The Lab

The Lab is a Roblox Sci-Fi game created by horsekidlol on July 14th of 2016.

Story
The Player goes to a lab to find their brother, SwiftDragoon, only to find him frozen in ice. Swift tells the player that a Monster with a Blue Pumpkin Head has sealed him in the ice. The player has to defeat 4 boss battles to confront the beast.

Why The Game's a Successful Lab Experiment

 * 1) The thumbnail is very detailed, featuring one of the rooms in the lab, horsekidlol, a scientist, a robot, and a bunch of slimes.
 * 2) The game used to have a great soundtrack, but most of it is gone due to Roblox's audio update. Some themes are still in the game though, such as the lobby theme.
 * 3) The level design isn't bad either. Many of the parts of the game are really detailed.
 * 4) The Bosses are really good, which isn't surprising because the game is mostly just bosses.
 * 5) The characters are also good. The game is centered around SwiftDragoon, who accidentally caused the events of the game.
 * 6) The antagonists are also good. The main antagonist is Blizzaria, who took control of horsekidlol and killed the real SwiftDragoon. There is also an antagonist named Fred, who also has a major impact on the game, and also a boss as a zombie.
 * 7) The game also has some enemies, such as the slimes.
 * 8) The amount of secrets in the game is uncountable. Secrets like finding the upside-down, secret minibosses, and other rooms can let the player have lots of fun playing the game. This also gives the game a lot of replay value.
 * 9) The game also has tons of badges to collect.
 * 10) The story is amazing, where it is revealed that there were any SwiftDragoon clones, and that the frozen SwiftDragoon is also a clone, and that the real Swift is dead, being killed by the game's main antagonist, Blizzaria, who was a disastrous accident caused by Swift and horsekidlol.
 * 11) There is some cool fanart featured in the lobby to look at.
 * 12) There is a secret portal that leads to the Forgotten Past, an supposed abandoned version of the lab, that leads to a secret boss, Darkseed the Fallen.
 * 13) The game has 3 endings that will be explained below.
 * 14) * Survivor is the normal ending, where the player goes to the frozen fortress to confront the Blue Pumpkin Head Monster. The monster reveals himself to be horsekidlol. The player fight horsekidlol in the arena. Ocne horsekidlol is defeated, he goes crazy and the ice holding SwiftDragoon captive melts. Swift then follows his brother, the player, and they both escape the lab. Once the lab is escaped, horsekidlol comes, looking bigger and having armor. The player then fights horsekidlol with a gun. Once horsekidlol is defeated, the player goes into the plane, but SwiftDragoon cannot make it, and the player unfortunately leaves without Swift. This ending leads to the events of the sequel, Return to The Lab.
 * 15) * Revival is the true ending, where the player goes into a door (you need the survivor badge to go in) and gets an antidote and revives the real SwiftDragoon. The player and Swift then confront horsekidlol who is surprised the Swift has been revived. He then goes crazy and the player and Swift have to escape the facility. Swift explains that the monster isn't really horsekidlol and that one of Swift and horse's experiments, Blizzaria: The Frozen, has taken control over horsekidlol. Once the player and Swift escape the lab, they have to fight Blizzaria in a final fight, Once Blizzaria is defeated, horsekidlol turns back to normal. The player, SwiftDragoon, and horsekidlol then stay in the lab together.
 * 16) * Dark Fate is the bad ending, where the player goes into a room in the cold storage. Blizzaria comes and tells the player to get out, but the player doesn't listen and starts to pull levers that will destroy the lab. This causes Blizzaria to have another meltdown and they disappear. The player then goes into an arena to fight Blizzaria. Once Blizzaria is defeated, they exclaim that the player has lost and that they will both die in the lab.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The game can be a bit confusing to navigate, because there are so many rooms.
 * 2) Some of the bosses are identical, having the same way of battling.
 * 3) Shouldn't horsekidlol have turned back to normal when Blizzaria was defeated in the normal ending like he did in the true ending?
 * 4) The thumbnail is a bit misleading because there was a robot in the thumbnail that is nowhere in the game. The Scientist from the beginning of the game has probably been removed, but is still in the thumbnail.
 * 5) The Veil of Frost can be accessed by going through a secret wall in the ice room, but it is almost impossible for players to find.

Reception
The Lab received a positive reception during 2016, 2017, and 2018, with some Youtubers making videos on the game, making the game get likes and visits. The game then started to die as other games started to get many players. The Lab still has many fans though. The game has around 746,500 visits and around 10,500 favorites. The game also has around 4,400 likes and around 1,860 dislikes.

Trivia

 * Most of the bosses in the game are based off of real Roblox avatar items, such as the Meeboid, a Roblox hat and also a secret boss in the game.
 * Some of the bosses are based off of real Roblox players too.
 * The Lab has its own group found here.
 * The game has a prequel named The Lab Chronicles, which gives a backstory on how SwiftDragoon died and how horsekidlol was taken over by Blizzaria.
 * The game has a spin-off series named Awake.
 * The game also has a spin-off game named The Lab Hollow Moon.
 * As stated above, the game has a sequel named Return to The Lab, a game set after the events of the normal ending.
 * There is a game in the Lab's group named The Lab Archive, which is a game that gives a description of the enemies, bosses, and places.
 * The creator of the game, horsekidlol, also made the Squash-out series.
 * As of November 2022, horsekidlol has been inactive for over 10 months.
 * In the same room with the fanart, there is a screen that explains some of the lore in the game, a server clock, and a screen that tells you some information about the bosses.