OverLab

Overlab is a fast-paced multiplayer game inspired by Overcooked, but with a twist — instead of preparing meals, players work together to build synthetic biology experiments! Teamwork is essential to keep the lab running smoothly.

🧬 Learn by playing: experience the basics of lab workflows through chaos and collaboration

🕹️ Co-op fun: best enjoyed with friends, just like in the lab (or kitchen!)

🌍 Open source: all code and assets are freely available under open licenses for education, remixing, and community projects

This game was developed for the Great Exhibition Road Festival 2025 of Imperial College London. Our aim was to use this game to engage the visitors to our stands. Where we explain the field of synthetic biology/engineering biology and how our work looks like in the laboratory.
More information about our work in the lab are available here

--------------Controls (Better with Controller)--------------

Controllers
Up to 3 controllers can be used in local.
If not working. Try to reconnect the controllers while the game is running, please.

Moving: Left Stick
Action: A (Xbox)
Pause: Central Button(Xbox) 
Start Game: hold X (Xbox)

Keyboard
Pause: ESC
Start game: hold X

Player 1
Moving: W, A, S, D
Action: SPACE 

Player 2 
Moving: I, J, K, L
Action: # (or a button right to the L, try multiple)

Player 3
Moving: Arrow Keys 
Action: SHIFT

---------------------------Credits---------------------------

The game was developped by Giorgia & Izva, strongly inspired by the game Overcook.

Graphics & Sound

Earth: https://gold356.itch.io

Lab Sprites and Tileset: https://marceles.itch.io

Slime: https://lin-ain.itch.io/

Forest: https://aamatniekss.itch.io

Xbox Button: https://greatdocbrown.itch.io

Music: https://1crumble.itch.io/

---------------------Code Source---------------------

The code source is under is under GNU Public License v3.0 and available on GitHub https://github.com/icvara/GERF_videogame