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Lake Haven - Chrysalis

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

This game serves as a prequel chapter for the upcoming game 'Lake Haven'. Detective Zeke Reynold is called to investigate what he assumes will be another case he'll quickly forget, but what he finds will be sewn into the fabric of his existence forever.

What works

  • Excellent atmospheric and audio design
  • Strong nostalgic homage to ps1-era survival horror
  • Engaging puzzles and exploration
  • Compelling narrative and mystery
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Short length as a prologue/demo
  • Some camera angle issues causing disorientation
  • Limited combat and survival elements
  • Occasional immersion-breaking overt references
  • Tank controls may be challenging for some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Left Alone

  • Year Walk

  • Born Into Fear

  • Penumbra Overture

  • Candleman: The Complete Journey

  • Lucid Dream

More intense

Games that feels like Lake Haven - Chrysalis but with a more intense feel

  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent

  • Remothered: Tormented Fathers

  • Evil Nun: The Broken Mask

  • ROUTINE

  • The Night of the Scissors

  • Among Ashes

More violent

Games that feels like Lake Haven - Chrysalis but with more combat and destruction

  • Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward

  • [Bober Bros] The Hole

  • Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh

  • Organ Quarter

  • Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人

  • Alone in the Dark

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Lake Haven - Chrysalis but with less survival pressure

  • Perils of Man

  • The Guest

  • Slender Threads

  • Slender Threads: Prologue

  • 子归 - Blossom

  • Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall

More expressive

Games that feels like Lake Haven - Chrysalis but with more self-expression and customization

  • Alisa

  • Studio System : Guardian Angel

  • The Upturned

  • DreadOut

  • Red Matter 2

  • Tomb Raider V: Chronicles (2000)

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Lake Haven - Chrysalis: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026