VRChat experienced a major incident on August 28, 2025 affecting Authentication / Login, lasting 38m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Authentication / Login
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 28, 2025, 07:21 PM UTC
We're currently observing issues with logging in to VRChat
- identified Aug 28, 2025, 07:29 PM UTC
We have identified the issue as global issues with Steam login. We are monitoring Steam's status messaging. This issue will only affect users utilizing Steam to log into VRChat. Please use direct VRChat email/password to log in until Steam resolves their issues.
- monitoring Aug 28, 2025, 07:41 PM UTC
We're observing logins return to normal levels
- resolved Aug 28, 2025, 07:59 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.