Sansar
Early access since Dec 2018
THE ULTIMATE PLAYGROUND FOR CREATIVE MINDS AND VIRTUAL EXPLORERS. Experience anytime, anywhere on PC & VR!
52% positive · 622 reviews
Not yet
In early access, still in active development
High confidence
Active Development
Not yet
In early access, still in active development
High confidence
Active Development
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Sansar is a free-to-play social VR platform that has been in Early Access on Steam since December 5, 2018. The developer has not declared it a finished product, and the Steam Early Access flag remains active.
Development is clearly ongoing. The team shipped a feature patch on November 1, 2025 (v46.2.2, introducing audio-reactive shaders), another on December 1, 2025 (v46.3.0, adding support for up to 4 simultaneous media streams per world), followed by bug fix releases on November 2, November 7, and December 6, 2025, then January 21 and March 4, 2026. Most recently, a bug fix release (v47.1.0) was published on September 11, 2026 — the current date — confirming the developer remains actively engaged. This sustained cadence of feature additions and maintenance updates shows a platform that continues to grow and improve.
The store description presents Sansar as an evolving creative and social platform with a growing marketplace of over 50,000 items, community events, and both desktop and VR support. There is no indication from the developer that development is winding down or that a 1.0 release is imminent.
Evidence
Bug fix release v47.1.0 published on September 11, 2026 — the most recent developer communication, confirming active engagement with the platform.
Feature patch v46.3.0 introduced support for up to 4 simultaneous media streams per world, Chromium updates, improved diffraction performance, and additional audio-reactive shader controls.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Sansar, Inc
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Sansar is the ultimate playground for creative mind and virtual explorers.
Create your avatar using community provided avatar bodies and accessories from a store with over 50,000 items and growing. Morph your avatar's appearance to create the most compelling looks using more than 20 morph sliders. Adjust your clothing with Marvelous Designer simulations for a perfect fit.
Sansar's community is a mix of designers, coders, party goers, gamers, or just people who like to make friends in the virtual world. The VR experience is front and center in Sansar, but all of Sansar's amazing features work on both Desktop and VR simultaneously, allowing for a seamless transition from VR to Desktop mode.
Design worlds with a simplified user experience or seamlessly import content using modern 3d graphics technologies, like FBX and PBR materials. Control atmospheric lighting that will be rendered by our custom built, state of the art, rendering engine. A large assortment of community provided 3d models, animations, and scripts are also available in the marketplace to accelerate your creative experience.
Join events organized by the community or professionals, or organize your own event in Sansar. From amateur standup comedy routines to massive concerts featuring some of the world's most recognizable artists, Sansar is the destination for live VR events. Sansar is capable of hosting events without physical-world limitations, meaning an almost infinite number of participants can attend through the magic of Sansar's automated instancing capabilities.
Design highly interactive and immersive experiences and games, for both VR and desktop. Write your scripts in C#, or buy ready made ones from the store. Sansar's built-in questing mechanism can enrich your visitor's engagement and experience, using simple and intuitive questing UI.
Join our Discord:
Create your avatar using community provided avatar bodies and accessories from a store with over 50,000 items and growing. Morph your avatar's appearance to create the most compelling looks using more than 20 morph sliders. Adjust your clothing with Marvelous Designer simulations for a perfect fit.
Sansar's community is a mix of designers, coders, party goers, gamers, or just people who like to make friends in the virtual world. The VR experience is front and center in Sansar, but all of Sansar's amazing features work on both Desktop and VR simultaneously, allowing for a seamless transition from VR to Desktop mode.
Design worlds with a simplified user experience or seamlessly import content using modern 3d graphics technologies, like FBX and PBR materials. Control atmospheric lighting that will be rendered by our custom built, state of the art, rendering engine. A large assortment of community provided 3d models, animations, and scripts are also available in the marketplace to accelerate your creative experience.
Join events organized by the community or professionals, or organize your own event in Sansar. From amateur standup comedy routines to massive concerts featuring some of the world's most recognizable artists, Sansar is the destination for live VR events. Sansar is capable of hosting events without physical-world limitations, meaning an almost infinite number of participants can attend through the magic of Sansar's automated instancing capabilities.
Design highly interactive and immersive experiences and games, for both VR and desktop. Write your scripts in C#, or buy ready made ones from the store. Sansar's built-in questing mechanism can enrich your visitor's engagement and experience, using simple and intuitive questing UI.
Join our Discord:
Keep in Mind
- Sansar is free for anyone, anywhere to play, so you never know who you might run into. Please be thoughtful and courteous to everyone you meet.
- When you play Sansar, you agree to our Code of Conduct:
- Join our Discord:
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Last evaluated Sep 11, 2026
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