The Lightkeeper

Buy81%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Darkphobia Games · Horror · Sep 7, 2025

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$7.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
4
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Lightkeeper?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 169 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
169 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I give this game a solid 6.5/10, considering the issues and technical problems I'd say that's fair, if it gets updated with some QoL features as mentioned then I will revisit this review and give a higher score, I recommend the game if you like a story driven horror game that does not require a lot of time from you.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On my RTX 5090, with graphics at max, I was getting around 70 fps.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Arriving on the island, there are a handful of buildings you can visit before you take up your post as the new keeper and exploring the small map was interesting.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
We really enjoyed the beautiful, eerie scenery and the sound effects, crashing waves especially, were perfectly placed.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Runs great. well optimized. uhm but go through the writing of the game and fix the typos theyre literally everywhere. but that doesnt really detract anything from how i feel about this game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story169 reviews
Graphics111 reviews
Gameplay68 reviews
Audio39 reviews
Optimization5 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
70% still recommend
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
70% still recommend
Bugs
64% still recommend
Controls
82% still recommend
Performance
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$7.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.59.

5 points recordedtoday · $7.99

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