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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!
The Lab is a vr, singleplayer and action game
developed and published by Valve.
Released on April 05th 2016 is available on Windows and VR
in 21 languages: English, French, German, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Swedish, Italian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.
It has received 6,389 reviews of which 6,066 were positive and 323 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍
The game is free to play on Steam.
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- OS *: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
- Processor: Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better, Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
- VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale
- Additional Notes: 1x USB 2.0 or better port also required
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Игра "The Lab" — это сборник экспериментальных проектов от Valve, включающий "Portal", "Portal 2" и другие мини-проекты. Главное — уникальные механики: сейв-точки, физика, головоломки. Атмосфера мрачная, но с юмором. Подходит для любителей интеллектуальных задач и любопытных. Кратко, но ярко: идеальный способ познакомиться с Valve.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, The Lab is free to play on Steam.
The Lab is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.
Yes, The Lab received 6,066 positive votes out of a total of 6,389 achieving an impressive rating of 9.17.
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The Lab was developed and published by Valve.
Yes, The Lab is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, The Lab is not playable on MacOS.
No, The Lab is not playable on Linux.
This information about The Lab is not available yet.
This information about The Lab is not available yet.
Yes, The Lab is a VR-only title. A compatible VR headset is required to play the game.
The Lab is a single-player game.
No, The Lab does not currently offer any DLC.
No, The Lab does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, The Lab does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, The Lab is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Lab.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 04 September 2026 12:34 UTC |
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| SteamSpy data | 05 September 2026 20:40 UTC |
| Steam price | 04 September 2026 12:34 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 11 September 2026 17:53 UTC |
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- ProtonDB - Crowdsourced reports on Linux and Steam Deck The Lab compatibility
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Online players
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Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Release
05 Apr 2016
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