Lake on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Lake is a relaxing, story rich and walking simulator game developed by Gamious and published by Gamious and Whitethorn Games.
Released on September 01st 2021 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Italian and Hungarian.

It has received 4,869 reviews of which 4,231 were positive and 638 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Lake into these genres:

Relaxing Story Rich Walking Simulator Cozy Female Protagonist Choose Your Own Adventure Open World 1980s Multiple Endings Choices Matter Atmospheric Driving Adventure Wholesome LGBTQ+ Romance Third Person Comedy Singleplayer

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System requirements

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Windows

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 / AMD FX-8350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 760 / Radeon HD 7950 (2GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: Based on Low graphics settings. Dedicated GPU required.

User reviews & Ratings

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Nov. 2025

One of the coziest job simulators with a story. Especially during the colder months, this is one I will always return to.

Nov. 2025

This is a cute, relaxing game that you can play in a pretty short amount of time. I will say I started to get bored by about 4-5 hours in and was ready to just wrap it up. I felt like the story was a little lacking for a "story rich" label and there needed to be some more relationship building before the end. The missable achievements also irritated me, but this is my first game trying to figure all of that out. Overall, it's a chill game and I would recommend it. I know a lot of people really like it, if I had to give it a star rating I'd say 3/5.

Sept. 2025

very cute game i got to be a lesbian and kiss a lumberjack what more could i ask for

Aug. 2025

You play as Meredith Weiss, a computer software developer who returns to her hometown to take care of her parents' house and temporarily help her dad by working as a mail carrier. The game offers a lot of choices, which is nice, but in the end, it doesn’t feel like they have much impact on the story’s outcome. Lake captures the struggles of life well and how stressful and thankless it can be to balance relationships, friendships, and work. You can expect around 6–8 hours of gameplay to complete the story. I have to say, though, that some of the dialogue options feel a bit off, and many of the responses end up being the same. Still, I would recommend it. It’s a beautiful game that, at least for me, captures something unique and meaningful.

Aug. 2025

TLDR: I did enjoy this game overall & I do recommend it (on a sale price). - The game was very buggy in a way that felt like this was still in beta and not a fully released game. The audio and subtitles didn't match at times, characters moved in a weird way, etc. - The graphics are cute but for a game that emphasizes atmosphere they felt outdated, could benefit from better shaders perhaps? - There were a few things that could have made the game feel more alive - I think giving the option to change clothing at the start of the workday would've been nice, even if it was only a couple different outfits/hairstyles to choose from. Or at least automatically changing them for us on different weather days. On the day of a thunderstorm giving her an umbrella or something, just giving it a more realistic feel. - Having her mail bag get gradually smaller the more mail you deliver would've been cool too. - Speaking of weather the changes in weather were nice but they felt .. flat and not fully immersive or fleshed out. The water drops looked weird. It would have been cool to see the water bounce off the mail truck, or puddles on the ground. It just looked like the water went nowhere. - I understand that in real life not everyone is going to answer the door for the packages but I hated that half of my package deliveries nobody answered. Let me meet new people, even if it's only once only and the conversation is brief. I want to feel like I'm really immersed in this town. - Regarding the love interests.. I felt like the story didn't progress enough for me to really care about either of them. We never really got the option to know them on a deep enough level. - The photography aspect should have more slots!! Or at least the option to delete pictures if you're not happy with them. - Give MC her dang blueberry pie. Despite all this feedback the game was fun and cozy, and I would say it's worth a replay even. But I would wait for a sale.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lake is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Lake is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Lake received 4,231 positive votes out of a total of 4,869 achieving a rating of 8.40.

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Lake was developed by Gamious and published by Gamious and Whitethorn Games.

Lake is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Lake is not playable on MacOS.

Lake is not playable on Linux.

Lake is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Lake. Explore additional content available for Lake on Steam.

Lake does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Lake does not support Steam Remote Play.

Lake is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Lake.

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