H3VR2 hits Quest 3 on November 12, and PAYDAY's VR heist playtest opens October 19
Meta has put firm dates on two of the games it showed at Connect 2026. Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2 launches on Meta Quest 3 and 3S on November 12, and PAYDAY: Aces High opens a public playtest on October 19, Meta says.
PAYDAY: Aces High comes to Meta Quest 3 and 3S, with an open playtest starting October 19. Image: Fast Travel Games
Nearly everything else on the list sits in 2027. Dragon Grove arrives alongside Meta VR Glasses in spring 2027, Tetris Effect: Mixed Realities and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies VR carry 2027 windows, and Dice Throne Digital, a mixed-reality version of the dice-rolling hero battler, arrives free-to-play in early 2027 across Meta VR Glasses, Quest 3 and 3S, mobile and PC, with cross-platform play between them.
Both shooters were announced in June without a date
Neither game is a new reveal. Meta showed both at its June 2026 VR Games Showcase, which we covered when Quest picked up 28 game announcements in one go, and that recap already carried the first VR PAYDAY, its four-player co-op and H3VR2’s sentient hot dog premise. What Connect adds is the calendar, the Quest 3 and 3S confirmation, cross-play, a pre-order listing and the playtest.
The Meta Horizon Store listing for Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2 now reads "Coming 12 Nov at 10 PST", and Meta says the game can be pre-ordered for 10% off. The sequel comes from RUST LTD., whose Steam page still gives no release date.
The premise is unchanged from the original: you are a sentient hot dog working through a procedurally generated megastructure called the Facility, grabbing loot, upgrading your loadout between runs and plinking on ranges when you want a break from being shot at by other hot dogs. The Horizon Store lists it as a single-player game, rated 7+ for mild violence, and it does not need an internet connection.
PAYDAY’s playtest opens before a launch Meta has not dated
PAYDAY: Aces High reaches Quest 3 and 3S with cross-play against PC VR, Meta says, and the open playtest starts on October 19. Joining it earns a mask in the full game, named the Kitty Mask on the game’s Horizon Store page, and Meta places the launch itself only "later this year".
The store listings narrow that. The Horizon Store page says Autumn 2026, and the Steam page from developer Fast Travel Games lists Q4 2026.
Aces High is a stealth game built to break at the worst moment. You have been framed by a business titan named Warren Jupiter, so you case his banks, museums and penthouse and sneak in with up to three friends, and an alarm or a security camera turns the job into a firefight on the way out. Each heister takes one of four roles, the Mastermind, the Ghost, the Technician or the Enforcer, and the Horizon Store rates the game 18+ for extreme violence and strong language, flags in-game purchases and requires an internet connection.
Supernatural also has a window. The fitness app returns to the Meta Horizon Store this autumn with "every point, streak, and badge intact", Meta says, along with higher-definition environments and new workouts and music.
Meta also says every Quest game will be playable on Meta VR Glasses using Touch Plus controllers, so the 2027 headset does not arrive with an empty library behind it.
For now the nearest date is October 19, when the PAYDAY: Aces High playtest opens on Quest 3 and 3S.
