The Lab Thing cover art

The Lab Thing

The lab thing is a first-person survival horror game. Explore a mysterious secret lab and play as the only human left alive. Gather all the scientist's notes about the monster, upgrade backpack items, record…

31 December 2026

Time until release

-- Days
-- Hours
-- Mins
-- Secs

The Lab Thing is an adventure, releasing 31 December 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified Sources: IGDB , Steam

What The Lab Thing is

The Lab Thing is an unreleased adventure game, currently scheduled for 31 December 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The lab thing is a first-person survival horror game. Explore a mysterious secret lab and play as the only human left alive. Gather all the scientist's notes about the monster, upgrade backpack items, record information and try to escape before you join the body collection of the lab thing!
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster, 8 MB RAM and Geforce GTX 750 / Radeon R7 260X with 1GB Memory. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

Full requirements and PC checker →

Official trailer

Trailer thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

The Lab Thing — frequently asked questions

When is The Lab Thing coming out?
The Lab Thing is scheduled to release on 31 December 2026. That is 77 days away.
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Lab Thing?
At minimum, The Lab Thing needs Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster, 8 MB RAM, Geforce GTX 750 / Radeon R7 260X with 1GB Memory graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Lab Thing?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

If you like this

Games like The Lab Thing

See all