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SteamVR
Grab SteamVR to access and play VR games using your HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality headset, or any other supported VR headset and controllers.
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
26 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This has been the best thing for my vr experience. I love being able to play all the games I love and mod them.”
“good for gorilla tag and for pc vr games perfect if you want to have a good gaming experience”
“very good for play vr titles with but sometimes it break and glitches”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“runs awesome with the perfect optimisations leaving me with a consistent 30fps.”
“I don't like using wires to connect my headset to my computer so this is a very good substitution for it and it runs very well”
“If your on linux , PLEASE USE THE BATE version so many updates fixed so many issues and performance other than that just works for me , if it does not for you ... its a user error”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Gabe didn't have to support the oculus/facebook/meta headsets, I won't take that for granted. I like owning my games on steam. I like being able to play my vr games on steam. I like the little headset shortcut icon next…”
“I really like that it's super easy to use, And overall a great app”
“Gold standard for quest 1/2/3 wireless vr. Infinitely better then quest air link, performs ok on bad routers and really good on good ones. Plenty of options to change settings to your hardware, and really seamlessly…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“While admittedly the Meta Quest VR experience is cooler, the SteamVR experience is made for me, specifically. I don't understand how other people live without rebinding their controls.”
“steamVR is great, love the community controller maps, they are very useful.”
“Steam VR works great. I'm using a psvr2 and it works well at 68 percent resolution scale, not the high recommended resolution. Large library of VR games. Good implementation of community bindings required for some games…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“i use virtual desktop with steam vr to game in pcvr bc the meta horizon application is not as reliable or fun to use.”
“If your on linux , PLEASE USE THE BATE version so many updates fixed so many issues and performance other than that just works for me , if it does not for you ... its a user error”
“Gold standard for quest 1/2/3 wireless vr. Infinitely better then quest air link, performs ok on bad routers and really good on good ones. Plenty of options to change settings to your hardware, and really seamlessly…”
21 of the 102 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“SteamVR opens in the background no matter how many times I close it, it just relaunches and no setting keeps it from relaunching. I barely use my VR headset and I only want to use SteamVR when I want. I launches in the…”
“Do I recommend it? technically yes, but also no. The reason for yes is because you have basically no other option, and the reason for no is because THIS SUCKS SO MUCH ASS. Every time I run steamVR it is the laggiest,…”
“sometimes its buggy sometimes its not but the world scale is very over powered”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Steam VR is genuinely one of the worst pieces of software yet released by the human race. Just mind boggling poorly optimized, you will be running a game at 90 fps perfectly fine, then god forbid you get a notification…”
“Do I recommend it? technically yes, but also no. The reason for yes is because you have basically no other option, and the reason for no is because THIS SUCKS SO MUCH ASS. Every time I run steamVR it is the laggiest,…”
“ive used steamvr for a while now, and its been nothing but a headache - constant crashes. sometimes steamvr just crashes for no reason (also i know its software related because a cable wasnt really that much better…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Do I recommend it? technically yes, but also no. The reason for yes is because you have basically no other option, and the reason for no is because THIS SUCKS SO MUCH ASS. Every time I run steamVR it is the laggiest,…”
“As a launcher/platform for VR games? It's... eh. It's okay. The weird wood cabin hub area has felt unfinished and cumbersome to use, I'd prefer it if we could just nuke it and keep the minimalist panel menus instead,…”
“I'd take SteamVR every time over any of the hardware locked platforms. It's not always the greatest piece of software in the world and especially with a Quest 1 it's a bit of a hassle to start every time (Start Quest ->…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Do I recommend it? technically yes, but also no. The reason for yes is because you have basically no other option, and the reason for no is because THIS SUCKS SO MUCH ASS. Every time I run steamVR it is the laggiest,…”
“ive used steamvr for a while now, and its been nothing but a headache - constant crashes. sometimes steamvr just crashes for no reason (also i know its software related because a cable wasnt really that much better…”
“yeah its great but the quality of the screen worsens for me over time”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It's an interesting little landing page for you to get your VR legs in. Teleport and snap-turn only which makes me somewhat queasy, but good environments.”
“I would like to know how to configure this to max out my FPS for IL-2 Great Battles games. Support told I should find out from the "forum". Support gave me recommendations before, but all of configs were lost with a…”
“Works good sometimes? For some reason, using the exact same cable & setup can make different outcomes. First being it runs perfectly fine, second is it runs at 10 FPS with input delay in every corner. For some reason,…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Simply some of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. VR is such a cool thing, and I really wish everyone had the opportunity to try it at least once.”
— a player, Steam review · 356 hrs played“VR has so much potential, it's just a shame it seems like it was only a passing fad from the mid 2010s - early 2020s, but I'll still be using it for the many years to come!”
— a player, Steam review · 1,009 hrs played“sometimes very laggy but most times good need a cable for smotth gameplay and wifi”
— a player, Steam review · 122 hrs playedPrice tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Introducing SteamVR 2.17
Today's SteamVR release makes more Steam features available in VR, adds 32-bit OpenXR support, and improves the streaming experience. If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the Steam
SteamVR Beta Updated - 2.17.9
If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not trac
SteamVR Beta Updated - 2.17.8
If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not trac
SteamVR Beta Updated - 2.17.7
If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not trac
SteamVR Beta Updated - 2.17.6
If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not trac
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Player tags | VR · Software · Simulation · Utilities · 3D · Shooter · Realistic · Combat · Co-op · Romance (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Tracked Controller Support · VR Support · Steam Workshop · SteamVR Collectibles |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplifie… |
| Official site | https://steamcommunity.com/steamvr |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or later, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-4590/AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better Network: Broadband Internet connection VR Support: SteamVR Additional Notes: 1x USB 2.0 or newer, HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer