Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026

Who can apply

• a demo video
• a hands-first experience for Meta VR devices, entered by a Meta VR Start member

What the form asks

• Submission name: a submission name
• Submission tagline: a tagline under 140 characters
• Track: a track
• Division: a division
• A text description covering your inspiration, how you built it, and future plans for improvement: inspiration, how you built it, plans
• Summary of the new features and capabilities added during the competition window: optional
• Describe how Hand Interactions are implemented into your experience and what excites you about the future of VR: optional
• Target launch date, if not already published: optional
• Invite URL or hosted link to the Project: an Invite URL or WebXR link for judges
• Demonstration video: a public demo video under 3 minutes
• Name(s), email(s), and role(s) for each team member: optional

Rules

• Submit on Devpost by November 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time. The entry period opened September 24, 2026.
• Open only to members of the Meta VR Start program. The person submitting must be a Start member by the time of submission.
• Entrants must be 18 or older and of the age of majority, with an active Meta account with Developer Access enabled.
• Residents of Brazil, Quebec, and areas under comprehensive sanctions are not eligible.
• Build for Meta VR devices in one track: Entertainment, Gaming or Productivity.
• Pick a division: New Experience (conceived and built from September 24, 2026, no pre-existing code) or Adapted / Significantly Updated Experience (an existing app with a meaningful new feature, mode or platform integration shipped in the window).
• The experience must be fully usable with hands, end to end, without a controller.
• Design for seated use, a fast cold start, and a complete moment in 10 minutes or less. Thin wrappers around existing services are discouraged.
• Engine builds go up as an APK to a release channel named Competition in the Meta VR Developer Dashboard, with an Invite URL for judges. WebXR builds share a hosted link.
• Each individual may submit one entry. One prize per entry.
• Winners are announced on or around December 11, 2026.

What they want now

Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026 wants Hands-first VR games without controllers, Lean-back spatial media and entertainment, Seated productivity apps for daily moments