The Lightkeeper

The Lightkeeper

Steam Deck Playable

Darkphobia Games · Horror · Sep 7, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $7.99. It has been as low as $3.59.

82%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 188 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Gameplay: Acceptable and straightforward—it's basically a walking simulator focused on uncovering the story, with just enough jumpscares to fit a horror game.
188 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Graphics: Solid and quite pretty; they hold up well for the atmosphere.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
We really enjoyed the beautiful, eerie scenery and the sound effects, crashing waves especially, were perfectly placed.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
There is a profile that uses motion controllers, but I played with gamepad and KBM.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
However, game could be better optimized.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters188 reviews
Graphics117 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay54 reviews
65%
Interface25 reviews
68%
Performance7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs24 reviews
63%
Crashes12 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $7.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.59.

3 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
4
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.