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SCP: Secret Laboratory

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SCP: Secret Laboratory

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.

Free to Play Multiplayer Horror First-Person Co-op
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Deep within one of the SCP Foundation’s emergency containment sites, a catastrophic containment breach leads to multiple SCP subjects being released from their cells. With containment compromised, facility personnel rush to evacuate while waiting for Mobile Task Forces to arrive and restore order, but with the Class-D population running amok in a desperate attempt to escape, along with the involvement of the Chaos Insurgency, the fate of Site-02 remains uncertain.

SCP: Secret Laboratory (SCP:SL) is a free-to-play multiplayer horror game where you must escape from fearsome entities, or fight to secure a facility under the control of the SCP Foundation, an organisation which seeks to secure and contain anomalous items and creatures in order to protect humanity. These objects, or SCPs, range from mundane-looking items with extraordinary effects, to horrific abominations capable of bypassing the most impenetrable containment methods the Foundation puts in place.

Throughout the game, you will witness the perspective of the 5 different human classes, each trying desperately to survive. These include:

  • Scientists: Foundation personnel caught in the midst of the chaos, they must work with Facility Guards and the Mobile Task Force while using their equipment and wits to escape.

  • Class-D Personnel: Prisoners and test subjects using the breach to their advantage, they start with nothing and will do anything it takes to escape from the Foundation.

  • Facility Guards: The woefully unequipped first responders who must help the Scientists escape, prevent the Class-D from escaping, and hold back the SCPs for as long as possible until the Mobile Task Force arrive.

  • Mobile Task Force: Specialised re-containment agents sent into containment breaches to restore order and eliminate threats, they are tasked with assisting in the evacuation of Scientists and taking down anything that poses a threat to the Foundation.

  • Chaos Insurgency: Soldiers of an unknown directive, who are ordered to attack major Foundation sites and terminate all Foundation personnel. They also aim to rescue Class-D Personnel in order to gather useful information from them.

Site-02 is a sprawling maze of different zones. Light Containment Zone, where Scientists and Class-D Personnel reside. Heavy Containment Zone, where the SCPs are contained. Entrance Zone, where Facility Guards are stationed, and Surface Zone, where the evacuation point is located, along with the insertion points for Mobile Task Forces and Chaos Insurgents. The site is prepared for these breaches, containing numerous emergency measures — from Tesla Gates able to electrocute anything caught in the blast, to emergency bulkheads able to temporarily hold back threats from a fleeing target, or even the on-site nuclear warhead capable of vaporising the entire underground section of the site.

Despite all the security precautions and safety measures, Site-02 is not impenetrable. Fight alongside and against other players in order to help the Foundation restore containment and order, sabotage the site as the Insurgency, or kill everyone as a SCP in a murderous rampage.

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System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 21H1+/11, x64
  • Processor: Intel I5 6600 or equivalent, 4 threads, x86-64-v2 or higher
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or equivalent, 4GB VRAM, Intel Integrated Graphics not supported
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Microphone required for Voice Chat
  • Additional Notes: DirectX 12/Vulkan optionally supported

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 21H1+/11, x64
  • Processor: Intel I7 6700 or equivalent, 8 threads, x86-64-v2 or higher
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3060 or equivalent, 8GB VRAM, Intel Integrated Graphics not supported
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Microphone required for Voice Chat
  • Additional Notes: DirectX 12/Vulkan optionally supported
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Northwood Studios
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
16
Content warning
This game contains strong violence, use of firearms against armed and unarmed players, blood, horror, and potentially disturbing imagery.
Achievements
52
Features
Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, Polish, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Russian, French, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Serbian, Portuguese - Brazil, Vietnamese, Catalan, Turkish, Galician
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (18)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
PolishYesNoYes
ItalianYesNoYes
GermanYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
CzechYesNoYes
RussianYesNoYes
FrenchYesNoYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes
KoreanYesNoYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes
Spanish - Latin AmericaYesNoYes
SerbianYesNoYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoYes
VietnameseYesNoYes
CatalanYesNoYes
TurkishYesNoYes
GalicianYesNoYes

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Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA SCP: Secret Laboratory EULA
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Update Momentum

Actively Updated — 4 patches in last 30 days.

9 patches and 9 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is SCP: Secret Laboratory still getting updates?
Actively Updated — 4 patches in last 30 days. 9 patches and 9 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Is SCP: Secret Laboratory free to play?
Yes, SCP: Secret Laboratory is free to play on Steam.
What genre is SCP: Secret Laboratory?
SCP: Secret Laboratory is a Action, Casual, Indie, RPG, Free To Play game.
Who developed SCP: Secret Laboratory?
SCP: Secret Laboratory was developed by Northwood Studios and published by Northwood Studios.
What platforms does SCP: Secret Laboratory support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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