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Released

Apr 28, 2023

1,273 days ago
Platforms
  • PC
  • PS5
  • Xbox Series X|S
  • Switch
  • PS4
  • +1

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Apr 28, 20231,273 days ago
    • PC
    • PS5
    • Xbox Series X|S
    • Switch
    • PS4
    • Xbox One

About

Summer, 1954. A perfect vacation awaits three best friends, playing games, making crazy plans, and running from bullies... Until they meet the vampire. What really happened that summer at Varney Lake?

Trailers

Screenshots

How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 16 players
Main story
2 h
Main + extras
3 h
Completionist
4 h

Game info

Released
2023 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player
Engine
Unity

Editions, DLC & expansions

Studios

Age ratings

  • ESRBTBlood, Language, Violence
  • PEGI12Violence
  • USK12No content descriptors
  • GRAC15+Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug
  • CLASS IND12No content descriptors
  • ACBPGNo content descriptors

Languages

5 languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish (Spain)
LanguageAudioSubtitlesInterface
EnglishEnglish (US)–
FrenchFrançais–
GermanDeutsch–
Japanese日本語–
Spanish (Spain)Español (España)––

Themes & tags

Story & names

1954. During the long, hot summer, Jimmy, Doug and Christine are spending their fourth vacation together at Varney Lake. Teenage crushes, pranks and card tricks, long days of adventure, a pipe dream of saving the local drive-in from demolition; they’re kids, coming of age. Until they find the Vampire. 1981. Lou Hill, paranormal investigator, has a lead on a mind-blowing case. Will he be able to convince the now 40-something Christine and Jimmy to tell him the truth about that Summer? Do they even know themselves? And what really happened to Doug?

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Also known as

  • VarneyLake.exeWindows Executable

Release dates by region

6 releases in 1 region

worldwide

The Pixel Pulps series

All 3 games
  1. Mothmen 19662022
  2. This gameVarney Lake2023
  3. Bahnsen Knights2023

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.