Rec room is closed

Developers of Rec room It has been announced that this game will be closed this year. While Rec room Had a good amount of popularity, its run would end a decade after it started.

Rec room It has been frequently compared to titles such as RobloxAs the game provided social experiences in the sandbox that allowed players to create their own rooms. VR games remain a distinct subgenre, but among VR headset owners and those accessing games in 2D format, such as: Rec roomswitch release, Rec room Received a total of 150 million players. However, these impressive numbers were not enough to save the game.

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Announcing the permanent closure of the Rec Room

Screenshot from Rec Room. The screenshot shows four cartoonish blocky characters hanging out with each other.

On March 30, 2026, Rec room On June 1, the game announced that it would shut down and shut down completely. The team stated that while the game has actually reached over 150 million players, while millions are still playing each month, the studio has never been able to figure out how to make a profit on the game. As a result, they are spending more than they are earning to maintain and run the title. Additionally, the team cited changes in the VR market, as well as overall changes in gaming, as reasons for their decision to shut down.

Active players Rec room Accounts will be able to continue playing until the day they are closed, but those who have never played before will not have the chance. Effective immediately, no new accounts can be created for the game, friends cannot be added, and the Rec Room+ membership service for new members has been discontinued. Those who currently have a subscription will see it extended until the end of the game. Partner creators can still cash out their tokens, and those with room rewards from March will receive them in April. As a way to show players appreciation for the team, all first-party content available in stores is discounted by 80%, and some Rec Room+ member features are made available to everyone.

While fans and creators are sad to see the game shut down, Rec room It's also taking steps to give players a way to remember their time in the game and preserve the rooms they've created. Players can download any photos they've taken and receive a “Final Report Card” that serves as a reminder of their time in the title. Users on the Steam PC version of the game will be able to download their rooms starting one week from the announcement. The data can be used to rebuild rooms elsewhere, such as in the Unity game engine. However, users should make sure to do so before closing the game, as then the data will not be accessible.

Rec room Enjoyed on multiple platforms, but never came to PS VR2 despite being available for the original PS VR. The game's developers explained back in 2024 that they couldn't justify the cost of creating a “non-trivial port” to PS VR2, even though they'd love to. This may have been for the best, as the PS VR2 struggled to sell, with Sony cutting production of the headset shortly after. If that wasn't the case, though, it seems like there was an underlying issue of making money out of it Rec room This could mean that the game would have been discontinued sooner had the developer poured resources into making another VR port.

At one time, the future of Rec room It looked bright, many investors poured money into the project. Rec room At least $294 million was raised between 2016 and 2021, eventually valuing the developer studio at $3.5 billion, but the investment stopped at that point. In 2025, the developer began cutting jobs in March and August, the latter of which cut half of the studio's staff. fans of Rec room Consider popping in to say goodbye to the game before it becomes the last game to close in 2026.