ActionFit check
Is Orb Labs, Inc. worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR players interested in stealth and puzzle-solving in addition to action
- Players who enjoy trying different tools to deal with hazards
- Players looking for a story campaign followed by global level competition
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat as the main focus may find stealth and avoiding threats central to the gameplay.
- Players who prefer a wide variety of settings may find the underground-lab environment a narrow scope for repeated play.
- Players using Windows Mixed Reality headsets cannot play the game.
- Players seeking Valve Index controller-specific functions will not find them implemented.
Our take on Orb Labs, Inc.
Rather than using conventional movement through the environment, the game has players throw orbs to teleport around hazards. Its action also centers on stealth and finding different ways to handle dangerous situations, with a separate challenge mode for competing on levels.
What is Orb Labs, Inc.?
Follow a message from an unknown contact into Orb Labs’ underground facility to investigate questionable experiments.
Laser systems guard the complex, and orbs can be used to move, hide, defend, and attack. Sneak past threats and descend through the lab, using different orbs to handle dangerous situations in different ways. Story mode offers more than 5 hours of gameplay across changing sections of the facility. Throwing orbs teleports the player around hazards. Challenge mode lets players find a way through each level and compete globally. This is a room-scale VR game. HTC Vive is recommended; Oculus Rift (S) is supported through SteamVR. Valve Index is compatible, but its special controller capabilities are not used.
How Orb Labs, Inc. plays
- 01Orb-based movement
- Throwing an orb teleports the player around dangerous situations.
- 02Multiple approaches
- Different orbs can be used to address hazards in different ways.
- 03Challenge mode
- Players can compete globally after finding a way through each level.
- 04Story campaign
- Story mode offers more than 5 hours of gameplay through changing parts of the lab.
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Orb Labs, Inc.: platforms & release
Is Orb Labs, Inc. worth it?
It is worth it if: VR players interested in stealth and puzzle-solving in addition to action. Skip it if: players seeking combat as the main focus may find stealth and avoiding threats central to the gameplay.
Where can I download Orb Labs, Inc.?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Orb Labs, Inc.'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Orb Labs, Inc. on?
Windows only.
