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Release date

November 18, 2022

Publisher

StudiC

Welcome to APES, a psychological horror exploration game that plunges you into the depths of an abandoned research facility where nothing is quite what it seems.

As you venture through the mysterious Facility, you'll discover a labyrinth of meticulously crafted testing chambers, each designed to simulate different extreme environments. Trek through chambers that recreate harsh arctic conditions, navigate treacherous virtual rapids, and uncover the true purpose behind these elaborate setups.

But you are not alone.

Deep within the Facility lurks the HyperFish—an enigmatic entity that has claimed this domain as its own. Its presence is constant, its watchful gaze inescapable. Every step you take, every step you take, every area you enter—the HyperFish observes, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

In APES, you may:

  • Explore a vast abandoned facility filled with diverse environmental testing chambers
  • Unravel the mysterious circumstances behind the Facility's abandonment
  • Experience a unique blend of psychological horror and exploration
  • Discover hidden logs and clues that reveal the dark history of the Facility

Can you unveil the truth behind the Facility's experiments? And more importantly—can you survive the relentless pursuit of the HyperFish?

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3.85

759 ratings

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Where has APES gone?

December 10, 2024

Over the past few months, we've been hard at work enhancing APES in every way! From reworked models and revamped code to the addition of multiplayer (launching VERY soon with two exciting game modes coming later!), we’ve been making big strides. We’re thrilled to announce that a major update is…

Apes is BACK!

July 7, 2024

GET READY. APES: FEAR FACTORY After 6 months, the lab has opened up for visitors! We're super excited to finally open the lab once more, they have been hard at work fixing it up for y'all! Explore chamber 01 You guys remember the old snow forest? So do we! And throughout these months the map…

Player reviews

KrimzzGT

April 19, 2025

5/5

Buns

Only rating 5 stars so this can be more visible. Sure the game looks fun and the mirror trick is clever but i had absolutely no clue on where to go and I didn’t know how to go in a multiplayer lobby to play with my friends. So basically the mirror jumpscare is really all there is to this game (yet).

170 found this helpful

gaminonvr

February 22, 2025

5/5

Waiting

It's a cool game but it hasn't been updated in a while because of meta's issues which I don't understand? Still waiting for multiplayer update and horror. Also I've never seen a game that actually looks good on quest 2 other than Arkham, but when the water turned red I was legit disturbed.

84 found this helpful

xDavz

August 30, 2025

1/5

Im disappointed.

I was so excited for this game to come out! They said “its just 3 more months and it will come out on christmas!” So I waited… and waited… and finally it was christmas. They told us that there was an issue with meta, and that they could not release the game right at the moment. It should have taken 2 weeks for them to fix the problem. And here we are: its been 1 and a half year, nothing changed and nothing will. I admit that its hard to put multiplayer in the game before they maje the singleplayer, but who does that if they want a multiplayer fangame??? I also bought the size changer perpexedly, hoping the game eill come out soon. Turns out, it was just a waste if money. Im so disappointed.

71 found this helpful

CJ5390

March 2, 2025

2/5

Is the game fixed yet?

So basically, when I first started I had no idea what to do so when I got to the mirror and got jumpscared I went into the place with the zip lines but there was no instructions on where to go so I was wondering around trying to find out where I had to go so when I gave up I un-installed the game. And then a few months later I re-installed and the same thing happened so I had to uninstall again. I gave up and now I’ve seen you’ve revamped the game, I want to ask if you’ve added instructions on where to go at the start please. If you see this and you haven’t then add it ASAP

61 found this helpful

terriaxo

March 6, 2025

5/5

Womp Womp

To all those people saying it’s a bad game because it scared you, get over yourself you crybaby! It’s a horror game! What’s the point of a horror game if it’s not scary?!

56 found this helpful

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