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The Lab

Developed by
  1. Valve
Published by
  1. Valve
Peak #91
Current #823
Top 250 30%
Gem Peak #1

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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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Dates

Released
2016-04-05 (8 years ago)
First review

Date of first review. Games cannot be reviewed before they are released, so when this is earlier than the release date, it usually indicates an early access game.

2016-04-05 (8 years ago)
Age on Steam

Days since first review, which is typically how long the game has been available for purchase.

2,937 days (8 years)

Reviews

Total reviews verified
6,030 317 (5%)
Review breakdown
5,732 95.1%
298 4.9%
Review velocity
2 reviews per day
Days in top 1000
2,934 (99%)
Estimated owners Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Pricing

Release price
Free since launch

Tags

Tags in descending order of votes. Votes are the number of times a tag has been applied to this game by a Steam user, shown next to each tag name.

  1. Free to Play 271
  2. VR 234
  3. Singleplayer 74
  4. Action 71
  5. First-Person 69
  6. Adventure 48
  7. Funny 48
  8. Sandbox 42
  9. Casual 41
  10. Sci-fi 31
  11. Family Friendly 31
  1. FPS 21
  2. Puzzle 20
  3. Shooter 19
  4. Strategy 16
  5. Memes 16
  6. Archery 15
  7. Atmospheric 9
  8. Simulation 8
  9. Multiplayer 7

Tags below the threshold do not have enough votes to be considered valid for this game yet.

Details last updated: April 19, 2024 03:10

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