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The Lab

Free VR minigames set in Aperture Science's pocket universe

Valve · Released Apr 5, 2016

Free To Play

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 7,364
Recent reviews
Very Positive
83% of 37 in 30 days
Players
25
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
5 years ago
Aug 27, 2021
Minimum PC
GTX 970
4 GB RAM
Full requirements

What is The Lab?

The Lab is a free, single-player, first-person VR collection set in an Aperture Science pocket universe. You choose separate activities, including destroying objects with a slingshot, defending a castle with a bow, repairing a robot, and exploring models of the human body and solar system.

For you if...

  • +you want varied, short VR activities instead of a campaign
  • +you like experimenting with objects at your own pace

Not for you if...

  • −you want a single, continuous story campaign
  • −you prefer playing without a VR headset

What players say

94% of 7,364 reviews are positive · 83% of 37 in the last 30 days

Players praise the variety of activities, particularly archery, and recommend it as an introduction to VR. Recent complaints focus on crashes in Robot Repair and broken movement or physics in Secret Shop.

Players over time

▼ -78% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 105 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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The Lab system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 4 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
Processor
Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better, Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
Memory
4 GB RAM
Notes
1x USB 2.0 or better port also required

Does The Lab have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Lab run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

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PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing, VR
Languages
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.

Does The Lab use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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