Lake Ridden
First-person puzzle adventure tracing a disappearance through a forgotten estate
Midnight Hub · Released May 10, 2018
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 216
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Mar 16, 2021
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is Lake Ridden?
Lake Ridden is a single-player puzzle adventure set in Maine in 1988, where thirteen-year-old Marie searches for her missing younger sister. From a first-person perspective, you explore a forest and an old estate, investigate clues, solve puzzles, and communicate with former residents.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult puzzles with a hint system
- +you like mysteries involving supernatural events
Not for you if...
- −you want a brisk pace with little walking
What players say
66% of 216 reviews are positive
Players praise the environmental detail, ambient sound, and atmosphere. Common complaints concern confusing storytelling and repetitive or unclear puzzles, while several recent reviews also criticize unresponsive or awkward controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Lake Ridden system requirements
Minimum: HD 7770, 6 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7 or higher (64bit only)
- Processor
- Intel core i3-2100T @ 2.5GHz or AMD FX 610
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce 650Ti or AMD Radeon HD 7770
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64bit only)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 3570K or AMD Ryzen 3 1300x
- Graphics
- Nvidia Geforce 970 gtx or AMD R9 290
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Lake Ridden have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Lake Ridden run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 16
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Lake Ridden 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
Tags
- Adventure
- Indie
- Puzzle
- Female Protagonist
- Atmospheric
- Mystery
- Singleplayer
- Walking Simulator
- First-Person
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Mar 16, 2021 · Updated Lake Ridden to 1.7.1852
- Oct 14, 2018 · Lake Ridden Patch #5
- Jun 14, 2018 · The Controller Patch (#4)
- May 29, 2018 · Lake Ridden Patch #3
- May 17, 2018 · Lake Ridden Patch #2
1 DLC available.