Lamentum

Buy88%

Very Positive · 842 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Obscure Tales · Survival Horror · Aug 27, 2021

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$15.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
19
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio0 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Lamentum?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 78 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 842 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 265 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
36% of themes are praise46% are divided18% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
99 of 265 sampled reviews raised it
Its gameplay isn’t superficial and the story, although a downer, is meaningful.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
78 of 265 sampled reviews raised it
The exploration was pure terror, especially in areas smothered by shadows and you can’t see what’s around you, where you have to decide between fighting or lighting your way!
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 265 sampled reviews raised it
Lamentum is a very, very decent game for fans of the Lovecraftian horror and the Pixel Graphics genre.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 265 sampled reviews raised it
Though there is no voice acting, the ambience invokes despair through music and sound design, the dark heart of the game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story99 reviews
Gameplay78 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
85% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Characters
60% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
90% still recommend
Interface
89% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$15.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $15.99