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Lake

Lake

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Released Sep 1, 2021 Developer Gamious Publisher Whitethorn Games, Gamious Platforms Windows RelaxingStory RichWalking SimulatorCozyFemale Protagonist
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

86.9%positive4,869 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Fun chill game! unfortunately most of the voice lines in the last scene were mismatched from the captions, like i was hearing voice lines from a different ending and getting captions for the right one. Some of the captions seemed wrong too, but not sure. Definitely unfortunate…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Deceleration: The Game. Through simple yet well-executed means, Lake creates an experience balanced between relaxation and a touch of tension (stemming from human interactions) that you can truly shape to your liking. Whether you give the small town and its residents a chance,…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“This game is perfect for preventing (or at least delaying) suicide.”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

10playing at last check
2924-hour peak
815all-time peak
0 100 200 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 178 avg · Sep 2021

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.

10achievements
18.7%median completion
8.4%rarest: Life in the Fast Lane
50.6% of players 36.9% of players 33.6% of players 29.8% of players 20.6% of players 18.7% of players 15.5% of players 14.5% of players 11.8% of players 8.4% of players 50.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
50.6%Cat Lover — Hidden achievement
36.9%Movie Carrier — Hidden achievement
33.6%Workaholic — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
8.4%Life in the Fast Lane — Hidden achievement
11.8%Higher Ground — Hidden achievement
14.5%Free Spirit — Hidden achievement

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 27, 2025
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

We have added the option to adjust time of day and weather type in Endless Mode, for both Classic and Season's Greetings! Do you enjoy driving around at night time, tour the lake at golden hour, or ar

Aug 08, 2024
Pet the Cats!

A brand-new, highly asked-for feature has been added to Lake — you can now pet the cats that are lounging around Mildred’s home! Just like in real life, each cat is different and has their own unique

May 23, 2024
Endless Mode Patch 2

Fixed traffic jams. Cars will no longer wait infinitely. Fixed endless mode ring and knock animation issues for several addresses. Fixed tree draw distance issue. Trees will now correctly render acros

May 07, 2024
Endless Mode Patch 1

Fixed addresses that blocked the player from delivering parcels: 104 Jackson Street 105 Jackson Street 106 Jackson Street 207 Jackson Street 300 Jackson Street 302 Jackson Street 403 Main Street 405 M

Apr 25, 2024
Now Available: Endless Mode!

The people have spoken and they have spoken clearly! We weren't indifferent to the many requests for an endless mode, and were delighted to eventually put it on our to-do list as the next task to work

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsRelaxing · Story Rich · Walking Simulator · Cozy · Female Protagonist · Choose Your Own Adventure · Open World · 1980s · Multiple Endings · Choices Matter · Atmospheric · Driving (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Italian, Hungarian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements10
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 / AMD FX-8350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 760 / Radeon HD 7950 (2GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Based on Low graphics settings. Dedicated GPU required.