Underplayed Gems

Lamentum (2021)

Lamentum cover
Developer
Obscure Tales
Publisher
Neon Doctrine
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 826 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 8.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a slow, tense pixel-art horror with limited resources and life-or-death decisions in a gothic mansion

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What players say

Players call it a pixel-art loveletter to classic Resident Evil and Silent Hill, set in 19th century New England with Lovecraftian monsters. The game takes roughly 6 hours and has four endings, but players split on difficulty: some find combat laughably easy, others die in one hit on hard mode. A common complaint is the inability to skip dialogue during boss fights.

Screenshots

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