About the Game
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?
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 neighbours 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.
Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
- Fixed traffic jams. Cars will no longer wait infinitely.
- Fixed endless mode ring and knock animation issues for several addresses.
- Fixed tree draw distance issue. Trees will now correctly render across the Lake.
Fixed addresses that blocked the player from delivering parcels:
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- 104 Jackson Street
- 105 Jackson Street
- 106 Jackson Street
- 207 Jackson Street
- 300 Jackson Street
- 302 Jackson Street
- 403 Main Street
- 405 Main Street
- 107 W 1st Street
- 105 W 2nd Street
- Fix "Ring doorbell" shown incorrectly when package can be dropped.
- Fix motel sign incorrect placement.
- Fix Thomas wearing Christmas sweater for several days.
- Fixed incorrect time of day during some events.
- Fixed Mildred moonwalking / walking in place.
- Fixed issue with dialogue audio not properly unloading from memory.
Changes
If you do still encounter any audio issues, please let us know. Here are some things you can try that might help:
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- Updated localization
- Fixed missing collider diner
- Update farm missing chairs
- Prevent mail truck from blocking conversations
- Fixed font missing characters in Chinese and Japanese localization
- Fixed credits in menu not matching end game credits.
- Fixed not being able to walk when loading a save while sitting on a bench or delivering a letter
- Updated Vsync and Window mode settings. Fullscreen should now be exclusive fullscreen. Vsync and refresh rate should be applied correctly again.
- Fixed car horn only usable once.
- Lots of smaller audio related fixes. Hopefully the problem is solved, if not a lot less frequent.
If you do still encounter any audio issues, please let us know. Here are some things you can try that might help:
- Changing the priority and affinity of the executable through the Task Manager might help resolve audio issues in some cases.
- Enable or disable Vsync and try limiting your framerate. Several players have reported the problem occurs (more often) on higher frame rates. This might help reduce the issue.
- Please try to enable or disable exclusive mode via the properties of your audio device through Windows ("Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device"). This has been reported to solve the issue in some rare cases.
- Fixed phone ringing audio missing in classic.
- Several smaller technical improvements and changes to help track down the audio issue(s).
- Politely asked Frank to leave the Weiss residence during the evening, he can no longer be seen in the kitchen.
- Fixed random strange camera shots during Nancy scenes.
- Fixed bug where Beth is not spawning at her store
- Fixed bug where Frank is looking away during scene at the shed.
- Corrected a branching error in the scene where Frank is hiding behind the counter.
- Updated demo build.
- Fixed Demo saves cloud saving and several other small fixes. Hopefully all saves can be played again, if not make sure to let us know!
Fixes:
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- Fixed autopilot audio missing.
- Fixed 400 E Lakeview Blvd incorrect position.
- Fixed tutorial not stopping correctly resulting in a performance drop.
- Several smaller technical fixes.
Thank you all for playing!
This small hotfix contains several smaller bugfixes and some audio changes to hopefully narrow down the reported issues.
We are working hard to solve any remaining issues.
It would help us a lot if you could provide us with some more info. If possible, please share at least some of the following info when encountering issues:
Again, thank you all for playing and reporting issues!
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This small hotfix contains several smaller bugfixes and some audio changes to hopefully narrow down the reported issues.
We are working hard to solve any remaining issues.
It would help us a lot if you could provide us with some more info. If possible, please share at least some of the following info when encountering issues:
- Player logs. These can be found at
You can also use Windows Key + R and enterC:\Users\< your username here > \AppData\LocalLow\Gamious\Lake\Player.log
Easiest way to share is via either pastebin , filebin or a similar website. Alternatively you can upload the file somewhere and provide us with a link to download. Third option is to email us via [email protected]%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Gamious\Lake\ - DxDiag info (especially the Audio section). You can get this info by using Windows Key + R and enter "DxDiag" in the box that appears. We're most interested in the audio tab(s). You can export all information as a text file or send us screenshots. Any additional info you can provide about your audio setup would also help.
- Do you have any other (relevant) software running at the same time? Any info you can think of would help us narrow down and reproduce the issue.
Again, thank you all for playing and reporting issues!
This is a small patch that includes a few minor changes. After this update we will nog longer support Windows 8, as Microsoft has also ended support for it on January 10, 2023
Changes:
As always, if you encounter any bugs or issues, please create a post in the Bugs/Known Issues section of the forums. For more info, please see this post.
Thank you for playing Lake!
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Changes:
- Credits update. Added missing entries and fixed scrolling issue.
- Crash in main menu fixed. This was an issue that happened on most Windows 8 and 8.1 devices. A few clever users have solved this on their own by removing or renaming the file. We have now implemented a fix for this so you no longer have to tinker with the files to get the game running.
- Windows 8 no longer supported. The game will still be playable on Windows 8, but we will no longer offer support for Windows 8 specific issues.
- Fixed a localisation issue where English text would be displayed when another language is selected.
- We're still looking for a solution to the pesky audio bug.
As always, if you encounter any bugs or issues, please create a post in the Bugs/Known Issues section of the forums. For more info, please see this post.
Thank you for playing Lake!
Changes:
- Skip dialogue line: if you're replaying the game and don't want to listen to every single spoken sentence again, switch on this option in the Settings -> Language menu. Off by default.
- Robert: is referred to as 'Robert' after meeting him in all cases now instead of 'Lumberjack'. Sorry about that, Mr. Harris.
- Ghostblasters: Lori now reliably responds correctly when you get a highscore.
- Jack: fixed a few face animations that kept him from blinking.
- Angie: a conversation with her in week 2 no longer breaks when your friendship level with her is low.
- Maureen: no longer pops off screen suddenly in a diner scene with Meredith and Robert.
- Parcel models: various larger packages have been rotated a little to better fit into Meredith's hands.
- Motel: moved a certain parked car to prevent Auto Pilot from crashing the mail truck into said car.
- Motel: removed a certain floating easter egg.
- Autopilot: fixed a few cases where the autopilot would not move. If you still experience issues using the autopilot, please let us know! If possible, include a start/end location to help us narrow down the issue.
Changes
- Fixed: Localization issues.
- Fixed: Large & overlapping fonts for all languages have been brought back to normal size.
- Fixed: Situation where Meredith would make a phone call while holding another object (Sorry Mortimer!).
- Fixed: Opening Steam-Overlay prevents player from interacting when returning to the game.
- Fixed: Several cases where engine audio was noticeable when it should not have been.
As always, we are working hard to solve any remaining issues. If you have any additional info, or experience any (new) bugs, please feel free to share it with us in the Bugs/Known Issues subforum.
Changes
- Fixed: the Fast Travel feature would sometimes explode when the mail truck was already on Auto Pilot. Added extra checks resulting in much safer journeys.
- Fixed: when setting a course using the Auto Pilot feature, opening the map while the loading screen was active would pause the game. No longer possible.
- Fixed: on low framerates, the camera would move frantically all the time when walking around as Meredith. The camera found inner peace again.
- Fixed: when playing GhostBlasters for the first time, the tutorial would somtimes stay on-screen even when you stopped playing. Now disappears and resets properly.
As always, we are working hard to solve any remaining issues. If you have any additional info, or experience any (new) bugs, please feel free to share it with us in the Bugs/Known Issues subforum.
Changes:
- Fixed black camera pictures! Finally admire your snapshots in all their glory. (Any pictures that are still black are definitely Nancy's fault.)
- Fixed the seemingly random teleport bug on Friday September 12! Poor Meredith was sometimes hurled across time and space to Robert's home, without her trusty mail truck. Not anymore!
As always, we are working hard to solve any remaining issues. If you have any additional info, or experience any (new) bugs, please feel free to share it with us in the Bugs/Known Issues subforum.
Current Release
Not available
System Requirements
OS
Windows 10 (64 bit)
CPU
Intel Core i5-4570 / AMD FX-8350
RAM
8 GB RAM
GPU
Nvidia GTX 760 / Radeon HD 7950 (2GB VRAM)
How to Install
1
Download all files
2
Extract the .ISO file to a folder (use WinRAR or 7-Zip)
3
Mount the ISO file (double-click or right-click → Mount)
4
Run setup.exe
5
Launch the game from desktop shortcut or Start Menu
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
Size
1.1 GB
Password: cracked-games.org
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