Valve Corporation

Aperture Hand Lab

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2019

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Tracked Controller Support*
  • VR Only*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*

Community tags · historical

  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    65*
  • VR*
    Votes · historical
    45*
  • Free to Play*
    Votes · historical
    33*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    26*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    24*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    19*
  • Sci-fi*
    Votes · historical
    11*
  • Comedy*
    Votes · historical
    6*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 or higher*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i5 4690k*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVidia 970 or AMD equivalent*
    Storage
    600 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Room Scale 2m by 1.5m area required*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Requires VR headset and Index Controllers*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unknown*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    17*
    Community confidence
    good*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Cloudhead Games
  • Cloudhead Games Ltd.*

Publishers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Valve*

Release history

  • 2019-06-25
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2019-06-25 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2019-06-25*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Jun 25, 2019*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 6 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Cloudhead Games
Cloudhead Games*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
adventure game
adventure game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Valve
Valve*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2019-06-25 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2019-06-25*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 2 · 33 fields
Achievements · historical
0*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
14* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
22* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Tracked Controller Support*
  • VR Only*
Developers
  • Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200000 - 500000*
Audio languages
  • English*
Store genres
  • Adventure*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
14* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
17* min
Name
Aperture Hand Lab*
Negative reviews · historical
195*
Peak ccu
2*
Positive reviews · historical
1,286*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
0.0*
Publishers
  • Valve*
Recommendations
0*
Store release date · historical
Jun 25, 2019*
Interface languages
  • English*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Tracked Controller Support
Tracked Controller Support*
VR Only
VR Only*
Developers
Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
Audio languages
  • English*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Valve
Valve*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jun 25, 2019*
Interface languages
  • English*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
24* min
Ccu
2*
Developer
Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
0* US cents
Languages
  • English*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
16* min
Name
Aperture Hand Lab*
Negative reviews · historical
195*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
200,000 .. 500,000*
Positive reviews · historical
1,286*
Historical US price
0* US cents
Publisher
Valve*
Community tags · historical
  • Adventure*
  • VR*
  • Free to Play*
  • Funny*
  • First-Person*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Sci-fi*
  • Comedy*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
Community tags · historical
Adventure
Adventure*
VR
VR*
Free to Play
Free to Play*
Funny
Funny*
First-Person
First-Person*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Sci-fi
Sci-fi*
Comedy
Comedy*
Tags votes
Adventure
Votes · historical
65*
VR
Votes · historical
45*
Free to Play
Votes · historical
33*
Funny
Votes · historical
26*
First-Person
Votes · historical
24*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
19*
Sci-fi
Votes · historical
11*
Comedy
Votes · historical
6*
Specifications 4 · 22 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Tracked Controller Support*
  • VR Only*
Developers
  • Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
Store genres
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
Yes*
Linux requirements
Minimum: *
macOS requirements
Minimum: *
Name
Aperture Hand Lab*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel i5 4690k Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia 970 or AMD equivalent Storage: 600 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Room Scale 2m by 1.5m area required Additional Notes: Requires VR headset and Index Controllers *
Platforms
  • windows*
Publishers
  • Valve*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Jun 25, 2019*
Interface languages
English (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Tracked Controller Support
Tracked Controller Support*
VR Only
VR Only*
Developers
Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Cloudhead Games Ltd.*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 7 or higher*
Processor alternatives
Intel i5 4690k*
Memory
2 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVidia 970 or AMD equivalent*
Storage
600 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Room Scale 2m by 1.5m area required*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Requires VR headset and Index Controllers*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Valve
Valve*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jun 25, 2019*
Interface languages
*
Specifications 5 · 14 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Store genres
Adventure*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
3,623*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
good*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
17*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
platinum*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,019*
Title
Aperture Hand Lab*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unknown*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum*
Reports
17*
Community confidence
good*

* Provisional data