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It Lurks Below
It Lurks Below is an action-oriented, survival RPG in a randomly generated world. Fight through the massive underground dungeon, customize your character with random items and find out what evil lurks below.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“In A Nutshell 🔵 Pros + Solid gameplay formula, combining equal parts of 2D Survival Sandbox and ARPG. + Optional "Descent" mode, removing all survival aspects for players only looking for an action experience. + Good variety of class choices, each with different gameplay and…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Back in the days when I spent hundreds of hours in D2, what that kept me coming back was how fun and satisfying it was to invest in and develop a character, hunting monsters for loot, grinding away for better and unique equipment. Make no mistake, It Lurks Below has that exact…”
— a player, Steam review · 132 hrs played“since this went 1.0 without anymore remaining meaningful changes or updates I won't be recommending this game. Had a lot of potential, evidently it was abandoned before that full potential could be achieved. Get on a sale if you like older school Diablo, beyond that though I…”
— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-05 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch 1.01.70
Patch notes for v1.01.70 Harvest and Halloween events have arrived in ILB! Halloween Event: - The Halloween event will run for several weeks. Collect pumpkins from monsters that are in your level rang
Patch notes for v1.01.69
Features: - I have changed the way that objects such as sticks/rocks/carrots/etc respawn over time on the surface. I have added carrots and cabbages back into the mix and checked to see if there are a
Patch notes for v1.01.68
Bugs: - I fixed a display bug with crafted gear with Rogues at high level. It read over ilevel 100 and couldn't be enchanted, but it is fixed. - If you took the new Lode Miner talent and were using a
Patch notes for v1.01.67
Features: - I have added Maize seeds to the emblem vendor Bugs: - If you placed a torch on the ground and there were no background tiles in any layer, the torch would disappear, but it is fixed. - Bla
Patch notes for v1.01.66
Features: - While holding a stack of items on your cursor if you right-click (or B-button with controller) it will place one in that inventory slot. - I made black and gold rare chests spawn much, muc
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Indie · Action · Survival · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Loot · Sandbox · Crafting · Singleplayer · Action RPG · Dungeon Crawler (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | http://www.itlurksbelow.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.2Ghz+ Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 256MB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 256 MB available space Sound Card: Required