The Strange Lights
Horror walking simulator about strange lights near an abandoned factory
JustTomcuk · Released Feb 7, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 141
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 months ago
- Feb 7, 2026
What is The Strange Lights?
You play a journalist seeking a breakthrough story in this short, linear, first-person horror game. You explore a forest and a long-closed factory, carrying a camera to document the unexplained flashes and sounds reported by nearby residents.
For you if...
- +you prefer slow exploration over action-heavy horror
Not for you if...
- −you dislike jump scares interrupting exploration
What players say
86% of 141 reviews are positive
Players praise the sound design, VHS-style visuals, and tense atmosphere. Recurring complaints include overly dark scenes, thin storytelling, and limited interaction.
Screenshots and trailer
The Strange Lights system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 760, 8 GB RAM, 17 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Strange Lights?
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- OS
- WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 17 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor
- Intel Core i7
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 17 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Does The Strange Lights have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Strange Lights run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 5
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Greek, Danish, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Finnish, Czech, Swedish, Japanese, Azerbaijani, Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Assamese, Afrikaans, Basque, Belarusian, Bangla, Bosnian, Valencian, Welsh, Wolof, Galician, Georgian, Gujarati, Dari, Zulu, Hebrew, Igbo, Irish, Icelandic, Yoruba, Kazakh, Kannada, Catalan, Quechua, Kinyarwanda, K'iche', Konkani, Xhosa, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Persian, Serbian, Sotho, Sinhala, Sindhi, Slovak, Slovenian, Sorani, Swahili, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Tigrinya, Tswana, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur, Urdu, Filipino, Hausa, Hindi, Croatian, Cherokee, Scots, Estonian.
Does The Strange Lights use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
