Lucah: Born of a Dream

melessthanthree / Syndicate Atomic LLC. · 21 Aug 2018

PEGI 12

PCNintendo Switch

About

A top-down hack-and-slash where Lucah must fight to reclaim their identity from the grasp of the Nightmare monsters that inhabit the dream-like land. Lucah: Born of a Dream features a hand-drawn surrealist artstyle and contains heavy themes relating to organized religion, queerness and suppression of one's identity through indoctrination.

Special Offer

Includes the THE DESCENT, a free, ultra-challenging expansion to LUCAH: BORN OF A DREAM. To access this standalone story, head to this mysterious door at the end of Track 7/the beginning of Track 8, and talk to the cultist beside it!

This expansion features a whole new story with new enemies, encounters, a new sacrament, and big secrets to discover...if you can survive it.

About the Game

HACK, SLASH, ASCEND. Lucah: Born of a Dream is a harrowing struggle through our worst nightmares.

You have been MARKED, cursed to have your inner demons come to life as vicious Nightmares. After awakening a false god, you must atone. Traverse the hellish realm of dreams, endure the nightmare onslaught, and uncover the strength to accept yourself.

Master a deep combat system that blends ranged- and melee-action with rich customization. Explore an atmospheric world of repressed memories and unspeakable feelings. Lay waste to the Nightmares in a kinetic flurry of beautiful violence.

Striking colors and evocative linework elicit a surreal sense of ambiguity and tension.
Mix and match different Attack Mantras to create an endless variety of flashy combos.
Befriend Familiars and use their ranged magic to turn the course of battle.
Personalize your character with Virtues like slow-motion dodges, stunning parries, or vampiric attacks.
Use Rewinds to instantly retry a battle you were failing to achieve better results.

Caution! This game contains flashing patterns that might be disruptive to people with photosensitive epilepsy. See content warnings below.