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Steam News5 March 20264mo ago

Open Playtest: Dive into the Abyss

Hello, everyone! The open playtest is starting now. Climb aboard the submarine and face the unknown. Experience Lovecraftian horror, explore the abyss, and help us polish the game before launch.

In this update2

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Full Static Dread: The Submarine update

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What changed

0 fixes0 additions5 changes0 removals
  • Store
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
  • Balance
changedHello, everyone!Join now: Click “Request Access” on the Steam Store page. Access is granted immediately.
changedPSA: You are allowed to record, edit, stream, and upload videos on playtest.1 hour of gameplay
changedPSA: You are allowed to record, edit, stream, and upload videos on playtest.2 languages for text: Russian and English
changedPSA: You are allowed to record, edit, stream, and upload videos on playtest.Gamepad support and optimization for Steam Deck
changedPSA: You are allowed to record, edit, stream, and upload videos on playtest.And if you want to see where all this mess started, tomorrow Static Dread: The Lighthouse will be available with a big discount. Don’t miss your chance to try both games.

Static Dread: The Submarine changes

changedJoin now: Click “Request Access” on the Steam Store page. Access is granted immediately.
changed1 hour of gameplay
changed2 languages for text: Russian and English
changedGamepad support and optimization for Steam Deck
changedAnd if you want to see where all this mess started, tomorrow Static Dread: The Lighthouse will be available with a big discount. Don’t miss your chance to try both games.

Hello, everyone!

The open playtest is starting now. Climb aboard the submarine and face the unknown. Experience Lovecraftian horror, explore the abyss, and help us polish the game before launch.

Join now: Click “Request Access” on the Steam Store page. Access is granted immediately.

PSA: You are allowed to record, edit, stream, and upload videos on playtest.

What’s waiting for you:

  • A story set in the world of Static Dread, where powerful aurora and sea horrors have begun to engulf the land

  • 3 shifts locked in a submarine

  • 5 characters with whom you must survive

  • 1 hour of gameplay

  • Fully voiced character lines in English

  • 2 languages for text: Russian and English

  • Gamepad support and optimization for Steam Deck

See you on the submarine!

And if you want to see where all this mess started, tomorrow Static Dread: The Lighthouse will be available with a big discount. Don’t miss your chance to try both games.

Static Dread The Lighthouse

Source

Steam News / 5 March 2026

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