DANGER! Escape Lab
Genres: Puzzle, Story Rich, Adventure
Play modes: singleplayer, VRONLY
Release Date: 15-12-2020
Rating: 3/5
Developer: PunkPirates, Don't Bite Devs
Our verdict
5.5/10
- Difficulty: Easy
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 1–2 h
DANGER! Escape Lab is a VR-only escape game set in a research facility where a virus is about to get out. You play a scientist working through the lab's rooms, running experiments and hunting for equipment while a voice on the PA system pushes the story along. Three endings depend on how many secrets you uncover, and a star rating rewards finishing in time. It is aimed at newer VR owners after a short, low-pressure puzzle run.
Players who liked it point to the detailed lab setting, the many objects you can handle, and a gentle learning curve that suits first-time headset users. Most runs take one to two hours. Several reviewers felt the puzzles lean more on searching drawers than on real head-scratchers.
The negative reviews are specific and recurring. Grabbing and drawer physics can fling objects or the player across the room, some players hit crashes and lost progress with no manual save, and the repeating contamination alarm grates. Story cues play once and are easy to miss, with no task list or hint system to fall back on. Worth a look on a deep discount if you want a casual lab setting; skip it if clunky physics ruins VR for you.
Pros
- Detailed virus lab with many objects to pick up and test
- Three endings tied to secrets found add a reason to replay
- Gentle pace suits players new to VR
Cons
- Grab and drawer physics can fling items or the player
- Crashes and lost progress, with no manual save option
- One-time audio cues and no hints leave players unsure where to go
- Constant contamination alarm wears thin
About
DANGER: Escape Lab! revolves around a conspiracy theory about current events worldwide. Players impersonate a scientist whose role is to save his own life and possibly millions of others by stopping the outbreak. The story is presented narratively.
You will be a scientist who discovers the danger related to the possibility of leak virus outside the laboratory. To avoid a global pandemic, the growing threat must be stopped as soon as possible. The fate of the entire world lies in the hands of the scientist and his knowledge. Do your best not to let the virus leak. It will paralyze the whole world and take hundreds of thousands of lives.
