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• Steam app typegame
• Steam App ID4490840
• PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
• Release date2026
• DeveloperCtrl Freak
• PublisherCtrl Freak
• Parent gameNot available

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Ctrl FreakPublisher: Ctrl Freak

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• Lurking will be in October Next Fest! - 24 September 2026

  Hi guys!A quick update to inform you that Lurking will be in Steam Next Fest in October.The demo will be updated at this occasion, with a lot of new stuff:Localisation to English, French, Spanish and Russian.Rebindable keysController supportSteam deck support (Probably not 100% perfect yet but mostly there - any feedback is useful)Save/load (that will carry over to the full game!)Consumable items stack in inventoryMap is no longer an inventory item and has its own buttonFix stutters at some points when shaders compilePlenty of fixes, QoL & polishing.Thank you for your continued support, and all the feedback you guys gave me after playing the demo.See you at Next Fest!

• Minor bugfixes / QoL update to the demo - 25 August 2026

  Hey all!Just made a small update to the demo (0.12.3) with fixes and QoL things: Fixed random fall damageFixed stuttering issue (I think - I used a poor man's solution as a temporary workaround before I implement a long-term solution)Fixed some interactions could leave the player stuck with disabled controlsFixed/improved ending trigger (both endings!)Made a few things more intuitive (map is more visible, first vent to open more visible,..) if you enjoyed the demo, please consider leaving a review, it helps a lot with visibility!

• Demo releases today! - 20 August 2026

  A massive THANK YOU to all of the early players (more than 15.000!) and the playtesters (150+!) for giving a try to the game and helping me improve it.I’ve been working hard in the past few months, and today I’m excited to announce the release of the demo for Lurking! If you’ve played the early itch.io demo back then, give it another shot: It is now much bigger and more polished.Here’s what to expect:40mn of content vs 10-12mn in the early demoSurvival-horror gameplay mechanicsMany QoL features and lots of added polish I hope you have a good time, and as always any feedback is useful and appreciated. There’s a survey link in the demo, but you can also leave feedback in Steam discussions or on Discord.And if you like the demo, please consider wishlisting the game to support me and get updates about its development. Cheers!Jerome

• Demo drops on August 20th! - 8 August 2026

  Thank you for the playtestAfter a few weeks of playtest, I'm happy with how the beginning of the game is turning out. Thank you to everyone who participated and gave valuable feedback. It helped immensely!!Demo announceI'm excited to announce that the Steam public demo will be available on August 20th. It will contain the first 40 or so minutes of the game.I'm absolutely not finished polishing stuff, but it's already in a good enough state that I felt confident sending demo keys to content creators and hopefully we'll be able to see some nice shorts and playthroughs around the release date.After the 20th, the demo will get a few updates to include stuff such as:Feedback you give meLocalizationController support, rebindable keysMore polishing & QoL features as I continue working on the full game 12.000 WishlistsI'm also thrilled because the game is closing in to 12.000 wishlists which is…

• 8,000 Wishlists! Thank you for the support! - 21 May 2026

  Hello everyone!We’ve just hit a massive milestone: 8,000 wishlists for Lurking! A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the project so far. It means the world to us. Thank you!Want to stay in the loop? Join our official Discord community to get the latest updates on the upcoming playtest, demo, release date, and behind-the-scenes news: https://discord.gg/G3N4qGHPSn

• Revealing Lurking steam page! - 3 April 2026

  Hey there!I'm Jerome, solo dev at Ctrl Freak and I'd like to present my upcoming game Lurking.Lurking is a first-person horror game set in a building infested by giant spiders. Inspired by games like Amnesia the Bunker and early Resident Evil games, you need to search for tools and weapons to fight back and survive.It started as a little demo on itch.io that people really loved and I decided to make a full game out of it.You can expect:Approximately 2 hours of gameplayPSX/PS2 style graphicsA deeply unsettling atmosphereAwesome spider animationsWishlist the game to get news about its development, and to help me getting noticed by Steam algorithm.

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