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  • Quest 3
  • Quest 3S
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OpenMW VR (Morrowind)

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Bethesda's 2002 RPG The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind running standalone on Meta Quest through OpenMW, the open-source engine reimplementation, in madsbuvi's OpenMW-VR fork (0.51): explore Vvardenfell in first-person VR with tracked hands. Tribunal and Bloodmoon are detected automatically. Bring your own Morrowind game files.

OpenMW VR (Morrowind)
  • Tracking
    Yes, 6DoF
  • Motion controls
    Yes, Tracked hands through OpenXR (OpenMW-VR by madsbuvi)
  • Rendering
    Yes, First-person stereo VR on the OpenMW 0.51 engine
Locomotion
  • Smooth Locomotion
  • Snap Turn
Headsets
  • Quest 2
  • Quest 3
  • Quest 3S
  • Quest Pro
No Quest connected
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About the original game
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Manual APK Download (GitHub Releases)
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Verification

Not tested

Step-by-Step Installation Guide

Install on Quest, in the card above, is the one-click USB install. These steps are the manual path (SideQuest or ADB).

Overview

OpenMW VR for Quest by tomups is a standalone Meta Quest APK of OpenMW-VR, madsbuvi's VR fork of OpenMW, the open-source engine reimplementation of Bethesda's 2002 RPG The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. It runs fully on the headset (OpenXR, with GLES via gl4es), packaged on top of openmw-android and based on OpenMW 0.51. You explore Vvardenfell in first-person VR with tracked hands, and no PC or streaming is needed once your game files are on the headset.

Install type: APK + your own game files.

[!IMPORTANT] No game files are included. You need your own copy of Morrowind (for example from Steam or GOG), installed on a PC so you can copy its folder to the headset. The Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansions are detected automatically when their files are present. Fan project, not affiliated with Bethesda, ZeniMax or Meta.

[!NOTE] Beta, not under active development. The author describes this build as an "aperitif" until Team Beef's native Quest port of OpenMW is released, so don't expect further updates. v0.51 (July 5, 2026) is the current release. The APK declares support for Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3 and Quest 3S.

Prerequisites

  • A Meta Quest headset with Developer Mode enabled.
  • A computer with SideQuest or ADB and a USB-C data cable.
  • Your installed Morrowind folder (the one that contains Data Files), about 1–2 GB with both expansions.

Step-by-Step Installation

1. Install the APK

Download com.openmw.vr-0-51-release.apk via 1-click on QuestPorts or from GitHub Releases. Install it with SideQuest (Install APK file from folder) or:

adb install -r com.openmw.vr-0-51-release.apk

The file name says com.openmw.vr, but the app's package is org.openmw.vr. Use that in the paths below.

2. Copy your Morrowind data (pick one option)

Option A: the full Morrowind folder on shared storage. Push your whole Morrowind folder (the one that contains Data Files/) to /sdcard/Morrowind/:

adb push Morrowind/ /sdcard/Morrowind/

Then grant the storage permission when the app asks, or grant it ahead of time:

adb shell pm grant org.openmw.vr android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Option B: only the contents of Data Files, in the app's own folder (no permission needed).

adb push "Morrowind/Data Files/." /sdcard/Android/data/org.openmw.vr/files/data/

With Option B, run the app once first so Android creates its folder, or let adb push create it.

3. Launch

Open Library > Unknown Sources > OpenMW VR. On every launch the app regenerates openmw.cfg (in /sdcard/Android/data/org.openmw.vr/files/config/). It scans /sdcard/Morrowind/Data Files, /sdcard/Morrowind and the app's data/ folder, and loads every game file it finds, with Morrowind, Tribunal and Bloodmoon ordered first. You don't need to edit any config by hand.

Notes

  • Because the config is rebuilt on each launch, manual edits to openmw.cfg are overwritten.
  • Advanced users can use android/run-on-device.sh ~/Morrowind from the repo, which pushes the data, installs the APK, grants permissions, launches the game and captures a log.
  • To see startup errors: adb logcat -s OpenMW SDL openxr VrApi DEBUG.

Credits

Quest packaging by tomups. OpenMW-VR by madsbuvi, OpenMW by the OpenMW team, Android port by xyzz (openmw-android).

Troubleshooting & Tips

The game doesn't start or says no game files were found: check that Morrowind.esm and the BSA files are either in /sdcard/Morrowind/Data Files/ (Option A) or directly in /sdcard/Android/data/org.openmw.vr/files/data/ (Option B, the contents of Data Files, not the folder itself). With Option A, the storage permission must be granted: accept the prompt or run adb shell pm grant org.openmw.vr android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE. The package is org.openmw.vr even though the APK file is named com.openmw.vr. Expansions missing: copy Tribunal.esm/Bloodmoon.esm and their BSAs with the rest of Data Files; they're picked up on the next launch. Manual openmw.cfg edits disappear: the app regenerates the config on every launch. Crashes at startup: capture a log with adb logcat -s OpenMW SDL openxr VrApi DEBUG. App not in the Library: look under Unknown Sources; Developer Mode must be on. This build is no longer actively developed (the author points to Team Beef's upcoming native port), so bugs may not be fixed. Fan project, not affiliated with Bethesda, ZeniMax or Meta; no game files are provided.

Requirements SummaryStandalone VR

Original Game Required:
Requires your own copy (The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind PC game files, e.g. Steam or GOG)About ↗
Asset Directory on Quest:
/sdcard/Morrowind/ (full folder with Data Files) or /sdcard/Android/data/org.openmw.vr/files/data/ (Data Files contents)/
Required Files:
Base game assets
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