Aperture Hand Lab

Aperture Hand Lab

Steam Deck · unrated

Cloudhead Games Ltd. · Adventure · Jun 25, 2019

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

86%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The experience even acknowledges playful or mischievous gestures, including exaggerated hand poses or rude signals, often responding with humorous dialogue from the AI characters overseeing the experiment.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
In the end, Aperture Hand Lab stands as an entertaining technical showcase that demonstrates how VR technology can move beyond traditional controller inputs toward more natural forms of interaction.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
fun, crashes after intro sequence, 5mins gameplay avail
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters74 reviews
Controls43 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
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