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Lamplight City

Grundislav Games · Application Systems Heidelberg · 2018-09-13

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: May 27, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 13, 2018 (Linux), Sep 13, 2018 (Mac)

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can you help private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Lamplight City is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2018, priced at $8.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 872 reviews).

1
playing now
89%
positive of 872 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Lamplight City is a point-and-click adventure game developed by American studio Grundislav Games and released in 2018 by Application Systems Heidelberg. The game takes place in an alternate history version of 19th century America that incorporates steampunk elements, in which players take control of a private detective who tackles a series of cases while trying to uncover the identity of a criminal who caused their partner's death. Players can decide how to acquire information and how a case is solved, with the game's overall ending affected by the choices made.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 63 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–52k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 872 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at MacGameStore (2022-04-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 67 of 99 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520182026Week of 2018-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-14 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
262Sep 2018Jul 2026Sep 2018 — avg 26 · peak 82Dec 2018 — avg 5 · peak 20Mar 2019 — avg 4 · peak 17Jun 2019 — avg 3 · peak 15Sep 2019 — avg 3 · peak 14Dec 2019 — avg 3 · peak 15Mar 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Sep 2020 — avg 4 · peak 18Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 14Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 17Dec 2021 — avg 6 · peak 20Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 19Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2024 — avg 2 · peak 10May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$7.492018-09-132026-10-142018-09-13 — best price $14.992018-12-01 — best price $14.992019-02-18 — best price $11.992019-05-24 — best price $11.992019-07-23 — best price $14.992019-11-04 — best price $10.492020-01-13 — best price $14.992020-03-02 — best price $14.992020-06-25 — best price $10.042020-09-23 — best price $10.042021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-04-26 — best price $14.992021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-11-15 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $8.992022-04-30 — best price $7.492022-07-25 — best price $8.992022-10-24 — best price $8.992023-01-03 — best price $14.992023-04-07 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-10-25 — best price $8.992024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-03-07 — best price $8.992024-05-10 — best price $14.992024-08-26 — best price $8.992024-11-11 — best price $14.992025-02-01 — best price $14.992025-05-01 — best price $14.992025-07-20 — best price $14.992025-10-09 — best price $8.992026-01-18 — best price $14.992026-04-09 — best price $14.992026-07-17 — best price $8.992026-09-05 — best price $8.992026-09-20 — best price $8.992026-10-05 — best price $8.992026-10-14 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

10132026-05-30 — 10 pageviews2026-06-03 — 12 pageviews2026-06-07 — 12 pageviews2026-06-11 — 12 pageviews2026-06-15 — 3 pageviews2026-06-19 — 4 pageviews2026-06-23 — 13 pageviews2026-06-27 — 14 pageviews2026-07-01 — 8 pageviews2026-07-05 — 16 pageviews2026-07-09 — 8 pageviews2026-07-13 — 29 pageviews2026-07-17 — 11 pageviews2026-07-21 — 10 pageviews2026-07-25 — 7 pageviews2026-07-29 — 13 pageviews2026-08-02 — 18 pageviews2026-08-06 — 15 pageviews2026-08-10 — 10 pageviews2026-08-14 — 13 pageviews2026-08-18 — 12 pageviews2026-08-22 — 18 pageviews2026-08-26 — 7 pageviews2026-08-30 — 17 pageviews2026-09-03 — 15 pageviews2026-09-07 — 22 pageviews2026-09-11 — 6 pageviews2026-09-15 — 10 pageviews2026-09-19 — 10 pageviews2026-09-23 — 14 pageviews2026-09-27 — 101 pageviews2026-10-01 — 21 pageviews2026-10-05 — 11 pageviews2026-10-09 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
51.9%
earned "Don't Quit Your Day Job"
15.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam CloudCommentary availableFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-09-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)62510%41
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

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

Player tags

2DNoirIndieRetroMysteryAdventureDetectiveHand-drawnStory RichSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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