plantica and V Inc. Open Cosmic Wonderland VRChat World on October 23
V Inc. is a VRChat partner company with capital and business alliances with Sony Group, Square Enix and ITOCHU, and this world is a corporate client project rather than a fan-made one, which is the test case for whether VRChat official worlds can carry a branded art commission.
Key Facts
- V Inc. will open plantica's VRChat world "Cosmic Wonderland" to the public on October 23, 2026.
- Cosmic Wonderland has four areas: CORRIDOR, HALL, TRAIL and LAB.
- The LAB area presents 24 fictional plant species with lore panels in Japanese and English.
- A launch listening event with DJ Yusuke Shiotani runs from 20:00 to 23:00 on October 23, 2026.
- Cosmic Wonderland can be entered from the PC version of VRChat only, not from Quest standalone or mobile.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, PANORA.
V Inc. will open the VRChat official world "Cosmic Wonderland" for flower creative studio plantica to the public on October 23, 2026, the company announced. V Inc. handled direction and production of the world, which the announcement describes as a botanical garden on an unknown planet. The world is divided into four areas: a CORRIDOR entrance, a dome-shaped HALL for viewing planets and auroras, a TRAIL among large plants, and a LAB research area. The LAB holds specimens and explanation panels for 24 fictional plant species, with Japanese and English text. Gravity is set to one-fifth that of Earth, letting visitors jump to view the plants from above or below. A launch listening event runs from 20:00 to 23:00 on opening day, with DJ Yusuke Shiotani, who composed the world's background music, performing. The event uses a Group Public instance open to anyone, and joining the group is not required to enter. The world is enterable from the PC version only, not from Quest standalone or mobile.
The world began as a plan for a space to exhibit plantica's works. plantica representative Takashi Kimura then asked to try expressions different from the studio's usual output because the space was VR, and the "botanical garden of an unknown planet" concept grew from that request. plantica handled planning and production. Kimura is credited as creative director and Shigetoshi Furutani as artistic director, with V Inc. on world direction and production and Yusuke Shiotani composing the music.
The press release frames the plants as "plants that seem like they could exist but don't, yet feel like you've seen them somewhere before." Large-grown plants and light-emitting plants each carry lore tied to the unknown planet's environment, and the layout work covered the size, number and color balance of vegetation in each area so that walking between the plants shows both the modeling detail and the scenery. The world sits in the "chill world" category, and the world name and descriptions are in Japanese and English for overseas users.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.