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Static Dread: The Lighthouse

Static Dread: The Lighthouse

Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

Released Aug 6, 2025 Developer solarsuit.games Publisher Polden Publishing Platforms Windows · Mac PsychologicalIndieHorrorLovecraftianChoices Matter
View on Steam ↗ $10.90 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

90.7%positive1,527 reviews
Recommended · 23 found this helpful

“Keep the lighthouse alight, guide sailors to port, don't lose your mind. Fantastic premise, fantastic detailing, so-so execution, but still incredibly unique and interesting. What I loved: The graphics, the art, the atmosphere, the music. Lovecraftian works can be hit or miss…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“A Lovecraftian Papers, Please that oozes atmosphere. Excellent gameplay and execution of its concept. Play as a new wickie, a lighthouse keeper taking over from the previous one who has gone missing. Maintain the lighthouse, cleaning away cobwebs and bloody eldritch sigils,…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I love this game. One of my favorites in the last few years, and one of my favorite horror games ever, specifically because of how well it evokes a sense of tension and allows it to progress without being disrupted by frustration. It does "checking" well. It's like a temporary…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

471all-time peak
0 100 200 2026 141 avg · Aug 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

43achievements
34.6%median completion
1.0%rarest: Collector
93.5% of players 87.0% of players 86.7% of players 78.3% of players 77.5% of players 70.7% of players 70.5% of players 63.2% of players 59.6% of players 59.1% of players 59.0% of players 55.3% of players 51.1% of players 49.6% of players 48.0% of players 44.6% of players 41.0% of players 39.0% of players 39.0% of players 36.6% of players 35.1% of players 34.6% of players 34.1% of players 33.8% of players 32.8% of players 31.7% of players 31.3% of players 30.3% of players 30.1% of players 28.0% of players 23.5% of players 21.9% of players 17.5% of players 9.9% of players 8.3% of players 7.8% of players 5.9% of players 4.5% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.6% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 93.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.5%Light — You turned on the lighthouse for the first time.
87.0%Nice View — Hidden achievement
86.7%Day 1 — You completed the first day.
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%Collector — Hidden achievement
1.2%Model Employee — Hidden achievement
1.6%Hatter — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$10.90current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$5.23lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US10.90 USD
EU11.16 EUR
UK9.81 GBP
Australia15.38 AUD
Canada12.89 CAD
Japan1,438 JPY
Brazil25.95 BRL
China45.63 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.0 China Canada Japan Australia US EU UK≈$13

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). 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.

Aug 21, 2026
🦑 Bundle Up: Static Dread x Stygian

Turns out ours isn't the only cursed lighthouse on a bad coast. We've teamed up with Fulqrum Publishing and Misterial Games to put Static Dread: The Lighthouse , Static Dread: The Submarine and Stygia

Aug 14, 2026
THE SUBMARINE IS OUT NOW!

Static Dread: The Submarine has officially been released and is available to everyone! 🐙 Take command of the crew, dive into the depths and find out what's really down there – after all, the surface i

May 28, 2026
The Submarine Demo is LIVE!

Static Dread: The Submarine demo just came out, and you can be amongst the first ones who try the second part of our universe! We worked really hard on the game, and tried to put in everything that wa

Mar 07, 2026
Hotfix 1.2.1

Day 6 critical blocker fixed

Mar 06, 2026
Major Update & Discount

Hello, everyone! Starting today until March 19th , the game is available at a 34% discount . But that's not all – we've just released a new patch with some of the most requested features from our comm

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsPsychological · Indie · Horror · Lovecraftian · Choices Matter · Singleplayer · Psychological Horror · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Multiple Endings · Dark · First-Person (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements43
Official sitehttps://solarsuit.games/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows OS Processor: Intel Core i3 or analogue Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 1050 or analogue Storage: 3 GB available space