Lily's Well
Released Jan 2022
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
97% positive · 2,677 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Lily's Well is a free-to-play pixel horror game that launched on January 3, 2022. The developer (PureIceBlue) has been actively maintaining and expanding the game since launch, shipping content updates including new endings, costumes, and quality-of-life improvements. A significant content update arrived on October 13, 2023 (the "Friday the 13th Update"), which added a new alt ending, costumes, a new item system, and expanded the bonus art book DLC. The most recent developer communication was a bug-fixing patch on February 1, 2024.
The only DLC — the Lily's Well Bonus Pack — was released on December 29, 2021, and contains digital extras (art, wallpapers, a behind-the-scenes PDF) rather than game content. There are no unreleased DLC items listed on the store.
In July 2023, the developer released a celebratory animated video ("Lily's Birthday: A Lily's Well Afterstory") as a thank-you to the community, closing that announcement with "Until the next game, thank you for everything!" — signaling that attention was shifting to other projects (specifically the Lost Cartridge series, announced in December 2022). The developer has not announced any further content planned for Lily's Well, and no new posts have appeared since the February 2024 bug fix patch.
The game launched as a complete, self-contained experience and has received post-launch additions, with the last substantive content arriving in October 2023 and the last developer communication on February 1, 2024. No future content has been announced, and the farewell tone of the July 2023 community video further supports that the game's content cycle has concluded. The February 1, 2024 bug fix patch is treated as the final confirmation of an actively maintained but content-complete game.
Evidence
Friday the 13th Update shipped on October 13, 2023, adding a new alt ending, two new costumes, a new item system, redrawn graphics, and an expanded art book.
Developer released the 'Lily's Birthday' afterstory video as a community thank-you, closing with 'Until the next game, thank you for everything!' — suggesting the developer's focus is moving on to new projects.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
PureIceBlue
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005.
Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed.
She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window.
It is coming from the well.
Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Lily's Well is a pixel horror game where players control a little girl named Lily. After hearing a voice call for help from the bottom of her home's well, she musters up the courage to gather rope in order to save whoever is trapped below.
Players can explore Lily's home and the property surrounding it in order to find different objects that can be used for rope. There are many different possible fates for Lily that players can discover. Each one depends on the rope's length and the materials used to create it.
This game is meant to be played through multiple times in order to test out the different rope lengths and discover certain secrets hidden within Lily's household.

- 10+ Main Endings
- 3+ Hidden Endings
- An Undisclosed Number of Puzzles
- 3+ Alternate Names for the Toilet
- Many things a child named Lily should not see

While Lily's Well is completely free on all platforms, the Lily's Well Bonus Pack is available as DLC for those who wish to directly support the developer. It contains the following:
- Full Resolution PNG Files of All Cutscene Images
- Behind the Scenes PDF Book
- Official Wallpapers
- Exclusive Art for Possible Future Steam Trading Cards
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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