Creature Lab
Released Jun 2023
Become a mad scientist! Conduct crazy experiments, mix mutagens, breed abominable creatures, and attach monstrous body parts to them. Manage your inventory, expand your lab, and make sure your hideout is safe. Send your creations into the city to obtain salvage and test subjects!
54% positive · 407 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Creature Lab launched on Steam on June 14, 2023 and received a steady stream of post-launch updates: multiple feature patches adding new limbs and quality-of-life improvements throughout mid-2023, a major Sandbox Mode update plus the free Succubus Monster Pack DLC on October 2, 2023, and a further feature patch on March 14, 2024. The game then expanded to PlayStation on July 5, 2024 and Xbox on August 30, 2024, fulfilling the developer's Kickstarter-backed console and enhanced edition roadmap.
The most recent developer communication is a development status post from August 12, 2026, announcing that the Creature Lab 2 Steam page is now live with a trailer. This post makes clear the team's creative energy is directed toward the sequel — it describes Creature Lab 2 as actively in development with mechanics being refined and new mutations being created — but says nothing about new content or updates for the original game. All previously announced commitments for the original (console ports, new limbs, Sandbox Mode) have been delivered. There is one released DLC and no unreleased DLC on the store. No roadmap or future content announcement for the original game exists.
The sequel announcement is consistent with a studio that has concluded active development on the first game and moved on. The original Creature Lab appears to have reached the end of its content lifecycle with the Xbox launch on August 30, 2024.
Evidence
Developer announces Creature Lab 2 Steam page is live with a trailer, describing the sequel as actively in development. No mention of new content for the original game.
Creature Lab launches on Xbox Store, completing the console port roadmap funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
CreativeForge Games S.A.
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Become a mad scientist in search of the ultimate mutagen!
Here, you can outshine even the famous Frankenstein with your incredible mutants! Prove your genius once and for all and let nobody stop you.
Creature Lab sets you on a difficult path of a genius, yet a bit wicked scientist with a very liberal approach to test subjects and official procedures. Establish your hideout and let the experiments commence! Conduct crazy experiments, mix mutagens, analyze their properties, grow DNA-based body parts, and attach them to your test subjects.
So many possibilities… Prepare your laboratory, obtain basic reagents, and see what happens when you mix them together. Don’t forget to name all your recipes! Apply your mutagens to test subjects and observe how they react. Grow entirely new body parts and attach them to the creatures you just brought to life. Discover nearly limitless interactions between mutagens and body parts as you slowly assemble an army of mutants.
There's no use hoping for government funds so you'll make do with anything you can find or even steal. Manage your inventory, expand your lab, and make sure your hideout is safe. Don’t let the panic guide you, the more stressed you are, the bigger chance Feds will drop by to say hello and check your spot! Don’t leave any traces, be patient and extremely careful! They will never even know what hit them!
Running low on resources? Need more test subjects? Send your sick creatures into the city! Find whatever resources you need. Spread panic in the city to scare off anyone trying to find your hideout. And if the military starts looking for you, send the strongest of your creatures to teach them a lesson. Let no one stop you in your search for the ultimate mutagen!
Here, you can outshine even the famous Frankenstein with your incredible mutants! Prove your genius once and for all and let nobody stop you.
Creature Lab sets you on a difficult path of a genius, yet a bit wicked scientist with a very liberal approach to test subjects and official procedures. Establish your hideout and let the experiments commence! Conduct crazy experiments, mix mutagens, analyze their properties, grow DNA-based body parts, and attach them to your test subjects.
So many possibilities… Prepare your laboratory, obtain basic reagents, and see what happens when you mix them together. Don’t forget to name all your recipes! Apply your mutagens to test subjects and observe how they react. Grow entirely new body parts and attach them to the creatures you just brought to life. Discover nearly limitless interactions between mutagens and body parts as you slowly assemble an army of mutants.
There's no use hoping for government funds so you'll make do with anything you can find or even steal. Manage your inventory, expand your lab, and make sure your hideout is safe. Don’t let the panic guide you, the more stressed you are, the bigger chance Feds will drop by to say hello and check your spot! Don’t leave any traces, be patient and extremely careful! They will never even know what hit them!
Running low on resources? Need more test subjects? Send your sick creatures into the city! Find whatever resources you need. Spread panic in the city to scare off anyone trying to find your hideout. And if the military starts looking for you, send the strongest of your creatures to teach them a lesson. Let no one stop you in your search for the ultimate mutagen!
Features
- First-person mad scientist simulator
- Complex resource and inventory management
- A strategy element - plan raids on the city and prepare for encounters with the military
- Thousands of different mutagens to discover - you name them all
- Unique body parts to grow and attach to your test subjects
- A unique fear mechanic that lowers the chance of your hideout being discovered
- Singleplayer campaign mode
- Endless replayability with new substances every time you play
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Aug 15, 2026
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