Enhance your Roblox experience with virtual reality! Oculus Rift and Quest2 with link as well as HTC Vive and Valve Index on Windows PCs.
Other devices (Pico, Reverb etc.) are unofficially supported through SteamVR.
How to Enable VR
To enable your VR experience with Roblox, you'll first need to make sure you've installed Roblox (http://www.roblox.com/download) and then follow the steps below:
Please ensure that your device is properly connected to your PC and VR Mode is togged to "On" within the in-experience settings (Menu>Settings>VR>On). For more details, see How to Toggle VR Mode below.
Please install and configure the VR app for your device: Oculus VR or Steam VR.
Steam VR:
Supported devices : HTC Vive, Valve Index and others
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From your computer, install and open the SteamVR app.
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Enable OpenXR as the backend for SteamVR
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Turn the controllers on: (To turn the controller on, press the System button until you hear a beeping sound)
(To turn the controller off, press and hold the System button until you hear a beeping sound) -
The status icons on the SteamVR app and the status lights on the hardware should all be green.
To bring up the System Dashboard, press the System button on either controller.
Note: When you quit the SteamVR app, the controllers will automatically turn off. The controllers will also automatically turn off after being idle for a period of time.
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Select Play on a Roblox experience: Roblox Experiences
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Put on your headset and play!
Oculus VR:
Supported devices : Oculus Quest2 w. Link, Oculus Rift and compatible
- Install and open the Oculus App on your computer
- Confirm that your device is connected and the status is ready
- Under Settings / General in the Oculus App select OpenXR Runtime
- Select Play on a Roblox experience: Roblox Experiences
- Put on your headset and play!
In case you are using Quest2 with link cable, you will have to enable link inside the headset.
To confirm that your device is connected, do the following:
- Bring up the Devices tab and find your headset
- Confirm the status is green and no errors are displayed
How to Toggle VR Mode
You can toggle VR Mode on or off in-experience.
Note: The engine needs to restart for this to take effect. Disabling VR mode in the user settings will prevent the engine from starting in VR.
While VR Mode is On, you can toggle it to Off by doing the following:
- Select the Menu icon to bring up In-Game Menu
- Select the Settings option
- Toggle the VR option to Off and restart
While VR Mode is Off, you can toggle it to On by doing the following:
- Bring up the System Menu by pressing ESC on your keyboard, or by clicking the hamburger menu button in the upper left-hand corner of the screen
- Toggle the VR option to On and restart
When VR Mode is Off, the System Menu should appear as the following:
