Rec Room is shutting down in June The popular metaverse platform struggled to turn its success into profit Snap is reportedly buying up some Rec Room assets Rec Room — a popular VR multiplayer ...

Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Aug 27, 2025 at 10:15 am August 27, 2025 at 10:37 am Nick Fajt, co-founder and CEO of Rec Room, in Seattle in ...

Popular virtual reality social platform and Roblox competitor, Rec Room, is shutting down on its 10th anniversary due to high costs and revenue issues, the company said. Rec Room is a VR hub where ...

If you've spent any time in virtual hangout spaces over the last decade, chances are you've heard of Rec Room. The social gaming platform became a staple for millions of players who used it to hang ...

The D-Day is here for Rec Room fans! The widely loved video game Rec Room is finally set to shut down after announcing earlier on March 30 that it would shutter after failing to find sustained ...

In July 2025, cross-platform online game Rec Room counted approximately 1,942 peak concurrent players on Steam, up from 1,816 peak concurrent players the previous month. Launched in 2016, Rec Room is ...

My significant other, who goes by the VR-alias Mint, is a veteran digital artist that didn’t believe her skills would transfer into expressing creativity in virtual reality. She did, however, believe ...

One of the biggest apps in virtual reality just got a boost in its bid to become one of the biggest players in the next big tech trend, the metaverse. CEO Nick Fajt, who co-founded Rec Room in 2016, ...

Rec Room is a VR hub where gamers from across the world can play with one another or with their friends, hang out, explore millions of player-created rooms and customize their avatars. The platform ...