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.
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. 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
VITURE Pro 2releasedReleased August 6, 2026Viture's lightest glasses yet at 63g, with a 146-inch virtual screen, 1920x1080 per eye at 120Hz, Sony micro-OLED panels rated 1,600 nits, and built-in 0 to -5.00D diopter adjustment. At $299 it is the cheapest credible entry in the display-glasses category. Price: $299. USB-C display glasses
Pimax Dream Air / Dream Air SEreleasedShipping now, preorder backlog clears by August 2026Pimax's compact micro-OLED PC VR headsets are reaching buyers, with Pimax committing to ship every outstanding preorder by August. Price: Dream Air SE from $899; Dream Air from $1,999. PC VR
Cave Crave: Tham Luang expansionreleasedOut now on Quest, PSVR2 and PC VR to followA virtual reconstruction of Thailand's Tham Luang cave rescue, adding swimming and diving through fully submerged passages. Launched on Quest July 30, with PSVR2 and SteamVR still to come. Cave rescue divers John Volanthen and Vern Unsworth and cave-scanning expert Richard Walters contributed. Quest / PSVR2 / SteamVR
Amelia's EscapereleasedReleased July 23, 2026 on Quest and PC VRA VR escape room with an interwoven time travel narrative from solo developer Rupert Lawrence at Reality Syndrome Symphony. Play as Amelia and puzzle your way out of a time-travel-obsessed scientist's room. Launched July 23 on Quest and SteamVR at $15.99. Price: $15.99. Quest / 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.
Valve Steam FrameconfirmedLaunched September 14, 2026. Reservation draw ran September 17; 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
Meta Quest 4rumored2027 windowMeta's next gaming flagship, codename Griffin, is reported for the second half of 2027, with a separate ultralight tethered headset also on the roadmap. Nothing ships in 2026. Price: Rumored around $800. Horizon OS
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. Price: Not announced. Pico OS 6
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.
XREAL AURAexpectedFall 2026, two of three reservation tiers sold outXREAL's Android XR glasses have passed 10,000 reservations. The $299 Founder Priority Pass sold out its 2,000 units in 36 hours and the $99 Launch Credit tier is gone, leaving the refundable $199 Priority Deposit. XREAL's FAQ now caps the $1,500 ceiling to the base configuration only, and the launch region list has grown to 28 entries while quietly dropping Canada. Price: No more than $1,500 for the base model, per XREAL, before tax. Android XR
Google x Warby Parker Android XR glassesconfirmedOctober 14, 2026The first consumer Android XR glasses from Google's Warby Parker partnership, announced on stage at I/O for the US, UK, and Canada. Price: $799, or $899 with prescription lenses. Android XR
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
Google Pixel Buds SightconfirmedNovember 2026Google's audio-first AI glasses, announced at I/O 2026 as the affordable entry point into the Android XR glasses lineup. Price: $299. Android
Samsung Intelligent Eyewear (Jinju)confirmedNamed at Unpacked July 22, no price or ship dateSamsung's display-free AI glasses, confirmed by name at Galaxy Unpacked on July 22 after leaking through One UI firmware. About 50 grams on a Snapdragon AR1. Samsung announced the name and almost nothing else: no price, no ship date, no SDK. Price: $379 to $499, per supply chain leaks. One UI / Android
Apple smart glassesrumored2027, possible September 2026 revealDisplay-free AI glasses reportedly in testing across four frame designs, with a possible unveil alongside the iPhone 18 and sales in 2027. Apple has confirmed nothing. Price: Not announced. Apple
Gentle Monster Android XR glassesexpectedFebruary 2027 targetThe fashion-forward arm of Google's Android XR glasses push, announced at I/O with a softer target than the Warby Parker launch. Price: $1,299 to $1,499 band announced. Android XR
Samsung Galaxy Glasses (Haean display model)expectedMid-2027Samsung's display glasses slipped to mid-2027, a delay Sundar Pichai confirmed on stage at I/O 2026. Price: Not announced. Android XR
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.
Sol ProtocolconfirmedSeptember 19, 2026, Early Access on Quest 3 and 3S (moved from September 17)Singular 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: $9.99 preorder, rising to $12.99 at full release. Quest 3 / Quest 3S / SteamVR
Guardians Planetfall (SteamVR version)expectedEarly access, Q4 2026The RTS-shooter hybrid is out now on Quest, with the SteamVR version now targeting Q4 2026 early access rather than the summer window originally given. 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
Already DeadexpectedFall 2026A fixed-camera survival puzzler headed to PSVR2 this fall. PSVR2
Hyperlane HighwayexpectedQ4 2026A hoverboard roguelite with a Q4 window, wishlists live now. Quest / SteamVR
Payday: Aces HighexpectedQ4 2026Fast Travel Games' four-player co-op heist shooter. The first public playtest ran August 20 to 24 on Quest 3 and SteamVR, and the Steam page now reads Q4 2026 rather than an open 2026. Notable as the first game to list Steam Frame as a target platform. Quest / PC VR / Steam Frame
Breachers: Outbreakexpected2026Triangle Factory's four-player co-op zombie extraction spinoff of Breachers, announced at the Summer 2026 VR Games Showcase with no firm date yet. Quest / Pico / SteamVR / Steam
Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the StarsexpectedLater in 2026Maze Theory's mixed reality game with an original story written by Andy Weir, targeting later this year. 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 is in development after the PSVR2 and PC VR releases this spring. Quest
Escape Simulator 2 (VR update)expectedFree VR update before end of 2026Pine Studio has a public VR preview running on Steam's open_beta branch with every official room playable. The full VR update ships free to existing owners before the end of 2026. SteamVR
H3VR2 (Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2)expectedTBAThe Meta-backed sequel to the beloved gun-sandbox, announced at the Creature Feature Showcase with no date or price. Quest 3 / 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, makes its public debut at a Beijing event on September 2. The Meta Quest 4 is not a 2026 product; reporting points to 2027.
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.
VR, AR & XR Release Dates 2026: Every Headset, Game & Accessory Coming Out | VR.org
