Four years ago, Mixed Reality (MR) on standalone headsets was little more than a tech promise. When BlockVerse was first launched on the Meta Quest store, Passthrough technology was in its absolute infancy, driven by early versions of the Meta SDK. What started as a passion-driven, experimental voxel sandbox quickly captured the imagination of over 10,000 players who believed in the project from day one.
To our incredible community: thank you so much for your support! ❤️
Today, after years of overcoming technical hurdles, navigating shifting platform guidelines, and executing countless code refactors to keep pace with the rapidly evolving Meta ecosystem, I am thrilled to announce that the first massive update for BlockVerse is officially live!
The game has been completely rewritten, heavily optimized, and is ready to redefine how you interact with voxel gaming in Mixed Reality.
What is BlockVerse? A Dual VR and MR Experience
Whether you want to completely escape into a virtual world or transform your actual living room into a living voxel canvas, BlockVerse offers two unique gameplay modes specifically designed to leverage next-generation hardware:
FULL VR MODE: Immerse yourself in massive, procedurally generated voxel sandbox environments. Explore deep caves, mine rare resources, craft towering structures, and survive the dangers of a boundless world.
MIXED REALITY (MR) MODE: Tear down the physical walls of your room. Build fortresses on your kitchen table, dig virtual trenches straight into your actual floor, and seamlessly blend digital geometry with your physical surroundings.
What’s New in This Massive Update?
This isn’t just a routine maintenance patch—it is a true generational leap for the title. Here are the core features arriving in this update:
Persistent & Spatially Anchored Worlds: Thanks to advanced spatial anchoring technologies, your physical room becomes a persistent, saved gaming environment. Build a fortress today, turn off your headset, and return tomorrow—your creations will be exactly where you left them.
Advanced MR Tech: The engine now fully utilizes environment depth occlusion, real-time lighting integrated with your physical room, and highly accurate passthrough alignment for unparalleled immersion.
Hand Tracking Interaction: Put your controllers away! BlockVerse now fully supports hand tracking, allowing for a completely natural, hands-free sandbox building experience.
Zombie World Mode: Ready to defend your base? Test your building and survival skills by fending off waves of zombies right inside your actual or virtual space.
Multiplayer Ready: Under the hood, the entire codebase has been optimized and restructured to support multiplayer functionality, laying a solid foundation for shared building sessions in upcoming updates.
Join the Adventure on Meta Quest
BlockVerse is available in Early Access on the Meta Store for $9.99 USD, fully compatible with the entire family of Meta headsets, including Meta Quest 3, Quest 3S, Quest Pro, and Quest 2.
If you loved the original concept or are looking for the ultimate title to showcase the cutting-edge Mixed Reality capabilities of your new headset, there has never been a better time to step into BlockVerse.
Craft. Explore. Survive. Your room will never be the same again.
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