Lake of Darkness
Your small town is slowly becoming corrupted by a mysterious evil, In a dream you get a premonition of your own death. How do you avoid an unknown fate? Spend your final moments wisely in this choice-based psychological horror visual novel game.
Estimated lifetime revenue
Free-to-play
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Est. players
508
people who own it
Reviews
25
Review score
96%
9.6/10
Concurrent players
0
read Sep 18, 2026, 15:00 UTC
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About
About the game
Lake of Darkness is an atmospheric visual novel psychological thriller inspired by games such as Milk Inside a Bag of Milk, Omori, And the Don't Escape trilogy.
As your small town is coming to grips with multiple mysterious disappearances you get a premonition in a dream that you are destined to die in three days. The game reacts to the choices you make. Will you hide from your fate? Spend your last few days with loved ones? Try to break the cycle? Or rediscover the secrets of your past?
Developed in Renpy, this game is the first major project from a solo developer. In Lake of Darkness you follow a teenager as they try to understand the strange town they live in and defeat an inescapable ominous pursuer. Taking place over 3 days you have limited time to prepare for their arrival and to understand the mysteries surrounding these strange creatures.
Features include:
Over 12 collectable items
35+ unique endings
Soundtrack with 30 atmospheric songs
Branching story with a dialogue script over 8000 lines long
3 Repeatable minigames
Interactive 2D pixel art environments
& many horrific fates to discover.
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