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Lake Ridden

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Action/Adventure
Developer: Midnight Hub
Release Date: May 10, 2018

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'Lake Ridden' Development Team Laid Off, Studio Shut Down

by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2018 @ 3:52 p.m. PDT

Lake Ridden is a story driven first-person horror game, set against a Scandinavian backdrop.

Blending adventure, mystery and first-person puzzle-solving, Lake Ridden’s rich narrative structure complements its imaginative time-bending challenges!

The warm summer is giving way to the first signs of autumn. You are Marie, a 13-year-old girl who, reluctantly, decides to join her younger sister and friends for one last camping weekend in the wilderness. But what begins as the perfect goodbye to summer quickly takes an unexpected turn after an argument with your sister ends with her running off into the forest. While searching for her, you stumble upon an old forgotten estate...

Through narrative-driven, first-person gameplay, you must find clues, solve puzzles, discover secrets and interact with mysterious residents to find your sister and escape Lake Ridden.

Stay in the light!

Lake Ridden developer Midnight Hub revealed that it has let go its entire development team, and everybody is applying for new jobs, and since the indie studio consisted of 5 people this basically means it has been shut down.

Hi all! Unfortunately we have had to let te whole Lake Ridden team go.

Our studio have been working for three years to bring you Lake Ridden, and we're super proud of what we managed to create, but the budget just doesn't add up :/

Despite the best possible launch the numbers of sold copies are too few. We made a 96% positive rated game, got featured 5 days on Steam front page on top selling, had massive stream coverage, exhibited om 4 conferences, worked with 2 PR firms. But it didn't help.

Selling games on Steam (and GOG + Humble) in 2018 when there's 190 new games released/week + average Steam user buys 8 new games/year is....hard. But we'll forever be happy we did our best and that people really loved the game in the end

Lake Ridden will not be pulled from Steam, and you'll still be able to get support for the game, but the whole team is now applying for new jobs.

Lake Ridden Features:

  • Experience a rich narrative in a beautiful, atmospheric setting.
  • Uncover an old estate filled with mysteries, explore a stunning forest and experience a thrilling time-bending adventure.
  • Solve tricky puzzles and look for clues as you investigate your sister's disappearance.

Lake Ridden is currently available on PC via Steam and GOG.com.


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