VRChat is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online virtual reality social platform created by Graham Gaylor and Jesse Joudrey. It allows players to interact with others as 3D character models. The game was released for Microsoft Windows via Steam 's early access program on February 1, 2017. It supports the Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, Windows Mixed Reality headsets and the Valve Index, though none of them are mandatory to play. The game later launched on the Oculus Quest on May 20, 2019, supporting limited cross -play with the Microsoft Windows version.
Gameplay
VRChat's gameplay is similar to that of games such as Second Life and Habbo Hotel. Players can create their own instanced worlds in which they can interact with each other through virtual avatars. A software development kit released alongside the game gives players the ability to create or import character models from various franchises and adopt them as their personas. Player models are capable of supporting "audio lip sync, eye tracking and blinking, and complete range of motion It also includes several minigames in which players can "Capture the Flag, rob a bank in Steel 'n' Gold, and lob digital discs at each other in a match of Battle Discs."Although the game was named "VRChat", it is not necessary to have VR equipment to play the game. The game also offers a desktop version for those who don't have VR headsets, but it has limitations such as the inability to freely move an avatar, as well as certain game maps making use of both hands, such as a shooting game where the player must use their other hand to reload a weapon while holding it with their primary hand.
