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The Lab

App ID 450390
App Type Game
Name The Lab
Developer
Publisher Valve
Last Record Update (July 30, 2017 – 03:17:23 UTC)
Last Change Number 3240150
Release Date April 5, 2016 ()
97.26% ( 2k / 37 ) 151 In-Game

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!

Additional Information

clienticon 0088902f6db0e8b94e0be47590370b9167633a81
clienttga 54f984de4e86ddf17de85229f9e9a0f01b8babbc
icon 69ca11312e3a1779946de8871d6bdb003636ffbf
Genres Free to Play
logo dde7f70d5d590ba242ca8fcfaac9fe9b5e5e8754
logo_small dde7f70d5d590ba242ca8fcfaac9fe9b5e5e8754_thumb
metacritic_name The Lab
community_visible_stats Yes
releasestate released
isfreeapp Yes
exfgls Yes
community_hub_visible Yes
openvrsupport 1
controllervr
  • oculus: 1
  • steamvr: 1
playareavr
  • roomscale/360_required: 0
  • roomscale/depth: 1.5
  • roomscale/width: 2
  • standing: 1
small_capsule
  • english: capsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
  • english: header.jpg
store_tags

Players online

  • 151 right now
  • 166 24 hour peak - tweet this
  • 644 all-time peak December 25, 2016 – 21:40:11 UTC
  • 25 minutes median playtime in last 2 weeks
  • 52 minutes average playtime in last 2 weeks

SteamSpy

  • 678,374 ± 22,249 owners
  • 438,352 ± 17,889 players total64.62%
  • 41,311 ± 5,494 players in last 2 weeks6.09%
  • 1.3 hours median total playtime
  • 5.5 hours average total playtime

SteamSpy data is used with explicit permission.

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Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
96742 Steam Sub 96742 CD Key March 1, 2016 – 23:54:09 UTC
96743 The Lab CD Key March 1, 2016 – 23:54:09 UTC
96744 The Lab Free on Demand March 25, 2016 – 18:21:08 UTC
99250 Vive Launch Press Package CD Key March 24, 2017 – 17:47:21 UTC
114790 Steam Sub 114790 CD Key May 4, 2017 – 21:54:19 UTC
133184 Steam Sub 133184 CD Key January 13, 2017 – 19:03:43 UTC
164525 Steam Sub 164525 CD Key March 27, 2017 – 17:55:22 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
450391 The Lab Content 14.52 GiB

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
retaildemo No Build
public 1505229 December 8, 2016 – 03:20:18 UTC
beta knuckles testing 1907705 June 22, 2017 – 01:02:03 UTC
mgpu_beta 1714202 March 25, 2017 – 01:01:37 UTC

Raw Information

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
None TheLab/win64/TheLab.exe -popupwindow Vr

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir The Lab
launch See section above

History

July 30, 2017 – 03:17:21 UTC Change #3240150
  • Changed store_tags
    • 3: 3839 › 4182
    • 4: 4182 › 3839
  • Changed changenumber – 3192931 › 3240150
July 16, 2017 – 00:57:44 UTC Change #3192931
  • Changed store_tags
    • 9: 3810
  • Changed changenumber – 3110020 › 3192931
June 22, 2017 – 01:02:40 UTC Change #3110020
  • Changed Depots
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_size_2: B68C36CD9F6F3355058F6F7B7D50BF95 › 1F1D03FDAEE579C8785C135A3F173125
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid_2: CEFE308082466C400A9EDB404FD75682 › 1713F956228A55FB34FCBD462A2E93AC
  • Changed changenumber – 3110017 › 3110020
June 22, 2017 – 01:02:06 UTC Change #3110017
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/beta/timeupdated: 1487368526 (February 17, 2017 – 21:55:26 UTC) › 1498093323 (June 22, 2017 – 01:02:03 UTC) (+3)
    • branches/beta/buildid: 1623966 › 1907705
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_size_2: 508EF8EC848EE751CE320671203CD961 › B68C36CD9F6F3355058F6F7B7D50BF95
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid_2: BB4A30BA2941280CC3E05CFEB97CA3DE › CEFE308082466C400A9EDB404FD75682
  • Changed changenumber – 3106316 › 3110017
June 21, 2017 – 18:21:53 UTC Change #3106316
  • Added store_tags
    • 0: 113
    • 1: 21978
    • 2: 19
    • 3: 3839
    • 4: 4182
    • 5: 21
    • 6: 4136
    • 7: 597
    • 8: 3942
  • Changed changenumber – 2822916 › 3106316
June 21, 2017 – 08:20:40 UTC Change #U:5125496
  • Changed Categories – Single-player, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift › Single-player, SteamVR Collectibles, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
March 25, 2017 – 01:01:42 UTC Change #2822916
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/mgpu_beta/timeupdated: 1490403697 (March 25, 2017 – 01:01:37 UTC) (+5)
    • branches/mgpu_beta/description:
    • branches/mgpu_beta/buildid: 1714202
    • 450391/maxsize: 15593340233 (14.52 GiB) › 15593879233 (14.52 GiB) (+526.37 KiB)
    • 450391/manifests/mgpu_beta: 1941234179277305251
  • Changed changenumber – 2815992 › 2822916
March 23, 2017 – 02:58:14 UTC Change #2815992
March 22, 2017 – 19:01:01 UTC Change #2814675
February 28, 2017 – 22:59:20 UTC Change #2747890
February 17, 2017 – 21:57:02 UTC Change #2717105
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/beta/description: update beta › knuckles testing
  • Changed changenumber – 2717103 › 2717105
February 17, 2017 – 21:55:30 UTC Change #2717103
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/beta/timeupdated: 1487368526 (February 17, 2017 – 21:55:26 UTC) (+4)
    • branches/beta/pwdrequired: 1
    • branches/beta/description: update beta
    • branches/beta/buildid: 1623966
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_size_2: 508EF8EC848EE751CE320671203CD961
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid_2: BB4A30BA2941280CC3E05CFEB97CA3DE
  • Changed changenumber – 2531737 › 2717103
December 13, 2016 – 09:23:59 UTC Change #U:4107503
  • Changed Categories – Single-player, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive › Single-player, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
December 12, 2016 – 20:00:19 UTC Change #U:4104399
  • Changed Categories – Single-player, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift › Single-player, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive
December 12, 2016 – 19:50:53 UTC Change #2531737
  • Changed playareavr
    • roomscale/360_required: 0
  • Changed controllervr
    • oculus: 1
  • Changed changenumber – 2518527 › 2531737
December 8, 2016 – 03:20:22 UTC Change #2518527
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/public/timeupdated: 1477012979 (October 21, 2016 – 01:22:59 UTC) › 1481167218 (December 8, 2016 – 03:20:18 UTC) (+4)
    • branches/public/buildid: 1404299 › 1505229
    • 450391/maxsize: 15594870010 (14.52 GiB) › 15593340233 (14.52 GiB) (-1.46 MiB)
    • 450391/manifests/public: 7897745631333048413 › 8292688149952795374
  • Changed changenumber – 2382887 › 2518527
December 7, 2016 – 09:30:52 UTC Change #U:4073634
  • Changed Categories – Single-player, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive › Single-player, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
November 28, 2016 – 12:20:43 UTC Change #U:4027072
  • Changed Categories – Single-player, Steam Leaderboards › Single-player, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive
October 25, 2016 – 23:05:49 UTC Change #2382887
October 21, 2016 – 01:23:16 UTC Change #2368921
  • Added header_image
    • english: header.jpg
  • Added small_capsule
    • english: capsule_231x87.jpg
  • Changed changenumber – 2368919 › 2368921
October 21, 2016 – 01:23:01 UTC Change #2368919
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/public/timeupdated: 1467759851 (July 5, 2016 – 23:04:11 UTC) › 1477012979 (October 21, 2016 – 01:22:59 UTC) (+2)
    • branches/public/buildid: 1213349 › 1404299
    • 450391/maxsize: 15583493353 (14.51 GiB) › 15594870010 (14.52 GiB) (+10.85 MiB)
    • 450391/manifests/public: 2621093504541561583 › 7897745631333048413
  • Changed changenumber – 2368907 › 2368919
October 21, 2016 – 01:09:34 UTC Change #2368907
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/beta/timeupdated: 1476998335 (October 20, 2016 – 21:18:55 UTC)
    • branches/beta/pwdrequired: 1
    • branches/beta/description: update beta
    • branches/beta/buildid: 1404299 Rollback
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_size_2: E087176685DD31638BF50EA657855D72
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid_2: E677DAC7C26078576927B65325B0F4C8
  • Changed changenumber – 2368359 › 2368907
October 20, 2016 – 21:18:58 UTC Change #2368359
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/beta/timeupdated: 1476730346 (October 17, 2016 – 18:52:26 UTC) › 1476998335 (October 20, 2016 – 21:18:55 UTC) (+3)
    • branches/beta/buildid: 1396981 › 1404299
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_size_2: DDF7243F13E0A4EC11DDE8AA23366A1B › E087176685DD31638BF50EA657855D72
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid_2: E55F8C7BA7D920274C222B7E863D459A › E677DAC7C26078576927B65325B0F4C8
  • Changed changenumber – 2361769 › 2368359
October 18, 2016 – 23:35:33 UTC Change #2361769
October 18, 2016 – 00:17:39 UTC Change #2358409
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/retaildemo/timeupdated: 1470856713 (August 10, 2016 – 19:18:33 UTC)
    • branches/retaildemo/pwdrequired: 1
    • branches/retaildemo/description: for retail demos
    • branches/retaildemo/buildid: 1272946 Rollback
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/retaildemo/encrypted_size_2: FB1AECE328B0048A6D790BBDBD9FE7D5
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/retaildemo/encrypted_gid_2: DB172B0BCF26FB7AB02ECD411976C376
  • Changed changenumber – 2357606 › 2358409
October 17, 2016 – 18:52:28 UTC Change #2357606
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/beta/timeupdated: 1476478845 (October 14, 2016 – 21:00:45 UTC) › 1476730346 (October 17, 2016 – 18:52:26 UTC) (+2)
    • branches/beta/buildid: 1393210 › 1396981
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_size_2: 5D2AA275E9235E91F30794545E8303C9 › DDF7243F13E0A4EC11DDE8AA23366A1B
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid_2: B13321E744A19F2596F4A45C6CD987E4 › E55F8C7BA7D920274C222B7E863D459A
  • Changed changenumber – 2352849 › 2357606
October 14, 2016 – 21:00:48 UTC Change #2352849
  • Changed Depots
    • branches/beta/timeupdated: 1467756058 (July 5, 2016 – 22:00:58 UTC) › 1476478845 (October 14, 2016 – 21:00:45 UTC) (+3)
    • branches/beta/buildid: 1213349 › 1393210
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_size_2: 5D2AA275E9235E91F30794545E8303C9
    • 450391/encryptedmanifests/beta/encrypted_gid_2: B13321E744A19F2596F4A45C6CD987E4
  • Changed changenumber – 2335857 › 2352849
October 12, 2016 – 09:21:01 UTC Change #U:3763359
  • Changed Categories – Single-player, Steam Leaderboards, HTC Vive › Single-player, Steam Leaderboards

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