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Stillwater

Stillwater

A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.

Released Sep 6, 2022 Developer Studio Clump Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieVisual NovelMysteryStylizedText-Based
View on Steam ↗ Free (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 2026-09-26.

95.5%positive243 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“So good I almost drowned myself in the doomed yaoi as well”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“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 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 2026-09-26.

7achievements
35.3%median completion
27.5%rarest: In the Dead of Night
71.7% of players 42.8% of players 40.0% of players 35.3% of players 32.8% of players 27.5% of players 27.5% of players 71.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.7%Where It All Begins — Played Stillwater for the first time.
42.8%Case Closed — Hidden achievement
40.0%Beyond the Painting — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
27.5%In the Dead of Night — Hidden achievement
27.5%Thank You For Playing! — Got all the endings.
32.8%A Mermaid's Tale — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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

Dec 14, 2023
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.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Visual Novel · Mystery · Stylized · Text-Based · 2D · Linear · Anime · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Casual · LGBTQ+ (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements7
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