Anagan79 — the Quest Games Optimizer developer — ships XR Replay, a $3.99 background tool that keeps the last stretch of Quest gameplay ready to save after the moment you would have hit record.
UploadVR covered the release on August 6, 2026. The pitch is blunt: the clip worth keeping is usually the one you were not recording. XR Replay runs while you play, holds a rolling buffer of the last user-defined window, and writes to storage only when you choose Save.
What it actually does
Per UploadVR and the store copy, you set a capture window between thirty seconds and ten minutes, plus aspect ratio, resolution, and bitrate. There are toggles for game audio and microphone audio, and an option to launch the app when the headset boots. Clips land in the headset gallery. QuestGames.app’s listing also notes actions from the notification panel so you do not have to open the utility mid-match.
Price is $3.99 on the Meta Horizon Store and on the developer’s itch.io page. Headset support listed on third-party store aggregators and Meta’s experience page includes Quest 3S, Quest 3, Quest Pro, and Quest 2.
What is still open
UploadVR’s initial report said there was no early word on performance impact while the buffer runs, and that a hands-on follow-up was planned. Treat “runs in the background without interrupting your session” as the developer’s claim and store framing, not as a measured frame-time study. Anyone buying for competitive shooters or high-refresh titles should verify on their own hardware before assuming zero cost.
XR Replay sits next to Anagan79’s better-known Quest Games Optimizer as a utility rather than a game. In a week when Quest owners are already juggling Horizon OS refresh-rate experiments, Steam Link’s wired beta, and a crowded September release calendar, a three-dollar instant-replay tool is the kind of plumbing that matters only after you miss one clip — and then matters a lot.
Sources: UploadVR, Meta Horizon Store — XR Replay, Anagan79 on itch.io, QuestGames.app listing.