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Terrible Laboratory

A slice-of-life RPG about inventions, odd jobs, and laboratory sabotage

aburasobabiyori · Published by Kagura Games · Released Mar 28, 2019

IndieRPG

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 447
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Oct 17, 2020
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Terrible Laboratory?

This single-player RPG follows scientist Dr. Konica Yaegaki as she raises money to repair her sabotaged robot and save her laboratory. You explore a modern city, gather materials, craft goods for sale and equipment that raises your stats, take part-time jobs, and check news reports about the laboratory's reputation.

For you if...

  • +you like anime-styled RPGs with a female protagonist

Not for you if...

  • −you avoid stories involving sexual violence and coercion
  • −you dislike deliberately failing encounters to unlock scenes

What players say

78% of 447 reviews are positive

Players using the adult patch praise its focus on humiliation-themed scenes. Recurring complaints include a thin story and limited artwork variety.

Screenshots and trailer

Terrible Laboratory screenshot 1

Terrible Laboratory system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 7/8/8.1/10
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo or better
Graphics
DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0
Notes
1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.

Recommended

OS
Windows® 7/8/8.1/10
Processor
2+ GHz Processor
Graphics
OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware driver support required for WebGL acceleration. (AMD Catalyst 10.9, nVidia 358.50)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0
Notes
1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.

Does Terrible Laboratory have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Terrible Laboratory run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
22
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese.

Does Terrible Laboratory 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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