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Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.
Static Dread: The Submarine is a psychological horror, horror and story rich game
developed by solarsuit.games
and published by Polden Publishing.
Released on August 14th 2026 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 337 reviews of which 272 were positive and 65 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 12.25€ on Steam, but you can find it for 8.80€ on K4G.
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- OS: Windows OS
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or analogue
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 1050 or analogue
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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unsettling lovecraftian horror gem v worth your time & $ played through on my steam deck oled and it was beautiful, haunting and encountered 0 issues or bugs. alrighty, this game is ART shi-cack-sha CACK art did somebody mention ART. but, srsly, whoo, what a game. loved the writing, loved the little secrets to discover. the building dread and tension. the fondness I had that grew for ( some ) of the characters. I definenetly was whispering "no, no/ no" to my steamdeck plenty The lil minigames and stuff were all fun/enjoyable. First of the choices matter style of games Ive played where I care enough to do another playthrough. I am so uber down for the art style, goes perfectly with the story. sound design is awesome as well. zack is too stinking good at darts man. my first playthrough I got the really bad ending, the game made me feel dumb because no little boy, i did not do this on purpose. how was i supposed to know Cthulhu didnt really wanna help us? ok. maybe i should've know. anyways, helluva ride. 7.5 hours for my first playthrough. Im the kind that likes to inspect and re-inspect every corner so second should be a bit quicker but, so so worth the money. Absolute BANGER. (original review) ill write more later, have one more in-game day left. super rare for me that im interested enough to want to do another playthrough but this is sooo engrossing. runs perf on steam deck btw
I do not understand how some people who have played the first game can play through this one and say that it's worse. It's a lot better. Mind you, it's a shorter game, but it still costs the price of a couple shwarmas where I live, and maybe even less where you live! The devs have realised that they have to play to their strengths - the mini-games and the different routes. There are mini-games for every action, and despite some of them being a bit tedious (such as the hull repair one), they still are a nice addition and remind me of Dave the Diver, of all things. The different routes are present and are a nice addition. I have played through the game in 4 hours and I want to play it again. I did not want to play The Lighthouse again because it was 7 hours long and I got tired of the game. SPOILERS FOR ONE OF THE ENDINGS: I have played the game as a good first mate by following orders and it surprised me by two small fakeouts. The captain and the science officer Kelly are hinted to be suspicious, but this suspicion turns out to be unwarranted since they turn out to be the most devoted crew members who are adamant about defeating the BBEG. BUT even if you follow through with their plan, they still fail and their plan was not nearly enough to win. The voice acting, the art direction and the cutscenes, the 3D models, the horror sequences are a great addition! That is obviously the reason for the game being shorter, too. The characters are nice and contrary to other reviewers I did care about them because they are simple and likable. The horror sequences existing is nice but they were clearly not the focus of the game, which I understand. If these running horror segments remain in later installments, I hope they get a big glow-up, but as a part of The Submarine they are a nice bonus. The Cthulhu mythos were used a lot better in this one too, as well as this game containing less fanservice and references than the previous one. Despite being used better though, I still got the feeling that the script and the gameplay tried to pull the blanket to themselves. I would think the game would benefit from having slightly more focus. Some things are still hit and miss, and I get it - it's the second game from the devs. For example, the dialogues leave a lot to be desired, it's a bit too on the nose and repeatable - you can hear the word 'Mainframe' to be said about 5-7 times during one dialogue - and it usually revolves around what is at stake right now (which is logical but still), you cannot really talk to the crewmates about themselves and their past a lot. Overall, I will mist likely play the game again since it's shorter than The Lighthouse, and if I do, I will probably update this review. What I would really like to know is if the devs are planning to make more games in the franchise. With this jump in quality I do believe that the Static Dread franchise has potential, but the sales will probably speak louder than reviews.
I'm a pretty big fan of AAA presentation in games but I have to admit that I'm hardly noticing the lower-quality graphics. The story's been fairly interesting and the game uses a nice variety of various minigames to achieve various mission goals - they're usually quite fun. As a former US Navy member there's a lot that's silly here but the basic bones of the Sub aren't that wrong and the Sonar portion of the game is slightly reminiscent of that old classic, Red Storm Rising by MicroProse (if anyone even remember that fun game from way back in the day). This is quite a good adventure game and an excellent value so far. Definitely recommended. Thanks to the Developer for this cool game!
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Static Dread: The Submarine is currently priced at 12.25€ on Steam.
No, Static Dread: The Submarine is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.25€ on Steam.
Yes, Static Dread: The Submarine received 272 positive votes out of a total of 337 achieving a rating of 7.54.
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Static Dread: The Submarine was developed by solarsuit.games and published by Polden Publishing.
Yes, Static Dread: The Submarine is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Static Dread: The Submarine is not playable on MacOS.
No, Static Dread: The Submarine is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Static Dread: The Submarine is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Static Dread: The Submarine is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Static Dread: The Submarine does not support VR.
Static Dread: The Submarine is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 3 DLCs available for Static Dread: The Submarine. Explore additional content available for Static Dread: The Submarine on Steam.
No, Static Dread: The Submarine does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Static Dread: The Submarine does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Static Dread: The Submarine 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.
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Developer
solarsuit.games
Publisher
Polden Publishing
Release
14 Aug 2026
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