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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Lights out, run
Agame Studio · Published by Agame Studio
Content notice: Gory monsters are sometimes chipped away at through smashing their face in a door or making them fall down the stairs
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A first-person survival horror game where you must cross your house at night while the fears of your childhood become real.
Action, Adventure, RPG · 2026 · More free games
About this game
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT, IT SEES YOU
Lights Out, Run is a first-person survival horror game set inside your own home at night. What should feel familiar quickly becomes unsafe as childhood fears begin to manifest and behave like something real.
You are not just being scared. You are being watched.
Every room has different risks. Every shadow may hide something that reacts to sound, movement, or light. Survival depends on how well you can observe, adapt, and learn what each threat is before it finds you.
SURVIVE YOUR HOME AT NIGHT
You must move through a dark, shifting house where danger is never in the same place twice.
Stay out of sight
Manage limited light sources
Listen for movement in the dark
Adapt to changing threats in real time
FEARS THAT BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY
Each childhood fear is not just a visual threat it has unique behavior patterns.
Some react to light.
Some track vulnerability.
Some only appear when you think you’re alone.
You will not survive using the same strategy twice.
LIGHT IS POWER BUT NOT INFINITE
Light helps you see what’s coming…and signals the monsters to turn them off.
Darkness exposes you… but sometimes vulnerability creates opportunities.
Every decision is a tradeoff between safety and survival.
LEARN OR BE CAUGHT
Progress is based on understanding, not repetition.
You must:
Observe enemy behavior
Identify patterns
Use environmental cues to survive longer each night
SOME FEARS NEVER LEAVE
They just wait until the lights go out again.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 5th generation intel processor
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD graphics 630
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: low profile
- VR Support: No support
- Additional Notes: I don't have access to various computers to determine the minimum. So I would just give it a shot if your interested since these minimum specs are just a best guess.
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
It's live!
The Demo for Lights Out, Run now has keyboard controls and gamepad controls integrated. The demo can now be played with either one. There have also been updates to bug fixes. And a few new surprises I won't go into too much detail. Thank you and have fun playing!Read full article on Community Announcements (Agame_studio)AnnouncementsOfficial
It's ready!
Hello everyone. I know that I may have been a little exclusive on the controls front but I assure you that I will be more inclusive. Lights Out, Run has just completed the keyboard and mouse control changes, and these changes will be playable in the new demo with bug fixes and few other changes coming soon! Hope you will have the chance to try them out. Anyway, I have kept the gamepad support (since that is my personal favorite way to play) while also adding keyboard and mouse support.Read full article on Community Announcements (Agame_studio)Patch NotesOfficial
Update
In the previous news announcement, there was something else I said I couldn't say. The reason was I did not want to assume the answer to an inquiry. The inquiry was about the name change. Fear has been officially changed and updated to Lights Out, RUN. This new update also comes with a few updates to the gameplay of the demo. I changed the name a while ago and wanted to have something else to share so I waited. And the other thing I want to share aside from the name is the new gameplay. I have unlocked the fifth monster and first monster and put away the others in second, third, and forth. The Tick and The Dark are playable in the new demo. In the new demo there have been a few graphics changes, some optimization on performance, (still a few bugs though) and gameplay handling. I have put better glasses on character and told the character to loosen up. So, the game looks and feels better. This is shown in the demo. I look forward to releasing more information and eventually, THE GAME, with you. Thanks,Agame StudioRead full article on Community Announcements (Agame_studio)Patch NotesOfficial
Big update
Hello everyone, I have some exciting news to share. Fear will soon have some big changes. A lot of information is now available, and since it is available to me, I will make it available to all of you.For starters the fear Demo has been updated. The three new monsters are not being released at the start of steam next fest anymore. They are being released now!Just one other thing that I will have to keep secret until I get more information.And last but not least, the moment you have all been waiting for(but not really) the release date!The Coming Soon will be updated after next fest ends which will release the release date.I have finished 5 monsters and am now working on the sixth, crawler! Thank you and have a wonderful day!Read full article on Community Announcements (Agame_studio)
