Korea Herald reported on October 1 that a Samsung official confirmed a November launch, and FCC grants dated September 27 cover eleven frame models under two IDs, with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 6E including a very low power 6 GHz mode. A Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 and a built-in camera are confirmed. Samsung has not disclosed a weight, a price or an exact date, and the eyewear brands still offer an email sign-up rather than a preorder. Price: $379 to $499, per supply chain leaks. One UI / Android
XREAL AURAconfirmedFull-payment preorders opened October 7, 2026; first deliveries before the holidays, per XREALXREAL put prices on its Android XR glasses on October 7: $1,279 for 12GB of memory and 256GB of storage and $1,499 for 16GB and 512GB, in two sizes, with the compute puck in the box. The base price lands $221 under the $1,500 ceiling XREAL had promised. Reservation holders can check out now as a full-payment preorder, a refundable $199 Priority Deposit holds a place for everyone else, and XREAL says it expects the first wave to ship before the holidays in the US, Canada, Japan and South Korea. Price: $1,279 with 12GB and 256GB, or $1,499 with 16GB and 512GB, compute puck included. Android XR
Android XR display glasses (Google and partners)expected2027Google said at I/O 2026 that its intelligent eyewear comes in two types and that audio glasses launch first, later this fall, with Samsung, Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. 9to5Google reported that the display versions are coming in 2027. Google has not announced a price, a partner lineup or a date for them. Price: Not announced. Android XR
Apple smart glassesrumoredLate 2027, WWDC 2027 unveil reportedApple's first smart glasses have no display. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported in July that the N50 glasses will be unveiled at WWDC in June 2027 and ship late 2027, and wrote on September 27 that Apple aims to release them in some form by the end of 2027. They did not appear at Apple's September 9 event. Apple has confirmed nothing. Price: Not announced. Apple
Acer AR Vision GR0expectedAustralia Q3 2026, EMEA Q4 2026, North America TBAAcer's return to XR: tethered display glasses with dual 1080p micro-OLED panels, announced at Computex 2026. Price: $499.99 in North America, EUR 599 in EMEA, AUD 999 in Australia. Tethered display glasses
VR games
Dated and windowed game launches. Games with no signal beyond an announcement are listed as TBA.
Walkabout Mini Golf: Escape from Planet XylodonconfirmedOctober 8, 2026Walkabout Mini Golf's next paid DLC course and the fifth of 2026: answer a distress beacon on a planet thick with strange plant life. Mighty Coconut announced the October 8 date on September 28, the same day it said it is cutting 10 more jobs. Every course since March has cost $4.99. Quest / SteamVR / PSVR2 / Pico / Galaxy XR
ShilconfirmedOctober 8, 2026 on Quest; Steam date to be announcedOSM Games' two-tone psychological horror puzzler from Vilnius, Lithuania: a slingshot for enemies you cannot see, a magnet for the environment, and a world that reshapes itself around an AI guide. The Meta Horizon Store lists it as coming October 8 at 10 AM PDT, and the developer's announcement prices it at $14.99. The Steam page is up with the date still to be announced. Price: $14.99 on Quest, per the developer. Quest / SteamVR
Into the Radius 2 (PS VR2 version)confirmedOctober 8, 2026 (moved from September 24)The PlayStation VR2 release of CM Games' survival shooter, originally announced on the PlayStation Blog for September 24. On September 17 the developer moved it to October 8, saying final certification turned up "a few things that still need attention." Co-op is due later in Q4. PS VR2
Bad InmateconfirmedOctober 15, 2026 on Quest and PS VR2HyperVR Games' physics-driven prison escape sandbox from Riga, Latvia: follow a strange helper in the wall, turn junk into tools, and brawl or bargain with a yard full of inmates. HyperVR's August 31 announcement dates Quest and PlayStation VR2 together, and the Meta Horizon Store lists October 15 at 10 AM PDT. The PlayStation Store page still reads release date to be determined, and a Steam page is up with no date. Quest / PS VR2 / SteamVR
Already DeadexpectedFall 2026Mooncall Games' fixed-camera survival horror puzzler in the 90s mold, built for PS VR2 and played seated. Its June release window trailer said fall; the PlayStation Store still lists 2026 with no exact date. PSVR2
Dark TripconfirmedOctober 29, 2026 on Steam, flat or in VRiWorlds' gothic horror escape room, set in an abandoned laboratory where hallucinations reveal clues the sober version of a room hides. Its Steam page lists October 29, 2026 and VR Supported, so it plays on a monitor or in a headset, two days before Halloween. SteamVR
Supernatural (independent relaunch)expectedFall 2026 on Quest; a day-one title on Meta VR Glasses in spring 2027The VR fitness app returns from its original founders and coaches as an independent company, Supernatural Health, on a new Horizon Store listing marked Fall 2026 and launching in the US and Canada. Meta's version shuts down on December 3, and Meta named the new app a day-one title for Meta VR Glasses. Supernatural Health says it is working to bring over points, streaks and join dates but has not confirmed they will transfer at launch, and Favorites will not carry over. Price: $20 a month or $200 a year; founding members pay $180 for the first year. Quest 3 / Quest 3S / Quest Pro / Quest 2 / Meta VR Glasses
H3VR2 (Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2)confirmedNovember 12, 2026 on Quest 3 and 3S; Steam in the second half of 2027RUST LTD.'s sequel to the gun sandbox, published with Creature and built around extraction runs through a procedurally generated megastructure called the Facility. It launches November 12 at 10 AM Pacific on Quest 3 and 3S, where preorders are open at 10 percent off. Anton Hand's September 23 release date video puts the Steam version in the second half of 2027, UploadVR reports, once a modding framework is ready; the Steam page still reads to be announced. Quest 3 / Quest 3S / Steam
Payday: Aces HighexpectedQ4 2026; open playtest and Steam Next Fest demo from October 19Fast Travel Games' four-player co-op heist shooter. After a closed playtest on August 20 to 24, an open playtest starts October 19 on Quest 3 and 3S, and a Steam demo with two heists joins Steam Next Fest the same day; both come with a Kitty Mask for the full game. Fast Travel says the game is close to going gold and launches later this year. Steam lists Q4 2026 and the Meta Horizon Store Fall 2026. Notable as the first game to list Steam Frame as a target platform. Quest / PC VR / Steam Frame
Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the StarsexpectedLate 2026Maze Theory's mixed reality game with an original story written by Andy Weir, playing Ryland Grace alongside Rocky. Maze Theory lists a late 2026 release window for Quest 3, Quest 3S and Pico 4, with other platforms to be confirmed, and the game is open for wishlists on the Meta Horizon Store. Quest / Pico
FNAF: Secret of the Mimic (Quest version)expectedLater in 2026The Quest port of the Five Nights at Freddy's flat-to-VR hybrid, following the PS VR2 and PC VR releases this spring. Steel Wool's own VR page still says a Meta Quest version is in the works and likely to release later in 2026; there is no Horizon Store listing yet. Quest
Hyperlane HighwayexpectedWinter 2026 on Quest; Steam lists 2026Ryality Studio's hoverboard roguelite, steered by leaning your body rather than the thumbstick, with dual-wielded blasters and a sponsor-built loadout of 60-plus mods. The Meta Horizon Store lists Winter 2026 and Steam lists 2026. A free, limited playtest has been open on Steam since August 13, PC VR only for now. Quest / SteamVR
Guardians PlanetfallexpectedEarly Access in 2027; the Meta Horizon Store lists Winter 2027VirtualAge's four-player squad shooter from the team behind Guardians Frontline, fought across procedurally laid out planets in a galaxy-wide war. It is not out on any platform yet. Both stores have moved it into 2027: Steam lists 2027 and the Meta Horizon Store lists Winter 2027, for an Early Access launch on Quest 3, Quest 3S and SteamVR. The Q4 2026 window it carried earlier no longer appears on either store. Quest 3 / Quest 3S / SteamVR
Beat Saber Flux updateexpectedSpring 2027Beat Saber's biggest update, announced at Connect on September 23. Flux is a new single-player mode played with hand tracking, slicing with a tether between your palms and punching notes, and it launches with 35 songs. The update also makes the whole game playable without controllers, refreshes the campaign, and adds the game's first progression and rewards system. Meta VR Glasses / Meta Quest
Breachers: OutbreakexpectedOn hold; development paused September 10, 2026Triangle Factory's four-player co-op zombie extraction spinoff of Breachers, announced at the Summer 2026 VR Games Showcase for later this year. On September 10 the studio told its Discord it had put development on hold, saying interest so far does not support a project of this scale and that some of the work will go into Breachers itself. The Meta Horizon Store listing has been removed and the studio's own game page no longer loads; Steam still shows coming soon. Quest / Pico / SteamVR / Steam
Accessories and more
Controllers, treadmills, battery kits, and the hardware orbiting the headsets.
Steam Frame Enthusiast KitexpectedTBA, FCC confirmed, not in Valve's launch accessory lineupAn accessory bundle with a hot-swappable battery pack for the Steam Frame, confirmed by FCC filings in June. It was not among the three first-party accessories Valve listed at the September 14 launch: a $29 power supply, the $59 Ergonomic Accessories Kit, and the $49 Accessory Replacement Kit. Price: Not announced. Steam Frame
How this tracker works
Every entry is sourced from VR.org reporting, and the link on each product goes to our deepest coverage of it. We re-verify dates weekly and on every major news beat: statuses move from rumored to expected to confirmed as the signals firm up, shipped products move to the Out now section for about a month before rotating off, and nothing gets a date this page cannot back up. For the full story on the biggest entry, see our Valve Steam Frame hub; for buying advice on hardware you can get today, start with the best VR headsets guide.
Frequently asked questions
When does the Valve Steam Frame come out?
Valve launched the Steam Frame on September 14, 2026, at $1,059 for the 256GB Kit and $1,299 for the 1TB Kit. You buy one through a randomized reservation list: signups close September 17 at 10:00 AM Pacific, results arrive that day, and the first purchase emails go out September 18. Our dedicated Steam Frame page has the full launch details.
What new VR headsets are coming out in 2026?
The Valve Steam Frame is the headliner, launched September 14 at $1,059 with purchase emails starting September 18. Samsung's Galaxy XR reached the UK on July 8. Pico's Space Pro, a Vision Pro competitor with 4,000-PPI micro-OLED displays, moved to Q4 2026 after Pico cancelled its September 2 Beijing event. Meta VR Glasses follow in spring 2027 at $1,299.99, and the Meta Quest 4 is not a 2026 product; reporting points to the second half of 2027 at the earliest.
What VR games are coming out in 2026?
Already out: D.E.C.A.Y. launched on SteamVR Early Access on August 26, Into the Radius 2 left Early Access on Quest on August 27, and Transformers: Beyond Reality Redux and The Lightkeepers both shipped on the Meta Store on September 10. Coming next: Sol Protocol early access on September 17. Windowed for later this year are Payday: Aces High, Breachers: Outbreak, and Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars.
What do confirmed, expected, and rumored mean on this tracker?
Confirmed means the maker has stated an exact date or month. Expected means an official window such as a season or quarter, or a stated target that could still move. Rumored means the signal comes from leaks, regulatory filings, or supply-chain reporting that the maker has not confirmed. Items are re-verified against our reporting on every update.
How often is this page updated?
The tracker runs on a weekly verification cycle, and major beats like the Steam Frame's September 14 launch are reflected the day they land. Every entry links to the VR.org coverage it is sourced from, and the last-updated date at the top of the page reflects the most recent real change.
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