Valve Corporation · Valve*

The Lab

2016 action game · video game compilation*

Cover art for The Lab

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Valve*

Publishers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Valve*

Engines

  • Source 2
  • Source
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Platforms

Players by platform

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

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unsupported*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    55*
    Community confidence
    strong*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better, Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale*
    Conditions
    1x USB 2.0 or better port also required*

Steam version platforms

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

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Czech*
  • Finnish*
  • Hungarian*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Portugal*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Ukrainian*
  • Bulgarian*
  • Swedish*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Danish*
  • Korean*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Turkish*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Turkish*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Tracked Controller Support*
  • VR Only*
  • VR Support*
  • SteamVR Collectibles*
  • Steam Leaderboards*

Store genres

  • Free To Play*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data