ActionFit check
Is Inside the Labs worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Small groups seeking online co-op survival horror for 1–4 players
- Players who enjoy investigating fictional laboratory rumors while completing objectives
- Horror players who want randomized threats and supplies across multiple maps
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a primarily combat-focused experience rather than evidence-finding and facility chores
- Players who prefer fixed encounters and item placements over randomized mutations, spawns, and triggers
- Players looking for a large-scale multiplayer game rather than co-op for up to 4 players
Our take on Inside the Labs
Rather than centering the horror on combat alone, the game pairs exploration with evidence gathering and facility chores. Randomized mutations, item appearances, and triggers vary expedition conditions, while objectives can be handled solo or cooperatively.
What is Inside the Labs?
Inside the Labs is an online survival horror game for 1–4 players.
Players take the role of teenagers exploring abandoned laboratories linked to reports of failed human experiments. Objectives include finding evidence about the rumors and doing chores intended to limit harm inside the facilities. These tasks can be handled solo or with others. Before an expedition, players select items and perks; during it, they collect and use supplies while facing mutations and an AI presence that can see or hear them. Proximity voice chat uses walkie-talkies, and speaking loudly may attract attention. The game has three difficulty modes, multiple maps, and randomized mutations, item spawns, and triggers. Progress unlocks additional items, perks, maps, and characters.
How Inside the Labs plays
- 01Proximity voice chat
- Walkie-talkie communication can draw attention if players speak too loudly.
- 02Randomized expeditions
- Mutations, item appearances, and triggers vary across runs, with multiple maps available.
- 03Progression unlocks
- Advancing through the game opens additional items, perks, maps, and characters.
- 04Three difficulty modes
- Players can select from three difficulty settings before playing.
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Inside the Labs: platforms & release
Is Inside the Labs worth it?
It is worth it if: small groups seeking online co-op survival horror for 1–4 players. Skip it if: players seeking a primarily combat-focused experience rather than evidence-finding and facility chores.
Where can I download Inside the Labs?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Inside the Labs's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Inside the Labs on?
Windows only.
