Loading Screens

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A loading screen showing VRRat with a link to a support page.

Loading Screens are a series of intermittent scenes that are shown when loading into the client or worlds. It displays helpful banners about VRChat, as well as display a download progress bar.

Overview

By default, the loading screen scene consists of a teal void with bubble-like particles floating around, but can be changed with Cosmetics.

In the center of the view point is a graphic showing various banners. Underneath, displays information about the world the user is travelling to. It includes the percentage of the world downloading progress, thumbnail and author. Below that, shows a "Return to Home" button to return to the user's home world. If the user is loading their home world, and they click the "Go to default home" button, it will load into the VRChat Home instead.

The download process is skipped if the world is in the content cache via preload or previously downloading the world.

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  Entering VRChat Home with “Show Go Button On Load” disabled. No buttons displayed.
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  Entering any world with “Show Go Button On Load” enabled. “Go!”
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  Entering a non-VRChat Home that is not a custom Home. “Return to Home”
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  Entering a non-VRChat Home that is a custom Home. “Go to default Home”

After downloading, the loading screen will display the thumbnail of the world with a load indicator below it. The load indicator states progress in this order:

• "Initializing World...", "Connecting...", "Joining...", and "Almost Done!"{verify} if the loading takes too long.

While in VR, you are able to see a mirrored version of the loading screen by looking behind.

Loading Screens

Client

Banners

There are 17 "permanent" banners that can be displayed when entering into a world. Banners are dynamic and can be added or changed without notice:

Banner	Name	Type	Notes
	Gaining Trust	Informational
	Cosmic Survival Kit 26	Promotional	End date of June 3rd 2026.
	Avatar Accessories 2026	Promotional
	iOS Available Now	Promotional
	2FA	Informational	Only shown to users that don't have 2FA enabled
	Ask - Check Out Our Forums	Informational
	Community Guidelines - Hate Speech	Informational
	Community Guidelines - Provocative Content	Informational
	Change Avatars	Informational
	Join the VRChat Discord	Informational
	VRC+ More Avatar Slots	Promotional	Only shown to users that aren't subscribed to VRC+
	VRChat Support	Informational
	Hide and Unhide Avatars	Informational
	Safety System - Shield Levels	Informational
	Stay Safe - Mute and Block Users	Informational
	VRC+ Age Verification	Promotional	Only shown to users that aren't subscribed to VRC+
	VRC+ Nameplate Icon	Promotional	Only shown to users that aren't subscribed to VRC+
	VRC+ World Slots	Promotional	Only shown to users that aren't subscribed to VRC+
	VRC+ Prints	Promotional	Only shown to users that aren't subscribed to VRC+
	VRC+ Stickers	Promotional	Only shown to users that aren't subscribed to VRC+

Loading Screen with banners can be seen below:

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  IOS Available Now!
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  VRC+ Nameplate Icon
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  VRC+ Age Verification
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  VRC+ Prints
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  VRC+ Stickers
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  VRC+ More World Slots
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  VRC+ More Avatar Slots
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  VRChat Support
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  Protect your Account
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  Change Avatars
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  Safety Syetem
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  Gaining Trust
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  Hide and Unhide Avatars
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  Stay Safe
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  Community Guidelines Disturb
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  Community Guidelines Private
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  Check out our forums!
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  Join the VRChat Discord!

Community Labs

Community Labs worlds display a notice and warning when joining.

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  Community Labs

Custom

Select worlds can display a custom loading screen, needing permission from VRChat. This is usually associated with linking data with a third-party website. This type of loading screen requires the user to press an "Accept & Continue" button to join the world.

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  Custom

Android

There are 3 loading screens that can be displayed when joining a world from the Android companion app.

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  Avatars
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  Shield Level
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  Friends

Cosmetics

Loading Screen cosmetics changes the look of the loading screen. Cosmetics can change background, music, and UI colors.

Image	Name	Released	Available until	Requirement	Description	Music
	Default	March 17, 2026	-	-	The default loading screen.	Passing Through, by Erick McNerney.
	Loading Cubes	March 17, 2026	March 31, 2026	Have a currently active VRC+ subscription while on the Open Beta branch during the 2026.1.3 Open Beta cycle.	A new loading screen, featuring the Reference Cube. Lasts until the end of Open Beta.	"Many Cubes", by Sairenix.
	Classic Warp Tunnel	March 31, 2026	-	Have a currently active VRC+ subscription.	The Classic Loading Screen. Exclusive to those with an active VRC+ subscription.	Partially Offline, by Andrea Baroni.
	Orbital Drift	May 8, 2026	July 3, 2026	Buy from the Shop	You've seen that planet in your dreams...	N/A

Settings

"Go!" button

Within the Main Menu settings menu, under the User Interface tab, there is an option called "Show Go Button On Load". Enabling this setting requires the user to click the Go button before loading into the world. Disabling the setting will remove the Go button, causing you to automatically join when the download is completed.

Trivia

• The music from the loading screen is called "Passing Through", by Erick McNerney.
  • Erick McNerney has several official remixes of Passing Through on his YouTube channel.
• The "Classic Warp Tunnel" was originally used until September 4, 2018, before being replaced by the Default modern loading screen.
  • This particular loading screen is re-created in the VRChat Home - 10 Years world.
  • Partially Offline can also be heard in the VRChat Home music player.
• It might be speculated that the loading screen is a world called The In-Between.

See also

• Portals
• Worlds