Unreal Gold VR
The 1998 classic Unreal in VR on Meta Quest, running standalone on Surreal Engine.
About
A standalone Meta Quest (Quest 2 / Pro / 3 / 3S, tested on Quest 3) VR port of Unreal Gold, built on Surreal Engine, a from-scratch reimplementation of Unreal Engine 1, with an OpenXR/Vulkan stereo renderer.
No game content is included, but Unreal Gold is available free and legally from OldUnreal.
Features
- Native OpenXR rendering at 72 Hz, snap turning, stick locomotion
- Weapons held and aimed with the right controller, with a controller-ray crosshair
- Curved menu panel operated by pointing and clicking
- VR-tuned controls for translator, inventory and crouch
- Save games persist on the headset
- Installs side by side with Unreal Tournament VR
Manual
Installation
- Get the game files. The port needs the original 226b
Systemfiles (from GOG/Steam, or the disc contents the OldUnreal installer extracts before it applies the 227 patch).Maps,Textures,Sounds,MusicandHelpare the same either way. - Sideload the APK with SideQuest or
adb install -r. - Copy the
System,Maps,Textures,Sounds,MusicandHelpfolders to/sdcard/SurrealEngine/on the headset. Leave out your PC'sUnreal.ini/User.ini. - Launch Unreal Gold VR from Unknown Sources and grant "All files access".
Good to know
- Enemy AI is only partially implemented in Surreal Engine: monsters often just stand around.
- Inventory does not carry over between maps.
- No dynamic lighting; some movers behave oddly.
Controller mapping
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Left stick | Move (direction follows snap-turns) |
| Right stick left/right | Snap-turn 45° |
| Right stick up/down | Next / previous weapon |
| Right trigger | Fire |
| Right grip | Alt-fire |
| A | Activate selected inventory item |
| B | Universal translator |
| Left trigger | Jump |
| X | Next inventory item |
| Left grip (hold) | Crouch |
| Y | Scoreboard |
| Left menu button | Open / close the game menu |
| Meta button (long press) | Recenter |
Download
Unreal Gold VR 1.0.0-beta8 latestv1.0.0-beta8 · 20 Sep 2026
All releases: github.com/SgtBilko76/Unreal-Gold-QuestVR/releases
Credits: Built on Surreal Engine by dpjudas and contributors. Unreal is a trademark of Epic Games; this project is not affiliated with Epic Games.