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Water Leaks Studio · Published by Water Leaks Studio
Content notice: The game references alcohol, shows tobacco usage and depicts domestic abuse.
Very Positive — 92% positive (112 reviews) · 4 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
There’s no place like home - and yours is no home at all. Play as Rosa, a neglected child trying to escape her abusive family. Sneak out, but be ever so quiet. Mom is listening, dad is angry, and your big sister is always watching…
Indie, Free To Play · 2026 · More free games
About this game
Notice
This game was made for educational purposes at The Game Assembly in Malmö. The game is completely free and will remain so forever. As with all games at The Game Assembly, a reference game is used as a starting point for production. Step Lightly was inspired by Little Nightmares.
About the Game
You wake at midnight with just one thing on your mind: you have to leave. Move quietly through a messy house, find a friend along the way, and escape your monstrous family.
Step Lightly is a short puzzle-platformer horror game. It was made in 9 weeks by Water Leaks Studio - a team of 20 students from The Game Assembly Malmö.
Features
Traverse your house, climb the cabinets and jump across shelves to find your way.
Pick up and throw items like keys, cranks and beer bottles to solve puzzles.
Push and pull boxes around to create new paths and reach higher spaces.
Sneak around, step lightly to avoid alerting your parents.
Run for the exit. They're onto you!
Credits
Water Leaks Studio
Programming
Abraham "Bam" Alberto
David Grahn
Elias Ronefors
Erik Edfors
Jonathan Rozenberg
Ylver Blum Buer
Graphics
Emmett Motamed
Kim Betsgren
Marcus Carlsson
Melker Ljung
Milla Jaakkola Landin
Level Design
Ahab Ibrahim
Erik Gatewood
Johan Rosdahl
Animators
Emilia Eriksson
Rebecca Kornemalm
Theo Hübner Sallis
Technical Art
Elvira Paxborn
Isabelle Neuman
Philip Bäcklund
Voice Acting
Elias Ronefors as ”The Father”
Isabelle Neuman as "The Mother" "Viola (Sibling)" and Rosa (Player)
Voice Direction
Theo Hübner Sallis
Jonathan Rozenberg
Sound Design & Music
Abraham “Bam” Alberto
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Ryzen 5 1600 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: RTX 2060 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Non 16:9 monitors not officially supported
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Graphics: RTX 3060 Ti or equivalent
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1 patch notes
We're overwhelmed by the positive reception the game has gotten and the amount of players playing! Thank you, from all of Water Leaks Studio. Patch Notes: Disabled one of Max's barks due to it playing repeatedly. Added missing d3dcompiler_47.dll dependency to game files. This should fix the game not launching on Steam Deck and some Windows systems.Read full article on Community Announcements (Water Leaks Studio)






