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Lake

Gamious · Whitethorn Games · 2021-09-01

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 08, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Apr 08, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 01, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 01, 2021 (Xbox One), Sep 01, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), TBD (Google Stadia)

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Lake is a 2021 Adventure and Indie game priced at $19.99, with Very Positive reviews from 87% of 5892 reviews and an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners.

14
playing now
87%
positive of 5.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (69 ratings)
3.82★
PlayStation Store rating (5,870 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 6h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Lake is a 2021 graphic adventure game developed by Gamious and published by Whitethorn Games. Set in 1986, the story follows Meredith Weiss, a software developer who spends two weeks in her hometown of Providence Oaks, Oregon, where she temporarily assumes the role of the town's mail carrier. The player interacts with residents while delivering mail to them. The game presents dialogue options which influence the events of the story and its ending.

Trailer

Lake trailer thumbnail

THE LAKE | Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 585 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~73/week).
  • · Review velocity up 88% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 118k–265k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,892 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at IndieGala Store (2024-11-15) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 43 of 73 observed days · $14.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
60660620212026Week of 2021-09-01: 606 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6342026-09-14 22:00 — 18 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 19 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 16 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 16 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 28 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 41 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 23 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 28 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 52 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 43 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 20 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 22 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 21 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 16 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 49 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 33 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 27 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 15 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 12 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 26 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
17812Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 178 · peak 815Nov 2021 — avg 25 · peak 78Jan 2022 — avg 31 · peak 88Mar 2022 — avg 14 · peak 36May 2022 — avg 21 · peak 68Jul 2022 — avg 30 · peak 110Sep 2022 — avg 41 · peak 289Nov 2022 — avg 22 · peak 74Jan 2023 — avg 20 · peak 57Mar 2023 — avg 16 · peak 48May 2023 — avg 23 · peak 78Jul 2023 — avg 29 · peak 80Sep 2023 — avg 12 · peak 39Nov 2023 — avg 60 · peak 280Jan 2024 — avg 34 · peak 104Mar 2024 — avg 21 · peak 74May 2024 — avg 21 · peak 66Jul 2024 — avg 32 · peak 92Sep 2024 — avg 32 · peak 111Nov 2024 — avg 27 · peak 96Jan 2025 — avg 38 · peak 145Mar 2025 — avg 18 · peak 67May 2025 — avg 13 · peak 35Jul 2025 — avg 26 · peak 68Sep 2025 — avg 26 · peak 89Nov 2025 — avg 20 · peak 51Jan 2026 — avg 56 · peak 231Mar 2026 — avg 23 · peak 60May 2026 — avg 24 · peak 82Jul 2026 — avg 23 · peak 66Aug 2026 — avg 22 · peak 59
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$5.402021-09-012026-10-142021-09-01 — best price $17.992021-12-04 — best price $17.992022-01-17 — best price $17.992022-03-05 — best price $19.992022-06-17 — best price $19.992022-08-08 — best price $10.992022-09-13 — best price $19.992022-12-08 — best price $12.992023-01-23 — best price $19.992023-04-17 — best price $9.812023-06-16 — best price $17.992023-07-20 — best price $9.992023-09-05 — best price $13.392023-10-30 — best price $17.442023-12-12 — best price $18.192024-01-18 — best price $7.492024-02-21 — best price $7.992024-04-02 — best price $16.642024-05-16 — best price $9.992024-07-01 — best price $7.992024-08-08 — best price $9.992024-09-15 — best price $8.332024-11-05 — best price $16.642025-01-03 — best price $19.992025-02-18 — best price $19.992025-04-09 — best price $19.992025-05-27 — best price $19.992025-07-12 — best price $19.992025-08-26 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $7.902025-11-20 — best price $6.802026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-07-21 — best price $17.982026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

133522026-06-02 — 104 pageviews2026-06-06 — 79 pageviews2026-06-10 — 63 pageviews2026-06-14 — 84 pageviews2026-06-18 — 74 pageviews2026-06-22 — 65 pageviews2026-06-26 — 85 pageviews2026-06-30 — 112 pageviews2026-07-04 — 87 pageviews2026-07-08 — 121 pageviews2026-07-12 — 97 pageviews2026-07-16 — 75 pageviews2026-07-20 — 103 pageviews2026-07-24 — 63 pageviews2026-07-28 — 113 pageviews2026-08-01 — 76 pageviews2026-08-05 — 91 pageviews2026-08-09 — 72 pageviews2026-08-13 — 70 pageviews2026-08-17 — 83 pageviews2026-08-21 — 78 pageviews2026-08-25 — 74 pageviews2026-08-29 — 90 pageviews2026-09-02 — 77 pageviews2026-09-06 — 82 pageviews2026-09-10 — 67 pageviews2026-09-14 — 73 pageviews2026-09-18 — 111 pageviews2026-09-22 — 113 pageviews2026-09-26 — 100 pageviews2026-09-30 — 75 pageviews2026-10-04 — 102 pageviews2026-10-08 — 73 pageviews2026-10-11 — 96 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
50.6%
earned "Cat Lover"
18.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Italian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-11-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)11,65249%12
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)7,13545%10
PS4 (PlayStation)5,01445%12
Steam (Steam)2,55431%10
Switch (Nintendo)230%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Cozy1980sMatureDrivingRelaxingAdventureWholesomeOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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