Rec Room shutting down after failing to become 'sustainability profitable'
The VR chat and game platform Rec Room will shut down on June 1, 2026, ten years after its launch. Despite its popularity and a strong community, the developer was unable to achieve sustainable profitability due to overwhelming costs. The company previously laid off staff in August 2025, citing financial trajectory concerns.
- Entities
- Platform: Meta Quest 3
- Platform: Pico
- Topic: Business
- Game: Rec Room
- Topic: User-Generated Content
- Platform: PC
- Company: Rec Room
- Topic: Virtual Reality
- Platform: PlayStation VR2
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