Quick answer: Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2 (H3VR2) unlocks today, November 12, 2026, at 10 AM PT (noon CT, 1 PM ET) on Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S for $39.99. It is not coming to Quest 2. The SteamVR version is planned for the second half of 2027. Current as of November 12, 2026.
The sequel to one of PC VR’s best known gun sandboxes is finally out on standalone hardware. RUST LTD’s Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2 launches on the Meta Horizon Store today, published with Creature, and it is a Quest 3 and 3S exclusive until PC players get it next year.
Launch time, price and pre-order bonus
The Meta Horizon Store listing has the game unlocking at 10 AM Pacific, which is noon Central and 1 PM Eastern. Game director Anton Hand gave the same date and a “40 bucks” price in the studio’s release date Q&A, and the store lists it at $39.99. Pre-orders are 10% off until launch, so this morning is the last chance at $35.99.
Per RUST LTD’s October 15 press release, early buyers also get the “Preposterous Pre-Order Package”: the “FOMOgraphic” Sight, the “Mediocre Pre-Order Bonus” Golden Horseshoe and “Percy the Pre-Order” Tippy Toy.
What you actually do in H3VR2
You play The Handy, a sentient hot dog the studio describes as “part field engineer, part tactical operator, all beef.” The main mode, Facility, is an extraction run through a procedurally generated megastructure: pick a loadout, fight, loot, and extract to your base to build up your armory. Combat mode gives every player the same run and ranks them on online leaderboards, and there are daily challenges on top.
If you just want the guns, the Certification Range teaches firearm handling from scratch, and Competition, Arcade and Sandbox modes cover everything from timed drills to aimless plinking. RUST LTD’s official press kit promises more realism, more complex gun handling and deeper ballistics than the first game.
Why Quest 2 owners are left out
The press release names only Quest 3 and 3S. RUST LTD has not given a formal reason, but Hand told Road to VR in May that Quest 3 is “over the power threshold to be truly interesting” for this kind of game, and that targeting Quest 3 and 3S means targeting two modern devices that are for sale. The game targets 72 frames per second on the headset. The original 2016 game was PC VR only and never came to Quest.
Buy now or wait for Steam?
The Steam page still says “To be announced,” and the press kit puts SteamVR in the second half of 2027. UploadVR reports the PC build will add enhanced graphics and a dedicated modding framework, and Hand has called the game a “pseudo-live service” with two new Facility biomes a year. Guns and core features arrive as free updates, while new modes, sandbox packs and licensed content will be paid DLC.
Our take: if you own a Quest 3 or 3S and loved the original, there is no reason to wait. If you are a PC VR player who lives for mods, the 2027 version is the one built for you. Nothing announced so far says a Quest purchase carries over to Steam, so do not count on it. Hand says the PC version should also scale down to standalone PC headsets like Valve’s Steam Frame.
Sources: RUST LTD official H3VR2 press kit and October 15, 2026 press release, Meta Horizon Store listing, Steam store page (app 4632350), UploadVR, Road to VR. Image: official H3VR2 screenshot, RUST LTD.
