How do I play Rift games on my Meta Quest 3?

[Aidanrussell1996]

Hello everybody, 

im new to VR and just had a question 

there’s a game called walking dead onslaught that I’m quite interested in playing but it’s only available on rift 

I own a meta quest 3, is there a way for me to play this on my headset ? 
thanks very much 

[oculusness · Accepted solution]

Hi @Aidanrussell1996  if you have a gaming computer, (the spec for early PCVR games was quite low compared to now) then you should be able to play the game if you connect your headset to the PC using a USB-C/A to USB-C link cable , or stream the game from your PC via Wi-Fi using a router (airlink)

The virtual Desktop app also allows you to stream games from the PC to the headset.

Unfortunately, if you don't have a gaming PC then you can't run the game on just the headset.

[WootM4ge]

Hey @Aidanrussell1996! Welcome to the Forums and the Meta Quest family! @oculusness is correct, you can play Rift games by connecting your headset to a PC that meets the requirements here: Requirements to use Meta Quest Link! As previously mentioned you have some options for connecting your headset to your PC, and making that decision of how can be sorta confusing, so here are some more articles that go into detail about the different ways:

The Meta Quest Link Cable

Connect your Meta Quest to your PC over Wi-Fi with Air Link

Virtual Desktop is a purchasable app that allows you to connect your headset to your PC through Wi-Fi. Here is a link to the store page: https://www.meta.com/experiences/2017050365004772/ 

I hope this was able to provide you with some insight into the different ways you can access Rift games with your Quest 3 through PCVR! Feel free to let us know if you have any more questions!