LAB Escape!

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LAB Escape! is a single player action game. It received positive reviews from players.

Consume, Mutate, Devour... help your baby specimen escape the LAB!

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81%

Audience ScoreBased on 900 reviews

humor74 positive mentions

monetization137 negative mentions

Addictive and fun gameplay with simple controls and unique upgrade system.
Cute, funny, and charming art style with humorous elements.
Fair monetization with mostly optional ads and no pay-to-win mechanics.

Excessive and intrusive ads that disrupt gameplay and cause crashes or lost progress.
Repetitive gameplay and lack of variety or depth leading to boredom over time.
Technical issues including frequent crashes, glitches with ad viewing and item unlocking, and poor control responsiveness.

monetization
145 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
3%
3%
94%
The game's monetization heavily relies on ads, which many users find excessive and intrusive, often required to unlock items or progress, leading to frustration. While some praise the optional ad-watching system with no paywalls and an ad removal purchase, many report bugs with ad limits, forced ads despite purchasing ad removal, and overall annoyance with ad frequency. Balancing ad presence better and fixing related issues could significantly improve player experience.
- “Lab Escape has in-game purchases in the form of ad removal and buying drops beyond the 20 ads per day limit, but the quality of drops scales with your progress regardless of whether you put any money in the game.”
- “Definitely worth the $5 for no ads.”
- “No ads, especially if you get the paid version; I personally wouldn't mind paying to upgrade faster, as progress is extremely slow.”
- “It's a good game but you don't have to give me an ad after every run. Each run takes about 3-5 minutes in early game and your ads genuinely waste 15 minutes if I overestimate. Whenever I decide to watch an ad to boost my gold, you decide to give me three, so I restart the app and lose my progress.”
- “For whatever reason, mine keeps saying "ad limit 20 times per day" (which is already stupid since that's the only way to redeem things) even though I haven't watched any ads.”
- “Fun game - but you can't unlock most items unless you pay or watch an ad (to open a box) - even if you pay to remove the ads, you still have to either pay money or watch an ad to unlock most items.”
humor
74 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is widely praised for its quirky, silly humor expressed through funny hats, witty power-up descriptions, and charmingly goofy art style. Players find it hilariously entertaining and a great lighthearted time-killer, appreciating the game's playful tone and frequent comedic moments. Overall, its humor significantly enhances the game's appeal and addictiveness.
- “I go to review this, and the first thing I see is "is this game scary" Anyway, I absolutely love this game, as it is hilarious in many ways... I think the "ad devourer" purchase is just about worth buying for the description alone!”
- “The perks are hilarious and helpful and it keeps you coming back again and again to spank the humans that created the monster that you are.”
- “This is amazing so far it's hilarious the game is honestly so addicting and the way that they ask you to rate them is award winning best game I've ever played make more great games like this!!!”
graphics
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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29%
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The game features charming, cartoonish graphics that many users find funny, cute, and uniquely styled, often praised for their artwork and shading. While some describe the graphics as decent or average, the majority appreciate the art style as a highlight that enhances the overall enjoyable experience. A few note that the visuals are not the best but still entertaining and fitting for the game's genre.
- “The graphics are amazing; they are funny and have perfect shading and the aspect of derp art.”
- “Amazing graphics, gameplay, and controls.”
- “I love the graphics of the game and encourage people to play it.”
- “The controls are squiffy, the graphics are average, the challenges are novel but engaging.”
- “Every box wants you to play ad to open it, the graphics of this game is watchable but pretty disappointing, the gameplay is almost the same thing on repeat, controls are limited and lacking... overall fun for few hours but then becomes grind and repetitive.”
- “The mutant thingy moves too fast and the graphics are horrible.”
gameplay
35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
31%
9%
The gameplay is generally praised for being fun, addictive, and featuring simple yet engaging mechanics with good progression and humor. While controls and graphics are well-received, some users find the gameplay repetitive and grind-heavy, with limited variation and occasional bugs. Overall, it provides an enjoyable casual experience, though some wish for more depth and smoother mechanics.
- “The fact that it's incredibly addictive, with extensive gameplay and most importantly, amazing humour!”
- “Game mechanics work well with a great balance of increasing difficulty as players build up their upgrades.”
- “And yes, the gameplay loop is fun and worth coming back to.”
- “Every box wants you to play an ad to open it. The graphics of this game are watchable but pretty disappointing. The gameplay is almost the same thing on repeat, controls are limited and lacking. Overall fun for a few hours but then it becomes grindy and repetitive.”
- “Low replayability, as gameplay gets stale fast, but you need to replay over and over to get enough money for upgrades.”
- “Bought the ad free version just to show my appreciation :) just wish there was more gameplay variation so unlocking all the hats was a bit less grindy :(”
story
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
47%
20%
The story is appreciated for its whimsical, silly cartoon style and unique premise, but many users desire more depth, including backstory, character personality, and a structured story mode with missions or objectives. They suggest adding more narrative elements, dialogue, and rewards to enhance engagement beyond the brief gameplay.
- “I just wish we knew more of the story; you should add some backstory and personality to the character.”
- “It has a good story and the art is good for this kind of game; I like it a lot and I'll make fan art and things like that online.”
- “Really fun so far, with a whimsical story.”
- “I just wish we knew more of the story; you should add some more backstory and personality to the character.”
- “Besides that, maybe you could add more of a story to it.”
- “I'd like it more if there was a story mode or something like that.”
music
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
53%
27%
20%
The game features enjoyable and engaging music that enhances the gameplay experience, with many users praising its background tracks and intense soundtrack. However, some players find the music loud or intense, and a common complaint is the inability to play external music or media alongside the game due to interruptions or restrictions.
- “Graphics, music, gore level, mutations... everything!”
- “Good music and easy to pick up for a few minutes at a time.”
- “The art is funny and I love the music!”
- “I really can't listen to music or watch a YouTube video during this game.”
- “A lot of ads, and if you're listening to music it will be paused all of the time, but the actual game is pretty good.”
- “If you could allow music to be played in the background, that would be really cool.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is addictive but suffers from repetitive and tedious grinding, especially toward the endgame, with limited gameplay variation making progression feel slow and monotonous.
- “Bought the ad free just to show my appreciation :) just wish there was more gameplay variation so unlocking all the hats was a bit less grindy :(”
- “End game is tedious.”
- “It's okay, it could definitely use a little something extra, the gameplay loop gets tedious fairly quickly.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent crashes, freezing, and loss of saved progress, leading to a frustrating user experience.
- “It worked at first but got super buggy later; the app closed on its own and the gameplay wasn't saved.”
- “Doesn't even work, immediately freezes.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users feel that adding more active abilities through mutations would significantly enhance the game's replayability.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its high performance and smooth optimization, delivering an impressive experience alongside its strong artistic style.