Static Dread: The Lighthouse from developer solarsuit.games and publisher Polden Publishing launches on August 6, 2025, delivering a chilling blend of lighthouse-keeping simulation and cosmic horror.
🎥 Watch the Release Cinematic Trailer
⚓ A Beacon in the Darkness
After a global catastrophe leaves the seas treacherous, an ancient lighthouse is reactivated. You take the role of its lone keeper, guiding ships into the harbor using your radio while the world around you slips into chaos. The fate of passing vessels—and the survival of a nearby fishing village—rests entirely on your vigilance. Far from home, your wife and daughter wait for your return.
🐙 Whispers Beneath the Waves
Night by night, your job grows more dangerous. Mariners speak of encounters with incomprehensible creatures. Ghost ships drift into port, their crews gone without a trace. Villagers whisper prayers to strange sea gods and perform unsettling rituals to raise the dead.
Will you maintain your sanity, protect those you love, and keep the beacon burning—or will you be pulled beneath the abyss yourself?
🕯 Key Features
- Guide Ships to Safety – Use your radio to direct vessels through the darkness and deadly waters.
- Face the Unknowable – Encounter horrors beyond the reach of science.
- Meet Strange Characters – Each with stories and secrets that may help or hinder you.
- Multiple Endings – Your decisions shape the fate of the lighthouse, the town, and your loved ones.
- Atmospheric Storytelling – Experience a world steeped in maritime dread and Lovecraftian mystery.
📅 Release Details
- Release Date: August 6, 2025
- Developer: solarsuit.games
- Publisher: Polden Publishing
- Platform: Steam (PC)
- Price: $9.74 launch price (25% off, standard $12.99 until Aug 20)
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