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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!
Review94.96%  5781  307
GenresFree to Play
DeveloperValve
PublisherValve
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Tracked Controller Support
  • VR Only
  • VR Support
  • SteamVR Collectibles
  • Steam Leaderboards
Release dateApr 5, 2016
Supported OSWindows
Steam Deck Compatibility
Unsupported

Steam Deck does not support VR games

LanguagesEnglish*, 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
*languages with full audio support
Required age

0

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    Free to Play272VR237Singleplayer75Action72First-Person70Adventure49Funny49Sandbox44Casual42Sci-fi32Family Friendly32FPS22Puzzle21Shooter20Strategy17Memes17Archery16Atmospheric10Simulation9Multiplayer8

    Last update: 2024-05-22 (General data), 2024-05-22 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-06-29 (Review data)

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