SCP: Labrat casts you as a test subject trapped in an underground SCP facility after a containment breach. Escape is the immediate objective, but the route out also involves evading SCPs, discovering anomalous objects and collecting valuable resources. Its premise draws on SCP - Containment Breach, the horror game based on fictional SCP Foundation stories, and Labrat is described as a recreation that follows the original’s gameplay.
That foundation shapes a survival-focused horror experience: players must navigate the facility while threats and unusual objects complicate their escape. Labrat also adds new SCPs, items and events alongside those from the original. Its VR presentation is a notable distinction, with a full-body player and physics interaction, as well as improvements to the original game’s assets.
The game supports both single-player and multiplayer, including co-op and online co-op, so its tense facility escape can be approached alone or with others.