Lucah: Born of a Dream

Lucah: Born of a Dream

melessthanthree · 2018

Fluid, weighty combat with satisfying rhythm

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The WhatsNext verdict

If you want a surreal action RPG where expressive combat and a bleak hand-drawn nightmare aesthetic are the main attraction, Lucah delivers a distinctive experience. Play it if you can tolerate opaque storytelling and occasional visual confusion.

What it does best

  • A singular nightmare-sketch visual identity

  • Fluid, weighty combat with satisfying rhythm

  • A bleak, hypnotic dreamlike atmosphere

What might put you off

  • Abstract visuals can obscure navigation and combat tells

  • Cryptic, dense storytelling

The setup

What you are walking into

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.

Where it lives

LinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)MacNintendo Switch

Genre

Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureIndie

Vibe

ActionHorror
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