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Lamplight City

Lamplight City

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Released Sep 13, 2018 Developer Grundislav Games Publisher Application Systems Heidelberg Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux AdventurePoint & ClickDetectiveAlternate HistoryIndie
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (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.

89.2%positive761 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“While a bit uneven at times, its so cool that a game trusts you enough to allow you to solve cases wrong, and give weight to actually investigating and deducing. Sadly I don-t like most of the decisions made about the main characters, the dramatic core and drive of the…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A very good point and click adventure game, that taps into nostalgia for early days in the genre, but with a lot of modern QOL features. These do tend to mean puzzle solving isn't particularly difficult but there are a myriad of ways to solve a case and get the clues you need. A…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Lamplight City is a solidly good point-and-click game. I bought this game after being impressed with its sequel, Rosewater. The gameplay and pace of gameplay is quite similar. The puzzles are not too difficult. I was able to complete the game without consulting a walkthrough,…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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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.

41achievements
15.6%median completion
1.8%rarest: Nosy
51.9% of players 43.1% of players 39.2% of players 38.3% of players 37.3% of players 37.2% of players 36.1% of players 34.6% of players 34.5% of players 33.2% of players 32.3% of players 30.9% of players 30.1% of players 29.4% of players 27.5% of players 27.1% of players 25.8% of players 23.1% of players 19.7% of players 19.0% of players 15.6% of players 15.3% of players 13.6% of players 13.2% of players 12.2% of players 11.7% of players 10.6% of players 10.0% of players 9.9% of players 9.2% of players 8.8% of players 8.5% of players 8.3% of players 8.0% of players 7.4% of players 7.4% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 3.1% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 51.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
51.9%Don't Quit Your Day Job — Read Madame DuPrée's poems
43.1%Not What It Looks Like — Learned about Mrs. Davis's hobby
39.2%A Kind Ear — Told Angela Maxwell about your problems
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Nosy — Eavesdropped on every conversation
1.8%I Forgot It Was There — Hidden achievement
3.1%Room With A View — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$8.99−40% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US8.99 USD−40%
EU8.99 EUR−40%
UK7.67 GBP−40%
Australia13.17 AUD−40%
Canada11.69 CAD−40%
Japan1,020 JPY−40%
Brazil28.19 BRL−40%
China34.80 CNY−40%

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

China≈$5.1 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$10

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.

Mar 15, 2026
"Lamplight City" Behind the scenes - Curious Odyssey Sale 2026

Event Information We're part of the Curious Odyssey Sales Event from Mar. 11 - Mar. 18. We'll run multiple events and announce them here. Apologies if you see several announcements. Dev insights & gam

Jan 15, 2026
Steam Detective Fest

Lamplight City is 40% off until January 19th [img src="

Nov 24, 2025
"Lamplight City" Behind the scenes - AdventureX Sale 2025

Event Information We're part of the AdventureX Sales Event from Nov. 19 - Dec. 2. We'll run multiple events and announce them here. Apologies if you see several announcements. Dev insights & gameplay

Aug 21, 2025
"Lamplight City" Behind the scenes - ASH GAMES 40 Years Anniversary Sale

Event Information We're part of the ASH GAMES 40 Years Anniversary Sale Event from Aug. 19 - Sep. 2. We'll run multiple events and announce them here. Apologies if you see several announcements. Dev i

Mar 29, 2025
ROSEWATER is out!

The highly anticipated follow-up to Lamplight City, ROSEWATER has now launched! Explore more of Vespuccia with Harley Leger, former boxer turned writer, as she arrives in the tiny desert town of Rosew

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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.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Point & Click · Detective · Alternate History · Indie · Retro · Third Person · Singleplayer · Story Rich · 2D · Mystery · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , German *
Achievements41
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.grundislavgames.com/lamplightcity
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows ME or later Processor: Pentium or higher 1.2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 640x400, 32-bit colour DirectX: Version 5.2 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: All DirectX-compatible sound cards