RecFlare game client

Automatic download and setup of a game client to play RecFlare.

The Rec Room 2025 patch is installed as part of the setup and configured to point at the RecFlare servers.

Download/update and play

Easy way: installer

Download and run RecFlareSetup.exe from the releases page. The wizard asks whether you have Rec Room in your Steam library: if you do, it downloads the game client from Steam (DepotDownloader, signing in with your username or a Steam mobile app QR code); if not, it downloads the game files from a mirror instead. It then installs the 2025 patch, points 2025patch.ini at RecFlare, and creates Start menu/desktop shortcuts for desktop and VR mode.

If Windows SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC", click More info and then Run anyway (the installer is unsigned).

To build the installer yourself, compile RecFlareSetup.iss with Inno Setup 6.1 or later: iscc RecFlareSetup.iss.

Manual way: scripts

Check out this repository or extract the ZIP: https://github.com/djdevin/recflare-client/archive/refs/heads/2025.zip
Run download.bat. The script will ask whether you have Rec Room in your Steam library: if you do, it downloads the game client from Steam (DepotDownloader); if not, it syncs the game files from a mirror instead. Either way it then installs the 2025 patch and writes 2025patch.ini pointing at RecFlare.
Run RecRoomScreen.bat or RecRoomVR.bat

Custom server

Fork this project and change the ApiHost and PhotonHost values in download.bat (the powershell line) and RecFlareSetup.iss (the ApiHost/PhotonHost constants) to your own instance. You can also edit 2025patch.ini in the game folder directly after installing.