▲
1
▼
Iron Lung received a notable surge in popularity in June 2023 following the disappearance and implosion of the Titan submersible with five people on-board. Some have compared certain aspects of the game to the circumstances of those on-board the Titan, namely the inability to open the submersible from the inside. The game's creator, David Szymanski, expressed discomfort over this through a series of tweets, the first of which included a weekly sales chart from Steam with the words "This feels so wrong." He then remarked:
"I definitely see the dark humor in this whole Titanic sub thing, it's just... like, I made Iron Lung the most nightmarish thing I could think of, and knowing real people are in that situation right now is pretty horrific, even if it was their own bad decisions. Like all the jokes I've been seeing are hilarious but also good lord nobody should have to die like that."
Article about the surge:
https://www.polygon.com/23768830/oceangate-titanic-submarine-iron-lung-game-sales-spike-steam
Szymanski's tweets:
https://twitter.com/DUSKdev/status/1671498543771574273
https://twitter.com/DUSKdev/status/1671504523997716486
Article about Szymanski's comments:
https://www.gamesradar.com/the-creator-of-horror-game-iron-lung-says-sales-spike-amid-search-for-titanic-submarine-feels-so-wrong/
https://www.polygon.com/23768830/oceangate-titanic-submarine-iron-lung-game-sales-spike-steam
Szymanski's tweets:
https://twitter.com/DUSKdev/status/1671498543771574273
https://twitter.com/DUSKdev/status/1671504523997716486
Article about Szymanski's comments:
https://www.gamesradar.com/the-creator-of-horror-game-iron-lung-says-sales-spike-amid-search-for-titanic-submarine-feels-so-wrong/
Related Games
Dusk
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland
Asagao Academy: Normal Boots Club
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
The Bard's Tale
Freddy in Space 2
Super Dark Deception
DayZ
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Z1: Battle Royale
Hitman
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
This Is the Police
Goat Simulator
Zombi
Heavy Rain
Oni
Far Cry: Primal
Popgoes Evergreen
MyPopgoes
Oxenfree
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Oddworld: Soulstorm
The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
Venba
Dead Rising
The Dig
Gex Trilogy
The Walking Dead
LEGO Rock Raiders
Just Dance 2020
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Left 4 Dead
Crazy Frog Racer 2
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
Hotline Miami
Starbound
Tetris: The Grand Master
Phantasmagoria
Murder House
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Star Control II
Crystal Wish: Classroom Dungeon
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
Mortal Kombat 11
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League