Iron Lung
Short first-person horror navigating a blood ocean by instruments
David Szymanski · Released Mar 9, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 11K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 90 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Oct 23, 2023
What is Iron Lung?
This short first-person horror game takes place entirely inside a sealed one-person submarine in a blood ocean on a barren moon, after the stars and habitable planets mysteriously vanish. You use an incomplete map, proximity sensors, sound, and an external camera to reach marked locations and photograph them.
For you if...
- +you like horror built around suspense and uncertainty
- +you enjoy navigating with limited visual information
- +you prefer atmosphere over complex puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you dislike slow, repetitive map-based navigation
- −you want a clear view of your surroundings
- −you expect a longer game with more varied mechanics
What players say
92% of 11,274 reviews are positive · 91% of 90 in the last 30 days
Players praise the tense atmosphere, sound design, and unusual premise, but many find the coordinate-based navigation slow and repetitive. Some also find the ending abrupt or disappointing.
Screenshots and trailer
Iron Lung system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/9/10
- Processor
- Any made within the last decade
- Graphics
- Any made within the last decade
- Memory
- 1 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- Notes
- You can run this
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 7
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Horror
- Atmospheric
- Psychological Horror
- Submarine
- Underwater
- Indie
- Short
- Pixel Graphics
- Minimalist
- First-Person
- Adventure
- Sci-fi
- Abstract
- 3D
- Exploration
- Dark
Recent updates
- Oct 23, 2023 · The Cheats Update, and Upcoming Price Change
- Oct 18, 2023 · Cheats update available for testing
- Mar 16, 2023 · Version 2.2
- Feb 24, 2023 · Updated soundtrack
- Jun 19, 2022 · Lore Update, Achievements, and Points Shop!
1 DLC available.
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