Released Oct 22, 2026 $4.49 · −10% Mostly Negative Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Empty The Lake!

By Papu's Studio

Simulation Incremental Casual Point & Click Nature Collectathon Stylized First-Person ColorfulCozyLinearIndie

Track this game Steam page

Followers —

Reviews 63 Mostly Negative

Players now 31 Peak today 31

Followers, 30 days — Not enough history yet

Empty The Lake! is a game tagged Simulation, Incremental and Casual by Papu's Studio, released Oct 22, 2026. It has 63 Steam reviews (Mostly Negative). The Steam games most like it include かぞえ飯, vissekom and おけけぬき.

Empty the lake, make money, and discover what’s hidden at the bottom! Pump out thousands of liters of water, upgrade your tools, and keep going deeper to uncover what lies beneath the surface.

From the Steam page

Is this your game?

Track it free: keep an eye on the games most like yours and hear the moment one of them changes.

Yes, track my game

Launching something like it? Watch it next to yours.

Add a launch badge to your website

Show players where to find it. Paste the code into your website, press kit or devlog.

<a href="https://launchrivals.com/games/5291460-empty-the-lake"><img src="https://launchrivals.com/games/5291460/badge.png" alt="Empty The Lake! launch date" width="320" height="84"></a>

<a href="https://launchrivals.com/games/5291460-empty-the-lake"><img src="https://launchrivals.com/games/5291460/badge.png?theme=light" alt="Empty The Lake! launch date" width="320" height="84"></a>

かぞえ飯 79% match · Simulation, Incremental, Casual
vissekom 75% match · Simulation, Incremental, Casual
おけけぬき 74% match · Simulation, Incremental, Point & Click
THE LAST STONE 72% match · Simulation, Incremental, Casual
A Game About Bees, Flowers and Vacuum 71% match · Simulation, Incremental, Casual
Low Tide Tales 70% match · Simulation, Incremental, Casual
Honker 70% match · Simulation, Incremental, Casual
Click to Live 70% match · Simulation, Incremental, Casual
Touch Grass VR Simulator 70% match · Simulation, Incremental, Casual
TEST RELEASE DO NOT BUY !!! 70% match · Simulation, Incremental, Casual

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Empty The Lake! · record updated 15 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID5291460

Release dateOct 22, 2026

Last change number40237580

Last record update15 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Papu's Studio
Publisher: Papu's Studio
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 14 hours ago
Website: papustudio.com
Links: YouTube X

Language	Interface	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Latin America	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Unknown

Single-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$4.49

On sale41 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$4.49Oct 24, 2026

Checked16 hours agoin 41 regions

MENA (USD)$USD

Every price change is kept from Oct 24, 2026 on. Pick a region below to compare.

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
26196838	public	Oct 25, 2026
26185411	public	Oct 24, 2026
26136867	public	Oct 22, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
1829320	Empty The Lake!	1	$4.49
92918 Bundle	Brick x Empty The Lake!	2	$8.49
92015 Bundle	👁️ Someone's Here x Empty The Lake 🪣	2	$6.36
92445 Bundle	Coffee Keeper X Empty The Lake!	2	$8.89

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228989	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
5291461	—	Windows	2.53 GB	1.35 GB	6115788341608702149

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	26196838	Oct 25, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Empty The Lake!

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
DrainTheLake.exe		Windows · 64-bit

Screenshots

Update history

Oct 26, 2026 · 01:41 #40237580
- depots.5291461.manifests.public.download ~~1448063280~~ → 1448509856
- depots.5291461.manifests.public.gid ~~412335792538823996~~ → 6115788341608702149
- depots.5291461.manifests.public.size ~~2720404254~~ → 2720696073
- depots.branches.public.buildid ~~26185411~~ → 26196838
- depots.branches.public.timebuildupdated ~~1792862058~~ → 1792930797
- depots.branches.public.timeupdated ~~1792862099~~ → 1792967050
Oct 25, 2026 · 01:27 #40210496
- common.category.category_22 added 1
- common.community_visible_stats added 1
- depots.5291461.manifests.public.download ~~1250763680~~ → 1448063280
- depots.5291461.manifests.public.gid ~~6038915066939209174~~ → 412335792538823996
- depots.5291461.manifests.public.size ~~2306451869~~ → 2720404254
- depots.branches.public.buildid ~~26136867~~ → 26185411
- depots.branches.public.timebuildupdated ~~1792681766~~ → 1792862058
- depots.branches.public.timeupdated ~~1792681882~~ → 1792862099

News

Oct 22, 2026 · Community Announcements EMPTY THE LAKE! IS OUT NOW!
Empty the Lake! is now available on Steam!We're excited to announce that Empty the Lake! is officially out now.Extract water, sell it to earn money, upgrade your equipment, and uncover the secrets hi…
Oct 18, 2026 · Community Announcements The water level is dropping! Launch Date, Global Release Times & Bundles!
The wait is almost over!In just 3 days, you’ll finally be able to leave all your daily worries behind, grab a trusty bucket, and embark on the ultimate quest to drain a whole lake to uncover what's h…

Data from public Steam pages, updated daily; 5 days of history. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.

Empty The Lake!

About Empty The Lake!

Steam data

Overview

App info

Languages

Platforms

Features

Prices

MENA (USD)$USD

Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

Patches

Builds

Packages & DLC

Packages

Depots

Depots

Branches

Configuration

Launch options

Screenshots

Update history

Changes to the Steam record

News