SCP: Secret Laboratory

SCP: Secret Laboratory

Released Dec 2017

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.

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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

SCP: Secret Laboratory is a free-to-play multiplayer game that has been in continuous, active development since its December 2017 launch. Northwood Studios has shipped major updates on a sustained cadence, including version 14.0 'Heavy Duty' on December 22, 2024, version 14.1 on May 18, 2025, and the 14.2 update (including the Halloween event) on October 24, 2025. These are complemented by regular feature patches and bug fixes, the most recent being patch 14.2.7 on May 30, 2026. Most importantly, the studio has moved beyond general "active development" statements to concrete, named, in-progress content: a Progress Report published on June 26, 2026 documents the ongoing development of version 15.0 (Megapatch III) in substantial detail. The report covers active programming work on a new SCP character (SCP-953), locker implementation, a fully reworked Surface Zone exterior with new Gate A and Gate B designs, new Heavy Containment Zone sublevel rooms for SCP-049 and SCP-173, and additional level design work. SCP-953 was publicly announced in a reveal trailer on February 14, 2026, confirming she is coming to the game in 2026. A May 30, 2026 bug fix post also explicitly states the team is "hard at work developing the main features for 15.0." There is no indication development is winding down. The developer has been transparent and communicative about the road ahead, and the scope of 15.0 as described in the June 2026 progress report represents a substantial, multi-faceted update still under active construction.
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Megapatch III (version 15.0) progress report details active work on SCP-953 programming and modelling, new locker implementation, Surface Zone exterior, Gate A and Gate B redesigns, and new 049/173 sublevel rooms. Confirms the update is still in development with some features potentially landing in a subsequent 15.1 patch.
news post · Jun 26, 2026 source content planned
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Bug fix patch 14.2.7 released. Developer note states they are 'still hard at work developing the main features for 15.0,' confirming ongoing development of the next major update.
news post · May 30, 2026 source content planned
high

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Details

Publisher
Northwood Studios
Achievements
52
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer · PvP

About this game

Deep within one of the SCP Foundation’s emergency containment sites, a catastrophic containment breach leads to multiple SCP subjects being released from their cells. With containment compromised, facility personnel rush to evacuate while waiting for Mobile Task Forces to arrive and restore order, but with the Class-D population running amok in a desperate attempt to escape, along with the involvement of the Chaos Insurgency, the fate of Site-02 remains uncertain.

SCP: Secret Laboratory (SCP:SL) is a free-to-play multiplayer horror game where you must escape from fearsome entities, or fight to secure a facility under the control of the SCP Foundation, an organisation which seeks to secure and contain anomalous items and creatures in order to protect humanity. These objects, or SCPs, range from mundane-looking items with extraordinary effects, to horrific abominations capable of bypassing the most impenetrable containment methods the Foundation puts in place.

Throughout the game, you will witness the perspective of the 5 different human classes, each trying desperately to survive. These include:

  • Scientists: Foundation personnel caught in the midst of the chaos, they must work with Facility Guards and the Mobile Task Force while using their equipment and wits to escape.

  • Class-D Personnel: Prisoners and test subjects using the breach to their advantage, they start with nothing and will do anything it takes to escape from the Foundation.

  • Facility Guards: The woefully unequipped first responders who must help the Scientists escape, prevent the Class-D from escaping, and hold back the SCPs for as long as possible until the Mobile Task Force arrive.

  • Mobile Task Force: Specialised re-containment agents sent into containment breaches to restore order and eliminate threats, they are tasked with assisting in the evacuation of Scientists and taking down anything that poses a threat to the Foundation.

  • Chaos Insurgency: Soldiers of an unknown directive, who are ordered to attack major Foundation sites and terminate all Foundation personnel. They also aim to rescue Class-D Personnel in order to gather useful information from them.

Site-02 is a sprawling maze of different zones. Light Containment Zone, where Scientists and Class-D Personnel reside. Heavy Containment Zone, where the SCPs are contained. Entrance Zone, where Facility Guards are stationed, and Surface Zone, where the evacuation point is located, along with the insertion points for Mobile Task Forces and Chaos Insurgents. The site is prepared for these breaches, containing numerous emergency measures — from Tesla Gates able to electrocute anything caught in the blast, to emergency bulkheads able to temporarily hold back threats from a fleeing target, or even the on-site nuclear warhead capable of vaporising the entire underground section of the site.

Despite all the security precautions and safety measures, Site-02 is not impenetrable. Fight alongside and against other players in order to help the Foundation restore containment and order, sabotage the site as the Insurgency, or kill everyone as a SCP in a murderous rampage.

Last evaluated Aug 14, 2026
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