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Lake
Developer Gamious
Lake is a 2021 graphic adventure game developed by Gamious and published by Whitethorn Games. Set in 1986, the story follows Meredith Weiss, a software developer who spends two weeks in her hometown of Providence Oaks, Oregon, where she temporarily assumes the role of the town's mail carrier. The player interacts with residents while delivering mail to them. The game presents dialogue options which influence the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
492 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
183 positive · 49 negative
95% range 73–84%
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| Bluesky * | 23 | 2 | 226 |
| Steam reviews | 183 | 49 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
2 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,824 of 3,274 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
79% recommend · 179 yes, 48 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 227 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (5,155 of 5,940 positive).
Players describe Lake as a cozy, relaxing game perfect for unwinding. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the gameplay repetitive and the story shallow. [4][5][6] The game's atmosphere and scenic visuals are widely praised. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
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 …
- [1]
One of the coziest job simulators with a story. Especially during the colder months, this is one I will always return to.
- [11]
There's bad escapism and there's good escapism, and this game is definitely of the good variety. I love games which actually put you in a situation which feels honest and real. This game, of course, could be construed as simply "the Mailman Simulator" and left alone, but as far as simulators go, this one is very pleasant and soothing. Taking place in 1986, in rural Oregon, more precisely in the town of Providence …
- [2]
Pretty simple, cozy game. There is a bit of narrative, most of it is driving around delivering the mail. It's a very calm, pleasant experience. I played it on PlayStation a few years ago, and double dipped on PC now to replay it and experience the DLC. It took me about 7 hours to complete all of the achievements, which involved playing the ending 3 times to get 3 different outcomes.
- [3]
8/10 A beautiful, slow-paced story game. Perfect for winding down and relaxing. The city and its surroundings are beautifully designed.
Summarised from 34 of the 315 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Lake talk about cozy and relaxing atmosphere; those who didn't talk about gameplay becomes repetitive quickly. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Lake received "mixed or average" reviews for most platforms according to review aggregator website Metacritic, while the PlayStation 5 version received "generally favorable" reviews, and the game has a 40% approval rating on OpenCritic. The New Yorker's Simon Parkin listed it among the best games of 2021. It received two nominations at the Gayming Awards: Best LGBTQ Indie Game and Best LGBTQ Character for Meredith. In March 2022, Bouman said the game had been profitable. Adventure Gamers's Peter Mattsson found the gameplay "ideal for anyone who just needs an opportunity to catch their breath", comparing it to his experiences with country driving. Some reviewers considered the experience…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 492 · most liked firstWhile this may be difficult to notice in-game, the Vanilla Lake 1 and Vanilla Lake 2 tracks in Super Mario Kart take place on the exact same lake, merely at different stages of the ice melting. The outer boundary of the lake remains almost identical between the two.
neutral · AI labelView post →Might be some crossed wires here, too. "Mona Lake" might be a game of telephone from Lady Mona K, which is the boat Ghislaine Maxwell's dad owned and died on. Might also just be Mona Lake. Might also be bullshit. No way to know without a very public Congressional hearing imo!
neutral · AI labelView post →I have to say the Salt Lake City airport has really upped its game
neutral · AI labelView post →Because NFL Broadcaster Al Michaels poked fun at Trump over his renaming of Lake Ontario, during a recent preseason game, Trump's MAGA Cult is threatening to boycott the NFL. Talk about dishing out trash, but can't take the truth!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →if u like Lake Mungo, you'll be into Corporeal, a horror game where u investigate a cursed 90s NZ family photo album
neutral · AI labelView post →I have been in Salt Lake City for four hours. I have already located the sole "grocery" store in walking distance, a game store that's gonna have Reality Fracture pre-release packs for purchase, and a dead millipede.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m doing way too well in my agate game this year at work. Two days in and 16 really decent Lake Superior agates already
neutral · AI labelView post →📷 Seems like I'm supposed to be watching a game about to start. I'd rather look at pictures. Here's one for #50StateJourney #Week6Colorado #SkySunday Georgetown Lake 📷 #photography
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, I think I have recovered from last night's ball game, so here is one for #Stunday! This is on the north shore of Lake Ontario looking towards the island where the dead/alive tree I posted yesterday is located! #Photography #EastCoastKin
neutral · AI labelView post →Remedy's Sam Lake says he would like to make a game based on The Moomins one day. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sam-lak...
neutral · AI labelView post →Lake Eight reflecting a partly cloudy sky. Lost Nation State Game Area near Pittsford Michigan, 17 Apr 2021.
neutral · AI labelView post →Sam Lake (Alan Wake/funny dances) said he woule like to make a game based on the Moomins. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sam-lak...
neutral · AI labelView post →Berlin Wall falling footage. Jeffrey Epstein files and photos. The Knicks game The documentary Idiocracy Swan Lake So many possibilities…
neutral · AI labelView post →important game day reminder: all storm sewers in the Muni Lot drain right into Lake Erie.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd just like you guys to know that there's a game of Saturday Night Slam Masters being played on the shore of Lake Huron. See y'all Monday when I'm back from vacation ❤️
neutral · AI labelView post →Forty-five years ago today: The Miracle on Ice game between the United States and Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Feb, 22, 1980.
neutral · AI labelView post →Canada fan at Team USA's FIBA World Cup game with a "Lake America?!? LAKE ONTARIO" sign
neutral · AI labelView post →Mobility hire in the lake district by Outdoor Mobility (very cheap - charity supported) was a game changer for M-in-L today! Amazing. Lake District Tramper Hire Locations | Outdoor Mobility share.google/kmjsH2YIQb57...
neutral · AI labelView post →Some bike friends are currently biking around THE ENTIRE PERIMETER of Lake Michigan and I’m watching them like a little video game avatar
neutral · AI labelView post →Sam Lake, Neil Newbon, Abubakar Salim & Alix Wilton Regan at The Game Awards ✨ 📸 thegameawards (IG story)
neutral · AI labelView post →There is a reference to Swan Lake in Star Wars Zero Company, which is anachronistic, so I can't recommend the game, but I've been enjoying it otherwise.
neutral · AI labelView post →SteamOS 3.9.5 has just been released for all users. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53543075 > SteamOS 3.9 > General > > Updated Arch Linux base > Updated Desktop Mode from Plasma 6.4.3 to Plasma 6.7.3 > For more information, see > https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/ > https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/ > https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0/ > Improved support for Steam Frame wireless adapter > Improved…
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, it's officially December. One of my favorite games to play is the Season's Greetings DLC of Lake. So soothing.
positive · AI labelView post →Day 812 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today’s game is Pokemon Soul Silver. I’ve been hunting Pokemon and clearing Gyms all day. I found out about the commemorative photo system and even nabbed a few today. That’s what I used for the main image.  I went ahead and stopped by the Lake of Rage and picked up the Shiny Gyrados. I love when the games do the whole “Free Shiny” thing.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone worried about who uses which bathroom have obviously never been to a Buffalo Bills game or a concert at Darien Lake
neutral · AI labelView post →SteamOS 3.9.5 has just been released for all users. SteamOS 3.9 General Updated Arch Linux base Updated Desktop Mode from Plasma 6.4.3 to Plasma 6.7.3 For more information, see https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0/ Improved support for Steam Frame wireless adapter Improved idle power consumption on Steam Deck when no audio is playing Fixed a…
neutral · AI labelView post →(Our voice director on this game was primarily RJ Lake! He did a wonderful job pulling great performances out of all the actors, including myself. :))
neutral · AI labelView post →how were the ratings for his new game show "Lake Michigan Baby Toss"
neutral · AI labelView post →📢 VA #CastingCall 📢 🩸MONSTERHEARTS🩸 Welcome to Drowned Lake Want to be a #VoiceActor in the #Monsterhearts video game? AUDITION HERE: forms.gle/bcNPpu7FJ1ZvCGWm7 🩸PAID 🩸Especially ISO Canadian, Asian & Indigenous VAs 🩸7F, 7M, 1NB, 2any 🗓️ Due 8/18 🗓️ 🔁 RT & Share! 🔁 #VoiceActing #IndieGame
neutral · AI labelView post →Sam Lake tricks game awards viewers into thinking life is worth living
neutral · AI labelView post →Lake View Emerald Hill 2 'Sonic Drift 2' Game Gear
neutral · AI labelView post →People who lived 5500 years ago on the shores of Siberia’s Lake Baikal survived by hunting deer and game and catching fish. At times, marmots were on the menu, too—a decision with deadly consequences, as the marmot was a major disease vector.
neutral · AI labelView post →We took care of business in Salt Lake City to start our six-game road trip. t.co/r24PMTnJt1
neutral · AI labelView post →🔥 Exciting news from The Lake! 🚣 Our upcoming premium game, Servant of the Lake, will be at Gamescom 2025 as part of the @indiearenabooth.de line-up! 🎊 Wishlist Servant of the Lake on Steam - we'll be sharing more updates about the game soon! 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/3636770/...
neutral · AI labelView post →“An exhibition hockey game will take on US-USSR Lake Placid salience due to Trump’s demands for Canada to become the 51st state.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Fire in the Lake at @metrowargamers.bsky.social. Wife and I on the NVA and VC “side.” @gmtgames.bsky.social @volko.bsky.social @markherman54.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →New Rusty Lake game 'Servant of the Lake' officially announced. Coming Spring 2026. Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3636770 #indiegames #steam #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Just played a game on PS4 called Lake for nearly two hours. You drive around a big lake in Oregon, delivering post. That's it. Sublime.
positive · AI labelView post →Pausing at Lake Eight while on a morning hike. Lost Nation State Game Area near Pittsford Michigan, 01 Aug 2021.
neutral · AI labelView post →guys this game will be at Rice-Eccles in Salt Lake City and these two teams absolutely despise one another with the fire of a thousand suns, someone is going to get thrown out of the Copper Onion the night before, the Avenues will be decimated by furious people powered by Monster and rage
neutral · AI labelView post →RNH punctuates first game in Salt Lake with his 5th career OT winner.
neutral · AI labelView post →Pausing at Lake Eight while on a morning hike. Lost Nation State Game Area near Pittsford Michigan, 01 Aug 2021.
neutral · AI labelView post →Union repel a late free kick. FT: Union 2, Real Salt Lake 1 13 unbeaten for the Union. 7 straight wins The best 13-game streak in MLS history belongs to the 2026 Philadelphia Union
neutral · AI labelView post →Drawing Wario everyday until there's a new Wario Land game day 1713. Mystic Lake Monster
neutral · AI labelView post →Game day in Salt Lake City! 📺 → bufsabres.co/WatchGames #LetsGoBuffalo
neutral · AI labelView post →Wow Lake Erie, was not familiar with your game
neutral · AI labelView post →What goes into building a town like Ossex? 🐭🕯️ We gave Steven Lake of the Examined Game a tour of Tenebrous Isle in Mina the Hollower, talking theme, gameplay, and how it all comes together. Check out their video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzpE...
neutral · AI labelView post →Painting up Roman baggage wagons and oxen today for a Lake Trasimene game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Meet the studios joining our first-ever Point-and-Click Showcase! ✨ Rusty Lake & Amanita Design want to give our guests a warm welcome ❤️🔥 Comment "Hi" below for a chance to win a game key 👇 #pointandclickshowcase
neutral · AI labelView post →A couple of long walks today so Thor will be wiped out when we go to the Seahawks game. This is the slough between Lake Sammamish and Lake Washington in Bothell.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia is my favorite fishing game, check it out!
positive · AI labelView post →One of the coziest job simulators with a story. Especially during the colder months, this is one I will always return to.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recession indicator: ESPN is sending GameDay to Salt Lake for the Utah game so they don't have to spend as much on diesel since they were in Provo yesterday
neutral · AI labelView post →McNeese reconfirmed yesterday that the game tonight against Will Wade's LSU roster of (allegedly) four players in Lake Charles is sold out and that there will be no broadcast of any kind, video or radio. All they will provide is a live stats link stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?i...
neutral · AI labelView post →The new CONTROL game looks incredible! Please feed me, Sam Lake.
neutral · AI labelView post →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. Overall, it's a chill game and I would recommend it. I know a lot of people really…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 recommend it. The core gameplay, delivering mail and talking to people, gets…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hockey game on Echo Lake near Lake Tahoe. Ice booms interpsersed with the game sounds on a beautiful Sierra Nevada mountain day. #california #sierra
neutral · AI labelView post →I played the demo and got excited about this game. Delivering the mail and talking to the folks in a small town around a lake seemed like it would be quite a chill experience. Unfortunately, after playing through the full game, I can't recommend it. It's a good idea for a game, but it needs more work. Here are some examples: - The voice acting is good, but the writing... not so much. There are quite a few characters, but they're all very shallow. There's also a lack of humor. - There are many…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Misty Lake #gamedev #indiedev #game
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