Lake

Gamious / Sep 1, 2021 / Adventure, Indie

windows
Steam Deck Verified

24 playing now

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Can your PC run it?

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Part	Your PC	MinimumNot sure	RecommendedNot sure
CPU	Not set	Intel Core i5-4570 / AMD FX-8350 Can't tell	Intel Core i5-7600 / Ryzen 5 1600 Can't tell
GPU	Not set	Nvidia GTX 760 / Radeon HD 7950 (2GB VRAM) Can't tell	Nvidia GTX 970 / Radeon R9 390 (4GB VRAM) Can't tell
RAM	Not set	8 GB RAM Can't tell	16 GB RAM Can't tell

What's new

Endless Mode Patch 2

2024-05-23

• Fixed traffic jams. Cars will no longer wait infinitely. • Fixed endless mode ring and knock animation issues for several addresses. • Fixed tree draw distance issue. Trees will now correctly render across the Lake.

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What players say

Very Positive

86% positive, 3,250 reviews

Recommended15 hrs played

This is a cute, relaxing game that you can play in a pretty short amount of time. I will say I started to get bored by about 4-5 hours in and was ready to just wrap it up. I felt like the story was a little lacking for a "story rich" label and there needed to be some more relationship building before the end. The missable achievements also irritated me, but this is my first game trying to figure all of that out....

28 found this helpful, 2025-11-26

Not recommended6 hrs played

Idea is great but execution falls short. The biggest issue with Lake is that the game never really builds on its core mechanics. What you do in the first 30 minutes of the game, is essentially what you'll be doing until the end. While I understand this is meant to be a chill, laid-back game, it's simply too shallow in most aspects. I do appreciate the developers trying something different, but I simply cannot...

23 found this helpful, 2026-07-24

Recommended18 hrs played

One of the coziest job simulators with a story. Especially during the colder months, this is one I will always return to.

30 found this helpful, 2025-11-29

Not recommended9 hrs played