The Brookhaven Experiment

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App ID	440630
App Type	Game
Developer	Phosphor Games
Publisher	Phosphor Games
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	31575493
Last Record Update	9 October 2025 – 15:18:01 UTC ()
Release Date	5 July 2016 – 19:58:33 UTC ()

😎 81.17%

875 reviews

In-Game

The Brookhaven Experiment has terrified players and creators like Jacksepticeye and Markiplier. A VR shooter classic with bone-chilling atmosphere and easy-to-master controls it is a perfect experience to share with friends and family. Face down waves of horrifying monsters in VR’s scariest shooter!

Additional Information

Developer

Phosphor Games

metacritic_name

The Brookhaven Experiment

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Phosphor Games

Store Release Date

5 July 2016 – 19:58:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

OpenVrSupport

Yes

ControllerVr

steamvr	1
oculus	1

PlayAreaVr

standing	1
roomscale ↴
width	2
depth	1.5
360_required	0

vrheadsetstreaming

Yes

onlyvrsupport

Yes

openvr_controller_bindings

0 ↴
controller_type	knuckles
url	vr-input-workshop://1780992320

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

5 July 2016 – 19:58:33 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

7 October 2025 – 17:36:41 UTC () (1759858601)

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review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenVR SDK, Vorbis SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Steam Deck does not support VR games
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Unknown
test_timestamp: 8 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: No build

configuration:

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requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
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non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

30 January 2016 – 05:56:41 UTC (), in changelist #1716815

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

9 Languages	Interface	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Tracked Controller Support

VR Only

Assets

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timestamp	9 October 2025 – 15:17:58 UTC

Trailers

52663 ↴
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all_ages	true
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timestamp	1760022756
64133 ↴
trailer_name	The Brookhaven Experiment - Launch Trailer
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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228986	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2015 Redist	No size
228990	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist	No size
440631	Brookhaven Content	6.60 GiB	2.69 GiB
440632	UnusedThe Brookhaven Experiment Beta Depot	No size

Total size on disk is 6.60 GiB and total download size is 2.69 GiB.

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Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		2342763	5 December 2017 – 21:35:40 UTC

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Name	Value
privatebranches	1

The Brookhaven Experiment

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