Meet Watarholt and Shape Your Story
Out Of Water is a visual novel developed by lapys games and released on Steam on September 1, 2026. LAPYS describes itself as a solo studio that makes emotionally resonant games with a strong visual identity and closely integrated design.
The story takes place in 1 CE Watarholt, where a quiet village preparing for winter faces bodies surfacing from the water. Survival, myths, love, and choice shape a path through personal bonds, ancient horrors, and a fading peace.
You move through conversations, relationships, and village routines, deciding how to speak, offer comfort, and place trust. Those choices influence how other people respond to fear, tradition, and the unknown as the woods and waters become dangerous.
Choose Where to Start and What to Open Next
- Get the paid full game on Steam when you are ready to begin the released version.
- Try the separate Steam demo first if you want an introduction before choosing the full game.
- Open the route guide when you need to compare the three main routes before committing to one.
- Open the endings guide when your next task is planning outcomes across the game's 10 endings.
- Open the achievements guide when you want a checklist for all 35 Steam achievements.