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Stillwater
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“So good I almost drowned myself in the doomed yaoi as well”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“A very short game, but with a great story and lovely art. Compared to the fact that it's a free game, the quality is far better than expected and it has become one of my favourite visual novel games. You guys did a great job and I can recommend it to the fullest! <3 Also, I like…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Quick and sweet game with a lovely narrative, creepy atmosphere, and fantastic character designs and visuals. Spent half an hour 100%ing it sure, but it would be worth it to take your time rather than be a trophy ♥♥♥♥♥ like me on a first run. #fantastic!!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Stillwater Remastered is Live!
Stillwater Remastered is finally out!! After pouring our hearts out once more, what was supposed to be a small, short-story game became something even more! Honestly, I am more than grateful for all t
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Visual Novel · Mystery · Stylized · Text-Based · 2D · Linear · Anime · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Casual · LGBTQ+ (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 7 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system