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Valve Corporation

The Lab

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2016

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

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

Engines

  • Source 2
  • Source

Steam version platforms

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

Store genres

  • Free To Play*

Game features

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

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*

Community tags · historical

  • Free to Play*
    Votes · historical
    275*
  • VR*
    Votes · historical
    239*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    78*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    73*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    72*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    51*
  • Funny*
    Votes · historical
    50*
  • Sandbox*
    Votes · historical
    47*
  • Casual*
    Votes · historical
    44*
  • Family Friendly*
    Votes · historical
    34*
  • Sci-fi*
    Votes · historical
    33*
  • FPS*
    Votes · historical
    23*
  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    22*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    21*
  • Memes*
    Votes · historical
    18*
  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    18*
  • Archery*
    Votes · historical
    17*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    12*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    12*
  • Simulation*
    Votes · historical
    10*

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*

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*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Valve*

Publishers

  • Valve Corporation
  • Valve*

Release history

  • 2016-04-05
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2016-04-05 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2016-04-05*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Apr 5, 2016*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better, Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer*
Windows minimum memory requirement
4* GB
Name
The Lab*
Release year
2,016*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better, Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
4 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Valve
Valve*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
video game compilation
video game compilation*
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
2016-04-05 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2016-04-05*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 33 fields
Achievements · historical
0*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
2* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
150* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Tracked Controller Support*
  • VR Only*
  • VR Support*
  • SteamVR Collectibles*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
Developers
  • Valve*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1000000 - 2000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Turkish*
Store genres
  • Free To Play*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
3* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
51* min
Name
The Lab*
Negative reviews · historical
323*
Peak ccu
18*
Positive reviews · historical
6,066*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
0.0*
Publishers
  • Valve*
Recommendations
397*
Store release date · historical
Apr 5, 2016*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • 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*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Tracked Controller Support
Tracked Controller Support*
VR Only
VR Only*
VR Support
VR Support*
SteamVR Collectibles
SteamVR Collectibles*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Developers
Valve
Valve*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Turkish*
Store genres
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Valve
Valve*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 5, 2016*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • 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*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
25* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
5,256* min
Ccu
18*
Developer
Valve*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Free To Play*
Historical US original list price
0* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • 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*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
28* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
48* min
Name
The Lab*
Negative reviews · historical
323*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
6,066*
Historical US price
0* US cents
Publisher
Valve*
Community tags · historical
  • Free to Play*
  • VR*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Action*
  • First-Person*
  • Adventure*
  • Funny*
  • Sandbox*
  • Casual*
  • Family Friendly*
  • Sci-fi*
  • FPS*
  • Puzzle*
  • Shooter*
  • Memes*
  • Strategy*
  • Archery*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Simulation*
Store genres
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Languages
  • English*
  • 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*
Community tags · historical
Free to Play
Free to Play*
VR
VR*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Action
Action*
First-Person
First-Person*
Adventure
Adventure*
Funny
Funny*
Sandbox
Sandbox*
Casual
Casual*
Family Friendly
Family Friendly*
Sci-fi
Sci-fi*
FPS
FPS*
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Shooter
Shooter*
Memes
Memes*
Strategy
Strategy*
Archery
Archery*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Simulation
Simulation*
Tags votes
Free to Play
Votes · historical
275*
VR
Votes · historical
239*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
78*
Action
Votes · historical
73*
First-Person
Votes · historical
72*
Adventure
Votes · historical
51*
Funny
Votes · historical
50*
Sandbox
Votes · historical
47*
Casual
Votes · historical
44*
Family Friendly
Votes · historical
34*
Sci-fi
Votes · historical
33*
FPS
Votes · historical
23*
Puzzle
Votes · historical
22*
Shooter
Votes · historical
21*
Memes
Votes · historical
18*
Strategy
Votes · historical
18*
Archery
Votes · historical
17*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
12*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
12*
Simulation
Votes · historical
10*
Specifications 5 · 21 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Tracked Controller Support*
  • VR Only*
  • VR Support*
  • SteamVR Collectibles*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
Developers
  • Valve*
Store genres
  • Free To Play*
Free to play · historical
Yes*
Name
The Lab*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Processor: Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 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 Additional Notes: 1x USB 2.0 or better port also required *
Platforms
  • windows*
Publishers
  • Valve*
Recommendations total
390*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Apr 5, 2016*
Interface languages
English (full audio), 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*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Tracked Controller Support
Tracked Controller Support*
VR Only
VR Only*
VR Support
VR Support*
SteamVR Collectibles
SteamVR Collectibles*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Developers
Valve
Valve*
Store genres
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Windows 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*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Valve
Valve*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Apr 5, 2016*
Interface languages
  • 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*
Specifications 6 · 15 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
unsupported*
Store genres
Free To Play*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
544*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
55*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
silver*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,016*
Title
The Lab*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unsupported*
Store genres
Free To Play
Free To Play*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Silver*
Reports
55*
Community confidence
strong*

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