Within of Static - Ashburg Rental

Within of Static - Ashburg Rental

Released Dec 2025

Riley Adams moves to Ashburg for a new teaching job and rents a house to get settled. She expected silence. She didn’t expect company.

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Steam $4.99
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Evaluation

Within of Static: Ashburg Rental launched on December 19, 2025 as Episode One of an explicitly episodic psychological horror anthology series. The store description frames this release as "Episode One," making clear that further episodes are part of the design from the outset. On February 3, 2026, the developer announced that the next installment — "Within of Static: Northgate Mall" — is already live as a wishlistable page on Steam, teasing new characters, new secrets, and further story content. This is a concrete, developer-made announcement of a follow-up episode in the same series. A post-launch update on January 17, 2026 refined pacing and event timing, showing the developer remains engaged with the product. The last developer communication was February 3, 2026, which is well within any reasonable activity window given the game's late-2025 launch. The next episode is publicly announced and wishlistable; anyone wanting the complete episodic experience should expect additional content to follow.
Evidence
Developer announced the next episode 'Within of Static: Northgate Mall' with a live Steam wishlist page, teasing new characters, new secrets, and further story content.
news post · Feb 3, 2026 source content planned
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Episode One launched on December 19, 2025.
news post · Dec 19, 2025 source content shipped
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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
616 GAMES
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Within of Static is an episodic, first-person psychological horror anthology inspired by grounded, human fear.
Each episode tells a self-contained story based on those who claim to have lived through it.

Episode One: Ashburg Rental

In this episode, you follow Riley Adams, a newly graduated teacher who moves to the quiet town of Ashburg after accepting her first full-time job.
While settling in, she rents a small house to get her life in order…
…but the place was never truly empty.

What begins as a calm, rainy night slowly twists into something far more unsettling — as Riley realizes she is not as alone as she thought.

The Gameplay

A single-player, narrative-driven walking simulator focused on tension, environmental storytelling, and realistic human horror.

Explore the house, interact with objects, communicate through your devices, and experience a story that unfolds in real time.

Key Features

  • Atmospheric, grounded horror.

  • VHS-inspired visual style.

  • Microphone Interaction — your voice may matter.

  • Text-based NPC interactions through your in-game phone.

  • Realistic environments built for slow-burn tension.

  • Short, focused experience designed to be played in one sitting.

Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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