Rec Room versus VRChat after June 2026
VRChat is a different culture and tool chain. It did not inherit your Rec Room rooms. Treat it as a new build, not a restore.
If you only need a headset social space, shop those products on their own terms. If you need a public page and a handle for work you already made, that is the job here.
Do not expect a one-click migrate
UGC formats do not port because a brand died. Scripts, stores, and player inventories stayed on the closed servers.
Phone and desktop still matter
A social space that only works in VR is a social space with nobody in it. Rec Room’s reach was cross-device. Any replacement that forgets that repeats the empty-room problem.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a VRChat clone?
No. Different job: archive and publish creator work after a shutdown.
Should I rebuild in a full engine?
Only if you were already going to. Most Rec Room creators never opened one.