The Lab cover art

games like

The Lab

The Lab leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Puzzle, Adventure - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10

12 games like The Lab

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna cover art
Never Alone: Kisima IngitchunaPracticed Mastery · puzzle platformer

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice cover art
Hellblade: Senua's SacrificePracticed Mastery · cinematic action

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - Combat parries and dodges need timing.

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Sleeping Dogs cover art
Sleeping DogsPracticed Mastery · open-world crime

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - brawling and driving need timing/aim

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Outlast 2 cover art
Outlast 2Practiced Mastery · survival horror

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 2) - Some encounter variability.

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A Hat in Time cover art
A Hat in TimePracticed Mastery · 3D collectathon

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Scripted bosses

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade II cover art
Senua's Saga: Hellblade IIPracticed Mastery · cinematic action

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - Set-piece combat needs timing.

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Astro Bot cover art
Astro BotPracticed Mastery · 3D platformer

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Scripted enemies

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire cover art
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireLight / Casual · licensed action adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 3) - Simple co-op spell casting with generous timing

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Pikuniku cover art
PikunikuLight / Casual · physics platformer

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 3) - Floppy kicks and hops, gently imprecise

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Alan Wake Remastered cover art
Alan Wake RemasteredPracticed Mastery · psychological horror

Both lean on execution about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 2) - enemy spawn placement varies

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Disney's Tarzan cover art
Disney's TarzanPracticed Mastery · licensed platformer

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 5) - Jump timing and projectile tossing carry the platforming

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LEGO Jurassic World cover art
LEGO Jurassic WorldLight / Casual · family action-adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (4 vs 3) - light platforming and combat precision

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Game details

Released
2016
Developer
Valve
Franchise
Portal
Platforms
Oculus VR, Windows Mixed Reality, PC, Steam VR, Oculus Rift
Modes
Single player
IGDB users
80/100
PuzzleAdventureScience fiction