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OUR LADY CALLS: CRITICAL REFLEX’S DROWNED LAKE PLAYTEST OUT NOW ON STEAM

Watch a new trailer for the terrifying found-footage horror game blending isometric and first-person gameplay

THE DROWNED LAKE – Nov. 24, 2025 – Today indie video game publisher CRITICAL REFLEX (Mouthwashing, No, I’m not a Human) and developer Monumental Collab invite you to the Drowned Lake for the Brazilian folklore-inspired horror game’s first public playtest, out now on Steam. Watch a new trailer, premiered at the OTK Winter Games Expo, showcasing the terror that awaits you in the forests of Brazil!

Playtest Trailer: YouTube
Media Assets: Download

Deep in Brazil’s coastal forest is the Drowned Lake, an area of sinister folk tales and legends, where many who trespass never return. When a young student goes missing, it sets off a twisted story to discover the truth. Explore your surroundings by boat, collecting evidence with a fishing rod while solving puzzles in first-person adventure-like segments. But try to avoid disturbing these troubled waters too much. Remember: you're not safe here.

Key Features

• A Non-linear Horror Story, Told From Three Perspectives: Explore the most forbidding reaches of the forest as a firefighter, a journalist and an elderly fisherman. Unravel the mystery and each character’s true motives in an interactive narrative where your choices matter.
• Scour Dark Waters for the Truth: Collect evidence and uncover what hides beneath the surface of the Drowned Lake by exploring, fishing, investigating, and solving puzzles.
• Beware Making Noise: As you probe the forest’s farthest depths, your choices and actions may increase your noise level, attracting unwanted attention from the horrors of the night.
• Discover the Nightmares of Brazilian Folklore: Experience a tragic, twisted tale inspired by the unique melting pot of Brazilian culture and mythology.
• Investigate in First-Person Mode: Navigate narrow areas, complete intricate puzzles, and experience the true terrors the darkness hides in first-person POV sections inspired by escape rooms and classic horror games.

Drowned Lake’s playtest is live now on Steam. You can also get a taste of Monumental Collab’s terrifying worlds by playing 2023’s TELEFORUM, free on Steam!

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About Monumental Collab

Monumental is a small collective spread throughout Brazil – a team formed by award-winning professionals known for games with a great sense of mood, mysterious narratives and immersive atmospheres.

About CRITICAL REFLEX

CRITICAL REFLEX is an indie game publisher obsessed with genre-blending, rule-breaking, brain-melting games. We help devs polish the weird, sharpen the wild, and launch their projects loud. Known for titles like Buckshot Roulette, Lunacid, Mouthwashing and No, I'm not a Human, we champion the unforgettable experiences. Genre is a prison and we ate the warden.

About CR Channel

CR Channel is the CRITICAL REFLEX publishing label focusing exclusively on indie horror. Join the Discord here: https://discord.gg/FrzN8srBfy.

Media Contact

Tyler Gardner
Sandbox Strategies for CRITICAL REFLEX
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