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Step Lightly

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…

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Water Leaks Studio
Publisher
Water Leaks Studio
Release
July 10, 2026
23 days ago
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Very Positive71 reviews91.5%

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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

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