Cluster
Japanese mobile and VR social platform, strong creator scene.
- DEVICES
- iPhone / iPad · Android · PC (Windows) · Meta Quest
- AGE
- 13+
- COST
- Free (in-app purchases)
- CRYPTO
- No
- USERS
- ~2M monthly (vendor self-report) (2024, Cluster Inc (vendor))
Mainstream Living.
No crypto, real concurrent users, growing.
Fortnite
Battle royale that became a metaverse via UEFN.
- DEVICES
- PC (Windows) · Mac · iPhone / iPad · Android · Xbox · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch
- AGE
- 13+ — Officially 13+; widely played by younger with parental accounts.
- COST
- Free (in-app purchases)
- CRYPTO
- No
- USERS
- ~236M MAU (widely cited, unverified) (2024, Industry estimate — verify Epic State of Unreal)
Minecraft
The block-building social world that quietly remained the metaverse.
- DEVICES
- PC (Windows) · Mac · Linux · iPhone / iPad · Android · Xbox · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch
- AGE
- 7+ — ESRB E10+. Realms servers add moderation.
- COST
- Paid (one-time, ~$30)
- CRYPTO
- No
- USERS
- 350M+ copies sold (2023, Mojang/Microsoft)
Roblox
The user-generated giant of the mainstream layer.
- DEVICES
- PC (Windows) · Mac · iPhone / iPad · Android · Xbox · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Meta Quest
- AGE
- 6+ — 6+ with parental controls; under-16 accounts ≈ 50% of US base.
- COST
- Free (in-app purchases)
- CRYPTO
- No — Robux is in-platform currency, not crypto.
- USERS
- 85.3M DAU (Feb 2025, Roblox (vendor))
Spatial
Browser-first social and event platform for creators and small teams.
- DEVICES
- Web browser · iPhone / iPad · Android · Meta Quest · Apple Vision Pro
- AGE
- 13+
- COST
- Free (Pro and enterprise tiers exist)
- CRYPTO
- No — NFT integrations exist but never required.
- USERS
- 10M+ registered (vendor self-report) (2024, Spatial (vendor))
VRChat
The largest social VR world. Avatars, worlds, anything goes.
- DEVICES
- PC (Windows) · Meta Quest · HTC Vive · Valve Index · iPhone / iPad · Android
- AGE
- 13+ — 13+. Adult content filter since Sep 2023; Persona age-verify since Jan 2025.
- COST
- Free (VRC+ subscription optional)
- CRYPTO
- No
- USERS
- 156,700 peak concurrent (Feb 15, 2026, Wikipedia (Sanrio VFes premiere))
Zepeto
Mobile-first Asian social metaverse with photoreal avatars.
- DEVICES
- iPhone / iPad · Android
- AGE
- 13+ — Young teen-skewing audience, especially in Asia.
- COST
- Free (in-app purchases)
- CRYPTO
- No
- USERS
- ~300M registered (vendor) (2024, Naver Z (vendor))
Rec Room
Closed on June 1, 2026 after nine years and 150M+ players.
- DEVICES
- PC (Windows) · iPhone / iPad · Android · Meta Quest · PlayStation VR · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox · Nintendo Switch
- AGE
- 13+
- COST
- Was free
- CRYPTO
- No
- USERS
- 150M total players (lifetime) (Mar 30, 2026 — shutdown announcement, Rec Room (announcement))