Christmas is coming to Lake, the cozy game from indie developer Gaminous, in a new DLC prequel called Season’s Greetings. The Lake DLC launches on Nov. 15, 2023, for PC via Steam, Xbox, PS4, and PS5, and it puts you in the shoes of Meredith’s father, Thomas, in the mid-1980s.
It’s the holiday season, but things in Providence Oaks are far from jolly. Meredith won’t be coming home for Christmas, family troubles are popping up across town, and “that eggnog is starting to stir up something indiscreet.” Which sounds a bit ominous.
Telling Season’s Greetings from Thomas’ viewpoint gives Lake a chance to offer new perspectives on familiar characters, Gaminous said in a press release, while shedding light on how Meredith’s family functions and what their role in the community is. It also resolves some lingering questions from the original story, but this is still very much a Lake game.
Like Lake, Season’s Greetings centers on daily life in Providence Oaks. Thomas delivers parcels – or tries to – and helps people solve their problems – or… tries to. Also like in Lake, there’s no right or wrong choice in Season’s Greetings. How certain stories unfold will depend on your actions and words. but things might not turn out the way you thought they would.
It’s not all problems and pressure, though. Thomas gets to take advantage of some leisure time as well – spending nights with friends, watching TV, and generally just enjoying being alive in 1985.
If you haven’t tried Lake yet and want to see what it’s all about, there’s a free demo you can check out on Steam.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF