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The Lab

The Lab

2016 Valve
1 player
The Lab
2016 Valve
1 player
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About The Lab

The Lab is an adventure and puzzle game developed and published by Valve, released on 5 April 2016.

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.

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Genres
Adventure Puzzle
How long to beat
Main story 1h Source: IGDB
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Virtual Reality
Series
All Portal games in release order · 11
Tags
Best single-player gamesBest sci-fi gamesBest short games
Rankings
Best Puzzle games on PCBest Puzzle games of 2016Best PC gamesBest PC games of 2016Best games of 2016
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How long does it take to beat The Lab?

Main story: 1h.

What platforms is The Lab available on?

The Lab is available on Oculus Rift, Oculus VR, PC, SteamVR, Windows Mixed Reality.

When was The Lab released?

The Lab was released on 5 April 2016, developed by Valve.