Friendships and community
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Some of my best friends are from this game that I now talk to in real life on a daily basis.”
Steam review · 38.4 h played ↗
Rec Room
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 98%Very Positive · 98%Rec Room2021Sandbox · Casual · Adventure
The verdict
Rec Room was a beloved free VR/social hub of player-made games, but its servers shut down in June 2026 and it can no longer be played. Skip it; there is nothing left to buy or play.
Great for
Nobody now; it is shut down. Former fans can revisit it through memories or community revivals.
Main risk
The servers are offline, so the game can't be launched or logged into at all.
What players love
Nostalgic childhood memories
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It was more than just a game to me. it was a place where I loved spending my time.”
Steam review · 1416.2 h played ↗
Great VR experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“rec room was the best free vr game.”
Steam review · 85.3 h played ↗
Huge variety of player-made games
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Instead, I found thousands of games inside one game.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Creative tools for making rooms
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“rec room was one of the best games for me to express my creativity with the easy building and Circuits system.”
Steam review · 139.8 h played ↗
Free and fun with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“We played it with friends from morning till night”
Steam review · translated · 25.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game is shut down and unplayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Unfortunately it shut down which means you can't play anymore so now i don't recommend it it's just a waste of time”
Steam review · 64.2 h played ↗
Crashes, lag and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It crashes every half hour or so, and in-between crashes it is unplayable due to lag.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Toxic community, predators and weak moderation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The game is very poorly moderated, and is full of all sorts of bad types.”
Steam review · 51.1 h played ↗
Aggressive monetization and cash grabs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Last time I played it, I see more micro-transaction requests then I had seen them on an app on my phone.”
Steam review · 770.7 h played ↗
AI slop and declining content quality
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“AI has been crammed into several areas of this game”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Devs focused on collabs and money over fixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support6 GB
Minimum
OSWin 7 or higher
ProcessorIntel i5 or Ryzen 5 1400
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 970
Storage6 GB available space
Recommended
OSWin 10 or higher
ProcessorIntel i7 or Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 980 or better
Storage6 GB available space
OSWin 7 or higher
ProcessorIntel i5 or Ryzen 5 1400
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 970
Storage6 GB available space
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