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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!
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct, 18:02 UTC | 20 |
| 29 Oct, 17:58 UTC | 20 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchApril 2016 | 134 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJuly 2016 | 193 | 1.4× | Holds players well (better than 98% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onApril 2017 | 229 | 1.7× | Holds players well (better than 98% of 7,653 other games) |
The Lab grew to 1.4× the average players it had at its launch in April 2016 after 3 months and 1.7× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 62 | +33 | +116.4% | 97 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | +16 | +127.8% | 79 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 13 | 0 | −0.2% | 35 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 13 | 0 | +0.6% | 26 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 13 | −1 | −10.2% | 40 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 14 | 0 | +3.1% | 46 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 14 | +1 | +5.4% | 36 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 13 | −3 | −18.9% | 33 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 16 | −2 | −13.3% | 50 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 18 | 0 | −1.2% | 46 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 18 | +1 | +6.7% | 47 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 17 | +3 | +17.3% | 41 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 15 | 0 | +1.1% | 41 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | −1 | −4.5% | 33 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 15 | 0 | +0.5% | 42 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 15 | −1 | −5.3% | 34 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 16 | −1 | −3.7% | 39 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 17 | 0 | +1.8% | 37 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 16 | −1 | −6.6% | 41 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 18 | −1 | −4.8% | 50 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 18 | −4 | −19.4% | 50 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 23 | 0 | +0.6% | 98 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 23 | +4 | +20% | 61 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 19 | +1 | +5.4% | 46 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 18 | +2 | +10.3% | 45 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 16 | −3 | −16.9% | 40 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 20 | +3 | +14.9% | 52 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 17 | 0 | +0.2% | 55 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 17 | −1 | −7.6% | 37 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 18 | −3 | −12.9% | 49 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 21 | −3 | −12.8% | 50 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 24 | −1 | −3.9% | 54 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 25 | −1 | −2.9% | 61 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 26 | −5 | −15.8% | 66 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 31 | +7 | +29.5% | 81 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 24 | +2 | +11.3% | 55 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 21 | +2 | +9.4% | 53 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | −1 | −2.8% | 45 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 20 | −3 | −14% | 46 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 23 | +2 | +11.1% | 49 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 21 | 0 | −0.8% | 43 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 21 | −3 | −12.8% | 47 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 24 | −1 | −4.6% | 51 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 26 | −1 | −5.2% | 66 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 27 | −5 | −16.4% | 58 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 32 | −2 | −4.8% | 81 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 34 | +6 | +20.4% | 93 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 28 | 0 | −1.5% | 67 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 29 | +5 | +20.5% | 65 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | −1 | −5.8% | 54 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 25 | −4 | −14.9% | 57 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 30 | 0 | +1.5% | 59 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 29 | −3 | −9.2% | 57 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 32 | −1 | −3% | 67 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 33 | 0 | −0.2% | 104 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 33 | −5 | −12.5% | 86 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 38 | −9 | −20% | 85 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 47 | 0 | −0.4% | 114 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 47 | +9 | +22.5% | 137 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 39 | +4 | +9.9% | 95 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 35 | 0 | −1.5% | 89 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 36 | −4 | −10.5% | 91 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 40 | 0 | +0.7% | 91 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 40 | −2 | −4.5% | 80 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 42 | −5 | −10.2% | 89 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 46 | −8 | −15.3% | 103 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 55 | +2 | +3.1% | 118 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 53 | −6 | −10.8% | 119 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 59 | −14 | −19% | 130 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 73 | +1 | +1% | 168 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 73 | +10 | +15.9% | 220 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 63 | 0 | −0.8% | 151 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 63 | +10 | +18.7% | 152 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 53 | −5 | −8.2% | 133 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 58 | −5 | −8.1% | 129 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 63 | +7 | +11.5% | 126 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 57 | −7 | −11.5% | 113 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 64 | −2 | −3% | 122 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 66 | −13 | −16.6% | 136 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 79 | +7 | +9.8% | 211 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 72 | −14 | −16.5% | 160 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 86 | −25 | −22.2% | 218 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 111 | +29 | +36% | 330 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 82 | +6 | +8.5% | 221 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 75 | −7 | −8.6% | 161 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 82 | −10 | −10.6% | 162 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 92 | −64 | −41.2% | 187 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 157 | +66 | +73.1% | 4,461 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 90 | −1 | −0.8% | 149 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 91 | +3 | +3.7% | 247 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 88 | −9 | −9.1% | 429 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 97 | −5 | −4.5% | 187 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 101 | −34 | −25.4% | 194 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 136 | −35 | −20.4% | 357 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 171 | +49 | +39.7% | 496 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 122 | −2 | −1.9% | 252 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 125 | 0 | −0.4% | 229 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 125 | −9 | −6.9% | 225 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 134 | +26 | +24% | 229 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 108 | −8 | −7.2% | 179 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 117 | −3 | −2.9% | 200 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 120 | −7 | −5.4% | 929 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 127 | +3 | +2.1% | 243 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 125 | −11 | −8.5% | 251 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 136 | −26 | −16% | 247 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 162 | −33 | −16.8% | 447 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 195 | +43 | +28.6% | 535 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 152 | +14 | +10.1% | 325 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 138 | −11 | −7.2% | 240 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 148 | −7 | −4.8% | 271 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 156 | −2 | −1.3% | 246 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 158 | −10 | −5.9% | 256 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 168 | −32 | −16.1% | 272 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 200 | −30 | −12.9% | 313 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 229 | +1 | +0.4% | 360 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 229 | −16 | −6.7% | 378 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 245 | +10 | +4.2% | 382 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 235 | +7 | +3% | 572 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 228 | +61 | +36.6% | 499 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 167 | +1 | +0.4% | 320 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 166 | +1 | +0.7% | 285 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 165 | −16 | −8.9% | 271 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 182 | −11 | −5.8% | 288 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 193 | +9 | +5% | 300 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 184 | +50 | +37% | 313 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 134 | +64 | +91.8% | 259 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 70 | — | — | 176 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
