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Dread of Laughter

Dread of Laughter Steam metadata

Icy North Games | Nov 1, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 21 September 2026 - 23:33:41 UTC

ActionIndieSimulationNudityGoreSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)1,232
  • Revenue (VGI)$6,871
  • Review score32% positive

Dread of Laughter metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)1,232
  • Revenue (VGI)$6,871
  • Review score32% positive
  • Total reviews38
  • Release dateNov 1, 2018
  • DeveloperIcy North Games
  • PublisherIcy North Games

Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Icy North GamesPublisher: Icy North Games

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Dread of Laughter Steam metadata

Dread of Laughter metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/953050/metadata
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/953050/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/953050
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Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Negative

32% positive, 12 positive, 26 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

7

Platform releases
  • Steam 1 November 2018

Latest Steam announcements

  • Dread of Laughter has been remade - 26 October 2019

    Dread of Laughter has been remade! Dread of Laughter has been remade to be longer, much more user-friendly and the old version's problems have been addressed. This includes full on working save system and better checkpoints so the player doesn't have to re-do as much anymore after dying. Major improvements in the new version of the game -The game has proper tutorials in the beginning that will teach the player the mechanics. -Longer gameplay before the house and new areas to explore -Fixed every game breaking bug that was present in the older version of the game -More secrets in the map. Can you find out what happened in the farm? -Achievements have been made to work -In the main menu you can now continue your progress by loading your previous games or start a completely new one. -You can now properly hide from enemies behind rocks, tables and inside the closets! - Enemy speed has been…

  • Patch Notes - Huge Update - 8 January 2019

    Our latest update is live! It will bring more content inside and outside the house, whole new beginning to let the player learn controls before anything major is going to happen. What this patch will bring: - New beginning - More content inside the house - More content outside the house - Save doll visible everywhere where there is savepoint

  • Patch Notes - More Save Areas - 26 November 2018

    Todays patch adds the save system to the basement. We heard a lot of feedback and decided to add another save location there. List of changes included in the update - Save in basement (touch the doll to save, this also applies in the safehouse) - Bug fixes - Few more special secrets added to beat the game

  • Patch Notes - Save System & More - 17 November 2018

    Todays patch will bring the long asked save system along with other things. Do note that this save system still requires few tweaks and improvements that are coming soon. Right now it is the "raw" version so the players inventory doesn't save. Although it will not affect the gameplay as everything needed is either inside the safehouse or in the outside area of the map. This patch will bring: - Saving system in the safehouse - Basement improvements - Improved Main Menu We had to delay the crafting as we are focusing on the save system. We're a team of 2 people so everything will come as fast as we can make them. 100% functional save and crafting will most likely come next week!

  • Patch Notes 11/13/18 - 13 November 2018

    List of bug fixes and improvements - Safehouse remade to look a lot better - Crafting items added to the game (crafting itself coming soon) - Fixed a bug that caused the killer to see through the floor on few spots - Killer footsteps sound increased to make it easier to track where he is - Fixed few audio issues

  • Patch Notes - What's this!? What's that!? - 8 November 2018

    We've gone through quite a lot of feedback and made few adjustments and bug fixes that the majority has been reporting. - Outdoor area is a lot bigger, few new areas to explore - No more constant WHATS THIS? WHATS THAT? audio cues - RNG Keyspawns scrapped, there are still few randomly generated mechanics but the beginning keys are now in one spot. This doesn't mean that the rooms where the key won't be are not important - We made a safehouse with crafting possibilities coming in future - Killer run speed lowered by 25-35%. Makes it possible to run away from them outside - More story elements - More encounters - Every bug seen from livestreams and feedback is fixed, this also includes animations - Footsteps now have their corresponding sounds depending on the surface Thank you for your feedback, it is highly appreciated!

  • Gameplay Improvements - 5 November 2018

    Today's patch brings few gameplay fixes and changes. We've heard a lot of feedback; positive and negative and we're going through everything in order to improve the game for everybody. Changes and bug fixes - Upstair keys are no longer random generated - AI sounds have been improved. No more looping sounds - Better death screen - More puzzles in the early game - More outdoor content and puzzles - Secrets - AI pathing changes We have also scheduled another patch to come out tomorrow! Thank you all for your feedback, it helps us greatly to fix bugs and improve our game.

  • Bug fixes / Improvements - 2 November 2018

    - All major bugs have been fixed - VHS tapes now have proper videos - Changed the kitchen keyspawns to be easier. Old spawns were bit too hard to spot

  • Bug Fixes and Gameplay Improvements - 1 November 2018

    We fixed few bugs that was reported. Also new gameplay improvements : - Less key searching, more events and secrets in place that the player has to look out for. - Every note is worth taking. Made it easier to read notes as well

Patch notes and updates

S.noRelease datePatch nameGID number
18 January 2019Patch Notes - Huge Update2417770561729909190
226 November 2018Patch Notes - More Save Areas2415514774183889727
317 November 2018Patch Notes - Save System & More3316234163920237270
413 November 2018Patch Notes 11/13/182423394806015909089
58 November 2018Patch Notes - What's this!? What's that!?2423394805997910825

Complete SteamPulse Game Data

Full game metadata

FieldValue
Steam app typegame
Steam App ID953050
Live current players0
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Live count (today's peak floor)0
Price$4.99
Free to playNo
Discount0%
Original price USD$4.99
Current price USD$4.99
Release dateNov 1, 2018
DeveloperIcy North Games
PublisherIcy North Games
Owners estimatedNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate minimum0
SteamSpy owner estimate maximum20,000
Review typeMostly Negative
Positive review percent32%
Positive reviews12
Negative reviews26
Total reviews38
Steam recommendationsNot available
Achievements7
Average playtime forever36 minutes
Windows supportYes
macOS supportNo
Linux supportNo
Parent gameNot available
Store URLhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/953050/

Short description

Dread of Laughter is a survival horror game where the player has to survive the attack of a serial killer by making choices that will either help the player or make the killer stronger.

About this game

You play as Catheryn Barnett. You are driving the rural areas of Mississippi to meet a business associate when your car breaks down. You look at the map and decide to try and walk across the forest to the nearest town for help. But soon you realize you are being hunted by someone or something... Dread of Laughter is a first person survival horror game where the player has to survive and escape to safety after finding out the brutal truth about the isolated farm in the woods. Your objective is to survive and escape to safety, but you are not alone. Something is stalking your every move and some objectives will either help you or turn against you. Which objective is worth doing to save yourself? Only you can decide.

Supported languages

English * * languages with full audio support

Steam categories

Category IDCategory
2Single-player
22Steam Achievements
62Family Sharing

Regional ratings

BoardRatingDescriptors
dejus16Violência Violência Extrema Medo Nudez
steam germany18Drastische Gewalt
igrsBANNEDHoror Kekerasan

Steam marketplace comparison data

Price History Overview

USD uses SteamPulse's own locally recorded daily store snapshots, so this overview reflects the exact regional price history that SteamPulse has captured for this currency.

Coverage And Tracking Window

  • Snapshots: 1
  • Coverage: Sep 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026
  • Lowest observed: $4.99
  • Highest observed: $4.99

Dread of Laughter's USD price history spans from Sep 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026, with 1 recorded snapshot across 1 calendar day. Each row records the available final price, listed base price, and discount metadata for that observation. Within this coverage the lowest recorded price is $4.99, the highest is $4.99, and the first visible tracked price is $4.99. These comparisons apply only to the snapshots SteamPulse holds; missing observations can contain changes that are not represented here.

For USD, SteamPulse uses locally captured regional storefront snapshots and does not reconstruct older prices with exchange-rate conversion. The chart and table show the values recorded for this exact currency from the stated coverage start. Additional snapshots extend that record, but they do not fill unobserved days or prove what the storefront displayed between observations.

Discount Windows And Sale Timing

  • Discount windows: 0
  • Discounted days: 0 days
  • Deepest markdown: No discount tracked
  • Latest sale window: No sale window tracked

Dread of Laughter's tracked USD rows do not contain a discount window. This means no available snapshot in the stated coverage has usable discount metadata; it does not prove that the game was never discounted. Missing snapshots or archived rows without complete metadata can hide a sale, so SteamPulse does not infer pricing strategy from this absence.

If a later snapshot includes discount metadata, it will appear here with its recorded depth, price, date, and sale name when available. Until then, this section should be read only as a description of the available rows, not as evidence about the publisher's promotion policy.

Observed Price Changes And Stable Runs

  • Observed price drops: 0
  • Observed price rises: 0
  • Longest stable run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking
  • Current run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking

Outside rows carrying discount metadata, the tracked price has not recorded a separate price rise or drop yet. That means the observed undiscounted level has stayed stable across the snapshots SteamPulse currently holds. This is a statement about the recorded coverage only; it does not prove that an older or missing price change never happened.

The longest unchanged price stretch in the current record lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $4.99, from Sep 22, 2026 through Sep 22, 2026. Among rows without discount metadata, the longest unchanged run lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $4.99. The latest run records $4.99 for 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking as the same recorded undiscounted price. Run lengths describe consecutive stored observations only and do not establish that a price is permanent.

Latest Snapshot And Sales Context

  • Current price: $4.99
  • Current list price: $4.99
  • Distinct observed prices: 1
  • Source mode: SteamPulse local tracking

The latest tracked snapshot records Dread of Laughter at $4.99 in USD, with no active discount metadata. Across the available history SteamPulse has recorded 1 distinct final price in this currency. This supports comparisons with the lowest, highest, and most common values present in the retained record, subject to the stated coverage limits.

The live sales view and Steam sales record provide calendar context for these dates. A date overlap can be compared with a named Steam event, but it does not prove why a publisher changed a price. As new daily rows arrive, this overview recalculates its observed prices, discount windows, and run lengths automatically.

Regional Steam prices

CountryCurrencyFinal priceOriginal priceDiscount
United StatesUSD$4.99$4.990%
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Tracked regional price history

The tracked Steam price is stable at $4.99.

CountryCurrencySnapshotsFirst trackedLatest trackedChangeLatest discount
United StatesUSD1$4.99$4.99No changeNo discount
United KingdomGB0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Euro AreaEU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
AustraliaAU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
CanadaCA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndiaIN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
BrazilBR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
RussiaRU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChinaCN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
JapanJP0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South KoreaKR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MexicoMX0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
NorwayNO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PolandPL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SwitzerlandCH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
New ZealandNZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SingaporeSG0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Hong KongHK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South AfricaZA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UkraineUA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KazakhstanKZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndonesiaID0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ThailandTH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MalaysiaMY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PhilippinesPH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
VietnamVN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
United Arab EmiratesAE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Saudi ArabiaSA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IsraelIL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChileCL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ColombiaCO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Costa RicaCR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KuwaitKW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PeruPE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
QatarQA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TaiwanTW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UruguayUY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArmeniaAM0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArgentinaAR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TurkeyTR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PakistanPK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount

United States price history (USD)

Tracked price is stable at $4.99.

DateCurrent priceOriginal priceDiscountSource
2026-09-22$4.99$4.99No discountSteam Store

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