A metrics-obsessed AI will monitor, profile, and entertain you as you progress through over a hundred genre-bending puzzles in this delightfully satirical adventure.
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You have been chosen to participate in a special test that will help refine a brand new kind of game!
Lab Rat was generated by the world's most advanced machine learning algorithm - me. I have been meticulously trained on the best interactive entertainment available today and my data indicates you will be completely satisfied with the result. However, your valuable human feedback is required to help me further adjust and develop this experience.
Maneuver objects, divert lasers, and manipulate electricity to overcome over a hundred surprising genre-bending puzzles.
Outwit a metrics-obsessed machine intent on heckling you for your humanity.
Participate in satirical in-game analytics that are updated in real time with real player data.
Lab Rat is a hand-crafted narrative puzzler masquerading as a machine-generated video game. This satirical adventure stars a metrics-obsessed AI who will monitor, profile, and guide you as you solve over a hundred unique spatial problems. Over time this AI will develop a hilariously-misguided understanding of humanity based on your performance and survey response data.
While Lab Rat pokes fun at the absurdity of algorithmically-generated interactions, this game is lovingly hand-crafted by a team of expert human developers. Lab Rat is directed by Gwen Frey (creator of Kine & co-creator of The Flame in the Flood). It features environment art by Mike Snight (Lead World Builder, Bioshock Infinite), writing and programming by Ian Bond (Programmer/Developer, Bioshock 1), and puzzles by Lucas Le Slo (beloved experimental puzzle designer).
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese +1 more
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 42 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
Pretty fun and entertaining. The puzzles are not too hard, I did get stuck on a couple so far, still going through.
Funny puzzle game with some good writing. Laughed out loud at some jokes. Enjoyed the puzzles and got a bit stuck on some, but you can skip past some levels (not entirely sure how that works). I haven't finished yet, but worth your time if you like spatial logic puzzles.
good puzzles funny story
Great puzzles and the story made my laugh all the way through. Great job yet again, Klei.
Fun, Portal-esque game, with fun banter and interesting puzzles.
[h1]La única IA [strike]que me cae bien[/strike][/h1] Creo que hacía mucho que no me reía tanto con un juego. Muy entretenido y original. Mi enhorabuena a la directora, Gwen Frey, (que también es la que le pone voz a S.A.R.A.), entre otras muchas cosas.
Fun little puzzle game with pretty good humor and writing!
《推箱子太通用了你们知道吗》《红色有危险了》《传送门害人不浅啊》《黑白画风一定不能显示激光颜色》《测试人员有危险了》《最理解曹植的一集》
good puzzles
Underrated gem of a game. Very Portal-esque, but with its own unique spin. I'm heavily enjoying it so far
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