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LurkingWhat streamers ran into on Twitch
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First-person action game about surviving giant spiders in an infested building.
We listened to 8 Twitch streams of Lurking (7h 12m in total). The problem that came up most: pet feeding steps and frozen mouse defrosting are never explained, in 4 of 8 streams.
8 Twitch streams · 7h 12m analysed · English, Spanish · analysed in the week of 19 Oct 2026 · Steam page
- Problems
- 36
- Ideas
- 2
- Highlights
- 11
Each problem, idea and highlight counts once, however often it came up. The timeline counts every moment: 80 in all.
Where the moments happened
Grey bars show when the streamer was talking. Each mark is one reported moment; select a type below to hide or show it.
- Stream 1, 1h analysed: nothing specific enough to report.
- Stream 2, 1h analysed: nothing specific enough to report.
- Stream 3, 35 min analysed: 6 problems, 1 highlight.
- Stream 4, 54 min analysed: 9 problems, 1 suggestion or comparison, 7 highlights.
- Stream 5, 1h analysed: 6 problems, 1 suggestion or comparison, 1 highlight.
- Stream 6, 1h analysed: 12 problems, 3 highlights.
- Stream 7, 1h analysed: 10 problems, 1 highlight.
- Stream 8, 43 min analysed: 13 problems, 9 highlights.
Problems (36)
Bugs, confusion, frustration and the moments players gave up. The ones most streams ran into come first.
- #1Confusion
pet feeding steps and frozen mouse defrosting are never explained
4 of 8 streams · 10 moments
10 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #2Confusion
pets are hard to spot inside their tanks
2 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #35Quitblocking
player stops after the first day of the demo
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #3Confusion
customer order requests are ambiguous and get rejected
1 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #4Confusion
path to the upper floor is hard to find
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #20Frustration
first jump scare comes too early and feels cheap
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #21Frustration
collected drill cannot be used on hallway obstacle
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #36Quit
demo ends too soon after the building section starts
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #5Confusion
unclear which pet needs care each day and what comes next
1 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #6Confusion
pets vanishing from their cages is confusing
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #7Confusion
door locks and keys for the apartment are unclear
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #8Confusion
light switch in the dark bedroom is hard to find
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #9Confusion
going to work objective gives no direction
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #10Confusion
water bottle cannot be refilled when expected
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #11Confusion
empty cricket box is not explained
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #12Confusion
unclear what to do during the spider search
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #13Confusion
crouch key is not communicated
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #14Confusion
exit door hard to find during scare sequence
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #15Confusion
unclear how to equip held items
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #16Confusion
empty enclosure is mistaken for one that needs feeding
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #17Confusion
steep learning curve in the first day
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #18Confusion
water bottle is easy to lose track of
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #19Confusion
spider growth after feeding is hard to notice
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #22Frustration
no way to act on the growing spider before going to work
1 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #23Frustration
snake never reacts to food or moves
1 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #24Frustration
pets cannot be fed once crickets run out
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #25Frustration
no language options, the game is english only
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #26Frustration
escaped spider is hard to track down in the apartment
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #27Frustration
parts of the building are too dark to see
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #28Frustration
text closes before the player can read it
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #29Frustration
interaction range is very short
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #30Frustration
not enough money for supplies on day one
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #31Frustration
blackout event is unsettling
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #32Frustration
hard to enter the hiding cupboard
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #33Frustration
few settings and the game freezes when alt tabbing
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #34Frustration
lore books contain a lot of text to read
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
Suggestions and comparisons (2)
What players asked for, and which games they compared yours to.
- #37Comparison
creature lore evokes a sci fi alien swarm
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #38Comparison
building exploration feels like classic survival horror
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
What landed (11)
Moments players clearly enjoyed.
- #39Highlight
grown spider size and look provoke strong reactions
2 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #40Highlight
spider escape from its tank is a memorable scare
2 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #41Highlight
cricket nightmare sequence scares players effectively
2 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #42Highlight
library books reused as weights to secure the spider cage
2 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #43Highlight
spider movement and scares hit arachnophobic players hard
1 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #44Highlight
spider bursts of speed startle the player
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #45Highlight
grimy cluttered apartment makes the setting feel real
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #46Highlight
small pet spiders feel endearing and well animated
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #47Highlight
jump scare lands even when anticipated
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #48Highlight
hands on feeding through the enclosure latch
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #49Highlight
run prompt in a quiet apartment builds dread
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
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