Editor's PickVirtual Desktop
$19.99The 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.
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.
Most Popular VR Apps & UtilitiesFull best VR apps guide →
- 1Virtual DesktopWireless PC VR
- 2ImmersedMulti-monitor workspace
- 3VRChatSocial VR
- 4BigscreenVirtual cinema
- 5Gravity Sketch3D design
- 6ShapesXRSpatial prototyping
Editor's Pick
VRChat
FreeThe 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
FreeTurns 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.
VR.org Originals
All originals →VR.org OriginalxrBy Jordan Kuo
Apple Is Handing Live Vision Pro Production to Partners, and the Full Toolchain Lands in Early 2027
At a five-hour Meet with Apple session on November 11, Apple's host asked whether Apple is committed to visionOS. The firmer answer came earlier in the day: partner tools that complete the live Apple Immersive broadcast chain in early 2027.
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VR.org OriginalsoftwareBy Sam Whitfield
Meta Says In-App Purchases Out-Earned Premium Quest Sales for the First Time
Meta's director of games says in-app purchases passed premium app sales as the Meta Store's largest revenue source from January to September 2026, and that each of the top 50 apps earned over $1 million after store fees.
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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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