
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!
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Set in a pocket universe of Aperture Science, The Lab offers a wide range of ways to enjoy VR, all in one application.
Begin your career as a Calibration Trainee by recklessly destroying everything in the Aperture Storage Annex using the Core Calibration slingshot.
Use your archery skills to defend your noble castle gate from a rampaging but adorable and equally noble horde of attackers.
Are you a bad enough dude to become a Xortex ace? Relive the golden era of gaming -- only this time, it's all around you.
Visit exotic, far-off locales from the comfort of your own head.
Explore the intricate beauty of the human body through a highly detailed model created from a series of CT medical scans.
Why watch shows about the vast majesty of space when you can jump in and see it for yourself? Have educational space-fun while putting Neil Degrasse-Tyson out of business.
Can you repair a robot? Good, because Aperture Science's Human Diversity Outreach Program is now hiring.
The fantasy equivalent of a twenty-four-hour convenience store is now open for business! Peruse artifacts, shop for familiars and cast a spell or two at Dota's Secret Shop!
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Languages: English*, French, German, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Swedish +9 more
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Really good introduction to PCVR
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Фактически, это набор локаций, мини-игр и экспериментов с целью продемонстрировать возможности VR технологий через новейший на тот момент HTC Vive. Мне больше всего понравились мини-игры со стрельбой из лука, и с космическим лазерным истребителем в руке. Считаю это демкой, которую можно использовать для тестирования своего VR шлема. Все мини-игры и уровни спокойно проходятся за час. Никакой большей целью, в частности сюжетной составляющей, данный продукт не обладает.
в этой игре, которую создавали за 2 года больше контента чем в Counter-Strike 2 которую делали за 5 лет
i love it and i play on quest 3s and for someresion it keeps crashing whenever i do the robot repair lvl but other than that its great
The Lab is a free VR game from Valve that gives us a collection of different experiments and mini games set inside the Aperture Science universe. Instead of being one proper story, it gives us several different things to try, including archery, shooting, repairing a robot, exploring space and messing around with objects. It was released in 2016 and is designed specifically for VR. The best thing about The Lab is the variety. We can play Longbow and defend a castle with a bow, try Xortex as a VR arcade shooter, use a slingshot to destroy objects, or just explore different locations through the Postcards and Solar System experiments. None of these are huge games by themselves, but having so many different experiences in one place keeps the first few hours really enjoyable. Longbow is probably one of the strongest parts for us. The bow feels good to use and the waves of enemies slowly get more difficult, so there is actually a bit of challenge once we start trying to get better. Xortex is also fun if we want something more arcade focused, while Robot Repair is much more about interacting with the environment and enjoying the humour. The little robot dog is another highlight. We can pick it up, throw things for it and interact with it in different ways, and it feels surprisingly natural for a game from 2016. This is where The Lab really succeeds, because even some of the smaller experiments are enjoyable simply because of how well the VR interaction works. The Portal and Aperture Science setting also gives the whole thing a lot of personality. The humour, voice acting and strange technology make everything feel connected, even though the experiments are very different from each other. The Solar System and Human Medical Scan sections are much more relaxed, but they are still interesting because VR lets us look around and interact with things in a way a normal game cannot. The biggest problem is the amount of actual content. Once we have tried everything, there is not a huge amount left to discover. Most of the experiments are short and some are more like demonstrations than full games. We can replay Longbow, Xortex and the other activities to improve our scores, but the novelty does eventually wear off. The other problem is that not every experiment is equally fun. Some of them are genuinely great, while others feel more like simple demonstrations showing what VR can do. That makes the overall experience a little uneven, especially when we compare the more interactive activities with the slower exploration sections. Overall, The Lab is still a really good collection of VR experiments and one of the better free ways for us to see what room scale VR can offer. The interactions are excellent, the Aperture setting is full of charm and there is a nice mix of action, exploration and simple experiments. It is far too short and uneven to be considered a great full game, but as a free VR package it is still well worth trying. Rating: 7.9/10
画质到了2026年都超过了好多游戏 当之无愧的大制作 还是免费的 不玩就亏了
Good VR tech demo.
Got this game because that damn cutie dog, so epic
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