The Lab
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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About This Game
The Lab is a free to play game designed for single-player, developed by Valve and released in 2016. With 6.6k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 94.8/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 0.97 hours, with side content bringing that to 1.66 hours, and a completionist run can reach 1.6 hours. Players commonly describe it as Free to Play, VR, Singleplayer, Action and First-Person.
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User Reviews
94.8
Overall Score / 100
9.5/10
Steam (6585 rev)
Playtime Estimates
0.97h
🎯 Main Story
1.66h
⭐ Main + Sides
1.6h
💯 Completionist
Based on 4 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
April 5, 2016
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Platforms
Windows
Price
Free to Play
Analytics & Metrics
Free to Play Analytics Unavailable
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Free To Play
Categories
Single-player
Tracked Controller Support
VR Only
VR Support
SteamVR Collectibles
Steam Leaderboards
Tags
Free to Play
VR
Singleplayer
Action
First-Person
Adventure
Funny
Sandbox
Casual
Family Friendly
Sci-fi
FPS
Puzzle
Shooter
Strategy
Archery
Memes
Multiplayer
Atmospheric
Simulation
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
German
Czech
Finnish
Hungarian
Polish
Portuguese - Portugal
Portuguese - Brazil
Ukrainian
Bulgarian
Swedish
Italian
Japanese
Spanish - Spain
Danish
Korean
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
- Processor: Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better, Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
- VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale
- Additional Notes: 1x USB 2.0 or better port also required