Lucius Demake similar games & best alternatives

Lucius Demake

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

Lucius game has been demade, and is now ready for mayhem. Enjoy all the gore now in fewer pixels and fewer colors. The original game has been fully demade to achieve the atmosphere of an 80's style gory adventure. Lucius is now killing all the pixels and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it.

What works

  • Faithful retro demake of original lucius
  • Engaging horror story and atmosphere
  • Smooth gameplay with improved controls
  • Chiptune soundtrack and pixel art style
  • Low system requirements and bug fixes

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length and low replayability
  • Some find audio annoying or repetitive
  • Limited player freedom and linear puzzles
  • Final boss fights can be frustrating
  • Lack of character customization or multiplayer

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Terror At Oakheart

  • EvilQuest

  • Camp Sunshine

  • One Dog Story

  • Mad Father

  • Pink Hour

Less dominating

Games that feels like Lucius Demake but with less domination over others

  • Just Ignore Them

  • Anodyne

  • Wolf & Rabbit

  • Misao - 2024 HD Remaster

  • The Count of Monte Clicker

  • The Boogie Man

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Lucius Demake but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • It Lurks Below

  • Pixel Dungeon

  • Shattered Pixel Dungeon

  • Star of Providence

  • Slash or Die

  • Cathedral

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Lucius Demake: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Experimenting.

Last update: 03/08/2026