Interactive Adventure ‘Lake’ Will Arrive on Xbox and PC on September 1

Written by Brandon Hofer on August 12, 2021

News: Leave the big city behind to return to your hometown to cover for your dad but will you choose to stay or go back to the city?

Gamious and Whitethorn Games have revealed their upcoming slice-of-life interactive story game Lake will launch September 1st on Xbox Series X|S, as well as Steam for Windows PC.

It's September 1, 1986. You take on the role of forty-something Meredith Weiss, who returns from the big city to her quiet hometown. She exchanges her busy career at a software company to fill in for her dad, the local mail carrier.

During her two-week stay in beautiful Providence Oaks, Oregon, she runs into a few familiar faces as well as plenty of new folk. As Meredith, you get to decide who to talk to, who to befriend and perhaps even start a romantic relationship with.

Whatever happens, at the end of her stint she'll have to make up her mind: return to her demanding job in the big city, or stay in the town she grew up in?

Play Lake and…

Escape to a beautiful, rustic environment without cellphones and the Internet.

Drive around the lake in your dad's trusty mail truck, or let the auto-pilot do the work.

Talk to a range of engaging characters, each with their own personalities and quirks.

Choose after-work activities: hang out with your friends, help out your neighbors or stay home and read a book.

Experience two weeks of branching story that doesn't shy away from slice-of-life themes.

Determine your own story: there are no 'right' or 'wrong' answers or endings, simply what you want to happen.

Lake is also set to release later on other platforms beyond Xbox and Steam but no timetable was given. Check out the video below and then tell us what you think.