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bohanvo2
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August 12, 2025
Question

Can anyone help me figure out how to play quest games on PC VR

I see a lot of instructions online about how to do the opposite (play pcvr on quest) but nothing on playing quest apps on PC VR. Is it even possible?

    6 replies

    Anonymous
    August 14, 2025

    Moved to the troubleshooting forum on the Quest side!

    steve40
    steve40
    Honored Contributor
    August 14, 2025

    Simply use the Meta Quest Link app on your PC (make sure Meta Quest Link is set as your default OpenXR runtime in the app settings) and play it like you would any other PCVR game using QuestLink or AirLink.

    Choleni
    Choleni
    Honored Contributor
    August 14, 2025

    Hi bohanvo2​ 🙂

    No, that's not possible.

    There are different systems: PCVR - Windows, Quest - Android.

    You can play PCVR games on the Quest if you connect it to a PC.                                            However, the games won't run on the Quest - all the work is done by the PC and streamed to the Quest.

    So you always need the PC version of a game to play PCVR.                                                            Games developed exclusively for the Quest can't be played on a PC.

    steve40
    steve40
    Honored Contributor
    August 14, 2025

    A small number of games available on Steam natively support the Quest VR runtime and can be played using Meta Quest Link without having SteamVR running. I can't think of specific examples off the top of my head, but I have one or two of them in my collection. I tend to think of them as being "Quest games", but they are not Quest exclusive.

    But I'm wondering if the OP is talking about streaming a game from the Quest to their PC (which is a weird idea)?

      Choleni
      Choleni
      Honored Contributor
      August 14, 2025
      steve_40 wrote:

      But I'm wondering if the OP is talking about streaming a game from the Quest to their PC (which is a weird idea)?

      That's how I understand his question.🤷‍♀️

      kojack
      kojack
      Honored Contributor
      August 14, 2025

      It's not possible.

      A Quest can play PCVR games via various methods, but there is no way for a Quest game to be played by a PC (they are made for the wrong CPU/GPU/OS). The best you can hope for is that the game is cross-buy and you get a free Rift version with it, that would be playable on PC (using a Quest with Link/Airlink/VD/Steamlink, a Rift, or other headset using Revive).

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