Unique evil-child premise
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“What a brilliant game idea!”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Lucius
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Shiver Games2012Horror · Adventure · Puzzle
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A janky, dated but charming Omen-style game where you play Satan's son staging household murders. Skip it if you dislike linear, guide-dependent puzzles or buggy old games.
Great for
Nostalgic fans of dark humor and villain protagonists who tolerate jank and the occasional walkthrough
Main risk
One scripted solution per kill, vague hints and bugs force guide use and can block progress
What players love
Nostalgia and YouTuber memories
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Pure nostalgia trip! Lucius is surprisingly hilarious and just as fun as I remembered.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Satisfying creative kills and gore
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The kills are super gorey and the story is super interesting.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Dark atmosphere and Omen vibe
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The sound effects and atmosphere are spot on”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Funny dark humor and charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I found it genuinely hilarious.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
Runs smoothly, short, autosaves
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“this game could run on a rock.”
Steam review · 40.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky controls, dated visuals, boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Very rigid, janky, and boring.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Vague hints force walkthroughs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The game expects you to pick up on the clues yet they will be hidden in the most confusing places where you'll be running around for 20 minutes trying to figure out what to do.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Linear, only one solution per kill
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I expected a demonic sandbox chock full of whimsically creative murder. Instead, I got a mediocre Hitman clone with exactly one (absurdly specific) solution for each murder.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Chapter 13 has an object thats necessary for the mission that sometimes just doesnt spawn.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Pointless 20 and 40 hour achievements
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Going for all achievements is fairly easy, until all that is left is playing for 20 and 40 hours. Hilarious when this can be 100% in less than 10.”
Steam review · 40.1 h played ↗
Crashes or won't start on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“The game cannot even start, it just crashes after the opening cutscene.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP, VISTA, 7
ProcessorPentium 4 1,5GHz or Athlon XP equivalent
Memory1.5 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA 8600 Series or ATI equivalent
Storage3 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows XP, VISTA, 7
ProcessorPentium Core 2 2,6GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA 260 GT Series or ATI equivalent with 512MB of Graphics Memory
Storage3 GB HD space
OSWindows XP, VISTA, 7
ProcessorPentium 4 1,5GHz or Athlon XP equivalent
Memory1.5 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA 8600 Series or ATI equivalent
Storage3 GB HD space
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