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Static Dread: The Lighthouse cover art

Static Dread: The Lighthouse

solarsuit.games · Polden Publishing · 2025-08-06

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 06, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 07, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Nov 07, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Nov 07, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 07, 2025 (Xbox One), Aug 15, 2025 (Mac)

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!

91%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
9h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 11h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.45
steam price (US)

In the aftermath of a global cataclysm, the harbor authorities reactivated an ancient lighthouse, hoping to keep the seas navigable amidst the growing chaos. A lone keeper is dispatched to the forsaken island, tasked with manning the beacon. The fate of passing vessels and the nearby town now rests in his hands. Far away, a wife and daughter wait for his return. Each night, his duties grow more perilous. Mariners report encounters with creatures beyond the reach of science. Ships drift back from distant waters - empty, their crews vanished without a trace. In the island’s fishing village, the(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 77 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 48% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (316 reviews).
  • · Top 29% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 29k–66k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,465 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.45 at Steam (2026-08-06) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 35 of 54 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29529520252026Week of 2025-08-06: 295 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$5.452025-08-062026-08-132025-08-06 — best price $9.742025-09-19 — best price $9.742025-09-27 — best price $12.992025-10-06 — best price $12.992025-10-27 — best price $9.742025-11-06 — best price $9.612025-11-20 — best price $9.742025-12-11 — best price $12.992025-12-18 — best price $9.742026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-01-31 — best price $12.992026-02-18 — best price $14.992026-03-11 — best price $11.242026-03-13 — best price $9.992026-03-17 — best price $11.242026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-04-20 — best price $8.992026-05-04 — best price $14.992026-05-09 — best price $8.992026-05-23 — best price $14.242026-06-05 — best price $10.902026-06-10 — best price $10.902026-06-17 — best price $10.902026-06-20 — best price $6.542026-06-27 — best price $6.542026-07-09 — best price $10.902026-07-14 — best price $9.042026-08-12 — best price $10.902026-08-13 — best price $10.90
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
93.8%
earned "Light"
35%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportStereo SoundSteam Cloud3 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7633%43
PS5 (PlayStation)330%44
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)190%43
PS4 (PlayStation)40%44

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

Census log

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

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