The Game Census
VRChat cover art

VRChat

VRChat Inc. · 2017-02-01

Steam

AdventureCasualMassively MultiplayerSimulationSportsFree To PlayEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Jun 29, 2023 (Android), Mar 03, 2025 (iOS), May 21, 2019 (Oculus Quest), Feb 01, 2017 (SteamVR), May 21, 2019 (Meta Quest 2), Feb 01, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Join our growing community as you explore, play, and help craft the future of social VR. Create worlds and custom avatars. Welcome to VRChat.

VRChat is an Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, and Simulation game released in 2017, priced at free-to-play, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 267005 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000,000 .. 50,000,000.

62,339
playing now
75%
positive of 268k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000,000–50,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4,910
twitch viewers (latest)
64/100
IGDB user rating (107 ratings)
2209h
to beat · rushed 444h · completionist 50005h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

62,339 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

VRChat is an online virtual world platform created by Graham Gaylor and Jesse Joudrey and operated by VRChat, Inc. The platform allows users to interact with others with user-created 3D avatars and worlds. VRChat is designed primarily for use with virtual reality headsets, being available for Microsoft Windows PCs and as an app for Android-based headsets such as Meta Quest, Pico 4, and HTC Vive XR Elite. VRChat is also playable without a virtual reality device in a desktop mode designed for a mouse and keyboard, gamepad, or mobile app for touchscreen devices.

Trailer

VRChat trailer thumbnail

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 62,339 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 20,649 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2,581/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 11,252 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26k26k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6,099 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 769 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1,633 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 268 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 981 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 716 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 692 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 782 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3,903 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,045 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,066 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 769 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 588 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 571 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,683 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,928 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 811 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3,322 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,793 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2,437 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,891 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2,423 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3,087 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3,059 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2,843 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,749 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2,654 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 272 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,118 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,323 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3,335 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 291 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3,644 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 372 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4,365 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 374 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3,625 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 339 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3,855 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 426 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3,459 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 380 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3,172 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 320 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3,070 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 354 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3,365 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 369 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3,478 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 410 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2,686 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 325 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,659 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 334 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3,345 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 356 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3,534 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 397 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4,361 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 554 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3,871 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 484 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3,626 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 446 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3,431 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 433 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3,087 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 488 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3,112 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 421 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4,569 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 26,476 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,998 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7,115 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,003 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,259 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,890 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 829 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2,283 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 605 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2,388 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 574 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,529 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 632 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,938 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 432 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,948 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 405 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,804 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 407 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,676 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 371 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,916 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 467 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,310 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 492 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2,069 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 501 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,561 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 424 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,699 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 451 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,289 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 380 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,890 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 518 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,246 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 530 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,966 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 432 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,064 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 459 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,856 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 467 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,943 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 462 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,056 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 899 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,212 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 712 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,185 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 688 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,663 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 542 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,671 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 527 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2,419 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 512 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,075 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 520 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,255 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 685 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,811 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 597 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,061 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 738 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,710 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 567 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,771 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 674 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,893 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 810 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,966 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 878 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,845 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 840 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,570 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 671 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,582 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 734 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2,580 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 744 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,983 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 801 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,041 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 808 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,794 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 679 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,859 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 730 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,809 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 712 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,676 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 683 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,659 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 861 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,852 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 702 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 142 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

64k29k2026-08-06 16:00 — 52,827 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 41,321 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 45,802 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 51,778 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 62,112 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 50,074 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 36,100 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 45,887 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 55,299 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 38,015 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 41,435 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 45,499 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 47,774 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 49,522 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 41,309 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 53,324 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 59,047 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 42,479 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 42,058 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 49,283 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 42,635 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 44,552 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 32,149 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 41,775 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 58,724 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 52,914 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 50,865 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 54,352 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 45,815 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 44,843 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 33,018 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 36,801 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 52,867 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 36,347 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 39,704 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 55,007 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 62,428 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 53,906 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 44,513 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 62,339 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#33#372026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #332026-08-07 — #332026-08-08 — #332026-08-09 — #332026-08-10 — #332026-08-11 — #332026-08-12 — #332026-08-13 — #362026-08-14 — #342026-08-15 — #342026-08-16 — #342026-08-17 — #342026-08-18 — #342026-08-19 — #342026-08-20 — #342026-08-21 — #342026-08-22 — #342026-08-23 — #342026-08-24 — #372026-08-25 — #372026-08-26 — #362026-08-27 — #362026-08-28 — #352026-08-29 — #352026-08-30 — #36
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
63632026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 41 new positive2026-08-07: 20 new negative2026-08-08: 57 new positive2026-08-08: 18 new negative2026-08-09: 28 new positive2026-08-09: 22 new negative2026-08-10: 46 new positive2026-08-10: 10 new negative2026-08-11: 57 new positive2026-08-11: 14 new negative2026-08-12: 48 new positive2026-08-12: 24 new negative2026-08-14: 63 new positive2026-08-14: 27 new negative2026-08-15: 35 new positive2026-08-15: 28 new negative2026-08-16: 40 new positive2026-08-16: 25 new negative2026-08-17: 55 new positive2026-08-17: 25 new negative2026-08-18: 27 new positive2026-08-18: 19 new negative2026-08-19: 32 new positive2026-08-19: 12 new negative2026-08-20: 25 new positive2026-08-20: 23 new negative2026-08-21: 41 new positive2026-08-21: 11 new negative2026-08-22: 51 new positive2026-08-22: 11 new negative2026-08-23: 44 new positive2026-08-23: 27 new negative2026-08-24: 28 new positive2026-08-24: 21 new negative2026-08-25: 37 new positive2026-08-25: 6 new negative2026-08-26: 32 new positive2026-08-26: 9 new negative2026-08-27: 39 new positive2026-08-27: 9 new negative2026-08-28: 41 new positive2026-08-28: 28 new negative2026-08-29: 35 new positive2026-08-29: 25 new negative2026-08-30: 21 new positive2026-08-30: 15 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Attention

3221352026-05-29 — 209 pageviews2026-06-01 — 322 pageviews2026-06-04 — 233 pageviews2026-06-07 — 230 pageviews2026-06-10 — 219 pageviews2026-06-13 — 170 pageviews2026-06-16 — 197 pageviews2026-06-19 — 157 pageviews2026-06-22 — 175 pageviews2026-06-25 — 202 pageviews2026-06-28 — 192 pageviews2026-07-01 — 216 pageviews2026-07-04 — 152 pageviews2026-07-07 — 162 pageviews2026-07-10 — 234 pageviews2026-07-13 — 183 pageviews2026-07-16 — 189 pageviews2026-07-19 — 154 pageviews2026-07-22 — 195 pageviews2026-07-25 — 169 pageviews2026-07-28 — 152 pageviews2026-07-31 — 135 pageviews2026-08-03 — 136 pageviews2026-08-06 — 160 pageviews2026-08-09 — 156 pageviews2026-08-12 — 158 pageviews2026-08-15 — 183 pageviews2026-08-18 — 207 pageviews2026-08-21 — 166 pageviews2026-08-24 — 185 pageviews2026-08-26 — 200 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

19k1.7k2026-08-17 01:12 — 3,025 viewers2026-08-18 01:12 — 4,471 viewers2026-08-19 02:12 — 3,863 viewers2026-08-20 02:12 — 3,764 viewers2026-08-21 02:12 — 3,193 viewers2026-08-21 17:12 — 3,222 viewers2026-08-23 02:12 — 2,224 viewers2026-08-24 02:12 — 3,588 viewers2026-08-25 02:12 — 3,756 viewers2026-08-26 02:12 — 4,156 viewers2026-08-26 19:15 — 3,647 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 7,586 viewers2026-08-27 03:12 — 4,453 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 3,144 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 2,409 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 3,485 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 4,589 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 6,511 viewers2026-08-28 07:12 — 2,807 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1,926 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 5,168 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 6,097 viewers2026-08-29 03:12 — 9,500 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 3,795 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 2,094 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 4,994 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 5,457 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 5,203 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 2,881 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 4,910 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR Supported

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRAnimeFunnyMemesCasualComedyMMORPGAdventureOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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