The Lab Player Count: Is It Dead?

The Lab

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The Lab

ValveApr 5, 2016Free To Play

Free to play Very PositiveSteam Deck Unsupported
  • Free to Play
  • VR
  • Singleplayer
  • Action
  • First-Person
  • Adventure
  • Funny
  • Sandbox
  • Casual
  • Family Friendly
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Playing now
10
Updated 2 hours ago
24-hour peak
20
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
4,467
Jul 1, 2019
Steam reviews
94%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

The Lab player count chart

The Lab has very few players on Steam right now (10). Its all-time peak was 4,467.

History from Apr 1, 2016

The Lab monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026not enough data-135-59.47%92
October 202676+42+123.53%227
September 202634+44+125.71%79
August 2026not enough data+9+34.62%35
July 2026not enough data-14-35%26
June 2026not enough data-6-13.04%40
May 2026not enough data+10+27.78%46
April 2026not enough data+3+9.09%36
March 2026not enough data-17-34%33
February 2026not enough data+4+8.7%50
January 2026not enough data-1-2.13%46
December 2025not enough data+6+14.63%47
November 2025not enough data+0+0%41
October 2025not enough data+8+24.24%41
September 2025not enough data-9-21.43%33
August 2025not enough data+8+23.53%42
July 2025not enough data-5-12.82%34
June 2025not enough data+2+5.41%39
May 2025not enough data-4-9.76%37
April 2025not enough data-9-18%41
March 2025not enough data+0+0%50
February 2025not enough data-48-48.98%50
January 2025not enough data+37+60.66%98
December 2024not enough data+15+32.61%61
November 2024not enough data+1+2.22%46
October 2024not enough data+5+12.5%45
September 2024not enough data-12-23.08%40
August 2024not enough data-3-5.45%52
July 2024not enough data+18+48.65%55
June 2024not enough data-12-24.49%37
May 2024not enough data-1-2%49
April 2024not enough data-4-7.41%50
March 2024not enough data-7-11.48%54
February 2024not enough data-5-7.58%61
January 2024not enough data-15-18.52%66
December 2023not enough data+26+47.27%81
November 2023not enough data+2+3.77%55
October 2023not enough data+8+17.78%53
September 2023not enough data-1-2.17%45
August 2023not enough data-3-6.12%46
July 2023not enough data+6+13.95%49
June 2023not enough data-4-8.51%43
May 2023not enough data-4-7.84%47
April 2023not enough data-15-22.73%51
March 2023not enough data+8+13.79%66
February 2023not enough data-23-28.4%58
January 2023not enough data-12-12.9%81
December 2022not enough data+26+38.81%93
November 2022not enough data+2+3.08%67
October 2022not enough data+11+20.37%65
September 2022not enough data-3-5.26%54
August 2022not enough data-2-3.39%57
July 2022not enough data+2+3.51%59
June 2022not enough data-10-14.93%57
May 2022not enough data-37-35.58%67
April 2022not enough data+18+20.93%104
March 2022not enough data+1+1.18%86
February 2022not enough data-29-25.44%85
January 2022not enough data-23-16.79%114
December 2021not enough data+42+44.21%137
November 2021not enough data+6+6.74%95
October 2021not enough data-2-2.2%89
September 2021not enough data+0+0%91
August 2021not enough data+11+13.75%91
July 2021not enough data-9-10.11%80
June 2021not enough data-14-13.59%89
May 2021not enough data-15-12.71%103
April 2021not enough data-1-0.84%118
March 2021not enough data-11-8.46%119
February 2021not enough data-38-22.62%130
January 2021not enough data-52-23.64%168
December 2020not enough data+69+45.7%220
November 2020not enough data-1-0.66%151
October 2020not enough data+19+14.29%152
September 2020not enough data+4+3.1%133
August 2020not enough data+3+2.38%129
July 2020not enough data+13+11.5%126
June 2020not enough data-9-7.38%113
May 2020not enough data-14-10.29%122
April 2020not enough data-75-35.55%136
March 2020not enough data+51+31.87%211
February 2020not enough data-58-26.61%160
January 2020not enough data-112-33.94%218
December 2019not enough data+109+49.32%330
November 2019not enough data+60+37.27%221
October 2019not enough data-1-0.62%161
September 2019not enough data-25-13.37%162
August 2019not enough data-4,280-95.81%187
July 2019not enough data+4,318+2897.99%4,467
June 2019not enough data-98-39.68%149
May 2019not enough data-183-42.56%247
April 2019not enough data+243+129.95%430
March 2019not enough data-7-3.61%187
February 2019not enough data-162-45.51%194
January 2019not enough data-141-28.37%356
December 2018not enough data+245+97.22%497
November 2018not enough data+23+10.04%252
October 2018not enough data+3+1.33%229
September 2018not enough data-3-1.31%226
August 2018not enough data+51+28.65%229
July 2018not enough data-22-11%178
June 2018not enough data-727-78.43%200
May 2018not enough data+684+281.48%927
April 2018not enough data-7-2.8%243
March 2018not enough data+3+1.21%250
February 2018not enough data-200-44.74%247
January 2018not enough data-88-16.45%447
December 2017not enough data+211+65.12%535
November 2017not enough data+84+35%324
October 2017not enough data-31-11.44%240
September 2017not enough data+25+10.16%271
August 2017not enough data-10-3.91%246
July 2017not enough data-16-5.88%256
June 2017not enough data-40-12.82%272
May 2017not enough data-47-13.09%312
April 2017not enough data-19-5.03%359
March 2017not enough data-5-1.31%378
February 2017not enough data-190-33.16%383
January 2017not enough data+75+15.06%573
December 2016not enough data+178+55.62%498
November 2016not enough data+35+12.28%320
October 2016not enough data+14+5.17%285
September 2016not enough data-16-5.57%271
August 2016not enough data-12-4.01%287
July 2016not enough data-15-4.78%299
June 2016not enough data+55+21.24%314
May 2016not enough data+83+47.16%259
April 2016not enough datan/an/a176

How many people play The Lab right now?

Right now, 10 players are in The Lab on Steam. That makes it the #7,513 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 20 players. Today's peak is 69% below its 30-day average daily peak of 65.

Is The Lab growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days The Lab averaged a daily peak of 65 players, up 5% compared with the 30 days before (62). Its highest point this month (105) is 156% above the same period last year (41). In its first month after release (Apr 5, 2016) it peaked at 259 players. Today's player count is 0% of its all-time peak of 4,467, set on Jul 1, 2019.

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About The Lab

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!

Developer
Valve
Released
Apr 5, 2016
Genre
Free To Play
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Languages
21 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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The Lab price

The Lab is free to play on Steam.

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The Lab reviews over time

94% Very Positive94% of 6,389 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Latest The Lab news and patch notes

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The Lab FAQ

Is The Lab dead?

The Lab has very few players on Steam right now (10). Its all-time peak was 4,467.

How many people play The Lab?

10 people are playing The Lab on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 20 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for The Lab?

The Lab reached its all-time Steam peak of 4,467 concurrent players on Jul 1, 2019.

Is The Lab growing or declining?

The Lab is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 65, up 5% compared with the previous 30 days.

Is The Lab free?

Yes, The Lab is free to play on Steam.

Is The Lab good?

Steam players rate The Lab Very Positive: 94% of 6,389 reviews are positive.

When did The Lab come out?

The Lab was released on Steam on Apr 5, 2016.

Who made The Lab?

The Lab was developed by Valve.

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