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The Lab

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App ID 450390
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Valve
Last Change Number 12687695
Last Record Update 28 September 2021 – 00:04:38 UTC ()
Release Date 5 April 2016 – 13:47:00 UTC ()
😍 91.68%
↑4,709 ↓239
62
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!

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Additional Information

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metacritic_name The Lab
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) Yes
Store Release Date 5 April 2016 ()
community_hub_visible Yes
OpenVrSupport Yes
ControllerVr
oculus1
steamvr1
PlayAreaVr
roomscale/360_required0
roomscale/depth1.5
roomscale/width2
standing1
small_capsule
englishcapsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
englishheader.jpg
vrheadsetstreaming Yes
onlyvrsupport Yes
openvr_controller_bindings
0/controller_typeholographic_controller
0/urlvr-input-workshop://2028041343
1/controller_typeoculus_touch
1/urlvr-input-workshop://2028042868
Associations
0/nameValve
0/typedeveloper
1/nameValve
1/typepublisher
Primary Genre Free to Play (37)
Store Genres Free to Play (37)
Supported Languages
21 LanguagesInterfaceFull AudioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
FrenchYesYes
GermanYesYes
CzechYesYes
FinnishYesYes
HungarianYesYes
PolishYesYes
PortugueseYesYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesYes
UkrainianYesYes
BulgarianYesYes
SwedishYesYes
ItalianYes
JapaneseYesYes
Spanish - SpainYes
DanishYes
KoreanYesYes
RussianYes
Simplified ChineseYesYes
Traditional ChineseYesYes
TurkishYesYes
Steam Release Date 5 April 2016 – 13:47:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 August 2019 – 17:29:07 UTC () (1567099747)
library_assets
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library_heroen view hero background
library_logoen view logo image
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Is free on the store? Yes
Web Assets
capsule_231x87.jpgLast-Modified: 5 April 2016 – 13:49:50 UTC
capsule_467x181.jpgLast-Modified: 5 April 2016 – 13:49:50 UTC
capsule_616x353.jpgLast-Modified: 6 June 2016 – 17:31:04 UTC
header.jpgLast-Modified: 5 April 2016 – 13:49:49 UTC
library_600x900.jpgLast-Modified: 14 August 2019 – 20:18:46 UTC
library_hero.jpgLast-Modified: 14 August 2019 – 21:07:19 UTC
logo.pngLast-Modified: 27 August 2019 – 17:05:28 UTC
page_bg_raw.jpgLast-Modified: 5 April 2016 – 13:49:50 UTC
review_score 9
review_percentage 95
Detected Technologies (?) Engine.Source2, Engine.Unity, SDK.Bink_Video, SDK.FMOD, SDK.OpenVR, SDK.Qt, SDK.SDL, SDK.Steam_Audio
  • 62 players right now
  • 81 24-hour peak
  • 927 all-time peak

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Concurrent players

  • 62 players right now
  • 81 24-hour peak
  • 927 all-time peak

Owner estimations

Store data

  • 25,481 followers
  • 4,709 positive reviews
  • 239 negative reviews
  • 95.17% positive reviews

Playtime estimations by SteamSpy

  • 3.0 hours median playtime in last 2 weeks
  • 1.2 hours median total playtime
  • 3.0 hours average playtime in last 2 weeks
  • 1.9 hours average total playtime

Twitch Stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 6,420 all-time peak

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How many players are playing The Lab right now on Steam? There are 62 players in The Lab on Steam. The Lab player counter. The Lab Steam charts.

Bundles that include this app

ID Name % Created
8319 PC Café - VR Starter Bundle -45% Yes 26 September 2018 – 00:06:11 UTC
232 Valve Complete Pack -55% No 12 December 2018 – 20:03:32 UTC

Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
96742 Steam Sub 96742 CD Key 1 March 2016 – 23:54:09 UTC
96743 The Lab for Beta Testing CD Key 1 March 2016 – 23:54:09 UTC
96744 The Lab Free on Demand 25 March 2016 – 18:21:08 UTC
99250 Vive Launch Press Package CD Key 20 October 2017 – 17:01:55 UTC
114790 Steam Sub 114790 CD Key 4 May 2017 – 21:54:19 UTC
133184 SDD VR Bundle CD Key 11 April 2019 – 21:53:13 UTC
164525 KONA2017VR CD Key 27 March 2017 – 17:55:22 UTC
224571 The Lab - Commercial License (Free) Free Commercial License 27 November 2017 – 19:37:07 UTC
262183 Steam Sub 262183 No Cost 15 March 2019 – 20:19:29 UTC
305597 Steam Sub 305597 CD Key 11 October 2019 – 18:03:53 UTC
322267 Steam Sub 322267 CD Key 11 April 2019 – 20:04:04 UTC
330213 The Lab Free on Demand 11 December 2018 – 18:50:12 UTC

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Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
450391 The Lab Content 15.48 GiB

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
retaildemo Default for packages: 115574 114271 Unlock for packages: 115574 114271 No Build
public 7242747 27 August 2021 – 03:09:11 UTC
archive 1505229 29 August 2019 – 19:02:32 UTC
beta testing 7242747 24 August 2021 – 17:52:23 UTC
mgpu_beta 1714202 25 March 2017 – 01:01:37 UTC

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Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option
Executable TheLab/win64/TheLab.exe
Arguments -popupwindow
Launch Type Launch in Steam VR Mode
Operating System   windows

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir The Lab

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