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The Red Lantern

Timberline Studio · Kepler Interactive · 2021-12-08

SteamEpic Games Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 22, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 22, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Red Lantern is a narrative, dog sledding game about survival. You play as the Musher who, along with her team of 5 sled dogs, must find her way home. Care for your dogs, discover their stories, and learn how to navigate the unknowns of the Alaskan wilderness and prepare for your new life.

The Red Lantern is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG game released in 2021, priced at $24.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 2303 reviews) and an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners.

30
playing now
81%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

30 players in-game as of 2026-10-16 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 30 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 110 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity down 34% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 29,605 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 46k–104k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,303 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.49-90%
IndieGala$4.19-83%
GamersGate$5.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.03 at GameBillet (2025-04-13) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 148 of 175 observed days · $0.46 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
414120212026Week of 2021-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

159112026-09-16 10:00 — 25 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 29 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 24 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 29 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 35 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 32 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 28 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 20 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 19 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 11 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 19 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 48 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 24 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 21 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 132 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 114 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 126 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 144 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 73 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 81 players2026-10-16 00:00 — 30 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4352Dec 2021Aug 2026Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 26Feb 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 21Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 21Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2023 — avg 4 · peak 17Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2023 — avg 11 · peak 127Dec 2023 — avg 9 · peak 29Feb 2024 — avg 11 · peak 40Apr 2024 — avg 12 · peak 49Jun 2024 — avg 7 · peak 22Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2024 — avg 8 · peak 21Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 7 · peak 21Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 23Jun 2026 — avg 435 · peak 1,914Aug 2026 — avg 42 · peak 204
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$2.062020-10-082026-10-162020-10-08 — best price $19.992021-12-16 — best price $17.492022-10-10 — best price $24.992023-03-20 — best price $21.522023-05-09 — best price $19.882023-07-21 — best price $9.352023-09-08 — best price $7.492023-10-21 — best price $24.992023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-10 — best price $6.292024-02-19 — best price $3.702024-04-06 — best price $22.972024-05-10 — best price $5.002024-06-11 — best price $22.922024-07-24 — best price $19.992024-09-02 — best price $24.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-01-15 — best price $24.992025-02-28 — best price $4.202025-03-30 — best price $4.542025-04-17 — best price $3.672025-05-15 — best price $2.492025-06-24 — best price $20.672025-07-14 — best price $4.382025-08-24 — best price $4.872025-09-17 — best price $24.242025-10-20 — best price $4.872025-11-15 — best price $20.992025-12-03 — best price $3.502026-01-08 — best price $20.992026-03-04 — best price $20.722026-04-13 — best price $4.622026-05-15 — best price $4.852026-06-14 — best price $24.252026-08-01 — best price $4.462026-08-19 — best price $2.492026-09-11 — best price $2.492026-10-05 — best price $2.492026-10-16 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
63.7%
earned "Adopted a dog sledding team"
9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,5393%27
Switch (Nintendo)210%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

3DDogRPGSnowHuntingColorfulRelaxingEmotionalRogue-liteExploration

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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