Creator Docs

Publishing A World For Mobile in Meta Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor

  • Developer documentation: Publishing worlds on mobile
  • World preview image design guidelines

    When to use:

    Publishing a world optimized for mobile indicates to players that the world has been tested to consider the experience of users on mobile.

    To publish a mobile world while in edit mode:

    1. Click ‘Publish” found in the upper right hand corner or in the main menu dropdown of the editor

    2. Fill out the required text boxes and required Settings section
      Tip: A description though not required helps players know about your game before visiting
    3. Upload 3 images for your world in 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 as key art for your world page, thumbnail and portal
    4. In the Settings section, for the Availability dropdown make sure to select an option that includes mobile.
    5. In the Advanced section, to make the world visible to player make sure you turn on Visible to public
    6. Towards the bottom of the Advanced section, turn on Optimized for Web and Mobile, to let players know the experience has been created with mobile users in mind
      Tip: If greyout out and not turned on, check that you selected an option that included “mobile” in step 3 when selecting “Availability”
    7. Click “Publish” to make your world live.
      Tip: You can click “Save for later” instead if you want to pre-fill the necessary information and publish later

      You now have a published mobile world!

      Bonus Step:

      Click World Insights to be taken to the creator page where you can get a link to your world