The Red Lantern on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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 a exploration, dog and choose your own adventure game developed by Timberline Studio and published by Kepler Interactive.
Released on December 08th 2021 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 1,001 reviews of which 828 were positive and 173 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Red Lantern into these genres:

Exploration Dog Choose Your Own Adventure Interactive Fiction Female Protagonist Emotional Snow Rogue-lite Relaxing Colorful 3D First-Person RPG Hunting Choices Matter Story Rich Casual Walking Simulator Adventure Stylized

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7+ (64 bit)
Processor: Dual Core 2.5 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia 9600GT or equivalent / 1 GB VRAM
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 4 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2026

I enjoyed this game for the most part! I'll agree with people saying once you find the cabin it does get a bit monotonous (it already kind of is but at least there's a linear goal there). I recommend it as someone who wants to just play through the game, and not achievement hunt whatsoever as it's impossible. Literally impossible, there are unobtainable achievements that people have been reporting for years and nothing has been done, so if you're okay with it just being a new game you play, then definitely try it on a sale. There's a few bugs, and I did get annoyed that after I was fully friends with the shy dog (her name aludes me right now) that I couldn't pet her on sled runs AFTERWARDS. You can only pet her at the cabin. Oh, and the character's monologues and inner thoughts that she has to verbalize constantly drove me a bit nuts after a while, but you can always turn that off! A blessing for sure. It was a cute game for what it was.

Feb. 2026

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Replayability }--- ☐ A one-time experience ☐ For achievements ☐ If you wait a few months/years (or with mods) ☑ Definitely ☐ Infinitely replayable (or almost) ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☑ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10

Oct. 2025

The negative reviews had me thinking this was a worse game than it actually turned out to be. the pacing isn't great, and it takes you out of the immersion the further into the game you get, but i've been having a fun time playing it regardless. It took me 3 hours to complete the "main quest", and the rest is mostly achievement hunting and unlocking more dogs. The graphics are nice and the dogs are cute but the core "story" of the game isn't long enough to justify $25 dollars imo. Also, Steam says controllers are incompatible, but the only way I COULD play was with a controller, and the game's UI was definitely built with controllers in mind. If you like dogs and simple survival games, this is a good buy. It's a fun, relaxing game that isn't too challenging and mostly about resource management after you complete the main quest. Still, I'd wait for it to go on sale considering the lack of content/how repetitive things get.

Sept. 2025

Very cute game, in a compact form (2-3 hours to "finish" it). Manage your dog sled, improve upon your run, reach the cabin... seems easy enough but you should expect a few failures on the way. Gameplay is similar to Oregon Trail (random events on the way, different paths to reach your goal, small skill based moments like hunting and fishing to keep yourself fed) and every run you have a chance of making your next run a little easier for yourself if you fail. Would recommend as a small story about working through fear and adversity.

Aug. 2025

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☑ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☑ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☑ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☑ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☑ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☑ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 ---{ Author }--- ☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, The Red Lantern is free to play on Steam.

The Red Lantern is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Yes, The Red Lantern received 828 positive votes out of a total of 1,001 achieving a rating of 7.86.

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The Red Lantern was developed by Timberline Studio and published by Kepler Interactive.

Yes, The Red Lantern is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, The Red Lantern is not playable on MacOS.

No, The Red Lantern is not playable on Linux.

The Red Lantern is a single-player game.

No, The Red Lantern does not currently offer any DLC.

No, The Red Lantern does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, The Red Lantern does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, The Red Lantern 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 The Red Lantern.

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