Rank 01Why this
Shares replayability and branching narrative with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Static Dread: The Lighthouse
- 27 games
- Updated Nov 9, 2026
Players who liked Static Dread: The Lighthouse also play
The closest matches to Static Dread: The Lighthouse: No, I'm not a Human, Do No Harm, Pathologic 3, Last Report, and The Lightkeeper. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares sanity management and time pressure with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- $15.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 04 
Last Report
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
Rank 05 
The Lightkeeper
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and multiple endings with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
Rank 06 
Call of Cthulhu®
Why this: Shares sanity system and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
Rank 07 
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Why this: Shares multiple endings with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
Rank 08 
Still Wakes the Deep
Why this: Shares resource management with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1No, I'm not a Human
Shares replayability and branching narrative with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 93% of 8,691 reviews
- 2Do No Harm
Shares sanity management and time pressure with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 71% of 412 reviews
- 3Pathologic 3
Shares environmental storytelling and branching narrative with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 87% of 994 reviews
- 4Last Report
Shares environmental storytelling and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 89% of 1,034 reviews
- 5The Lightkeeper
Shares environmental storytelling and multiple endings with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 80% of 559 reviews
- 6Call of Cthulhu®
Shares sanity system and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 76% of 4,768 reviews
- 7The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Shares multiple endings with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 83% of 453 reviews
- 8Still Wakes the Deep
Shares resource management with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 89% of 6,408 reviews
- 9Stygian: Outer Gods
Shares sanity system and survival management with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 85% of 268 reviews
- 10SUNLESS SEA
Shares sanity system and resource management with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 84% of 5,627 reviews
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- 13Birds Watching
Shares environmental storytelling and replayability with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 91% of 150 reviews
- 14Endless Dark
Shares sanity management and sanity system with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 99% of 104 reviews
- 15Water Delivery
Shares time pressure and environmental storytelling with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 83% of 106 reviews
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- 18Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
Shares sanity system and puzzle solving with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 52% of 88 reviews
- 19Cultist Simulator
Also Lovecraftian and Lore-Rich, like Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 79% of 5,197 reviews
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- 21Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Shares puzzle solving and resource management with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 96% of 12,717 reviews
- 22Sunken Engine
Shares day night cycle and resource management with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 81% of 926 reviews
- 23Lamentum
Shares multiple endings and puzzle solving with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 91% of 212 reviews
- 24Stars Die
Shares replayability and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
- 88% of 120 reviews
- Released: 2025
- Developer: solarsuit.games
- Price: $10.90checked Nov 9
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 89% of 356 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- Metacritic 75
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Branching story with 6 different endings
- Charming cast of weird visitors and lovecraftian mysteries
- Creeping sanity draining darkness that haunts the lighthouse
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Eerie
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Why this: Shares replayability and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
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No, I'm not a Human
Why this: Shares replayability and branching narrative with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
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Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Lighthouse.
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About Static Dread: The Lighthouse
The closest matches to Static Dread: The Lighthouse: No, I'm not a Human, Do No Harm, Pathologic 3, Last Report, and The Lightkeeper. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Static Dread: The Lighthouse is your kind of game, the closest matches are No, I'm not a Human, Do No Harm and Pathologic 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and eerie, and single out its branching narrative and daily routine simulation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About 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!
Is Static Dread: The Lighthouse worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 89% of 356 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $10.90 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Branching story with 6 different endings
- Charming cast of weird visitors and lovecraftian mysteries
- Creeping sanity draining darkness that haunts the lighthouse
- Faction politics and moral choices that matter mostly
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“So, full disclosure, I played this for 8 hours in a row, that may tint how I feel about it. But the game starts out really interesting, it seems like it's sort of trying to be a Papers Please type game with some management things on the…”
“The game is okay but too many flaws. There is a ton of boring text, there are a ton of characters that feel identical to each other, to the point where its really hard to keep track of who you're talking to. The game also does a terrible…”
People who play it also play: No, I'm not a Human, Do No Harm, Pathologic 3
Frequently asked about Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Can I run it?
Is Static Dread: The Lighthouse verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Static Dread: The Lighthouse is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Static Dread: The Lighthouse cost?
Static Dread: The Lighthouse is listed on Steam at 10.90 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Static Dread: The Lighthouse?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Static Dread: The Lighthouse are No, I'm not a Human, Do No Harm, Pathologic 3.
Who developed Static Dread: The Lighthouse?
Static Dread: The Lighthouse was developed by solarsuit.games and published by Polden Publishing.