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AdventureCasualMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayVRMultiplayerOnline Co-OpFunnyFirst-Person

107 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 319

Peak in the last 7 days: 396

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Game description

Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.

Basic info

DeveloperRec Room
PublisherRec Room
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 2, 2021
Price

Minimum specs

OSWin 7 or higher
ProcessorIntel i5 or Ryzen 5 1400
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGTX 970
Storage6 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 298 reviews from the past 1 year

82.8/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

For years a social hub where players met and built rooms together, Rec Room scores 82.8 from 298 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

Multiplayer appears in 65% of analyzed reviews and ranks 83rd of 642. 116 reviews praise playing together with others, describing friendships made over years and silly fun with strangers, and some even met friends in person. 105 say they had a lot of fun over many years, and some call it a home or an escape during hard times. 11 praise the creative freedom, describing simple tools for building rooms and a talented community making detailed spaces. Gameplay ranks 76th of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 391st of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1377th of 1399. 89 reviews react to news that the game is shutting down, and some feel the developers spent years adding features instead of fixing bugs and handling cheaters. 17 say the community has faded, with fewer people online and lobbies that now feel chaotic and toxic. 7 complain about pricing, describing frequent microtransaction prompts and rooms that are hard to enjoy without paying. Pricing & Fairness ranks 815th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“working together with strangers like classmates, dumb jokes that were funny” · 116 reviews
“had so much fun playing for 7 years” · 105 reviews
“game is shutting down after 7 years” · 89 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.84 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “user creativity aspect was phenomenal, easy to use, talented community creating detailed rooms” · 11 reviews
Negative “game designed primarily for VR, not recommended without it” · 1 review

Progression 1% · Difficulty 1% · Onboarding 1% · Strategy 2% · Controls & feel 1%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

World +2.01 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.87 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “game is slowly starting to die” · 2 reviews

Variety 8% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +1.74 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 0%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +4.31 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “working together with strangers like classmates, dumb jokes that were funny” · 116 reviews
Negative “boring playing alone without friends” · 1 review

Community 26% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.17 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “game has become a cash grab after years of enjoyment” · 7 reviews

Anti-cheat 2% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -1.74 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “game is shutting down after 7 years” · 89 reviews

Stability 4% · Performance 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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