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Iron Lung
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I still can't wrap my head around the fact that out of all the games this one got turned into a movie. The game has an interesting concept for sure but the gameplay is basically just matching coordinates, taking photos and maybe getting startled by cheap jumpscares. Even though…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“[H1]A deep dive into tension, confusion, and very bad parking[/H1] I’ve finally played this on stream after one of my good friends insisted so much after watching Markiplier’s movie, and all I’ll say is... it didn’t disappoint. Didn't go the way I expected, but it's definitely…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Market pliers Also, got the game as a present for my bday:D”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Where's the Behind the Scenes DLC?
Some of you might remember that I promised a free behind the scenes DLC to accompany the release of the Iron Lung Movie. And now the movie's been released for awhile, and there's still no behind the s
Movie Release Date and Final Trailer!
IT'S FINALLY RELEASING!!!In theaters January 30thMore information at https://ironlung.com/
Iron Lung is on PS5!
Iron Lung is now available on the PlayStation 5!https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UB0622-PPSA21755_00-0490391273409007That's about all there is to say. Enjoy!(Yes the movie is still happenin
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Horror · Atmospheric · Psychological Horror · Submarine · Underwater · Short · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Minimalist · Adventure · First-Person · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 7 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/9/10 Processor: Any made within the last decade Memory: 1 MB RAM Graphics: Any made within the last decade Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: Any Additional Notes: You can run this