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Rift Virtual Reality Check (VRC) Guidelines

Your Rift app must meet or exceed Virtual Reality Check (VRC) guidelines to be considered for distribution on the Rift Store.
Rift Test Plan
The Rift test plan [download .xls file] [download .csv file] is the exact criteria we use to test your app during the technical review phase of the app submission process. It explains each requirement in detail, including steps to test and what the expected result is.
Rift VRCs
VRCs are dividing into categories of evaluation such as assets that accompany your app, its performance, function, and how it handles input. Following is the current list of VRCs.
Asset Requirements
VRCRequired
VRC.PC.Asset.1
Logo must be on a transparent background.
 
VRC.PC.Asset.2
Store cover art images must have a clear logo without extraneous text, taglines, or banners.
 
VRC.PC.Asset.3
Store cover art must not include text in the top or bottom 20% of the image.
 
VRC.PC.Asset.4
Hero art must include the branding of the app centered in the image.
 
VRC.PC.Asset.5
Screenshots must be representative of the app and don’t contain any additional logos, text, or iconography.
✓
VRC.PC.Asset.6
App description, screenshots, and videos must not include HMDs, controllers, or logos for other VR platforms.
✓
VRC.PC.Asset.7
Trailer must not be longer than 2 minutes.
✓
VRC.PC.Asset.8
Artwork asset text should not use a font smaller than 24 pt.
 

Audio Requirements
VRCRequired
VRC.PC.Audio.1
App must target the audio device selected in the “Audio Output in VR” setting in the app.
✓
VRC.PC.Audio.2
Apps should support 3D audio spatialization, although it is not required.
 

Compatibility Requirements
VRCRequired
VRC.PC.SDK.1
Apps should meet all graphics and performance guidelines running on the recommended spec system specification with the specified alternative graphics card and with Asynchronous Spacewarp disabled.
 
VRC.PC.SDK.2
C/C++ apps must be written for Oculus PC SDK version 1.8 or later or the OpenXR SDK 1.0 or later.
✓
VRC.PC.SDK.3
Unity apps must be built with a supported version.
✓
VRC.PC.SDK.4
Unreal Engine apps must be built with a supported distribution.
✓
VRC.PC.SDK.5
Audiokinetic Wwise must be version 2016.1 or later.
✓

Functional Requirements
VRCRequired
VRC.PC.Functional.1
App must install and run without crashes, freezes, or extended unresponsive states.
✓
VRC.PC.Functional.2
The app must not launch with a Windows Firewall dialog box or a Unity graphics mode dialog box.
✓
VRC.PC.Functional.3
Single player apps must pause when the user removes the HMD or opens Oculus Dash.
 
VRC.PC.Functional.4
The app must not lose the user’s data.
 
VRC.PC.Functional.5
The app must not leave the user stuck at any point in the experience.
✓
VRC.PC.Functional.6
If the app supports a desktop mode, it must launch and be playable on the standard display without the use of the HMD or Touch controllers.
 
VRC.PC.Functional.7
The app must respond to the HMD’s positional tracking as well as orientation.
✓
VRC.PC.Functional.8
App must not include non-Oculus or Meta Quest headsets or controllers within the title or Store assets.
✓

Input Requirements
VRCRequired
VRC.PC.Input.1
The app must not submit frames or accept input when the user removes the HMD or opens Oculus Dash.
 
VRC.PC.Input.2
Single-player apps must pause while Oculus Dash is open.
 
VRC.PC.Input.3
Selecting Reset View in Oculus Dash must reset the user’s position and orientation.
✓
VRC.PC.Input.4
Selecting Exit to Oculus Home from Oculus Dash must exit to Oculus Home.
✓
VRC.PC.Input.5
The app must map all the buttons a user needs to all the controllers that the app supports.
 
VRC.PC.Input.6
The app must not claim Touch as a supported input device unless Touch position and orientation data facilitate player movement or manipulate the environment.
 
VRC.PC.Input.7
In-game menus should be activated with the menu button on the gamepad controller or the menu button on the left Touch controller.
 
VRC.PC.Input.8
When picking up objects within the app, use the Touch controller’s grip button rather than the trigger button.
 
VRC.PC.Input.9
If an app is “focus aware”, it must continue rendering while Dash is up, but hide any user hands or controllers and ignore all input.
✓
VRC.PC.Input.10
In-application hands and controllers should line up with the user’s real-world counterparts in position and orientation as closely as possible.
 

Performance Requirements
VRCRequired
VRC.PC.Performance.1
App must display graphics and respond to head tracking within 4 seconds of launch.
✓
VRC.PC.Performance.3
App should display graphics in the headset at 80 (Rift S) or 90 (Rift) frames per second on Nvidia 970 GPU running Windows 10.
 
VRC.PC.Performance.5
App should display graphics in the headset at 80 (Rift S) or 90 (Rift) frames per second on AMD 290 GPU running Windows 10.