Lucius

It is fun but I wouldn't mind a remaster/remake with better graphics and perhaps some improvements within the UI, but overall it's okay

It's a interesting game sadly it's very short but it's a really fun puzzle game, aside from 1 level that felt like it needed more time being made it's a great older game, if you want a fun short game buy this on sale

When a game suddenly has to be creative with their budget and time, sometimes cult classics such as Lucius are born. A phenomonal and clunky experience.

This game is super fun, the progression is good, kills are super over the top, story is pretty good, and the mechanics work great. I enjoyed collecting every achievement too.

Bought this game in 2019 after getting a hit of nostalgia from rewatching PewDiePie play this.
Still holds up great and is fun to play

Broken on new Hardware. CANT EVEN PLAY IT

it took me getting to the end of the game to finally memorize the house. 'twas fun, takes a lot of exploring to figure out what to do which i like. imagine my shock when i was allowed to see uncle tom's tango with one of the maids and using a peephole and everything, then i thought "well it is an early 2010s game it wasnt that big of a deal back then" so yeah, fun!

its fun?

Playing the role of Lucius, a six-year-old boy endowed with supernatural abilities, who is tasked with orchestrating deadly "accidents" within his family's mansion is fun.

20 & 40 Hour achievements are a pain, game can be finished in about 3 to 4 hours.

7.5/10

I've been waiting to play this game since release and now that I've got a PC I was finally able to play it. I loved it just like I did watching it be played years ago! Great game and concept. Lets Go Lucius!!

an enjoyable puzzle game.

Lovely game <666

Good game in fact
BUT, if only you watch youtube for walkthrough, game doesnt provide you much of hints of what you need to do, everything is scripted. Each chapter may take you 3 mins to finish, but find out how to beat the chapter will take you 30 hours each.
And final mission give me 7fps
This game is broken. You can never finish the last mission. Dont buy it

The game cannot even start, it just crashes after the opening cutscene. Do not buy, at least i can say that it crashes on windows 11, didnt tried win 10

nice

it is alright. sometimes it is fun to figure out how to complete the chapter. sometimes it is glitchy and/or overly difficult to complete (especially the last few chapters).

The game is challenging and not for the faint of heart. It is exactly like you would expect it to be. If you get stuck, there are plenty of tutorials and walk throughs that you can find online to aid your journey. It's a game that can be sensitive to some to play and listen to, so tread lightly if those types of things bother you.

Played through this game after buying from a hit of nostalgia from the 2012-2013 YouTube era.

Overall the game has a great concept, the atmosphere is eerie and depressing. You cant help but feel a sense of unease while playing.

For a game that came out in 2012, the amount of things you interact with during the play-through is very surprising and a big charm for the game.

However, the accessibility for the average player is very little. I found myself constantly haven't to search up where to go during missions as direction is minimal at most. Due to this, finishing the game really becomes a drag and you find yourself happy its over.

Although this game wont be updated, had it had more hints for someone playing for the first time, the experience and delivery of the game would have been exceptional.

I do think the game deserves recognition and hope the later instalments improve upon the poorer aspects of this title.

from when I originally watched PewDiePie play this as a kid I have come full circle and have finally been able to experience the game for myself, while its age shows i do think its held up quite well. it has been a teeny bit buggy but for the most part I really only struggled once I hit chapter 9 because the game would just break on me and it got quite frustrating. after stepping away for a bit I came back with the patience needed and was able to finally finish the game. I would absolutely recommend this game to anyone, it is entertaining and satisfying to play as this evil spawn of Lucifer. onto the next game, !

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Enjoyed the game. Had a fun time. Achievements make it look better than it is though, there's no way you'll need even ten hours to complete one playthrough.

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It's alright, had to use a guide half the time. Wish they gave more ways to kill them.

its decent

This game is very fun, i enjoyed playing through each chapter, getting confused on what to do and the little side quests you could do while going through the chapters, the only thing i would have said is having more information on what to do in each chapter as i got quite confused on trying to complete the chapters without a guide but over all it is very enjoyable!

Absolute cinema

mama, we all go to hell

Lucius is A Very Insane Game. Why you ask?:

Good Things:

✔ It's A Demon Kid Being The Spawn, That Is The Son Of Lucifer!~
✔ The Killing Animations In Here Is Very Interesting As Hell~
✔ Story-telling Is Crazy.. Because The Creativity To The Creators~
✔ Traveling All Around The Mansion That Is Owned By Lucius's Family, The Wagner's~
✔ Trying To Getaway With All The People In The House, He's Killing~

Bad Things:

✖ Has It's Weird Buggy Moments With The Game.
✖ Your Character Loads In, Sometimes Floating!~
✖ Sometimes You'll Get Stuck In-Game With A Glitch.
✖ Other Times It's That The Animations Will Get Broken!
✖ Sounds To The Characters Or Cutscenes Will Be Off Sync.

• P.S. - I Just Want The "Shiver Games" Community To Get More Creative With The Lucifer/Lucius Story-telling A Little Better With The Acting On All The Lucius Games, Next Time.. Keep It Up Btw~

Great game, far from perfect but pretty enjoyable.

If I leave it open for too long while idle then it'll bug and crash out the whole game but it is super fun!! 10/10 recommend!!!!!! Works well with Mini PC!

Great game very fun! I will say lots of bugs or just bad luck for me but it is a 2012 game so you know the first is the worst. Loved the story. But overall a good intro to the series. The power of Christ compels you!

played for hours just to not be able to finish it cus the 2nd priest at the end runs too fast for the fire to hit him, dont recommend.

Just finished it:

-The game is at its most enjoyable when you know your surroundings. I recommend doing a crap ton of exploring so you make your life easier for yourself. If you don't, you end up mindlessly killing people you don't know and also getting stuck on missions/chapters (for example, in ch.10 you need superglue and if you don't get it before it's an absolute nightmare to get to).
-DO YOUR CHORES. There are 5 from your mother, Nancy, for a start, and I missed one with the gardener I didn't know existed. When you do them all, you get a tricycle which makes your life way easier.
-This is also a really janky game, so if things don't work the first time that's why.
- The Jigsaw/Puzzle ending is way better than the fire ending, but is way more difficult/percise.
- Shoot people lol

I've never played a game like this before, it's quite original in how it plays out in working out the puzzles on the next kill, the game doesn't offer as many hints as new games do now days. I did get stuck twice going through the story but the majority is quite straight forward. It's an easy game to complete all the achievements but the most annoying achievement would be hitting the 40 hours game play, while the main story and chapter select on mopping up the missed achievements took me to about 12 hours of game play! For a few quid to buy it's not a bad little game! 4/10

its very good game i loved so much

I'm reviewing every game I've played so far—let's talk about Lucius. I picked it up after watching Laink & Terracid play it, and while the story is briefly entertaining, it quickly gets dull. Hunting for achievements is a slog, and honestly, I wouldn’t recommend it beyond the initial curiosity.

Always wanted to play this in middle school, but wasn't able to until after I became an adult. Now playing for the first time in 2024, I love it! It holds up well and is still so unique. I love this game. I'm also high af and having SUCH a good time.

Entertaining

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I can't even play the game because it kicks me out of the game after the intro cutscene

loved it when it first came out, not as good as i remember it now!

An early 2010's puzzle game with a lot of charm, definitely better than it's sequels but even the sequels have their charm.
It was just done it's best here and you should absolutely experience it above all else.

fills your craving

If I was writing this review all the way back when I originally played it in 2015 it would have gotten a positive review, however having it replayed in 2024 to get a handful of achievements I was missing I am now definitely of the mixed to negative opinion.

The game is really unique, there is no many games where you get to play a child, the devils son, and have to murder your family members and hired help in different ways and try to get away with it. The Deed series is the only one that I can even think of that is similar.

However the game really didn't age well at all. It is full of bugs, has awkward controls and the graphics instantly give away that it is a decade+ old game.

On top of that it also has multiple stupid achievements that you will have to deal with if you care about getting the 100%. The worst 2 being having to leave the game on idle for 40 hours and drive a tricycle around in a circle for way too long.

Shame, because it is a game with massive amounts of potential.

Works without any issues on Linux with Proton (9.0-3).

I sobbed when he killed someone in cold blood for nothing that first time. He's so evil. Also, dat game is too linear.

firstly, I had bought this game from having a nostalgic blast watching an old pewdiepie meme (they see me rollin') and initially played it for half an hour from frustration with the controls. I then decided it would be a fun and easy game to achieve 100% so i came back to it after a week of avoiding it and i am glad i did.

Story: 4/10

I am a huge sucker for biblical stories so following the story was simple for me. The game opens with the birth of Lucius through a cinematic, unfortunately losing my interest until chapter 10 and above where answers to the questions from the opening cinematic are given. From chapter 1 to the Forth felt copy and pasted and nothing was given to me to ask questions, even a hint of small story to give me a push to get more and possibly even guess where the story was going would have made playing the first 10 chapters better and less of a chore to get to the story.

Gameplay: 5/10

Learning powers from Satan in your bedroom throughout the game, in my opinion, was done badly. Learning game abilities through tutorials cuts of immersion for me and ruined the impact power of first using the ability. There was a few bugs here and there with the only impactful one on my gameplay being a softlock(?) outside the house but this is a 12 year old game so it is to be expected. The game saves your progress at the start of every chapter giving us the choice of what chapter to go to, whenever. I do feel like the game centred more on how the characters were killed than lucius till chapter 10 soley trying to hold onto the players that dont care much for the story or the puzzles. The puzzles and riddles were done well in some and poorly in others, i had searched up the solution to 4 chapters and giggles from the stupidity and simplicity. Overall the concept for this game and its mechanics was fun and engaging more times than not.

100%: 5/10

difficulty - 1/10 simply playing the game will nat you most achievements
grind - 4/10 a playtime of 40 hours to get 2 time based achievements really sucks
enjoyability - 8/10 other than the 20 and 40 hour acievements the game had some fun achievements that kept me looking forward to getting them (personal fave "shoot 5 people")

replay-ability: 0/10

once you have played it once it loses the puzzle charm and becomes a speedrun to get to the end as there is nothing else to do while running around other than get the achievements. Personally, i wont be playing the game again.



i really enjoyed playing this game, having played the entire story in about 9 hours and achieving all but the timed achievements by the 14 hour mark was a let down as i then had to keep the game open for 26 hours or play it 3 more times (i just kept it open as i played subnautica). The story only got good after the half way point and the gameplay improved gradually after the 4th chapter. So if someone was to ask if they should play it, i'd ask if they were patient. This is an engaging title that gives critical thinkers a run for their money all while it sets up a story that is engaging enough if you stick with it to the end.

Overall: 4.5/10

Very short game, puzzles are sometimes kind of ass though.

The game gave me a strong hint of nostalgia.
However,I cant play without watching a guide/walkthrough.
^ I still love it tho lol
You should buy this game when its on sale lol

Never bothered playing the sequels, mainly because of this game

This is one of those few games I've bought that I played close to it's release date, I think. Back when I didn't research achievements, and definitely didn't wait to see what others thought of the game before I decided to get it.

Having more money than sense is a part of it too.

The funniest part of it is this game could have been great. The concept of being a kid, the son of the devil in fact, and being tasked with killing everyone could have been brilliant - if not for the humdrum way the game forces you to do your killing. It makes no allowances for creativity at all - every kill has to be done a certain way, with a certain method, in a certain place, at a certain time. And then with the burning down the house... so cliched.

Being stuck doing the game in such a linear fashion only enhances the bad aspects, from what I recall. Bland, often colourless scenery and rooms, boring and often confusing gameplay as you try to figure out what to do... about the best part of the game was getting new powers and talking to dad.


Add in the fact there's some broken achievement for playing for a zillion hours - pointless, because it just makes 'hours played' meaningless when we all have to leave the game on afk for a few weeks.