Released Aug 14, 2026 $8.99 · −25% Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Static Dread: The Submarine

By solarsuit.games · published by Polden Publishing

Psychological Horror Horror Story Rich Atmospheric Retro Lovecraftian Indie Dark Choices MatterSingleplayerFirst-PersonSurreal

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Static Dread: The Submarine is a game tagged Psychological Horror, Horror and Story Rich by solarsuit.games, released Aug 14, 2026. It has 347 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include DREADCELL, Inner Voices and Dad left me in the car.

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

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DREADCELL 89% match · Psychological Horror, Horror, Story Rich
Inner Voices 84% match · Psychological Horror, Horror, Story Rich
Dad left me in the car 82% match · Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Atmospheric
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Everything Steam lists for Static Dread: The Submarine · record updated 21 hours ago

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Overview

App ID4042160

Release dateAug 14, 2026

Last change number39960816

Last record update21 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: solarsuit.games
Publisher: Polden Publishing
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 22 hours ago
Franchise: Static Dread
Website: solarsuit.games

Windows

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam CloudFull controller supportSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$8.99

On sale41 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$8.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked2 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Aug 20, 2026 Patch 1.0.2
Hello there! Three major updates we're rolling out based on your feedback: Added a lower-difficulty option. You'll find it in the settings, and as a separate dialog when starting a new game. This mode reduces enemy damage, enemy speed, and…
Aug 17, 2026 Patch 1.0.1
Hey everyone! We're rolling out our first big patch, fixing the most critical issues you reported to us over the weekend. Critical Fixed a bug where the Captain's interactions were missing after loading an autosave made during rest. The mi…
Aug 15, 2026 Important hotfix
We discovered in some of your reviews a dangerous bug that in certain cases broke the story sequence and allowed players to interact with an object that shouldn't have been interactable. Thank you for leaving us your feedback — we're keepi…
Aug 14, 2026 small hotfix
It's really small — the fix reduces the chance of a rare story event that was triggering too often. More QoL fixes coming early next week. Thanks for playing, and please leave us your feedback so we can improve the game!
Feb 28, 2026 Playtest Results & small update
Last week, we gave the first playtesters access to the game and received excellent feedback! Many thanks to everyone who played and left feedback in the form. This feedback is very valuable to us and has helped us improve many aspects of t…

Build	Branch	Updated
24827674	public	Aug 20, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
4860820	Not on the store yet	—
5003390	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4042161	—	All	1.78 GB	927.6 MB	7135374773439653993

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	24827674	Aug 20, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Static Dread The Submarine

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Static Dread The Submarine.exe		All

Space per player47.7 MB

Filesup to 100

Save locations0

Achievements

Achievements4534 hidden

Most unlocked93.6%Captain's Report

Rarest5.9%Half-Life

Captain's Report Save the game for the first time 93.6%
The Accident Survive the submarine accident 87.6%
Figurine Hidden achievement 80.6%
The Boy Hidden achievement 77.2%
Psychotherapy Receive the Journal from Zack 71.8%
New Friend Hidden achievement 70.2%
Grief Hidden achievement 68.7%
3.6 Roentgen Collect the radiation sources 66.6%
Big Mouth Hidden achievement 59.5%
Broken Phone Communicate via sonar for the first time 53.6%
The Last Supper Hidden achievement 53.4%
Groovy Hidden achievement 51.4%
The Enemy Hidden achievement 51.1%
2000 Volts Hidden achievement 47.7%
But First, Coffee Hidden achievement 46.9%
Chance Hidden achievement 46.4%
Fire and Forget Launch a torpedo for the first time 46.3%
Schrödinger's Picture Hidden achievement 43.9%

All 45 achievements

Oppenheimer's Legacy Hidden achievement 43.6%
Static Deck Hidden achievement 43.5%
Best Tracks Hidden achievement 40.1%
King of the Hill Hit the top score in darts 39.9%
Safety Hidden achievement 39.3%
Red Pill Hidden achievement 37.8%
Arcade Lover Score 10,000 in Dread Invaders 36.4%
Shoot the Sheriff Hidden achievement 35.3%
Knock Knock Hidden achievement 35%
Obligations Hidden achievement 34.4%
Dream Team Save the whole Crew 32.4%
Inconvenient Truth Hidden achievement 32.2%
Tilting at Windmills Hidden achievement 32%
Marksman Hit the darts bullseye 29.1%
Surprise! Hidden achievement 28.6%
Elementary, my dear Watson! Complete all investigation tasks in one session 24.8%
New Beginning Hidden achievement 23.7%
Michael Unraveled Hidden achievement 20.5%
New World Hidden achievement 18.3%
Cultist Hidden achievement 15.6%
Zack of the Deep Hidden achievement 14.9%
Survivors Hidden achievement 14.8%
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hidden achievement 13.9%
Traitor Hidden achievement 13.6%
Encounter with the Unknown Hidden achievement 8.8%
Sharon Unhinged Hidden achievement 8.4%
Half-Life Hidden achievement 5.9%

News

Aug 21, 2026 · Community Announcements 🦑 Bundle Up: Static Dread x Stygian
We've teamed up with Fulqrum Publishing and Misterial Games to put Static Dread: The Submarine, Static Dread: The Lighthouse and Stygian: Outer Gods into one bundle, so you can lose your grip on real…
Aug 14, 2026 · Community Announcements THE SUBMARINE IS OUT NOW!
Hello, everyone! Our game has officially been released and is available to everyone! 🐙 Take command of the crew, dive into the depths and find out what's really down there – after all, the surface i…
Aug 14, 2026 · Community Announcements ⏳ RELEASE IN 8 HOURS
Hello, everyone! The wait is almost over – the release is today at 17:00 CEST / 15:00 UTC / 08:00 PT. The sonar is already picking up something out there. Soon, it will be up to you to decide whether…
Aug 3, 2026 · Community Announcements THE DEMO CLOSES TODAY
Hello everyone! As we mentioned a few days ago, the demo closes today. We'd like to remind you once again: Saved files will NOT be carried over to the full version of the game The demo version was qu…
Jul 30, 2026 · Community Announcements DEMO CLOSURE
Hi, everyone!Important news for anyone planning to play the demo:The demo will close on August 3.Please note:Save files will NOT carry over to the full release The current demo is outdated and differ…
Jul 23, 2026 · Community Announcements 🌊 Release Date Reveal
The Dread Has a DateThe sonar's been quiet for a while. Now it's pinging back something big - Static Dread: The Submarine has a release date.On August 14 you take your post as the captain's right han…
Jun 15, 2026 · Community Announcements 🚨 DEMO IS LIVE FOR STEAM NEXT FEST
The depths are calling. And this time, you can answer.We're thrilled to announce that Static Dread: The Submarine is officially participating in Steam Next Fest! Our demo is live right now and free t…
May 28, 2026 · Community Announcements Demo is OUT NOW
Hey, everyone!Welcome back to Static Dread universe, hope you missed us.The demo for The Submarine is out now, and you can already dive in (literally and figuratively). The game had changed a lot sin…
Mar 23, 2026 · Community Announcements The Submarine Playtest is Closed
Hey, everyone!Today we’re closing the playtest and will be taking time to fix bugs and improve the game with your feedback and suggestions.Thanks everyone for your input! Almost 4.000 of you have par…
Mar 19, 2026 · Community Announcements 5 Things Indie Horror Animation Taught Me
Hi everyone! My name is Danis, and I’ve been working in character animation for 10 years.Today I want to talk about how the characters and animations were created in Static Dread: The Submarine, and …

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Static Dread: The Submarine

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