Rec Room’s final day: Fans say goodbye as social gaming platform comes to an end

The Seattle social gaming platform, once valued at $3.5 billion, shuts down at noon Pacific today after a decade and 150 ...
Fast Company

‘Rec Room’ is shutting down, despite the popular game reaching over 150 million users. Here’s why

“Despite this popularity, we never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable business,” the company said in a statement. “Our costs always ended up overwhelming the revenue we ...
Engadget

Rec Room, a Roblox-style VR game, is shutting down

The Roblox-like VR title Rec Room is shutting down after operating for a decade. The free-to-play social game is closing its doors because the developers "never quite figured out" how to make it ...
The Verge

150 million users later, Roblox competitor Rec Room is shutting down

The company says it ‘never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable business.’ The company says it ‘never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable ...
GamesIndustry

VR platform Rec Room to shut down in June 2026

Social VR gaming platform Rec Room has announced its closure on June 1, 2026. In a blog post, developer Rec Room Inc. said that despite the platform's success, it "never quite figured out how to make ...
GeekWire

Snap acquires assets from Rec Room as social gaming platform announces shutdown

Rec Room, the social gaming platform that reached more than 150 million players, is shutting down on June 1. (Rec Room Image) Snap Inc. confirmed late Monday that it has acquired select assets from ...
GeekWire

‘I don’t think anything will ever replace Rec Room’: Fans shocked by gaming platform shutdown

The despair among Rec Room players is real. Users of the popular social gaming platform expressed their disbelief and sadness over the demise of the Seattle-based company, which announced Monday that ...