The metaverse is no longer tethered to the desktop. Decentraland has officially entered a new era of accessibility with the simultaneous release of its native Android app on Google Play and its debut on the Epic Games Store. This “Regenesis” phase marks the project’s most significant expansion since its inception, aiming to meet users where they already live: on their mobile devices.
The Mobile Revolution: Social-First Connectivity Developed by DCL Regenesis Labs using the open-source Godot engine, the new mobile client is designed as a “social-first” portal. Recognizing that internet users spend nearly four hours a day on mobile, Decentraland is pivoting from a purely exploratory world to a persistent social hub.
Key Version 1 Features include:
Seamless Discovery: Instantly find and jump into live events, music festivals, and community hangouts.
Full Social Suite: Global and local chat, friend management, and a rich library of Emotes.
On-the-go Identity: Full access to your Avatar profile, backpack, and wearable inventory.
Performance Optimization: Built for efficiency to allow longer sessions without the hardware strain of the legacy web browser version.
Strategic Expansion: The Epic Games Store Partnership By launching on the Epic Games Store, Decentraland taps into a massive global audience of 74 million monthly active users. To celebrate the cross-platform launch, players who download the client through Epic can claim the exclusive Epic Arrival Shield Wearable, a digital badge of honor for the “early adopters” of this new chapter.
What’s Next? The 2026 Roadmap While the Android app is live, the iOS version is confirmed to be in the final stages and expected to hit the App Store shortly. Looking ahead to Q2 2026, the development team plans to roll out “Version 2,” which will introduce:
Feature Parity: Quests, voice chat, and an in-world camera.
Social Portrait Mode: A streamlined UI for checking messages and notifications without entering the full 3D environment.
Mobile-First Experiences: Short-form, replayable games designed specifically for vertical or touch-screen play.
Industry Insight: This move signals a shift in the metaverse narrative—moving away from “walled gardens” and toward an interoperable, hardware-agnostic future. By moving to mobile and major storefronts, Decentraland is betting on high-frequency, low-friction social interaction to drive the next wave of virtual adoption.