GORILLA TAG COPY MODS

Modding Gorilla Tag copies (fangames) on standalone Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, or Meta Quest 3S generally revolves around the so-called "lib method", which sidesteps the need for a PC entirely by decompiling the copy's APK on-device, injecting a mod .so into its native libraries, and repackaging it for sideloading. To start, you'll need a file manager like ZArchiver or CX File Explorer (or Amaze) installed on your headset, plus a decompiler/injector tool — the most commonly referenced ones in the community are LemonLoader (used to patch the APK and select which .so to inject into the game's lib folder) and, more recently, Ruby OS, a standalone mod package that claims to work across multiple GTAG copies and horror games without per-game patching. The workflow typically goes: (1) download the copy/fangame APK from the source you trust (AppLab, itch.io, or a community Discord) and install it normally; (2) download the mod .so you want (e.g., a mod menu, pull mod, long arms, etc.) into your headset's Downloads folder via the Meta app or a file transfer; (3) open your file manager, navigate to the APK's installed data path (usually under android/data/<package_name>/files/mods/ or the lib/arm64-v8a/ directory), and either paste the .so directly there or use LemonLoader to select the target game and inject the .so into the correct arm64-v8a or armeabi-v7a subfolder; (4) if using the decompile route, you extract the APK, modify the classes.dex or swap in a modified libmain.so, re-sign the APK, and reinstall — this is the more advanced path that most TikTok tutorials walk through; (5) launch the game and, if it's a copy with a built-in mod menu, press the designated button (commonly Y on the right controller) to toggle the menu, or if it's a fangame that ships with the menu already integrated, it may auto-load. 

 Some copies (like those found on AppLab or itch.io) ship with multiple mod menus already baked in — one TikTok creator noted a single knockoff with "9 mod menus" — so in those cases you skip the injection step entirely and just open the menu in-game. A few critical caveats: this only works on copies and fangames, not the official Gorilla Tag on the Quest Store (official standalone modding was effectively discontinued after early 2022, and the only "legal" mods on standalone are the built-in Super Infection mode options like long arms and platforms, which unlock in-game without any file manipulation); using modified APKs may violate Meta's terms of service and, for the official game, could get you banned, so the community strongly advises sticking to fangames and private lobbies only if you do experiment; the specific file paths and tool names shift as Meta updates Quest OS, so a tutorial that worked on v62 may break on a newer build; and you should always back up the original APK before patching, because a failed injection will brick that install and you'll need to sideload the clean copy again. One important nuance: some modders distribute their files with a .dll extension even for Quest (it's just a mislabeled .so or a C# assembly), so if a "mod" you download says .dll but is meant for standalone Quest, it may actually be a .so in disguise — check the file type or just rename it to .so before injecting. The QuestGtagCopyModding subreddit and various Discord servers are the go-to places for current, version-specific instructions, since the exact .so names and directory structures change with each copy update.