Lunacid is a first person dungeon crawler inspired by old FROMSOFT games like Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Long ago a great beast arose from the sea and covered the earth in a poison fog. Now those deemed undesirable are thrown into a great well, which has become a pit of chaos and disease. You awaken in a moonlit subterranean world, having been thrown into the Great Well for crimes unknown. The only way out is to go further down and confront the sleeping old one below. On the way there will be many creatures and secrets to discover.
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Shout out to levels in games where you're tiny and walking across giant tree branches gotta be the best gender
Really really good i loove this even though i haven't really experienced anything else from this genre. Why isn't everyone talking about this game PLEASE play it. And talk about it. Please?
Genuinely a astounding game in both atmosphere and style.
Plus it has some nice re-playability with the various starting choices of characters which has subtle changes to the overall game, or just what weapons you feel like sticking too over the playthrough.
Definitely closer to King's field then anything else, but given that's the style its trying to capture it aces it.
If you have 17$ this one is worth the money, looking forward to when the DLC drops so I can come back to this game even more!~
Un juego increible, Hace mucho tiempo que no disfrutaba un juego de esta forma, A pesar de que e muerto un par de veces ya que le subi su dificultad, se siente equilibrado y un poco de paz el no tener todo el tiempo un personaje cartoon diciendote que hacer.
Me parece magnifico la forma en que te presentan un poco los controles a la vieja escuela con una revista guia.
It feels like I'm playing a native PS1 game (especially on the SteamDeck), and it really captures that FromSoft feeling of "Oh God I'm alone and I don't know what do do."
Loads of secrets, fun weapons and really great music. Highly recommend for anybody who likes that hopeless Dark Souls/Kingsfield feeling and wants a first person dungeon crawl.
UDPATE: After about 24 hours I've completed everything and gotten all achievements. This game is so much fun and I'm very keen to play anything else by the developer.
So far, I am really enjoying this title. It really is a treat to play something that is a slow burn and addicting. I'll not spoil anything for anyone other than to say: Wall-humpers Assemble! Really, this game hasn't gotten the attention it deserves if the amount of reviews speaks to the amount of players who've bought this. I'm just a little sad it's taken me this long to actually play the game. It's been rotting away in my ever expanding backlog and I finally just started to play. I've done myself and this game a disservice as such and hope that many more folks will pick this up and enjoy it as well as I have. Cheers!
[i]Lunacid[/i] is a must play for anyone interested in Dungeon Crawlers or Souls-likes. The reason I include Souls-like is because the game is heavily inspired by [i]King's Field[/i], an older game series made by [i]FromSoftware[/i] that laid the blueprint from which their Souls games followed, with [i]Lunacid[/i] being a more accessible game.
The game is amazing at setting an atmosphere with it's level design and music. The levels are beautifully designed and make you want to explore them, something the game makes sure to reward you with it's many secrets and hidden items. The music perfectly captures the emotions the levels try to foster, with them also being straight bangers. I also really loved how you leveled up weapons by using them. In a far longer and larger game, I can see this becoming annoying, but with [i]Lunacid[/i] specifically it helped keep my playthrough feeling varied and led me to using different types of weapons I wouldn't have otherwise. I only wish it was more common in the later half of the game.
My only real complaint are the bosses that are either health sponges or dps checks that take way too long and thus show the flaws in the game's combat. I did however enjoy the final phase of the final boss as it was a great moment of spectacle.
Having only gotten the first ending and knowing there are plenty of more secrets for me to find, I will eventually go back to further explore [i]Lunacid[/i] and when I do, I know there will be a place for me.
[h1]★★★★☆[/h1]
Starts out similar to King's Field, but by the end turns into something all its own.
The game features a wide variety of environments and a large interconnected world. Possible routes for exploration are varied. You never know what will be behind the next doorway.
I went into the game worried I'd be constantly lost in labyrinthine level design which I think King's Field is known for. However the game strikes a good balance between complex exploration while still informing the player where they are. The game makes use of landmarks, signposts, and clever level design to achieve this. Because of this the game world was a joy to map out in my head while not requiring me to break out a pen and paper map.
The game features a lot of progression puzzles that make good use of the player's inventory in interesting ways. There are a lot of moments where a seemingly useless spell or unconventional item can be used to get past a particular obstacle.
The game is designed in such a way that even if a player gets stumped in ore area, they can simply take a break and head elsewhere. And even then there are often multiple paths through the world so the problem may be able to be avoided entirely if desired.
The difficulty is easier than other soulslike games I've played. The graphical style could be a turn off for some. Stat build variety is a little flat. There are some difficulty spikes and valleys and a little lack of polish in some areas mechanically (not surprising from a small dev team).
Very easy to recommend to anyone interested. A very good experience for the price.
You might like King's Field games and not know it. If you like exploring levels that feel complex and rewarding to navigate, then this is for you.
lo recomendó el bity en un vídeo y me llamó tela la atención, lo jugué un ratete y está chulísimo, le tengo que dar otra vez
Lunacid is a very good game, but there are certain things that hold it back from being a great game.
Now, I want to say that I love the artstyle, and the atmosphere is top notch. Kira's experience as a horror developer definitely shows in areas like the Temple of Silence, Accursed Tomb, and Terminus Prison where you're stalking around in the dark while being assailed by strange noises and creepy enemies, only enhanced by the low-res graphics. I was also told that this game was Castlevania inspired, and yeah there are like a thousand connections large and small that can be drawn, which gave me the fuzzies being a fan and all. The Fromsoft influence honestly feels like its just here to give the game a more mysterious and esoteric structure, and that's fine as well. Shadow Tower is considered to be a horror game by many, and it fits well with Castlevania's gothic style (There's not much from King's Field tbh).
I will say, I really like the weapons and the genuine attempt to differentiate them and keep them useful throughout the game. The problem with a lot of dungeon crawlers is that weapons tend to act the exact same in a lot of them and it makes exploration feel dull because how your character interacts with the world doesn't change. Here, it's always exciting to find a new weapon or spell because it could genuinely alter your playstyle. I will say that I would personally prefer if I could find armor instead of extra health and mana upgrades, which could be easily covered by level up. Armor is underappreciated in RPGs these days, and it's more exciting to find in a secret room than just another healing item.
Unfortunately, the enemies and difficulty don't really match up. After the first five or so hours I felt like I was in no danger for the majority of the game. The only enemies that gave me any trouble were in the very last area, and the final boss was also troublesome because it could regenerate health. Still, they were pretty easily overcome by either careful play or exploiting the most powerful skills.
What really got on my nerves were the cryptic elements. I applaud the attempt to genuinely obscure a lot of the game's secrets behind environmental interactions that are not immediately obvious. However, the way in which these are implemented is not good at all, and that's really bad when one of them is mandatory to progress to the second half of the game. Let me ask you, when you find a door with a red crystal on it and a pedestal next to it with an empty slot, what do you assume is the solution? Considering earlier in the game, the use of cursed keys to open doors was established, I was thinking I needed to find a red crystal to plug into the slot. If you immediately thought to use a blood spell on it, then you're correct, and I want to clarify that there are no hints whatsoever on how to open it.
A good cryptic puzzle is one that would reward you for considering the environment in ways that make sense, but that you wouldn't immediately consider, or for internalizing the lore and applying it in a matching situation even if the game doesn't prompt you. Lunacid kind of does this sometimes, but too much of its cryptic puzzles are like the red door where the hints, assuming there are any, are not good. Like, "Oh it's a vampire castle so use blood on it!" even though vampires take blood, not give it. The worst case is just a hint that's straight up wrong where it says that there's a seal on a clock tower and then you have to break by shooting a spell at a circular window that does not resemble a clocktower at all. And I get that some people will say that it's an homage to the 32-bit era where there where super obscure secrets with no hints, but the thing is that those existed because you were meant to buy a hint book or strategy guide. You can't even do that here, so you just have to completely break your immersion and look it up on the internet. It's really unsatisfying.
Apart from that, which is thankfully a pretty small part of the game, I would recommend this game. Lunacid might not have given me the exact kind of experience I wanted, but I had a lot of fun with it. I think Kira showed a lot of potential with this game, but it could have used more refinement before releasing from Early Access. I'm currently enjoying the prequel, Tears of the Moon, and I would love to see a sequel if Kira ever chooses to work on one. Either way, I'll be keeping an eye on their next project.
Enjoyed my time with Lunacid very much.
The early hours of exploring, figuring out what does what were absolutely the best, and some of the monster designs will stay with me as my all-time favourites (although the occasional anime girl NPC was quite jarring).
I do feel like the endings ended up being too convoluted, complicated for the sake of being complicated, but if you don't take in account that last quarter of the game, it's a blast of a dungeon crawler.
Entiendo que estas cosas se sobrevaloran muchas veces por el mero hecho de ser obras programadas por una persona o dos, y a veces también por quien sea esa persona. No pongo en duda el trabajo, esta muy chulo, mola la música y todo la pesca, pero como videojuego es más aburrido que la tabla del 0. Media hora dando vueltas por un catacumba sin hacer prácticamente nada no me convence a esta alturas. Mira que oí hablar bien de este juego y me gustan los juegos que tratan de ser diferentes o auténticos. Pues chico, ¿Qué quieres que te diga? será muy autentico y muy profundo todo, pero para tirarme 5 minuto para matar los 2 limos de toda la vida en un pasillo pixelado, no me gasto 14€.
Да прикольно. По цене шаурмы интересный... Ну... Данжен-метройдвания-кроулер.
Siempre dropeo los juegos nunca los termino pero este una puta joyita. cuidado en la torre del abismo en el puto bug cuando el hadita le da ell ultimo golpe al enemigo que no se abren las pinches puertas y toca empezar de vuelta lrpm
Ricordate la sensazione che avete provato la prima volta che avete giocato a Demon's Souls?
10/10 for exploration and vibes. Must play if you like old dungeon crawlers.
Top tier exploration, lots of secrets, make sure you look up, it's vertical. Also the music (or lack of) puts me in the right mood for each area. I also might maybe listen to a certain wind based song on youtube a lot to calm down. One day I'll get the soundtrack.
I'm going to play through this a few more times with various builds to see how silly I can get, and also to see what I missed, because I for sure am missing things. I only found one strange secret, and I can't imagine there isn't more of them, there should be. Since I can see an achievement for getting one.
It's really hard to describe how this game made me feel, but I suppose you could say it put me in a trance, and I really enjoyed my time with it.
For reference I stacked STR and INT early on evenly, using the odd point in either speed or RES, DEX came last because I needed it to explore, but one of the spells you can get fairly early on helps a lot.
Lunacid is a flawed but ultimately captivating rpg. I didn't play Shadow Tower or King's Field back in their day, so I don't relate to the nostalgia for those games that this game clearly has. It reminded me more generally of a "cozybleak" aesthetic that I associate with early 2000s PS2 games (games like Ico and the first Devil May Cry come to mind). Desolate and dreamy environments are paired with a sort of underlying cuteness/silliness that I find really appealing and unique.
For the most part, I really loved exploring this world. I wish the level design was more consistent. Some levels feel intuitive and satisfying to progress through, others feel too labyrinthine for my tastes. I wish the bosses weren't such damage sponges. I wish the progression wasn't so convoluted at times. Sometimes the critical path through a level feels too much like a puzzle.
Having said all that, I think those flaws could probably be perceived as charming if you're in the right mood, maybe. I probably don't have the patience to actually finish the game, but I enjoyed my time with it and I'm looking forward to the DLC. I would recommend it if you like dungeon crawlers or have an interest in early fromsoft games.
Great game, great soundtrack, just perfect
muchos secretos,intrigante, es divertido perderse y descubrir nuevas cosas, esto deberia ser famoso
Случайно наткнулся на скриншоты игры в инете. Решил разузнать о ней побольше и меня она заинтересовала. По итогу один из лучших игровых опытов за последнее время. Атмосфера, графика, стилистика, сюжет, мета-комментарий - все очень гуд. Есть некоторые вопросы к геймплею, который наследует проблемы старых данжн кроулеров (например, запутанные локации без карт), но они нивелируются вышеперечисленным. В общем рекомендую!
建議玩的時候，到遊戲設定裡調整
把畫面晃動跟震動調到最小，滑鼠靈敏我是調最大(預設的太低)
音量預設蠻大聲的，一開始可能會被嚇到，音效調低，音樂則可以調高(在設定的更多選項裡)
還不錯玩，探索大於戰鬥，我是玩近戰點法，一輪玩完，我覺得法術流會更好玩
點近戰，結果打王是用法術打贏的，可惡......
a great homage to kings field games that makes itself unique enough to not feel like nostalgia-slop. the character creation features pronouns too so 10/10
Шик, мне впервые за 15 лет игрулек пришлось рисовать карту локации в пейнте. По скриншотам выглядит уныло, но играется бодро. Шикарные отражения, даже не всегда в 5 фпс
I genuinely think this game deserves much more than the credit it is given. Kira is an insane developer there's no project that i would tell you to absolutely not try. If you are into old PS1/PS2 style graphics then this is TOTALLY a must play, especially if you enjoy roguelikes/dungeon-crawlers.
Absolutely enjoyed this game, I wish certain things were done differently in many ways, regardless; this was a beautiful world to experience.
虽然是为了找魂游代餐而来，但是这款复古游戏的独特让我眼前一亮。打开游戏的第一件事建议通过设置开启指南针，并经常存档以防不测(游戏没有自动存档，主角也不是不死人)。
价格方面史低可以接受，原价建议可以再等一等。一周目大概在10-15小时左右。本游戏难度相对魂低一点，但想要通关也不轻松。
战斗方面，笔者没玩过国王密令，战斗和第一人称老滚比较相似，战斗的思路类似于边打边跑，并合理利用防御。部分boss战防御还是很香的。
而法术方面则是这个游戏设计比较出彩的地方，部分解谜需要用到对应法术，而一些召唤物法术甚至可以帮你解锁通关邪道和搭建地图捷径。谁能想到初始图的天花板居然别有洞天。
这个游戏的难点不仅在于boss战，游戏没有地图功能也让部分复杂的地图探索变得较为困难，这也是笔者为什么开头建议打开指南针的原因。因此，既可以选择参考已有攻略地图(非常降低难度)，也可以考虑在探索中自行绘制地图。
最后，虽然这个游戏画质粗糙，但是正因为画质而带来的独特韵味，游戏细节与出人意料的多结局设置让它成为一款瑕不掩瑜，值得一玩的有趣游戏
This is one of those games that you can get lost in for hours. There is so much to explore and many secrets to find. I don't usually post reviews but this game is really special. Easily one of my top 3 favorite games. Can't wait to play the new DLC that the developer is working on. Give this a try if you like exploring and getting lost in a beautifully crafted world.
good game did most stuff now I must find the cheese man will edit when In find him on the moon.
Its a masterpiece, the sound design especially in the separate areas inside castle le fanu is flawless and the atmosphere, the ambience, the combat, so sad i beat the game, wish i could wipe my memory to play this all over again, will probably not find another game that has this good of an atmosphere and its sad. top 3 games for me definitely.
bonito juego dark fantasy con graficos de PS2, me encantó mucho para lo barato que es
se va para mis juegos platinados y algo melancolicos, gracias Kira ^.^
Highly recommend! Lunacids world is detailed and interesting with a variety of environments that all feel unique. There is a wide range of interesting characters, enemies, weapons, spells, and lore. In every area are secrets to be uncovered. ON TOP OF ALL THESE THINGS, it is artfully created to evoke a reminiscent feeling. Its aesthetic reminded me of childhood. It was familiar, but also adventurous. This game is my happy place.
I had so much fun my first whole playthrough, I love all the weapons and spells and I love how the magic and platforming work together. I collected every spell and some mojo before I killed the last boss on my first playthrough and I think I may have locked myself out of one of the endings. I would be aware of this if your a completionist, but idgaf it gives me an excuse to play through this amazing world again.
Pretty cool game, I got lost near the end, but eventually figured it out.
非常棒的类国王密令游戏 仿佛穿越回了2000年
虽然复古 但毕竟是个23年的游戏 现代化的地方还是很多的
游戏整体氛围偏温馨（除了某些伸手不见五指的地方）尤其是飞翼之憩 真的很有家的感觉（圣诞节登录有彩蛋！）地图设计也很优秀 有魂一的感觉 但贴图风格单一容易迷路...还有我喜欢黛米
总的来说很好玩 复古党必玩
另外 这游戏的存档包含了你所有进度 也就是说如果你辛辛苦苦舔图搞全收集 但在马上结束的时候不小心死了 你收集来的所有东西都会消失 别问我怎么知道的 我恨受诅之墓！！！
Very fun dungeon crawler, and the art direction is top notch
Не жалею потраченных денег, 10/10 (Совет для новых игроков, если у вас всё потемнело не бойтесь это не дебаф слепоты на вас, а вы теряете сознания из за того что долго играли в игру).
Lunacid is a very pleasant game. Despite its grim and at times gruesome aesthetic I found its message shockingly hopeful and uplifting. So much so that it honestly bolstered my (usually rather bleak) mood quite considerably. The gameplay is relatively simple but the game's length fits it well - it's long enough to let you play around with the mechanics it has but not long enough for them to lose all of their novelty. The areas are labyrinthic, yes, but contrary to what many reviews claim they are very much possible to navigate on your own as long as you pay attention to your surroundings. It's not a game that will hold your hand and explicitly show you the way, but it's also not one that will go out of its way to make sure you're lost. I beat the game from start to two endings completely blind and while I did get stuck on some bits for a moment or two it was never frustrating. All it took to find my way onward was slowing down and thinking about what I knew and saw during my time playing. Many of the game's more obscure discoveries adhere to in-universe logic and are well telegraphed. This makes figuring them out on your own satisfying. It's always an "oh right, of course!" and never "ffs how was I supposed to know." For most people I'd consider Lunacid a game for one playthrough, maybe with a bit of post-game messing around with trying to discover an alternative ending. For an average player trying to squeeze everything out of Lunacid may end up souring the last stretch as the game is, at its core, fairly simple and when you go out of your way to explore every tiniest bit of the game's world that simplicity begins to run thin. It is however not a problem for a casual start to finish playthrough, mostly something people who are dead set on 100% completing every game even if it ultimately makes for a less fun experience should keep in mind. The last stretches of getting every ending, unlocking every achievement etc. aren't particularly satisfying nor rewarding so if you finished the game and are starting to find the optional completionism tedious it's likely a sign to stop while you're still having fun. It's a great game as long as one pays attention and doesn't ruin it for themselves. Lovable cast of characters that I ended up caring about much more than I ever expected to is definitely a highlight of the game for me and I am looking forward to trying more of the developer's works.
Juegaso, es exploracion en uno de sus maximos sentidos. tiene una historia de transfondo increible, buenas mecanicas de combate y un sistema de magias muy bueno. Vale completamente la pena, lo compararia con un souls
Genuinely one of the best games I have ever played.
Went into this game absolutely blind and was enthralled by it. If anyone is curious about it, I'd say take the plunge and go in as blind as you can. I had a blast taking notes of different locals and actually drawing maps on a piece of paper to help guide myself around with notes and landmarks.
If you love dungeon crawlers or any sort of older styled Roleplaying Games, pick this up! Couldn't recommend this game more. Great for casual play or setting aside hours to be dedicated to it.
a very interesting dungeon crawler rich with secret, the story use bit and piece here and there that must be pieced together like in fromsoft game, very intriguing to understand with level design as enviromental storytelling support too
Absolutely delightful, peak worldbuilding, i only wish we got to interact more with the characters from wings rest
Beautiful game, everything from the levels, to the music, to the world-buidling. I found myself so immersed in every new area I discovered and sometimes I would have to stop to just take it all in. The dungeon crawling is fun thanks to the intricate levels (despite being sometimes being a little too cryptic) and simple old-school combat, that was suprisingly fun thanks to the variety of weapons and builds you can find.
The whole game really has a special type of charm that kept me intrigued the whole way through, it's been a while since I played a game that really captured that sense of awe and immersion quite like this.
It's truly something special...Strong Recommendation!
This game is really fun to explore and find secrets. It was really cool to play through something kingsfield-like.
One of the best games i've played in a long time. Hands down. Masterfull atmosphere, fun combat, safisfying progression and immersive map design. Kira has always made good games, but this one knocks it out of the park.
The price of not even 15 bucks is really good already, if this is on sale and you're a fan of Shadow Tower, Dark Souls or Kings Field, I highly recommend you pick it up and give it a try.
Simulador de perderse en una cueva durante toda la eternidad 10/10 (acabe encontrando a un dios en las profundidades de un lago de sangre y a una civilización de reptilianos en el borde del fin del mundo, experiencia completamente recomendada)
this review was VERY long overdue. the asthetic, the music, and the gameplay was just amazing!. the first game i was introduced too in this genre. ive replayed it multiple times and each time i enjoy it. i really enjoyed the pace, and the hidden secrets for the game, it really did feel like i was playing an old pc game. all in all i loved the experience!
This game is wonderful! I'm so glad my best friend Dylan recommended it and got it for my birthday! I've really been enjoying playing it!
One of those indie games that deserves every bit of praise and then some.
Lunacid is a wonderfully crafted adventure that's chocked full of so much content that it's ridiculous. An unreasonably addicting, non linear approach to gameplay, Lunacid will keep you engaged with its charming characters and intriguing story, The game is so methodical and carefully thought out that a smooth brain like myself NEEDED a guide to see half of the goodies packed away within the various levels. I couldn't recommend this enough. To ALL players, not just dungeon crawling fans or King's Field fans.
My in-depth YouTube video on it: https://youtu.be/vkXlXX2jdxg?si=uSma6jtpAn2ALQ5k
This game is amazing and has amazing vibes. The balance isn't great but if you can get over that you will find an atmospheric gem beneath.
Everything im reading online tells me that the flowers on the ground are crafting materials. I know there is an inventory screen and seperate material screen. Every single google search and forum post and reddit thread says that, you hit flowers with your weapons and you get crafting materials from them. That you can then use at hub area. Ive attacked every single flower and I've never received one piece of material. I don't care if we're unable to craft, I care if there's a crafting system and I'm unable to craft. I don't care if I need to wait later in order to be able to craft what I do care about is being told there's a crafting vendor that brings up a crafting mechanic and I'm still unable to pick up crafting materials. Or just unable to obtain them in anyway. So it's either a bug or you are trying too hard to be "difficult" in the sense of "haha we're gonna pretend you can craft, even give you a vendor but you really can't and we wont tell them you cant". Either way I don't care. Ill keep playing but if this is how the whole game is, systems where you can't tell if the game is bugged or its you guys doing dumb stuff to inflate the games difficulty. Maybe there's a third inventory screen that I'm missing or all the crafting materials are which I can't imagine that's the case because when I try to put stuff in to the three available slots in the crafting menu at the NPC at the Hub nothing shows up so I don't know. I'm all for a hard game but if you can't communicate to me if there's a crafting system or not or a usable crafting system or not I'm out.
Lunacid has a charm to it, and I think you'll feel it too. I was put off slightly by the graphics at the start because a lot of indie games try this ps1 style that has become generic to me. Though, I think this game wears it well.
это внатуре ч0тко
приключение, местами довольно стрёмное, на 10-15 часов + ещё часов 5 на выдрaчивание ачивок
This game is so good. The level design is phenomenal with the ways it winds and rewards exploring and generates shortcuts. The atmosphere is rich and absorbing. The music is beautiful and foreboding and somber and exciting, non-stop greatness that elevates Lunacid.
Sometimes I dip my humans in the pit and they scream loud as ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Te quiero mucho Lunacid...
Buen soundtrack, diseños y escenarios hermosos si es que interesantes, te insita mucho a la exploración y a regresar para re-investigar algo que no podias anteriormente, descripciones en los objetos que te ayudan a entender la historia Y LOS PERSONAJES LOS TQM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Es un juego hecho con amor y pasión. Yo espero con ansias que el DLC que Kira tiene horneando!
Lunacid, mon cher Lunacid.
Il y a tant de choses que je voudrais te dire. Tant de choses pour lesquelles tu m'auras marqué à vie, à un point que j'étais incapable de m'imaginer...
Bon, en me lisant, vous aurez l'impression que j'en fais des caisses. Mais, c'est à raison. Lunacid m'a bouleversé. Jamais en jouant à un quelconque jeu, j'ai vécu et ressenti une telle expérience telle que celle-ci.
En jouant à Lunacid, j'ai eu l'impression de mettre les mains sur ce que l'on pourrait appeler un "Lost Media", ou bien un jeu maudit. Un jeu qui transpire la mélancolie, le mal-être, comme lorsque l'on est en plein cauchemar. Lunacid ne propose de mécaniques révolutionnaires, c'est un FPS en vue subjective dans lequel on utilise des armes de mêlée ou de tir tels que des arcs ou des arbalètes, combinés à des sorts pour créer des effets variés. Mais toute l'expérience, tout le génie de Lunacid, ne réside pas en ses mécaniques, mais dans son exploration et ses différentes zones.
Comme je l'ai dit plus tôt, jouer à Lunacid, c'est avoir l'impression de subir un cauchemar. Ou bien, de vivre un rêve très étrange ; les zones qui se succèdent n'ont pas vraiment de sens entre elles, tant elles sont dérangées. Ces zones-là ne sont pas forcément indiquées pour le joueur, il doit faire preuve de curiosité pour déceler des secrets permettant d'accéder à de nouveaux recoins de cet univers terrifiant. Cela crée un vrai sentiment de fierté et de se sentir récompensé lorsque l'on découvre par soi-même tout un nouveau pan de ce monde.
On se sent constamment petit dans tous ces lieux que l'on explore. Petit, mais surtout perdu. Il s'est passé quelque chose, quelque chose de grave, mais l'on arrive bien trop tard pour y faire quoi que ce soit. Et à notre tour, on sombre petit à petit dans les ténèbres qui nous entourent.
La grande variété d'ennemis que l'on rencontre réussit également à contribuer à cette expérience flippante, ceux-ci étant tout aussi perturbants que les lieux que l'on explore. Sans compter les incroyables musiques qui à elles seules suffisent à nous raconter l'histoire d'un lieu, à nous inspirer quelque chose.
Lunacid ne plaira pas à tout le monde, tant il est très particulier. Mais pour les joueurs comme moi qui adorent ces univers, ces façons de raconter quelque chose, cette grande liberté que l'on nous offre à tel point que l'on s'en perd, je ne peux que le recommander (surtout au prix de base de 13.79€ qui est très peu cher).
Alors s'il n'y avait qu'une seule chose que je pouvais te dire, Lunacid : merci.
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머리속에 이미지를 그려놓고
다니는 사람이 아니라면 ㅈ됨을 경험할 수 있음.
공포는 점프스케어보단 분위기.
THE Pioneer and Poster-child of King's Field-Likes in the Modern Era.
Also probably the GREATEST among them.
This game has been talked about and recommended by tons of people for a ton of different reasons, which all boil down to....
being ONE OF THE BEST GAMES EVER.
That DLC got me shaking in my boots, son.
This game does the seemingly impossible and captures the Soul of the games that inspired it. It plays very much like the Playstation game Shadow Tower and portions of the game feel like various other Fromsoft games from Kings Fields secrets to the haunting melodies that would feel at home in Evergrace. But Lunacid does it better while pretending to be an homage with twenty five years worth of quality of life improvements and silky smooth controls that compare well to pure First-Person action games like Quake mixed together seamlessly. The difficulty is much less mean spirited than the source material, it is still a challenging game just relying on well crafted game play and not cheap sucker punches. The game world itself is a fever dream, less deliberately brooding and cryptic and more like a Tim Burton animation with spirited dark mad-cap mayhem sprinkled with mushroom caps. I recommend this game.
¿Cómo sería King’s Field si, en vez de desarrollarlo FromSoftware, lo hubiera creado un señor otaku 29 años después?
Pues sería Lunacid, una carta de amor a los videojuegos retro y al rol occidental escrita por alguien que no parece occidental.
Con una atmósfera y personalidad que ya les gustaría tener a la gran mayoría de los triple A, presenta un mundo oscuro y original, lleno de referencias a Lovecraft, Le Fanu, R. W. Chambers… secretos en cada esquina y toques de immersive sim que te hacen querer quedarte a vivir en su mundo.
Inmersivo y laberintico, un rpg clásico imprescindible!
Such a fun and unique game. The art style and ambiance is fantastic.
Game has the vibes to it and I really like the whole dungeon explorer vibe. Been drawing my own map and having a blast
still on the first hours of gameplay.... game is VERY immersive, scary and fun. combar is a little clunky, tho, but nothing bizarre. 10/10
Tremenda obra 10/10. Ese sentimiento de descubrir algo por mi propia cuenta sin que me agarre la profesora de la mano es GOD! sin dudas exelente juego y recomendadisimo!
Genialny klimat i artstyle inspirowany King's Fieldem.
Jest Moonlight sword.
Jest bardzo ciekawa fabuła.
Jest świetny soundtrack.
10/10
Very nice game! Atmospheric, sense of mystery that leaves a lot for the player to figure out to the extent which is rare these days. Can be too cryptic for some people, but I like it! Maps give just enough of exploration and secrets and change it up to keep you interested. Combat gives many weapons and magic skills over the game, and leveling choices impact character nicely. Music is great! I got immersed so nicely and just wanted to search every nook and cranny, which is super rare for me -- a sign of a good game! Also not too long game which is a plus nowadays for me.
Absolutely wonderful game TS is FIRE 1000/10 game I love the LVL design and the characters are fun!! this game definitely scared TS out of me at times but is amazing I’m only 4 hrs in and can’t wait to see more!!!
竟然把亚飞的没做出来的被动做出来了
С момента появления в сети тренда Dark Fantasy (не самого жанра как такого), в котором зачастую постили атмосферные балдёжные пикчи из несуществующих игр а-ля ПС2, я задался целью найти хоть что-то схожее. Как итог эта игра полностью удовлетворила моё желание, рекомендую к покупке, если вас как и меня зацепила атмосфера старого тёмного фэнтези
This game is great! The world feels mysterious and exciting to explore, the music is fantastic, and the aesthetics/vibes are really well executed. The combat is pretty fun, although I did find the magic to be significantly stronger than the melee options (not that this is a bad thing because the magic is super varied and diverse). I would absolutely reccomend this game, and I can't wait for the DLC, as well as any future releases from KIRA.
This is a very good game. I'm almost finished with my third playthrough, and I'm beginning to feel as though I've discovered everything there is to see in the game. The first playthrough is magical though, and I must recommend the game considering the price.
I just beat the game and I couldn’t recommend it enough. The environment details, the atmosphere, story, and themes were sooo good. It wasn’t a horror game but it also scared the crap out of me on occasion. 10/10 I’m glad I picked it up.
A fairly enjoyable product weighed down by a politically totalitarian developer who conflicts with the community. This is the type of RPG where you have more options on which pronoun is used than on which statistics your character has in character creation, to which the developer responds to comments pointing out how weird that is by screaming at the normal people who arent terminally online reddit troglodytes and calling them istisms or some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
This product is a clone of King's Field and the one thing that was added to the game which is unique, the speed stat and the ability to jump, is used precisely twice. It's a game bound by the hardware limitations of 20 years ago, because the person who made it has their head shoved so far up their own ass that the darkness in PSX games became a design principal to them, and that design principal was "I dunno vampires or something". Kind of like someone with a head injury seeing the success of the design principal of Silent Hill and thinking theyre just going to "copy" that lightning in a bottle.
Every time I try to play this game I want to enjoy it and every time I don't. It has all of the elements of a great cake right there, they're just bound together by ♥♥♥♥, like someone with a scat fetish making the family dinner. In King's Field, every single time you get frustrated, if you stop and think about the experience, it's usually because the developer wanted to do more but their ancient computer already sounded like a helicopter taking off. This game is the exact opposite. Every time you get frustrated it's because the developer made a choice to intentionally limit the game to a redundant design principal that was based solely off that same hardware limitation. Add to that the half plaguarized story with someone's bad anime fanfiction bolted on to the side and it quickly becomes an excersize in frustration. As I write this, I can think of another example. There's a maze in the game. Great. I'll just get out of graph paper and make a map because it's a game with old design principals and a maz- of wait there's an invincible enemy in the maze who 1 shots you. It's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amnesia pig in the middle of my classic 90s RPG. What a joke.
There are very few redeeming qualities. The programming is good, probably because the person was so desperate to release a character editor with 30 genders to prove some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stupid point that they tripled down on the quality, like one of those weirdly well produced Christian games where the programming is top notch but everything else is obviously distracted by the point they're trying to ram down everyone's throat. The art is wonderful but I have a weakness for these old, chunky, vector based designs because I feel they evoke more imagination than a photorealistic image. Otherwise, not a lot to say here. Just play Monomyth or Dread Delusion instead. You won't have to deal with some terminally online mook whining at you about how there's 57 genders. Some monkeys have an innie and some have an outie and it really doesn't need to be any more complicated than that. That's why there aren't 57 belly button genders.
Um baita jogo com boas trilhas sonoras e design de mapa,personagens carismaticos com uma lore interessante,uma boss fight final de tirar o chapéu,um jogo nota 10,mas bem que eu queria mais conteudo para ele.
Esse jogo divino, assustador, e incrível eu tive tantos sentimentos jogando que em palavras escritas ou faadas não conseguiria descrever me ajudou em um momento difícil além de uma imersão que fazia muito que eu não tinha com vídeo games joguei lunacid vc nunca se arrependera
Pros:
Good and competent level design
Open ended stat and upgrade system = trust the player to explore on their own terms
Great vibe and enemies
Runs great on the deck
Cons:
You will most likely need a guide
LONG (Have not yet finished)
Overal 8.4/10
This game scratched itches for me I didn't know I had. Yes this is a modern kingsfield which has a lot of DnA that inspired the Souls Franchise. It gave me godo feelings. I quite enjoyed my time with it. I ended up hitting some road blocks and not being able to / not wanting to finish. Some of the moments it gave me were incredibly memorable / getting lost in the catacombs and managing resources to just barely make it out then ending up at a new save point that was so crazy. Happy with the time I spend with it and easy to recommend. I played it some time ago at this point. Love the stat system and when the devs trust you enough to 'break' the game (think creativley) Thanks for this kewl game!!!
My favorite game, i gotta emphasize thats its an old school type of game, so no don't expect the combat of a game like sekiro but if you like king's field or other type of games then absolutely play it
Um dos melhores RPG que eu joguei esse ano, e pra melhora é super gay
A fantastic and immersive dungeon crawler, filled with evocative areas, endearing characters, and heaps of secrets to discover. Truly a labour of love, and an homage to classics of eras past.
Newest of the fallen... Take up your sword and fight!
8/10 very good game! Reminds me of old Ps2 games. Very nostalgic and loved the story!
Honestly,
One of the top games of my list for 2026, not gonna lie. Both happy and upset at myself for having taken so long to pick this one up.
Definitely, and highly, recommend picking this gem up.
Cant wait for the DLC!
5/5 For me.
Great game. Atmosphere is amazing. I liked the weapon variety, exploration, secrets, etc. etc. etc. I would have liked more bosses but the game is still very good regardless.
[h1] A Fun Dungeon Crawler [/h1]
[i] Monsters, dungeons, weird environments, funky enemy design. What more could you want? [/i]
Lunacid is a dungeon crawler in the vein of the old King's Field games that follows a pretty standard formula: You explore varied dungeons and locales with limited guidance besides your own sense of direction and any maps you draw. You fight various enemies with various weaknesses that can be addressed with different weapons and spells you can find, and you can level up your character to suit your playstyle, whether that be focusing on weapons, magic, tankiness, or mobility. It's a fun time!
Pros:
- Cool Design: I personally love the PS1 retreaux art styles that we see a lot of these days, and this one is fantastic. Not only does it give the fun older style, it also has some great enemy and character design. While there are a few oddities with a few characters or enemies, they're not serious enough to detract from the experience.
- Great Gameplay: The gameplay is smooth and fantastic. Weapons definitely feel like they have some heft, and there are a lot of different types of weapons and spells to suit your playstyle. Want to spam ranged attacks and spells? There's a magic staff that shoots little magic orbs and you have multiple ranged spells! Want to move fast and do hit-and-run strikes? There's spells that help your mobility and allow you to move quickly which compliment your quick strike swords and daggers.
- Weird Story: I love the weirdness of the lore and the story. I won't even remotely pretend I understand every nuance of the story, but you definitely feel like you're stepping into some sort of weird fantasy world.
Cons:
- Some Grindiness: With all the time I have in the game as of this review, about 14 hours was actually needed to do a full run through and getting every achievement (The remaining 12 or so was me goofing off and playing a few other character types before finally committing to getting everything done). While you'll get most achievements in a single run, some extras require some grinding due to needing to get some rarer drops from certain enemies. The grinding isn't terrible for most items, but some items have both rare drops and few enemies that drop them, making it a process of finding the best way to quickly kill those enemies to increase your chances. Overall the worst of these probably added an hour or two to my playtime, which isn't bad, but still a bit much when you consider the overall 14 hours of playtime for getting everything.
Overall it's a great game! I would give it a try if you haven't, and enjoy your time in the world of Lunacid!
There's some cool ideas in here but I don't get the appeal I guess. There's a lot of cool ideas here though and I'm sure the dev will create something amazing in the future.
One of the best games I've played the last few years.
Not the type of game for everyone seeing that it's gameplay mechanics stem from King's Field, which to some might seem a bit bland and basic and there is a lot of things that the game wont hint to you, leaving you having to find things out by yourself, sometimes even by sheer luck.
But if you're the kind of person who loves the type of game where you explore around, can get lost, but still have to find your way around, immersion and atmosphere, this game will be your best friend for so many hours.
I can write a lengthy, sincere review of how much I love this game and how good it is...
Instead,I'll direct you to give a listen to this track from the OST:
https://youtu.be/XBpO4PQIp5A?si=c8JZEoE_TUwgdB2y
Absolute Gold, haven't been this obsessed since Symphony of the Night.
[h1]Игра на 6 из 10.[/h1]
Искал игру похожую на Arx Fatalis и наткнулся на Lunacid.
Поначалу интересно исследовать локации и продвигаться глубже в недра подземелья, но потом становиться скучно. Не хватает какой-нибудь сюжетной мотивации. В целом сюжета в игре нет. Кроме начальной заставки есть немногочисленные записки которые практически не раскрывают сюжет или лор игры. Также очень не хватает карты, т.к. локации довольно запутанные.
Боевая система напоминает Arx Fatalis и по современным меркам выглядит устаревшей.
В общем игра только для фанатов Аркса и похожих на неё игр.
Awesome game inspired by King's Field! Adds some nice QOL to the classic King's Field genre.
Deveriam existir mais jogos como Lunacid !
Um excelente apanhado de diversas referências dos jogos, desde King's Field, a Drakengard e diversos outros RPG antigos e muito divertidos.
Mecânicas ótimas, gameplay muito fluída e divertidissima, um leque de armas, equipamentos e builds gigantescos, diversos segredos e easter eggs, e uma exploração muito recompensadora que estão sempre lado a lado de uma boa narrativa e um mundo muito bonito, fora a trilha sonora incrível.
Pelo amor de Deus jogue esse jogo ! Pelo preço cobrado e o produto entregue chega a ser inacreditável o custo benefício de comprar essa maravilha.
Vou sentir saudades dos NPCs e desse mundo maravilhoso, e com certeza vou ficar de olho no que essa galera vai fazer no mundo dos jogos daqui pra frente !
A beautiful love letter to FromSoft classics such as King's Field, Shadow Tower and Eternal Ring.
Despite the heavy inspiration the game and world absolutely stands on it's own, and leave you wanting to find out more.
I pray for amnesia so I can experience it for the first time all over again.
10/10
Such a great game! From its first moments in the character creator all the way to the final boss and ending.
Just the vibes here... it's such a "thing" of its own. There's something deeply personal about this world that I can't quite put into words.
Definitely play this if you enjoy exploration, old school RPGs and anything experimental!
the game was good but not incredible , nice atmosphere , nice visuals and some variety of mobs but thats about it , bosses suck ass (huge hp sponges with no intrestring moves) weapons were cool but magic not that much
6/10 would try another kingfield like after this one
This game is so good!!! I loved exploring it, the world is so eerie and interesting, finding little secrets and learning more about it kept me hooked the whole way through. The music was so good too, and I loved the art style, the characters you meet are so charming. Highly recommend. Try not using a guide on your first playthrough and go in as blind as you can, it can be a bit confusing but figuring it all out yourself is so worth it.
1. Lunacid is absolutely phenomenal. 100% recommended.
2. Don't go into this game only expecting King's Field 5 or the like. Lunacid stands on its own as its own thing, it is not a shallow nostalgia bait game, it's got character and carves its own spot amongst its inspirations while clearly honouring them at the same time.
3. I love the character designs and artstyle! More creatives need to realize that dark fantasy doesn't have to always be realistic gritty humans. You can be stylized while still having a dark foreboding atmosphere.
12 hours of play time, beat the game and got...an ending. I have tried to be extremely disciplined in not checking spoilers or wikis, since the mystery of this game is its strongest element by a wide margin. Before I talk about that, I want to give this game the full review treatment. TL;DR - It's awesome but the impatient will want to claw their own eyes out. This is a slow burn of a game.
The game's visuals are trying to ape the feeling of a PSX or maybe N64 title. Blocky polygons, limited animations, low res textures. It does this well, but strikes that perfect balance of looking "old" but not "bad". In fact, a couple times I was deeply impressed with how pretty this game was, using its limited tools to terrific effect. Most importantly, mechanically speaking, the attacks of all enemies are well telegraphed...
Which leads nicely into talking the "make or break" point for whether you will like Lunacid or not. This game is SLOW PACED. It's an action game; Timing matters, moving matters, but things happen with enough time to let you think. This is important because you can only have two weapons and two spells equipped at any time and those choices matter - a lot. The difference between using the right weapon and the wrong weapon is the biggest difference in how encounters will go. There will absolutely be people crawling up the wall wanting to hammer the attack button and bunny hop around and that just...won't work here. You have to play methodically, you're far better off charging each slow deliberate swing of your weapon or casting of a spell. If you're old like me, it's a pretty good time.
The music is absolutely stellar, particularly in the library. I genuinely considered buying the OST, it's that good. The worst a track can be is "forgettable" which some of the calmer and quieter tracks are, but none are bad. The upbeat ones are terrific. Also, the game knows when the cut the music entirely for atmosphere, a trick it plays 4 or 5 times.
But the low-fi graphics and neat music and "just chill out and play, man" pace aren't why you play Lunacid. You play Lunacid to experience two things: The stress of feeling lost or stuck, and the sweet, beautiful incredible relief of figuring something out. Story-wise Lunacid tells you next to absolutely nothing about what's going on. There are characters and nations and cults and weapons and gods and stuff all hinted at, all discussed in the margins. Some of it is easy to figure out. Some it is baffling. But the real intellectual challenge is "what do I do next" "what is this item for?" "What does this key unlock?" I stared at the lock to Vampire's Castle for a full solid hour of my play time with this game, back tracking to see if I missed stuff, trying every key and item I had. When I figured it out, it seemed obvious, but the game was not willing to help AT ALL, and that made it feel really good to succeed. No talkative NPC was like "Oh, stuck at the _______? Have you tried _____?" That does not happen in this game. Also, no map - not that you'll need it after awhile. At first, every zone is incredibly confusing and maze like. By the game end I could run any zone blindfolded I knew them so well. You could look up a guide or a map, but I bet if you did you could beat this game in like 4 hours and wouldn't enjoy it much. It's sort of like an adventure game with action RPG trappings.
Lastly, that mystery stuff I mentioned. I can just tell, with the few secrets I did find - this game is chock full of just... stuff. I can't guarantee it, but I bet it has a ton of endings. I found a VHS tape, took it to a VCR I found and was very frustrated it wouldn't play it. What else is a VCR for? It's for a different other tape, which you can only find if you play this tape in a different VCR closer to where you found it. Your reward for this nonsense is... a video telling you life is but an ethereal dream? There's got to be more to it, but I'll be damned if I could follow the trail any further. Secret doors aren't hidden paths, they're a necessity to getting through the game, usually telegraphed cleanly, but not always. But items almost always seem to hint a secondary use, a different quest, a different contextual use. Sometimes you'll complete a dungeon and the reward is a really bad spell the game straight up tells you is useless in combat, but give you little to no hint of what it's actually for. That one I did figure out eventually, but I think I probably missed more than I solved. If you looked up a wiki or guide for this game, hell if you looked up a map - you're basically just ruining it for yourself. You'll be left with a mediocre, slow-paced action game.
Anyway, play this game. Let it get the little gears of your mind turning. It was a very pleasant way for me to burn a long weekend.
This game was an absolute blast. Many people compare it to kings field and I can see the comparison. It has basic ♥♥♥♥♥ first person combat but the game is mainly about exploring and finding secrets. It's more fun collecting spells and weapons than actually using them. The music and atmosphere are where this game really shines though. I recommend looking into Akira's other games as well if you liked this one.
Despues de sacar todos los finales, y tener una experencia muy fumada con ellos. (senti muy bonito el final C), es un gran juego no para todos y tiene varios fallos que se pudieron mejorar:
1.- El gameplay super basico de pegar y esquivar
2.- Que no puedas repartir tus puntos en ningun momento para probar otras formas de jugar
3.- muy pocos Bosses
4.- Profundizar un poco mas en los npcs
Aun asi el sentimiento de realmente sentirse perdido y no saber que hacer acompañado con esa musica tan relajante hacen que el juego se disfrute mucho, el estilo artistico me encanto.
