You are a digital exorcist, seeing beyond this reality into alternate timelines of the accused. Solve murders, purify the possessed, and purge their daemons.
Mostly Positive
729 Steam reviews
| LANGUAGE | AUDIO | SUBTITLES | INTERFACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Y | Y | Y |
| Chinese (Simplified) | — | Y | Y |
| French | Y | Y | Y |
| German | — | Y | Y |
| Japanese | — | Y | Y |
| Korean | — | Y | Y |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | — | Y | Y |
Disappointing. Felt like I played a Demo rather than a full game. I feel unsatisfactory even though I bought it on sale for like 2 bucks.
Thanks to other reviews giving me warning, I only purchased this on sale for $3. At that price, it's okay for what it is, but it's still extremely lacking for a game. The aesthetic is really nice, and the concept behind the mechanics is interesting, but it's lacking depth on virtually all levels.
The only two cases beyond the tutorial are extremely simple, and fairly easy to figure out the culprit immediately based solely on revealing the first "psychological evidence." Due to the extremely short list of daemons to match them against, it's fairly obvious who the culprit will be without even unveiling all the evidence yet. Doing so is just necessary to be able to form a full accusation.
There is very little in the way of worldbuilding, aside from the visual design, which is fairly well polished, everything about the game is rather shallow. As another reviewer commented, it's a great proof of concept for a game, but not really a full game by itself.
Definietly only buy this one on a sale. It is much too short for the high price, and some of the stuff, especially voice acting, seems unfinished. I wouldn't be surprised if a deadline came earlier than the devs expected. If it were longer, I'd be able to recommend it for sure, though
Many years ago I reviewed a game called Moon Hunters, saying that the issue with it was that it was fundamentally a very interesting and playable proof-of-concept lacking any of the meat that a real game needs. I concluded that review as follows:
"It feels like this game was rushed out, and while I can understand both the resource crunch and the desire not to work on one project forever as a small dev, there's a point at which you have be honest with what you're capable of before you start setting expectations, internal and external."
This is the same dev, and they have not learned this lesson in the ensuing years. This game, again, feels like a polished playtest for an interesting deduction system with a game hastily assembled around it. As I felt with Moon Hunters, the system they invented was interesting and unique, but everything else felt so rushed and incomplete that it's not worth encountering just for what is basically a proposal for a cool gameplay idea.
Because yeah, the system here is interesting, and one of the more unique I've seen. It involves comparing testimonies via a simultaneous timeline where you can line up stories and see where they contradict each other and the environment, and then press the suspects when you find those contradictions. I quite liked how it played, but there were three small 'cases' following 2 or 3 suspects, which was just too small for them to feel engaging. I would much rather have seen one cohesive story using this system to comb through 5 or 6 suspects. Comparing two people just feels like a tech demo. And each case was very obvious as a result.
Plotwise... I have little patience for Christian apologia, something that *might* have colored my experience of this game. But the story here was such a mess that I'm not sure it matters. Yeah, the Christian-coded Inquisition are heroes, but heroes of a piece so thematically chaotic that it's hard to derive anything meaningful from it.
This was, interestingly, also a problem with Moon Hunters, which was about a weird, nonsensical religious conflict. This seems to be a bit of a pet thing with the dev, but what's weird about it is in neither case do the games actually say anything about religion or religious conflict. They just... exist around them.
The plot in this game was honestly just flabbergasting. "Wouldn't it be crazy if God was actually Satan??? but also Satan was actually an AI??? and now everyone who uses a phone is POSSESSED????" Lol, what the ♥♥♥♥ are you on about. Trying to couple this kind of 'im 12 and this is deep' stuff with this insane choice to have one of the characters just be Alan Rickman as Snape just so we know who the mastermind is immediately is so weird, in a 'how stupid do you think your audience is' kind of way. Also the whole 'people only do bad things because Satan makes them' is as vapid and irritating a story beat as it always is, I wish someone would deconstruct that nonsense.
It's kind of weird to see a developer not mature at all over 5 years. From an experiential perspective, this is just Moon Hunters 2: Electric Boogaloo. I'll conclude with another bit from my Moon Hunters review:
"It's a shame so many of the bigger elements are a mess, because the core mechanic is very well done and a lot of the ideas here are so good. I would have rather they just went for broke on the experimental nature of it and positioned it as a proof-of-concept than hastily filled in the adventure-game elements in a way that promised so, so m
What a super cool detective game! I only wish there was more game to play
美术风格和玩法都很吸引我，无试错成本的指控和反驳让推理如德芙般丝滑，自动时间轴更是堪比天眼。虽然回头一看答案都摆在谜面上了但勘破谎言的那瞬间依旧无比舒适。立绘和ui非常有质感，有自己独立的美术风格，完全不输大游戏。就是实在太短了像试水作，打折入值。
I remember getting this in a bundle, but even then it’s hard to say whether the price was justified.
When you take into consideration that the first case is essentially a tutorial level with quite a bit of hand-holding, you’re left with only two cases to investigate.
Lucifer Within Us has a nice art style, and the whole timeline mechanic is a novel feature. Once you get the hang of it, though, the game ends on what feels like a cliffhanger. That’s especially frustrating given how short it is. I’m usually happy with shorter games, as long as the story feels at least somewhat resolved or satisfying.
That isn’t the case here; [b]it feels deliberately unfinished.[/b]
It’s been over five years since release, with no news of a sequel in development, so these three short cases are all you’re going to get. This is a shame, as it feels like the prologue to a bigger story that, at full or reduced price, doesn’t seem worth it in the end.
Good detective game with a unique setting. I wish there were more cases. And remember to click on the head after unmasking a lie, I forgot to do that once and was stuck for a long time.
거부할 수 없는 마력의 인공지능 루시퍼
(매일 업데이트되지는 않으며, 작성자가 원할 때마다 업데이트됩니다.)
[1일차]
살인 사건의 범인을 찾아야 합니다.
사건 현장의 증거들을 수집하고 용의자들과 대화를 나누면서 그들을 심문하여 범인을 찾아내야 하죠.
증거들은 현장 여기저기에 존재하며 일부는 증거라기 보다는 정보용 오브젝트로 존재합니다.
용의자들은 현장의 특정 위치에 있으며 그들과의 대화를 통해서 사건 발생 전후의 알리바이를 확인할 수 있죠.
그들과의 대화를 진행하면서 사건 상황을 유추하고 증거를 제시하면서 다양한 정보를 수집할 수 있습니다.
이 과정에서 용의자들의 증언 사이에 발생하는 모순점을 발견하고 제시하여 보다 정확한 정보를 파악할 수 있죠.
어느정도 정보가 모이게 되면 용의자들의 내면 속에 숨겨진 성향 등을 파악할 수 있습니다.
해당 정보들을 통해서 그들에게 영향을 미친 악마들의 정체를 추측해나갈 수 있죠.
정보들이 모이고 범인이 특정된다면 대상을 선택한 뒤 혐의를 입증하기 위한 단계를 진행합니다.
범행 수단과 시각, 동기를 제시하여 범인을 압박하며, 만약 제시한 내용이 올바르지 않다면 상대측에서 반박을 해오죠.
모든 내용이 올바르다면 최종 심문을 통하여 대상 내부에 깃든 악마의 진명을 불러 그를 에테르로 추방하게 됩니다.
하나의 사건을 완료하면 그에 이어지는 새로운 사건들이 발생하며, 총 3개의 사건을 진행하게 됩니다.
사건에 따라서 2개의 범행 수단, 시간을 제시해야 하기도 하죠.
[아쉬운 점]
-빠르게 걷거나 달리기가 기본이면 좋을듯
-대화를 말풍선 영역에서 클릭해야만 넘길 수 있음
-마지막 엔딩이 뭔가 얼레벌레 느낌
Great mechanics. Hope, there will be continuation.
游戏还行，但这也太短了，才3个案子，不是打骨折的话没必要入。
It's an interesting game and setting. I wish it was longer, which on balance I think is a good sign.
Lucifer Within Us offers a brief but atmospheric detective experience featuring decent writing and creative case design. However, the gameplay is extremely short at only 2–3 hours total (takes just an evening), and the linear structure allows players to brute-force the correct solution rather easily in case there is any confusion. Given the lack of replayability and depth, it is best purchased only at a major discount (>60%).
o jogo é legal, eu achei mt curto para oq dava pra ser.
ele tem um problema mt serio, os misterios sao MUITO obvios e a mecanica de buscar contradições nos testemunhos é MUITO dificil/especifico. Entao muitas vezes vc sabe exatamente oq aconteceu mas fica 1/2 horas tentando provar, oq é mt frustrante.
Lucifer Within Us feels like a game where the developers clearly had bigger ambitions than their budget could carry. You end up with this odd mix of voiced and non‑voiced sections, and an ending that dumps a lot of exposition at once. All of it hinting at a larger world they didn’t quite get to finish.
But within its 3 missions, it offers something genuinely interesting. You step into a cybernetic religious world, solving cases by cross-referencing timelines. Using objects from crime scenes and testimonies from suspects, you piece together murder cases in a unique and clever way.
I bought this for €3, and at that price, it was definitely worth it for the art style and the original take on the detective genre. I recommend picking it up on sale, but be prepared, it leaves you with a "what if" feeling about what the game could have been, which is a bit sad.
Its a decent game, but DEAR GOD do not buy it full price. The story is VERY short. Too short for the twist to hit properly. If we had a longer time in the world then maybe. As is, very glad I got it 80% off. It would function far better as a demo for something greater.
Excellent ! Renouvelle le système d'enquête avec une analyse des témoignages et des confrontations. Bien différent du classique "recherche de preuves matérielles".
Des graphismes très beaux, autant dans le jeu que lors des cinématiques.
Vraiment super !
Only took me about three hours, I left it running when I went to go eat dinner. Looks like I've got some achievement hunting to do, though, so maybe I missed something?
[h3]Positives[/h3]
An intriguing setting, pretty 2D art, good voice acting, well written, appropriate music.
The gameplay was pretty good. I appreciated that the game was a bit forgiving about allowing you to jump to the conclusion if you'd figured it out. The UI didn't get in the way and the layout of the timeline was pleasant to use.
[h3]Negatives[/h3]
The 3D part suffered from some jank. There were a couple of things that I couldn't tell if it was a clue or a bug. Specifically, in chapter 3, [spoiler]there was a third bell-ring that played but wasn't mentioned by any character[/spoiler]. There was also some things that accidentally gave away clues, specifically in 1 [spoiler]Ruben has the limiter in his hand when he walks away from Miriam after you catch his first lie[/spoiler] and in 3 [spoiler]The character model used for Gideon's "unknown assailant" is Virgil[/spoiler].
If they were going to shortchange any part of the game, though, they picked the right part. It's the least important element.
The game is quite short. If they were only going to have three cases, the first one shouldn't have been such a small "intro" case. Another case or two would have felt more rounded out, and given us a better look at the world. However, I do appreciate that they didn't half-ass anything just to pad runtime, and they wrapped up the story in a satisfying way.
Mysteries were very easy. Part of this is just because of the tiny cast size - you only have 2-3 suspects per case, and it becomes obvious very quickly who had an opportunity and who didn't. Then it's just a matter of picking apart their testimony until you've got enough to make them confess. Maybe it would have been harder if I was less genre savvy?
[h2]Conclusion[/h2]
A fun diversion for a couple hours. :)
A nifty investigation game. The tutorialisation in the first case is very obnoxious, but the other 2 cases make up for it
Unique setting and mechanics, if somewhat too short and unpolished.
I enjoyed it. It's quite short, feeling like there should be a second act after the game's ending, but it's not an incomplete ending either.
The game itself is entertaining. The setting is interesting and the mechanics are novel. The game is a point & click adventure of sorts where you solve mysteries. None of them are particularly challenging, but again, it's really just a fancy novel.
I would like to see more of this. Both the mechanics and the settings are entertaining. I got the game on a steep sale, so it was extremely worth it.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I stumbled upon this game, but I'm SO GLAD I found it! The mysteries were fun to unravel and the characters were great. My only note is that the ending feels like the beginning of a bigger story - I'd LOVE to see a follow-up to this!
진짜 너무 밑도 끝도 없음
설정이고 플레이 방식이고
게임 자체가 거대한 TMI같은 느낌
pretty good, hope to see more games like this in the future.
好久没有这么沉浸地打一个游戏了，可惜太短了一共就三个案子，意犹未尽
大背景和魔灵舞会有点像，但是这里面的恶魔品种太少，魔灵舞会里的魔灵太多，两者综合一下就是完美。世界观以及人物塑造等主要还是中世纪教会，科幻只是起到一点点缀作用，不过结合得并不突兀，再加上恶魔设定，让人眼前一亮。
玩法主要还是找证据问询，指出矛盾点；但是和别的推理游戏主要靠对话推进的方式不同，《Lucifer Within Us》的呈现方式是时间线，通过反复质问得到准确的时间线，并在一次次打破谎言的过程中接触到嫌疑人的内心世界获取动机（这一点和心灵警探有点类似，不过没有心灵那么丰富，比较单薄），最后通过作案时间、凶器以及动机指认凶手。
令人惊喜的是，作为一个体量很小的甜品小游戏，游戏中不仅仅是案件的堆叠，也有人物性格的转变与塑造；半数对话都有英配，情感挺充沛的，也不会出戏。玩家扮演的女主艾达也是非常铿锵有力的驱魔人，冷静、理智、正义，人物魅力很足
结局形式略微有点新潮了，反转又略老套生硬，不过主题还是挺耐人寻味的，对我来说算一个瑕不掩瑜的结局，不过看了结局更期待续作了，但是估计没有
不过，肉眼可见的制作组有点小穷，场景不精致，行走手感也不是很好，但总体来说美术方面差强人意，经费都花在了刀刃上。而且翻译感觉像机翻，但是又有错别字甚至字体不兼容，有点幽默
Short but fun mystery story, with compelling visual style and VA performances.
I cant give a "mixed" review unfortunatly
The game itself is really good, genuinely. I can wholeheartedly recommend it. The detective mechanics are really novel and compelling, you really feel like you are unravelling a mystery
The bad comes from how short unfortunately it is. And how, relatively, expensive it is.
So, if its on sale, absolutely go for it, if its not, its a 50-50 imo
全流程3-4小时
+ 玩法真的很棒，供词还有配视频和时间线和自动高亮，是小白也能玩懂的本格推理，绝赞好评
= 世界观挺有意思的，电子恶魔和赛博驱魔，但是没展开，全流程太短了，3小时就玩完了，感觉刚刚过瘾就结束了，导致定价显得偏贵，建议打折再入
- 翻译属于及格线，日常供词推理的意思传达到了，但是驱魔时的配文真是毫无美感，偶尔中文字体有问题导致有些字会显示框框，不影响游玩但是多半有点出戏
short but immersive, an excellent and stylish detective story, beautiful art and vivid characters.
Мой вердикт - нет.
На самом деле проблема не в количестве миссий, а в их проработке. Клянусь Аин Софом, если бы эти три миссии были сложными детективами, то я бы аплодировал Kitfox за очередную гениальную идею, но нет.
В этой игре ты чисто физически не можешь ошибиться, создать себе помеху в деле, запутаться проиграть, получить ХОТЬ КАКОЕ-ТО наказание за бездумное кликанье. Показательным моментом была вторая миссия, которую я прошёл, просто повзаимодействовав с ОДНИМ подозреваемым. То есть, мне даже не нужно было говорить с другими людьми, я просто тыкнул в человека двумя уликами и он выдал мне вообще всю информацию для разоблачения.
Третья миссия прошла сама себя ровно также, правда тут разработчики вынудили меня обсудить одну улику с другим персонажем (то есть, хоть немного поиграть в игру), прежде чем я смог завершить ФИНАЛЬНОЕ ДЕЛО громким приговором.
У нас есть прикольный сеттинг, какой-то даже интересный месседж в конце, но игра оставляет тебя с чётким чувством того, что если ты хочешь получить от неё хоть какой-то интересный опыт, то ты должен намеренно ставить себе палки в колёса и сидеть с умным лицом протыкивать каждый вариант, КАК БУДТО всё не очевидно.
Если вы "так устали" от ААА-игр на 100 часов, то, может быть, вам просто нужно отдохнуть? Взять перерыв? А не платить 700 рублей за "экспириенс"? Брать только по скидке. Хорошей скидке. Тогда вы может быть не пожалеете потраченных денег и не расстроитесь от осознания того, что треть игры состоит из душнейшей обучающей миссии.
Great game... if that would be a demo. Can be finished in ~3h. Price is inadequate.
Great mechanics and core game loop, to the point that they almost feel wasted on a game this short. It felt like I was playing a really really good demo rather than a full game, and when the credits rolled a part of me expected to be shown a trailer for the "real" thing.
It's rare for me to say that I wish a game was longer with less polish, but that's exactly my thoughts on the matter.
Get the game, but not unless it's on sale. This would be good value for $10, and acceptable for $15.
Lucifer Within Us is a detective game that invites you into a world where theology, cybernetics, and human guilt intertwine, creating a setting unlike anything else in the genre. Instead of playing a traditional investigator, you step into the role of Sister Ada, a digital exorcist tasked with uncovering the truth behind murders that may be fueled by demonic influence. The premise immediately sets a striking tone: this is a future in which faith and technology coexist uneasily, where human memories can be replayed like data streams, and where sin is not just a moral stain but a literal vulnerability that demons exploit. The game wastes no time immersing you in this uneasy hybrid world, establishing an atmosphere of quiet dread and philosophical tension that permeates every case.
The gameplay revolves around methodical deduction rather than action, reflexes, or traditional puzzle-solving. Each case presents you with a crime scene and a small cast of suspects, but the heart of the investigation lies in the timeline system. You gather testimonies, reconstruct events, and compare the stories people tell with physical evidence and environmental clues. Every statement can be rewound, analyzed, and broken apart; every moment of hesitation or contradiction has meaning. The structure encourages you to think like an investigator rather than a gamer following predefined steps. Instead of solving a puzzle by trial and error, you reason your way toward the truth by catching lies, identifying inconsistencies, and understanding motives.
What elevates the experience is the psychological dimension. You aren’t simply interviewing suspects — you’re peering into their minds, navigating the mental sanctums where their fears, desires, and guilt manifest as symbolic imagery. These sequences highlight the internal demons that each character may or may not be battling, and the line between literal possession and metaphorical corruption remains intentionally blurred. The game asks you to parse not only what people did, but why they did it, what they hide from others, and what they hide from themselves. This layer gives each case emotional weight, pushing the investigations beyond simple whodunits toward explorations of moral failure and the frailty of human nature.
A key part of the game’s appeal is its worldbuilding, which is delivered with restraint but unmistakable depth. The society you navigate is governed by a strict Church, one that blends spiritual law with digital oversight. Citizens’ movements, thoughts, and histories can be dissected through technological means, but the Church still speaks in terms of virtue, sin, and purity. The juxtaposition of futuristic interfaces with religious doctrine creates a dramatically charged backdrop for the narrative. Thematically, the game explores control, identity, and the uneasy ways institutions justify their authority, weaving these ideas into the fabric of each investigation rather than presenting them through heavy exposition.
Visually, Lucifer Within Us embraces a minimalist style that complements its cerebral tone. The environments are clean and stylized, almost surgical, which emphasizes the clinical approach the Church takes toward truth and morality. The isometric view allows for clear presentation of clues and interactions, while subtle animation and lighting choices build an atmosphere of quiet foreboding. The aesthetic doesn’t overpower the investigative mechanics — it supports them — keeping your focus on details and contradictions rather than distracting flourishes.
If the game has a significant weakness, it’s the scope. With only three cases, the experience ends just as you fully settle into the mechanics and the world. Each investigation is satisfying on its own, but the broader narrative hints at conflicts, institutions, and histories that remain largely unexplored. This brevity doesn’t undermine the quality of the journey, but it does leave the impression of a world with much more potential than the game has time to realize. Replay value is also limited because the cases unfold the same way on subsequent playthroughs, and the satisfaction comes primarily from the first moment of unraveling each mystery.
Even with these limitations, Lucifer Within Us remains a striking and memorable detective experience. It stands out because it trusts the player’s intellect, avoiding busywork and filler in favor of tightly constructed logic-based mysteries. It offers an unsettling but thoughtful vision of a future where sins are monitored and memories can betray you, and where uncovering the truth requires confronting both demons and humanity’s darker impulses. For players who appreciate slow-burning, cerebral investigations and unique narrative settings, it delivers a compelling, atmospheric journey that lingers long after the final case is closed.
Rating: 7/10
Plutôt déçue par ce jeu, je m'attendais à ce qu'il soit court je l'avais vu dans les avis. Heureusement je l'ai eu en soldes pour moins de 3€ parce qu'il en vaut absolument pas 20. Le style graphique est vraiment sympa mais c'est le seul point réellement positif que je lui trouve, le gameplay est pas mal mais les enquêtes sont assez simplistes et attendues, et j'ai trouvé la fin terriblement cringe mais ça c'est vraiment subjectif.
If on sale, this is worth picking up. The investigation/game mechanics are quite fun, and the story is engaging - with the final twist being quite relevant in late 2025...
The game is not without some issues. The voice and text do not always match; and there was at least one spelling error, which is a shame in a text based game.
It is also very short. I was able to 100% this with all achievements in just under 4 hours - and that was an initial playthrough, followed by 2 speed runs to get achievements. Hence why this might be worth getting in a sale, but not at full price.
If a longer follow up game were ever developed, it would be worth checking out. As for this one, as other reviewers have said, it makes for a fun diversion of an afternoon/evening.
;)
Great game that deserve sequel
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A brief and challenging deductive adventure, Great games do not need to be weeks long to play, to be as memorable as Lucifer Among Us. The puzzles were well composed, tricky but fair, as well as very appropriate to the world-building. The ending leaves open the opportunity for new mysteries to solve, and I would be delighted to engage with them.
AI / TTS dubbing in french at least
The vibes on this game are immaculate, and the mechanics are very cool. The timeline implementation is very slick and fun to use. Unfortunately, the game only has the tutorial and two additional cases, so like every other review I will say it is too short for the price, and the mechanics are not sufficiently explored. I was really hoping it would expand out and become much more complex. The cases that are here are far too simplistic. But god, the art, the sound, and the gameplay combine to make a fantastic experience during its horrifically short runtime.
추리 게임인데 너무 쉬워요. 증거 다 안 찾아도 그냥 범인이 보이는 수준으로 쉽습니다.
오히려 도전과제 깨기 위해 증거 모으고 거짓말 찾는데 시간이 더 오래걸렸어요.
그런데 이 거짓말들이 다 사건이랑 상관 없는 수준의 거짓말들이라서 그냥 도전과제 노가다하는 느낌이 듭니다.
그리고 무엇보다 조작감이 너무 구립니다. 포인트앤클릭이 전부인 게임에서 클릭이 의도대로 되지 않습니다.
Чудова гра. Змушує думати і приймати рішення.
Хотілося б по-більше таких ігор. З аналогічних знаю тільки серію ігор Шерлок від української студії Frogwares, яка теж дуже чудова.
Points positifs :
* bel univers graphique
* un gameplay intéressant
Points négatifs :
* le scénario est cousu de fil blanc, tout est extrêmement prévisible
* il reste plein de bugs mineurs
* il y a des problèmes de cohérence
* le jeu est très court, cela ressemble au chapitre 1 d'un jeu
En conclusion je ne recommande pas l'achat de ce jeu à part à un prix dérisoire, car il reste des choses intéressantes dedans. C'est pourquoi je dirais que le jeu mérite selon moi un 8/20.
Great mystery-solving game. Within the likes of Phoenix Wright, just with its own UI. Like others have said, it's way too short for it's price. Best to get it during a sale.
3 missions, barely 2 hours in total.
There's better games if you're looking for puzzle complexity and challenge.
There's better games if you're looking for a fulfilling narrative and interesting lore.
Even at 80% off, there's still better games competing at the same price point that aren't discounted.
Très bon jeu d'enquête et détective en essayant de trouver quel démon pousse le personnage à agir comme meurtrier. Beau travail, beau graphique, belle intrigue; Bravo à l'équipe 9 / 10.
It only takes about 2 hours to finish the entire game. Not worth the price.
机制挺好的，推理游戏里目前见过感觉最好的（也就没见过几个），解谜很顺滑，几乎没有任何卡关情况。流程有点短，
世界观设定非常有趣，有创意并且理解起来很轻松，也没有任何多余的表述。
This is a fun little investigator game. I really enjoyed the mechanics and dialogue. I would have loved it if the game were a bit longer, as I was able to beat it twice and get all the achievements within 6 hours. I liked that it felt unique in how the investigation worked, and I'm excited to see what other games the developers have made. However, you can feel it is an indie game by some of the clunky mechanics and random dialogue glitches. I was able to walk through some objects, and characters would go from speaking to me via voice actor to abruptly stopping and needing me to finish the sentence by reading manually.
Game was cool, I enjoyed what I got, but ultimately WAY too expensive for the length. Not much more to say about it other than that. Interesting to note, the game being 20$ and being a 3 hour experience means that the dollar per hour value comes out to 6.66 $/hr
While short, this game is so very worth playing. Poignant, beautifully designed, and containing some excellent logical puzzles, this game is a great example of how everything can come together to make something fantastic. While things can be a bit on-the-nose, the power of this is in the experience that pushes the player to think.
Absolutely incredible detective game! Rich lore and super neat gameplay mechanics. I really hope they revisit this world and/or gameplay mechanics for a future game.
短小精干的推理游戏，三个挺有意思的小案子，几小时的通关时间，打折入手非常满意👍
Eres una priest/monja/creyente que es una detective que busca demonios. Necesitas más?
神奇剧情。。配音不错，好玩，打折入真香qwq
The game is pretty neat and I had a good time with it. But frankly, it's far too short and limited for its price. You get:
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[*]3 short cases with 2-3 suspects each for a total of 2-4 hours,
[*]Mechanics that are mildly frustrating to use and too limited for the story the game tries to tell (Why on earth can you not confront someone when they contradict themselves?).
[*]Inconsistent use of voice acting varying between whole sentences, just the first few words or nothing at all. This wouldn't be bad if it weren't uncommon for all three of these occur (seemingly) randomly in the same conversation.
[*]Missing mechanics like a conversation log or ability to highlight all interactable items in a level.
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There is a genuinely good and interesting game in there and I'd love to see it shine properly, either in the shape of a sequel or spiritual successor. Unfortunately this one feels like a prologue/demo that should cost around $5 at the very most rather than the $20 it does at the time of writing this review.
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Wow, I'm shocked at how utterly stupid and disappointing this was.
First, the has some of the worst writing I've encountered in a game in a while, which is devastating for a text-based game. It's trite, predictable and corny, all of which is made worse by the fact the the game takes itself way too seriously. It's easy to tell where the story's going by the time you start the second case.
I'm also astounded at how easy and short it was. I finished this in just 3 hours, while multi-tasking on a work project. It didn't really require much logic at all, and so many elements of the gameplay gave away the answers (like there are only 4 demons you can assign to a case, so it becomes an easier and easier process of elimination).
Honestly, this felt like something rushed to complete for a game jam. Not worth your time.
Great game, but really short. The easiest way i can describe it is its Ace Attorney in 40k.
In summary, pick up on a sale, and dont be suprised when it ends abruptly. Treat is as an interactive movie night.
Pro
-Fun mystery
-Great cyberpunk world building
-Interesting timeline mechanic
Con
-Usual Mystery game shenanigans with getting stuck on "that one dang thing"
-Very short around 3-4 hours. And no DLC, mission pack, etc are upcoming to fill it out.
-Lackluster ending, i literally expected a new mission to pop up until the credits started rolling
Lucifer Within Us is a charming gem of a game. It's tough to tell how well the gameplay would hold up if it were stretched out over a longer runtime, but clocking in at roughly two hours, it makes for an enjoyable ride.
挺好玩的，可惜就是太短了
Feels like a demo for a much larger game thats probably never coming out. It ends on a huge cliffhanger but its been 5 years since release without so much as a tease. Its way to short to justify 20 dollars and its also extremely easy
Ridiculously short game with extremely obvious culprits and an ending that just means nothing to me. I'd be pretty angry if I didn't get this on an 80% discount.
If you get this game at steep discount and settle down to finish it in an afternoon, you probably won't be disappointed. What other reviews say about it being a glorified tech demo feels about right. Honestly, I hold out some hope that they make a larger sequel, that really expands the gameplay and story, because I did think there was some promise there.
Я обожнюю ігри про розслідування злочинів з ігроладом, який базується на дедукції, допитах і тд, як тут. Але ось це не повноцінна гра, а демо. Тут всього три справи (2 справи + третя-фінал, в якій підозрювані з попередніх справ). Головоломки інколи frustrating, довелось підглядати кілька разів в walkthrough, щоб просто зрозуміти, на чому я ж зависла, про що треба запитати якогось персонажа чи заперечити якимось свідченням. Загалом, ідея дуже крута, але виконання не вартує навіть 70 гривень по знижці, бо всю гру можна пройти до 2 годин часу, а ще раз до неї і не хочеться повертатись, НАСТІЛЬКИ вона коротка, ех.
My only problem is that this game is so short. It feels like a demo or shareware of some bigger, sicker game. Everything else is great.
This is really a "neutral" review but given the current "recommend?" ratio I don't want to punish the developer with a "no".
This feels like a tech demo for an investigation game system. While there are aspects of the setting which are interesting, there just isn't enough in the couple of hours it takes to get through to really go anywhere with it.
I really want to see this system put into a larger game but it's hard to tell get this without it being on deep sale.
A good proof of concept. The setting, worldbuilding, and timeline mechanics are the highlights. I just wish there was more meat on its bones.
Well that was weird.
The game only takes 2-3 hours to complete. It definitely feels more like a prologue to a bigger game which was never was made. The gameplay is fun. The story is weird with very little world building and then this odd lore dump at the end. Overall, I recommend this game if you can get it on a deep discount. It isn't a masterpiece but it fun while it lasts.
The game has a fun concept of trying to solve the murders with a nice story surrounding it. However due to there only being 3 cases the game is quite short. It is also quite easy to guess in each case who has done it, but it is still fun to figure out how the culprit has done it. I received the game for free and after playing it I think it is to expensive for the amount of content you get for it. I really hope they bring out a sequel with more cases for a more fair price.
A fun mystery game but their only being 4 options for which daemons are possessing the culprit makes the cases too obvious.
This is an extremely cool tech demo that ends way too soon & right when it becomes extremely cool. For shame! I enjoyed my very short time. It is however also relatively easy and predictable. The cases desperately need more complexity.
This is already five years old, so I don't know if there's hope for more of this in the future, but damn. Cool.
Very cool little murder mystery game. A big part of the fun is the unique system for pointing out contradictions in peoples' testimonies, as well as the imaginative setting that the game takes place in, with all its worldbuilding. It's an interesting layer to the cases you're cracking.
A short game, but I had a lot of fun with it.
Reviewing (mostly) every game (or DLC) in my library, part 35:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/10
[i] Lucifer Within Us [/i] is a rare gem in the mystery genre: a short but incredibly compelling narrative detective game developed by Kitfox Games. You play as Sister Ada, a stoic, no-nonsense digital exorcist operating in a world where religion, technology, and logic collide. Your job is to investigate murders and root out demonic influences—not with force, but with precision questioning and deduction.
😇 [b] Pros: [/b]
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[*] Smart, satisfying deduction mechanics. The game revolves around carefully reconstructing crime timelines and catching suspects in contradictions. You’ll compare alibis, test claims against security footage, and piece together exact movements down to the second. It’s cleanly designed, and rarely feels unfair.
[*] Strong characters, sharp writing. Though the game is short, the characters feel rich and distinct. Each suspect comes with their own motives, secrets, and philosophical baggage. Their personalities aren’t just decorative—they inform their lies, their behavior, and their tells. The writing avoids over-explaining, trusting players to observe and infer.
[*] Gorgeous art style and presentation. The art strikes a rare balance between clinical futurism and stained-glass mysticism. Characters are drawn with strong silhouettes and muted color palettes, while the environments blend cyberpunk machinery with sacred architecture. The UI is clean and intuitive, making the investigation process as immersive as it is beautiful.
[*] Great sound design and amosphere. The audio cues—like shifting synths when you uncover a contradiction—are subtle but powerful. Combined with the reserved voice acting and atmospheric score, the game builds a tense, meditative tone that fits its themes of sin, truth, and redemption.
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👺 [b] Cons: [/b]
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[*] Far too short. This is the big one. [i] Lucifer Within Us [/i] has only [i] three [/i] cases, one of which serves as a tutorial. Most players will finish the game in 2–4 hours, which leaves it feeling more like a demo than a full game. It's a great experience, but you'll likely walk away wanting much, much more.
[*] Low replay value. Once you’ve solved each mystery, there’s little incentive to go back. The game is so tightly designed that there are no real alternate paths or different solutions. That said, the journey is still worth taking once.
[*] Underdeveloped protagonist. Sister Ada is fascinating—cool-headed, morally rigid, and emotionally restrained—but the game doesn’t give her much space to evolve. Her backstory and motivations are only lightly touched on, which is a shame, given how central she is to the setting’s mystery.
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Оригинальный сеттинг и интересные механики, отличное детектив-приключение на пару часов для тех, кто нуждается в перерыве между 100+ часовыми эпиками.
The game itself is quite good. You get to solve 3 fairly interesting mysteries, but oh man; The epilogue is the most sweatiest heap of exposition I've heard in ages.
A detective game features religious elements. I played through it blindly and finished in around 2 hours. Overall, the game could be better.
The protagonist investigates 3 cases, each happening one after the other on the same day. Your goal is to identify the murderer from a group of 2-3 suspects, to do this, first investigate the crime scene, interacting with around 10 items to collect evidence. Then listen carefully to the suspects' testimonies and look for flaws or contradictions, whether they go against the evidence or the other testimonies - this is most of the gameplay. Listen again if the suspects change their stories, eventually, when you can present a specific reason, when and why someone would commit the murder, the suspect will confess.
It sounds easier than it actually is. The game can be confusing about what to do next, especially with an Ethernet concept that isn’t properly explained, hampers conclusions. By the end of each case, I found myself randomly selecting evidence in the hope of getting it right. The cases themselves aren’t very engaging, I personally think the game would have been better as a visual novel.
The ending is also confusing. This game doesn't portray murderers as evil people but as individuals whose minds are controlled by Lucifer. After solving all 3 cases and facing Lucifer, the conversations are vague and pointless, the evil forces win regardless you solve the cases.
It’s not a terrible game but there are many better detective games available.
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Very short. Very good.
Игра интересная, как своим сеттингом, так и хорошей детективной механикой. Сразу видно, что делали её с большой любовью. Да, она достаточно мала и её прохождение не займёт больше 4 часов, но оно того стоит. Это короткое, но яркое и интересное приключение!
И да, здесь есть субтитры на русском, хотя это и не указано в языках на странице магазина)
The best detective game mechanics I've ever seen. Lucifer Within Us is unfortunately short, and ends up feeling more like a prologue than a full game, but if there was ever a sequel I'd buy it in a heartbeat. All detective games should take inspiration from this one.
I'd say get it while it's on sale. It's a great proof-of-concept, though it feels like only the first quarter of a larger, more in-depth game, especially since the game ends right when the call-to-adventure occurs. The game features a decent variety of mechanics that would do much better in a long-term game with larger cased of 4 or more suspects. Mechanics are introduced with the potential to increase in complexity, but due to how short the game is, they don't get any more in-depth than a tutorial level would. I can only really give this a positive review purely because I think the developers were really onto something big, and would absolutely love to see this game get the sequel or DLC that it deserves.
Fail Carpathia, you fake and stupid thing.
Fail Carpathia, fool of everything.
I'll hassle you until you die;
You're headed for the Lake of Fire.
Fail Carpathia, you fake and stupid thing.
Hey Carpathia, you're not the risen king;
Hey Carpathia, you don't rule anything.
We'll worship God until we die
And fight against you, Nicolae.
Hey Carpathia, you're not the risen king.
It [to accept Christ and refuse the mark] will cost you your life, friend. You think I don't know this is a hard thing? Ask yourself, do I want to be with God in heaven this very night, or do I want to pledge my loyalty to Satan and never be able to change my mind? Tonight you'll be dead for an instant and then in the presence of God. Or you can live another few years and spend eternity in hell. The choice is yours.
Death to Satan/Lucifer and the Anti-Christ and the False Prophet! Deus Vult!
"Lucifer Within Us" is a neat little experiment in the detective genre but a fatally short game.
Made by a Canadian indie studio, this game only provides 3 cases with reoccurring characters.
It's greatest and most critical flaw is the shortness of the game! Especially for that price, even on sale.
This game can be completed in 2-4 hours...
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Just for reference, these following detective games that come to mind have more cases:
"Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishment (2014)" has 6 full-fledged cases.
"Sherlock Holmes: Devil's Daughter (2016)" has 5 decently sized cases.
"Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases (2021)" has 9 whole chapters.
Beside that, the game tries something new with the investigation aspects of the genre, which I liked.
Catching suspects in their lies based on their statements and constructing a timeline of the crime, is very reminiscent of Arkham Batman detective segments or LA Noir interrogation parts.
Art style, voice acting and music were decent.
The cyber-religious setting was fresh and the only thing out there that resembles it is tech-heresy from Warhammer 40k.
The game is way too easy and does not get harder in later cases. There are no difficulty options either.
Feels like it was made for casual gamers, trying to retain their 5-minute attention spans. Hence the few cases, as well.
In the end, it is an overpriced, over-glorified DEMO that tried something new..
Based on their previous game "Moon Hunters" the devs clearly have much more potential but opted out of investing.
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I don't want to recommend it, but at the same time it has enough value for the discount price to at least check out for detective fans just to see the game's gimmick.
Lucifer Within Us is a short but fun game about contradiction investigation.
The game is about investigating a crime scene where multiple people give you their version of events before and during the crime, and you must discover who is lying with evidence and counter testimony. When it works, if's a very fun way to visualise mystery settings
One downside is that the system is reasonably simple to brute force if you want to.
I would absolutely buy and play another set of cases from this developer, even with the exact same mechanics.
very nice plz make a sequel
Vibes, worldbuilding, and the mystery mechanics are all very well done. Extremely short. The one con is that it didn't feel like 3 mysteries gave itself enough time to use the system to it's full potential.
This recommendation is definitely a 'yes, but...'
The game itself is fun, but it's also incredibly short, 100% should be doable within a couple of hours. I'm not sure I would be too happy if I'd paid full price for it, but on sale it's a a good buy if you enjoy detective games.
Lucifer Within Us is a game I liked upon completion, but the more it settles in my mind, the more I dislike it.
This game is short. I think everyone talks about it being short because if there were 3 more cases most of the issues would be fixed, as the issues arise due to the poor pacing of the game. It's so short that the spoilers in this review kinda just kinda spoil the entire plot, I think the gameplay is worth it even if the story is spoiled a tad, but read at your own risk.
(Minor spoilers)
Example: [spoiler] In case 3 there is a new mechanic where two characters have different testimonies and you have to navigate around it. [/spoiler]
Awesome, I wonder how they're going to continue to use th- and the game is done! It's baffling! Why not introduce it earlier if there are only 3 cases? It's just thrown in at the end and I wanted to see it the entire time!
Another mechanic is assigning the demons a name and banishing them, it's fun little guessing minigame. There is zero challenge, I believe a child would be able to guess it without any issue. The game is horrified about the idea that you might "ruin" the climax so it makes it almost impossible for you to fail it. They *try* to make it interesting by [spoiler] having you slowly unravel that one character is being possessed, it's even done in a cool and thoughtful way. However, due to the fact that there are only 4 demons, it's a process of elimination that ruins the strong setup. [/spoiler]
The worst part of it is the ending. I have no idea how to make it safe for spoilers so I'll just say: "The killer is so obvious it's not even funny." [spoiler] There are 3 culprits: The suspicious guy from case 1, the suspicious guy from case 2, and the guy who has never done anything wrong in his entire life. YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO IT WAS! [/spoiler] It wouldn't normally be an issue for that level of story to occur in the middle of a game, but for the final case it's dreadful.
I really REALLY wanted to like this game. I like the art style, the gameplay is fun, the voice acting is good! But I can't.
Do I regret buying this game? Not really, but it's a shame how a game of this caliber feels like it was stunted due to either running out of money or it's lack of ambition.
I really hope this game gets a sequel/follow up which is more fleshed out. Very good setting and enjoyable experience if a little short (around 3 hours). Recommend picking up on sale.
Very fun and I hope we get to see more, be it a sequel or dlc. Very short for the price, so I'd recommend getting it on sale so as the get a more fair price for a 3 hour game.
I liked it, visually i find it stunning and i love the premise but it is very short. So i would suggest to only buy on sale as i think it is overpriced for what you are getting. Especially since i feel like the first case is also mostly the how-to, so in the end you have like 2.5 cases. There is a lot of potential, but unfortunately it feels a little unfinished
Enjoyable but too short for the price.
2 hours of game play at most, 0 replay-ability
The only reason I do not recommend is because the game is too short. 3-4 hours of gameplay at most. It is a good game and the puzzles are fun but I do not recommend buying this game at full price. $20 for 4 hours is an absolute scam. I feel like I paid too much and I got it on sale.
I feel like it's necessary to counter some of the negative reviews based solely on price with this game with another positive review.
This is, unfortunately, one of those games that developers tend to despise working on in that it is quite difficult to design for the play time that an average player gets out of it. It's possible for a player to "solve" the crimes without seeing all of the hard work put into the various scenes and programmed reworking of them after each piece of contradictory evidence is pointed out to each of the characters.
Because of that, a 100% completion of the game is worth more than the 33% or so that is needed to finish the game, but most players will only ever even see 66% or less of the game if their intuition is sufficient to lead them to the correct solution. Put simply, the better you are at this type of game, the less you are going to get out of it. That said, it's a great buy at $5, but too terribly short to be worth $20.
Sadly, I don't know how to fix this issue other than for the team to somehow come back to it and make even more scenarios and missions, possibly another dozen more, which would allow the game to justify a $20+ price tag, but probably be too much to justify a high-priced DLC. I do hope that they are able to take this engine and either sell it to another team that can make more games or possibly make a new game based on what they've already coded if possible.
It really is a very well designed logic/deduction game, of which there's a surprising lack of, even today with games like Obra Dinn, Shadows of Doubt, and Case of the Golden Idol. I think it's an amazing work, but sadly it is one of those games that takes an enormous amount of work to create with the payoff of knowing the vast majority of the players aren't going to see all that effort.
Overall I like the game, it's core gameplay feature (interrogation timeline) work well and is satisfying to use to find contradictions in the suspects explanations. I easily think this could be expended into a full puzzle game. The game itself is really short, consisting of only 3 connected cases of which the first also doubles as a tutorial. The cases are not particular difficult, but the story is good. I don't normally comment much on price, since value is subjective, but despite liking the game I am glad I picked it up at a 75% discount. While the quality is fine the length would have left me felling cheated at the full price of 20£.
「Lucifer Within Us 」是一款偵探推理遊戲，調查犯罪現場收集證據，聽取嫌疑犯的證詞，並指出矛盾之處，以進一步釐清案情，最終揪出兇手。本作有著精緻的人物立繪與極其獨特的世界觀，以擁抱尖端科技的教團內部為舞台。自路西法等惡魔被擊敗以來，「犯罪」從人類社會銷聲匿跡百年之久，然而，這一天竟然發生了令人不安的謀殺案。作為驅魔師，主角受到召喚前來調查此事……
不幸的是，本作的質與量均不足。就量言之，僅有三個案件可供遊玩，而其劇情與其說是「麻雀雖小但五臟俱全」，更像是一部故事的序章，本應進一步發展卻嗄然而止。就質言之，每樁案件僅有兩到三位嫌疑人，很快就能鎖定真兇；犯罪手法缺少詭計元素，似乎使得推理難度下降，很容易就猜出個大概。
質與量的雙重不足，使得本作不是一部會令人回味再三的雋永作品，它更像是一包少得可憐的零嘴，剛開了胃才發現其以告罄。
短板就是流程过短，但是推理系统是可以继续去挖掘深入的。推理的答案无所谓，过程有趣即可。
"Lucifer Within Us" had the potential to be a great detective game, but it failed. Not a surprise btw.
First off, it's way too short (only three cases and three to four hours worth of gameplay). Just when you start getting used to solving mysteries, the game abruptly ends.
The detective mechanics aren't good at all either. Way too easy. The game constantly pushes you in the right direction, so there's almost no challenge nor time to think about it by yourself.
The story and plot feels undercooked. The cyberpunk setting and religious themes could've been really interesting, but the game barely explores and exploits them. The plot never builds up to anything exciting, it just goes through without any twist or deeper meaning.
Long story short; "Lucifer Within Us" is frustrating shallow game. It has a great concept but does almost nothing with it. If you're looking for a deep, challenging detective experience, this game it's not for you, it will probably just leave you disappointed.
Its a cute game but its so far seems to be bound to four areas where crime has been committed! Really makes it seem like it was low budget.
But its simple and compact enough as well as functional which works in its favour.
Decent game over all to get on some steep sale. like 5 to 8$ is fair
Going into a demon selection screen you are presented with 4 demons to select from. Just right away tells you this game would have a lot of crime scenes.
Over all its somewhat decently done, Ill give them kudos on innovative method of investigation
3/5 detective game.
