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Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 64 | 41 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 91% | 85 | 753 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 89% | 83 | 286 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Mar 6, 2026) · 286 reviews sampled · 268 total reviews in window · weighted 188.5 up / 22.5 down · computed 7h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (21)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 100
“With Static Dread, SolarSuit Games offers a game that abandons the typical monster-shooting approach to deliver a suffocating and deeply disturbing Lovecraftian experience. A title that abandons the generic monster-shooting approach to immerse us in Lovecraft's work in an original and different way, in a disturbing and constantly deteriorating environment.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Static Dread: The Lighthouse proved to be a refreshing break from the usual parade of cinematic AAA releases, offering a more contained yet no less gripping adventure. It draws players in with a mysterious world steeped in evocative Lovecraftian atmosphere, and a narrative that urges you to explore, to uncover and above all.. to doubt.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Static Dread is one of the most unique indies that I’ve played this year. The game takes analog horror to heights never imagined before while ensuring the story is interesting enough to keep players hooked.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Static Dread: The Lighthouse crafts a chilling lovecraftian narrative, though its gameplay struggles keep it from fully illuminating its potential.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“Static Dread: The Lighthouse is a disappointing attempt at combining the suspense, dread, and worldbuilding of Lovecraftian horror with the gameplay of Papers, Please. With what little this game does right, such as its incredible character designs and art, it is sadly overlooked by its tonal inconsistencies and its diabolical mediocrity, from its poorly implemented sanity and energy mechanics to its horrendously easy and repetitive gameplay loop. It's an easily forgettable and thematically incoherent narrative, lacking any genuine horror elements, and revealing its eldritch threats too early on. Few games capture the essence of H.P. Lovecraft, and Static Dread falls flat at every turn.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Dripping in Lovecraftian and Papers, Please! inspiration, Static Dread: The Lighthouse forgoes the generic focus on monster shooting, instead drawing you in and challenging your sense of reality with difficult moral decisions, stress-inducing gameplay and an unsettling, ever-deteriorating environment. Few games capture the essence of H.P Lovecraft's particular blend of madness from unknowable knowledge, but this Old Great One does.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“For me, everything about Static Dread: The Lighthouse works and it is exactly what I want out of this type of experience. It won’t be the scariest title you play this year, but the atmosphere and dread that washes over you is much more of a thrill than a lot of horror games give you. The gameplay loop - which I doubted at first - soon grew to be a highlight, I simply can’t recommend Static Dread: The Lighthouse enough, and it is now my favourite game that uses the theme of Lovecraftian horror.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“While Static Dread: The Lighthouse sets a compelling tone with its Eldritch horror setting and an eccentric cast of characters who each come to our doorstep with their own branching story to tell, it's massively let down by its tedious gameplay, which relies too much on repetition and not enough on generating actual horror.”
read full review ↗ - 50
- 100
“Static Dread: The Lighthouse is an excellent resource-management horror game that excels with its fantastic storytelling, incredible art, and hypnotically immersive setting. I have no doubt that this excellent piece of horror storytelling will soon explode in popularity, rightfully winning over fans with the sea-dredged gold it has to offer.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Static Dread: The Lighthouse is a Lovecraftian title with an intriguing premise that ultimately fails to turn its idea into a worthwhile experience due to overly simplistic gameplay systems and weak writing.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“First-person survival horror experience set after the events of a global cataclysm”
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Patch history
- Hotfix 1.2.1Mar 7, 2026
- Major Update & DiscountMar 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix 1.1.3Oct 29, 2025
- Hotfix 1.1.2Oct 13, 2025
- Hotfix 1.1.1Sep 29, 2025
- Patch 1.1Sep 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix 1.0.7 is live!Aug 20, 2025
- Hotfix 1.0.6 is now available!Aug 19, 2025
- Hotfix 1.0.5 is live!Aug 15, 2025
- Hotfix 1.0.4 is live!Aug 12, 2025
- Hotfix 1.0.3 is live!Aug 11, 2025
- Hotfix 1.0.2 is live!Aug 8, 2025
- Hotfix 1.0.1 is live!Aug 7, 2025
- Localization HotfixAug 6, 2025
- Demo UpdateJul 15, 2025
- Сinematic Trailer. Steam Next Fest Version.Feb 26, 2025
- Play Static Dread on Steam Next FestFeb 24, 2025