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King Lucas

King Lucas

Metroidvania game with 2.5D graphics, single and multiplayer modes and classic game mechanics for the delight of platform and adventure games lovers as well as for you who didn't live the 80's; this is an opportunity for you to taste that classic feeling with the graphics and sound quality of today.

Released Dec 1, 2016 Developer DevilishGames Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieActionAdventurePlatformer2D
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

64.6%positive147 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Much better than the average retro-platformer out there, but a bit more expensive, as well. Is it worth it? Well, from the aspect of quality, it is. Full controller support (steam or not), fully configurable keys (with the exception of dashing, which is a bit annoying),…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Well worth the sale price. Not really a Metroidvania, that's a bit misleading so don't let that tag scare you away. It's really a simple platformer with a very old school feel. Very simple game, navigate rooms full of traps and monsters to rescue the princess. Each time you…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 76 found this helpful

“Now on steam, the tags and info really do give the impression that the game is a Metroidvania but in fact, this could not be further from the truth. King Lucas sees you enter a castle that’s room number expands every time you enter and tasks you with finding someone or something…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

20achievements
4.1%median completion
3.4%rarest: Good host
5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 5.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
5.3%Amateur adventurer — Walk 100 rooms.
5.3%In company — Participate in one search in multiplayer mode.
5.3%Frog Princess — Find the frog Princess.
Rarest badges of honor
3.4%Good host — Organize 20 searchs in multiplayer mode.
3.5%Barbecue! — Finish with 200 enemies using fire sword.
3.5%Magician apprentice — Finish with 150 enemies using magic stick.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 01, 2026
Cloudgazer joins King Lucas in the DevilishGames Collection

We have great news for fans of King Lucas and DevilishGames: starting September 3, Cloudgazer: A Game About Watching Clouds will be part of our Steam bundle. If you already own any of our other games,

Aug 21, 2025
DevilishGames and Making Enemies present Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

Developed by Making Enemies (Ayose Trujillo) and published by the veteran studio DevilishGames , Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence is a classic-style point & click adventure that will transport pl

Jun 25, 2025
Bambas! arrives on Steam and Consoles this Friday

Lace up your sneakers. DevilishGames is stepping up with Bambas!, a quirky new walking simulator launching this Friday on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. Remember when you were a kid,

Nov 18, 2024
Bambas! is the next game from DevilishGames.

DevilishGames is proud to announce its upcoming project: Bambas!, an innovative urban walking simulator coming to PC and consoles in the second quarter of 2025. The game promises to immerse players in

Oct 25, 2024
Insectum - Epic Battles of Bugs included in the DevilishGames Collection Bundle

Are you a true fan of DevilishGames? Take advantage of an additional discount when you purchase Insectum - Epic Battles of Bugs along with the rest of our games. And if you already own the others, don

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Action · Adventure · Platformer · 2D · Retro · Dungeon Crawler · Action-Adventure · Metroidvania · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish - Spain, Russian
ControllerFull support
Achievements20
Official sitehttp://www.kinglucas.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space