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Static Dread: The Lighthouse cover

2025 · Solarsuit · Simulation · Adventure

Static Dread: The Lighthouse

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!

Released
6 August 2025
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SmacOS
Genres
SimulationAdventureIndie
Developers
Solarsuit
Publishers
Polden PublishingGames Harbor
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
ActionHorror
Engine
Unity
Age ratings
ESRB T
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain), Turkish and 1 more
Features
Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam achievements
Time to beat
6hmain story9hwith extras11hcompletionist
›Story

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 locals whisper prayers to sea gods and perform rituals to raise the dead.

Will the keeper preserve his sanity, protect those he loves, and guide the vessels entrusted to him through the abyss? Or will he, too, be lost to the dark tides gathering beneath the surface of the world?

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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows6 August 2025Worldwide
macOS15 August 2025Worldwide
PlayStation 57 November 2025Worldwide
PlayStation 47 November 2025Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S7 November 2025Worldwide
Xbox One7 November 2025Worldwide

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