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SCP: Secret Laboratory

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

91/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Free To Play, Strategy, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Free to play with no microtransactions
    • High replayability with chaotic, unpredictable matches
    • Strong community and voice chat integration
    • Frequent updates and developer support
    • Engaging mix of horror, action, and social gameplay

    Cons

    • Toxic and offensive community behavior reported
    • Steep learning curve for new players
    • Occasional bugs and performance issues
    • Some imbalance and frustration in gameplay
    • Limited visual customization and progression

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to choose classes, build structures creatively, and employ various strategies in chaotic multiplayer matches."

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      "Players choose different roles (Class-D, SCPs, MTF, Chaos Insurgency) and have freedom in how to act within chaotic, unpredictable matches."

    • Competence

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      "Game offers skill-based shooting mechanics and tactical gameplay with a learning curve; players report mastering skills and strategies."

      Capsule for CS2D CS2D

      "Game features skill-based elements like aiming, juking SCPs, managing resources, and mastering different roles with a learning curve."

    • Competition

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      "Competitive elements exist through social deduction and combat against other players, but focus is also on teamwork and deception."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long-term engagement with hundreds to thousands of hours played and habitual return."

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      "Many players report long-term engagement with hundreds of hours played and habitual return despite frustration."

    • Cooperation

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      "Team-based battles with roles and coordination; radial menus and planned voice chat support encourage teamwork."

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      "Teamwork and voice chat are important for success, though betrayal and chaotic interactions also occur."

    • Creativity

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      2

      "Limited creativity mostly in roleplay and social interaction; game structure and maps are predefined."

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      "Some creativity in player interactions, roleplay, and emergent gameplay, but mostly within predefined roles and maps."

    • Domination

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      "Some players enjoy dominating others in events and tank battles, including trolling behaviors."

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      "Players often seek to dominate others through combat and trolling, though shared chaotic experiences temper pure domination."

    • Escapism

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      4

      "Players use the game as a stress relief and immersive horror experience, escaping real life through intense gameplay."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and social reasons rather than obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore complex mechanics, test strategies, and adapt to dynamic social situations in each match."

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    • Exploration

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      "Procedurally generated maps and secrets provide some exploration, though some repetition in environments is noted."

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    • Expression

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      "Limited player customization; expression mainly through choice of dialogue rather than visual or avatar changes."

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      "Limited customization mentioned; expression mainly through voice chat and roleplay rather than visual customization."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      5

      "Strong fantasy elements with monsters, supernatural characters, and imaginative, humorous scenarios."

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      "Strong fantasy element with SCP lore, monsters, and supernatural scenarios."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      3

      "Community interaction, making friends, and group events are important, despite some toxicity."

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      "Community and social interaction are important, with voice chat and friendships formed, despite some toxicity."

    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in strategy and tactics, learning game mechanics and improving over time."

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires sustained attention and focus during matches; not designed for idle or background play."

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      "Requires active attention and focus during matches; downtime in spectator mode is disliked."

    • Intimacy

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      "Some social bonding and friendships form, but interactions are mostly casual and competitive."

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      "Some social bonding and friendships form, but interactions are mostly casual and chaotic rather than deeply intimate."

    • Leadership

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      "Some players take leadership roles in teams or clans, but overall gameplay is balanced and collaborative."

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    • Progression

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      "Players collect items and complete objectives, but progression is short and limited."

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      "Minimal progression systems; gameplay focuses on round-based objectives rather than long-term item accumulation."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      -2

      "Gameplay is often tense and challenging rather than purely relaxing."

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    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Strong sensory stimulation through visuals, sound design, voice acting, and horror atmosphere."

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    • Status

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      1

      "Some recognition within community and among friends, but no formal ranking or leaderboard systems."

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      "Some recognition through skill and community standing, but no formal ranking or leaderboard system."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      2

      "Contains SCP lore and narrative elements, but multiplayer focus reduces story immersion."

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      "Some lore and narrative context from SCP universe, but gameplay is mostly emergent and multiplayer focused."

    • Strategy

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      3

      "Requires tactical planning, team coordination, and resource management."

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    • Thrill

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      4

      "High suspense and horror elements create thrilling and tense experiences."

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    • Value

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      "Free to play with extensive content and replayability offers excellent value."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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      "Strong survival theme: avoid threats, manage resources, and escape the facility."

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Progression.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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