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Lurk in the Dark : Prologue

Lurk in the Dark : Prologue

A town flourished with woodworking and mining, "Babel's Hill Top". A Ruggles family who contributed greatly to the development of this town several centuries ago. The tragedy that happened at the residence of them. In this residence where blood and hatred are ingrained, their nightmare begins.

Released Nov 8, 2019 Developer IDEA FRUITION Platforms Windows HorrorFree to PlayMultiplayerSingleplayerIndie
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

88.7%positive2,112 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Man I hope this isn't abandoned because even over 6 years later with how much indie horror has changed since 2019 this is still pretty damn solid and way more compelling than the majority of titles being cranked out. The atmosphere is creepy, the set-up and premise is really…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“exactly as formulaic and derivative as you'd expect, but produced well enough that you can mostly forgive it as far as i know development of the full game has been pretty much abandoned, which is a shame considering how much potential the epilogue suggests”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A short but impactful game! Beautiful music , great voice acting, creepy atmosphere with an intriguing story-line. A very well made and polished short game especially for free!”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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.

10achievements
23.2%median completion
1.4%rarest: THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!!
84.4% of players 33.8% of players 31.6% of players 24.7% of players 23.2% of players 23.2% of players 14.4% of players 7.9% of players 4.2% of players 1.4% of players 84.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
84.4%Investigation started — Enter the residence.
33.8%You're already going home? — After entering the residence, try to return from the door behind you.
31.6%Well done! — Solve the mystery of the desk.
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!! — After winning all achievements, watch a credit.
4.2%Maybe it's just me... — At a specific timing, try to peek under the closed door in the restroom.
7.9%Full of curiosity. — After the crying stopped, look into the hole in the wall again...

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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Mar 20, 2024
[PR] ATTA Spot the Oddities in the Strange Hotel Early Access Release!

Encounter eerie phenomena in a strange hotel, rely on your memory to spot the oddities and proceed! → ATTA Spot the Oddities in the Strange Hotel Game Store Page ← The original picture and colors are

Apr 01, 2023
Started a PATREON

We've started a Patreon to continue developing Lurk in the Dark: Episode THE GUILTY ! Members can now download the shooting range, and we also have plans for live streaming. I will try to respond to q

Apr 29, 2020
Development roadmap

We will inform you about the next episode and development roadmap ːsteamhappyː ・ In early access, the episode THE GUILTY where Marcus is the main character will proceed. ・ In early access, the price w

Feb 28, 2020
Lurk in the Dark : SHOT THE WORLD

Lurk in the Dark: Prologue Download content (DLC) SHOT THE WORLD Released on Friday, February 28, 2020! To celebrate the release, a 10% launch discount will be applied from February 28 to March 6. Che

Dec 23, 2019
ADDED MORE OPTIONS

New items were added to the OPTION, and the UI was changed. The added items are as follows. ・ Invert Y axis ・ Motion blur ・ Field of view (FOV) (Default is 80 degrees, narrowing improves performance)

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Facts & details

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GenresAction, Free To Play, Indie
Player tagsHorror · Free to Play · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Indie · Dark · First-Person · Action · Story Rich · Mystery · Nudity · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish * , Japanese * *
Achievements10
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://ideafruitionjp.wixsite.com/lurkinthedark
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (64Bit) Processor: Intel® : Core™ i5 2500 or equivalent AMD CPU Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® : GeForce® GTX 760 or equivalent AMD GPU DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space Additional Notes: [Expected operation : about 30 FPS in 1080p resolution.] [Corresponding aspect ratio 16:9, 16:10, 21:9]