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Round table October 30

Following in the footsteps of Papers, Please. Together with the creators of Do No Harm, Quarantine Zone, No, I’m not a Human, and Static Dread, we explore the reasons behind the popularity of the new trending genre

In the past year, several bright and successful successors of the iconic Papers, Please have emerged. We spoke with representatives of Darts Games, Brigada Games, Trioskaz, and Solarsuit Games about the popularity of this new direction and the challenges faced during development.

Static Dread recouped its development costs shortly after release

Static Dread: The Lighthouse is a lighthouse keeper simulator developed by the studio solarsuit.games, inspired by the stories of Howard Lovecraft. The game was released on Steam on August 6, 2025, and quickly recouped its costs.

“The publisher of the indie novelty Static Dread shared insights on how to price your game,”

Spoiler: you can’t do without market analysis.