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Cast into a poisoned subterranean well, a first-person adventurer fights through dark dungeons, hunts secrets, and seeks the Old One.
Released 30 Oct 2023
Hunt Hidden Chambers
Cast Spells to Open Paths
Exploit Elemental Weaknesses
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Developed by KIRA LLC · Published by KIRA LLC, CRITICAL REFLEX
Unwanted by the world above, you awaken in the Great Well, a dangerous underground realm, and set out toward the sleeping Old One in search of salvation. The journey unfolds through a dark fantasy world of hostile creatures, strange inhabitants, and scattered traces of its history.
Explore sprawling, maze-like dungeons, uncover hidden passages and optional areas, and solve cryptic puzzles to find new routes. Fight with melee and ranged weapons or spells, using backsteps and blocks to manage encounters and adapting to enemies’ elemental strengths and weaknesses.
Choose a starting character type and develop attributes to shape your combat and mobility. Discover a large arsenal of weapons and spells, some of which can also help with traversal and puzzles. Books and other details throughout the world reveal its lore, while multiple endings offer different conclusions to the journey.
In the supplied reviews, players often praise Lunacid’s eerie, melancholic atmosphere, distinct environments, and music, which make exploring the Great Well memorable. Many also enjoy finding secrets and experimenting with its weapons and spells. Some reviewers, however, find the maze-like layouts and obscure clues frustrating, and describe combat as simple or repetitive.
From the creator of Lost in Vivo and Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion, Lunacid is a horror ARPG from a bygone era. Immerse yourself in a dark, desperate world full of foes, lost souls, and hidden secrets.
Long ago, the Great Beast arose from the sea and covered the earth in poison fog. Choking out the land of both life and light, a new era of wonderous misery began.
Centuries have passed. The once hallowed halls and bustling streets are mere shadows. Those deemed undesirable are thrown into the Great Well, a pit of chaos and disease. Cast into its depths for crimes unknown, you awaken in this moonlit subterranean world. Your only hope lies with the sleeping Old One deep below. But many perils lie between you and your ultimate goal.
From the mind of horror master Akuma Kira, Lunacid harkens to a lost era of first-person ARPGs. Legendary for their meticulous design and dense dungeons, the King’s Field series was the Dark Souls before there was a Dark Souls. Long abandoned by AA/AAA developers, the mantle of “King’s-Like” is left to the humble indie. Which is great, because that's where all the cool weird stuff comes from anyways.
The world of Lunacid is bursting at the seams with new things to discover, from hidden magics to secret areas. This isn’t just the odd room with a chest in it; entire new areas await those with a watchful eye. Esoteric puzzles and cryptic hints galore are sure to confound and delight even the experienced dungeon delver.
Take yourself back to a time before dodge rolling. Swipe, backstep, block, and overcome foes with patience and persistence. Featuring a robust body targeting system and unique elemental weaknesses/resistances, each encounter becomes a skilful yet deadly dance of death. Begin your journey as a thief, knight, cleric, or… vampire? Building your character up to you.
Over 75 weapons await you in the fetid halls of Lunacid. 37 Unique spells, each with applications beyond the obvious. Finding them all, however, is another matter. Unless you use a guide. Which hey, we won’t judge.┐(￣ヮ￣)┌
Don’t forget to save.
Featuring dozens of hours of gameplay and multiple endings, Lunacid is a rich and rewarding take on a classic formula. Relics of past game design long abandoned lie in wait. So jump in the Great Well and let the wonders of Lunacid surprise you. Mimics might just steal your silver instead of eat you.
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| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 26 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
