SCP: Secret Laboratory
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ActionCasualIndieRPGFree To PlayMultiplayerHorrorCo-opFirst-PersonSurvival Horror

1,795 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 5,279

Peak in the last 7 days: 7,788

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Game description

Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

Basic info

DeveloperNorthwood Studios
PublisherNorthwood Studios
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateDec 29, 2017
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 21H1+/11, x64
ProcessorIntel I5 6600 or equivalent, 4 threads, x86-64-v2 or higher
Memory4 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or equivalent, 4GB VRAM, Intel Integrated Graphics not supported
Storage8 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 359 reviews from the past 1 year

79.1/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Chaotic social horror with strangers keeps SCP: Secret Laboratory addictive for 158 reviewers, and it scores 79.1 from 235,708 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

158 reviews say it is fun, and the most upvoted describes a friend group that dropped other activities to play. 50 praise playing together, some saying they met interesting people through its social play, and others describe a community culture they found nowhere else. Players praise a Foundation atmosphere with sounds that give chills, and Content Volume ranks 407th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Multiplayer comes up in 55% of analyzed reviews, and the community draws both praise and blame. 49 reviews criticize the community, some citing soundboard spam and immature players. Tech & Support ranks 1054th of 1399: 35 report poor performance, some saying it runs worse with every update. 33 find it confusing at first, some citing a convoluted facility and poor onboarding. Gameplay ranks 1111th of 1396, and some say the developers ignore community requests. Newcomers also warn that you die over and over at first.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“addictive and fun, friends stopped other activities to play” · 158 reviews
“met interesting people through social gameplay” · 50 reviews
“runs poorly, gets worse every update, needs better hardware” · 35 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -1.70 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “game extremely confusing, convoluted facility design, poor onboarding” · 33 reviews
Positive “picked it up quickly, good community” · 3 reviews

Progression 2% · Difficulty 8% · Freedom 3% · Strategy 6% · Controls & feel 4%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.80 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “atmosphere of the Foundation is top-notch, sounds give chills” · 11 reviews
Negative “game no longer scary, horrible lighting, facility not haunting” · 3 reviews

Story 2% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.33 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “game has many varied content types and levels” · 4 reviews
Negative “a lot of waiting involved in the game” · 4 reviews

Variety 9% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.84 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics excellent for 2017, immaculate presentation” · 16 reviews
Negative “character models look off, containment zone design questionable” · 1 review

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “met interesting people through social gameplay” · 50 reviews
Negative “teammates betray you, leave you alone in lift with problem” · 6 reviews

Community 34% · Servers & Connection 6%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.24 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “every new balance patch made the game more competitive and enjoyable aspects faded” · 12 reviews

Anti-cheat 2% · Pricing 5% · Matchmaking 4%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.39 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “runs poorly, gets worse every update, needs better hardware” · 35 reviews

Stability 3% · Developer support 19%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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