Free To Play · April 5, 2016

The Lab (2016)

group1M–10M ownersrecommend397 recommendations
Set in a pocket universe of Aperture Science, The Lab offers a wide range of ways to enjoy VR, all in one application. Slingshot Begin your career as a Calibration Trainee by recklessly destroying everything in the Aperture Storage Annex using the Core Calibration slingshot. Longbow Use your archery skills to defend your noble castle gate from a rampaging but adorable and equally noble horde of attackers. Xortex Are you a bad enough dude to become a Xortex ace? Relive the golden era of gaming -- only this time, it's all around you. Postcards Visit exotic, far-off locales from the comfort of your own head. Human Medical Scan Explore the intricate beauty of the human body through a highly detailed model created from a series of CT medical scans. Solar System Why watch shows about the vast majesty of space when you can jump in and see it for yourself? Have educational space-fun while putting Neil Degrasse-Tyson out of business. Robot Repair Can you repair a robot? Good, because Aperture Science's Human Diversity Outreach Program is now hiring. Secret Shop The fantasy equivalent of a twenty-four-hour convenience store is now open for business! Peruse artifacts, shop for familiars and cast a spell or two at Dota's Secret Shop!

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Free to Play · 275
  • VR · 239
  • Singleplayer · 78
  • Action · 73
  • First-Person · 72
  • Adventure · 51
  • Funny · 50
  • Sandbox · 47
  • Casual · 44
  • Family Friendly · 34
  • Sci-fi · 33
  • FPS · 23
  • Puzzle · 22
  • Shooter · 21
  • Memes · 18

Position in Free To Play

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.4k Steam reviewsTop 31% in Free To Play
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 82% — this title sits in top 12%
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 69% for session depth among Free To Play

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Czech
  • Finnish
  • Hungarian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Ukrainian
  • Bulgarian
  • Swedish

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Turkish

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Tracked Controller Support
  • VR Only
  • VR Support
  • SteamVR Collectibles

Other

  • Single-player

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 5, 2016
DeveloperValve
Base priceFree-to-play
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksSupport

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 6.4k reviews

6.1k positive · 319 negative

Curator recommendations

397

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

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5 Free To Play titles launched in 2016 — top 4 by review volume.

Content Notes

This collection includes instances of cartoon violence and a human medical scan.

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Editions & Packages

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