[4] However, travel and communication between instances of sharded virtual worlds (so-called “shards”) are usually less well supported than in typical multiverse video games and often require a server transfer of a player's character.
Optional features include a virtual "lobby" that serves as starting point or hub to access subgames, the ability of players to choose and customize an avatar that is used in subgames, the ability of players to communicate with other players of the multiverse even if they are not in the same shared virtual world, and the ability of players to contribute user-generated content to the multiverse, e.g., virtual objects, avatars, or virtual worlds.
Furthermore, instead of providing a single virtual world shared by all players, these games provide multiple instances of virtual worlds that are shared by a limited number of players.
Popular examples include Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite Creative, VRChat, Rec Room, etc.
The term “multiverse” is used to simultaneously communicate similarities and differences between these video games and the concept of the Metaverse.