¶ 📥 Getting the App
PatchWorld is available for VR headsets and desktop.
💡 Quick links: Downloads · Patch Web Portal
The web companion lets you manage worlds and assets from your browser — handy for when you're not in headset.
¶ 🥽 VR First Steps
Follow these steps the first time you open PatchWorld:
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1️⃣ | Install PatchWorld from the Meta Quest store (or use the download link) |
| 2️⃣ | Open the PatchWorld app |
| 3️⃣ | Accept the license agreement, mic, and spatial permissions |
| 4️⃣ | You'll land in the Intro World — PatchWorld's story mode |
🌊 About the Intro World: It teaches you how to swim (move through space) and how to insert bubbles into bloopers. At the end, two portals appear: one to EP1, the other to "What is PatchWorld". Following the story is the best way to learn the basics.
¶ 🏊 Swimming
✋ Grab the space around you and pull it!
That's literally how you move in PatchWorld. It feels strange for about ten seconds, then it feels great.
📖 Learn the rest from the Intro World, or read more here → Locomotion
¶ 🧭 Navigating the App
The three buttons you'll use most:
- 🏠 Main Menu — your home base
- 🔍 Discovery — browse worlds made by others
- 🛠️ Create — start patching
📖 Full guide → Navigation
¶ 🌍 Starting a New World
- Open the Main Menu
- Navigate to your Profile
- Click "Start New World"
📖 More on worlds → Worlds
¶ 📦 Spawning
Pull blocks, assets, and tools out of thin air.
📖 Learn the library → Library
¶ 💾 Saving & Publishing
Open the hub and click save on the current world widget at the bottom.
🔒 How privacy works:
- Saved worlds are private by default
- Publishing makes a world public
- New versions of published worlds stay private until you hit "Update Changes"
- The latest save isn't auto-published — this lets you keep a draft version while the public one stays stable
📖 Full guide → Worlds
¶ 🎉 You're Ready to Patch!
Jump into VR and start creating. If you get stuck, the community is here to help.
