Close To The Sun

Adventure· Indie· Steampunk· Walking Simulator

Released May 2020

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

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Steam Updated 11 Oct 2026 $19.99

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Evaluation

Close to the Sun launched on Steam on May 5, 2020, having previously been available on the Epic Games Store. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained first-person horror adventure with no post-launch content updates. Both DLC items (the artbook and original soundtrack) were released on the same day as the game itself — they are companion media, not gameplay expansions. There has been only one major content post in the news feed, which was the launch announcement itself. The developer, Storm in a Teacup, has not announced any expansions, updates, or additional story content since launch. The publisher, Wired Productions, continues to post on this game's news feed, but all recent posts are publisher-wide sale announcements and promotions for other games in their catalog. The game launched as a finished product and has received no subsequent content development.

Evidence

Close to the Sun launched on Steam on May 5, 2020 as a complete first-person horror adventure. This was the sole major content post for the game.

news post · May 5, 2020 source content shipped

high

Publisher-wide summer sale post. Close to the Sun is not mentioned; updates were announced only for other Wired titles such as Hotel Architect, KARMA: The Dark World, and Speed Freeks.

news post · Jun 26, 2025 source ambiguous

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Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Released

Close to the Sun Artbook

May 2020

Released

Close to the Sun Original Soundtrack

May 2020

Media

Details

Developer

Storm in a Teacup

Publisher

Wired Productions

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player

Adventure Indie Steampunk Walking Simulator Female Protagonist Horror Gore First-Person Violent Atmospheric Sci-fi Puzzle

About this game

It’s 1897. Deep in international waters, the Helios stands still. Dark clouds loom overhead as unforgiving waves crash against the hull. Colossal effigies of gold, decorated with magnificent finery, stretch as far as the eye can see.

Born of Nikola Tesla’s vision, the Helios serves as a haven for the greatest scientific minds. An unbound utopia for research, independent from state and isolated from the gaze of society. Free to push the boundaries of matter and time.

Journalist Rose Archer steps aboard the Helios in search of her sister Ada. She quickly discovers not all is as it seems. Grand halls stand empty. The stench of rotting flesh lingers in the air. Silence. A single word is painted across the entrance… QUARANTINE!

Experience a second era of scientific enlightenment, where the mind and inventions of the great Nikola Tesla have shaped the 19th century.
Step aboard the Helios - Explore the colossal and mysterious vessel of scientific discovery, a safe haven for scientific progress, away from the threat of corporate espionage.

Use your wits to guide Rose on her journey to find her sister Ada, overcome dangers unknown to understand the fate of the Helios and its inhabitants.