The Lab (2016)

Valve

Oculus Rift · Oculus VR · PC (Microsoft Windows) · SteamVR · Windows Mixed Reality

3.79 from 115 ratings

1908 members have it in their collection · 6 playing now · 1096 backlogged · 16 wish listed

How long? Main story 1h · with extras 1h · 100% 3h (from 7 logged playthroughs)

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.
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Details

Developers
Valve
Publishers
Valve
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle
Themes
Science fiction
Franchises
Portal
Steam
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Release dates

  • Apr 05, 2016 (Worldwide) Oculus Rift, Oculus VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Windows Mixed Reality

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Rating distribution

5 stars
24
4 stars
50
3 stars
35
2 stars
5
1 star
1
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Community All Reviews Statuses

AlexGarbus

Status AlexGarbus Oct 22, 2016

I was able to try out VR for the first time at a college visit today (the college I was at had a VR room). It was pretty cool. No headaches, no motion sickness, just fun. I really liked how the models looked more like papercrafts than completely virtual.

As for the gameplay itself, it honestly feels like 360 degree …

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I was able to try out VR for the first time at a college visit today (the college I was at had a VR room). It was pretty cool. No headaches, no motion sickness, just fun. I really liked how the models looked more like papercrafts than completely virtual.

As for the gameplay itself, it honestly feels like 360 degree Wii. As soon as I started playing I was reminded of the Wii's motion controls.

I honestly can't see VR being used for hardcore, singleplayer gaming. It feels like it has the same appeal that the Wii had: casual gaming with friends.

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