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Lilac 0
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Really fun indie shmup, zeroranger flavored. enemies have a similarly high ttk, and that's a little annoying at times, but it has full analog movement and a cool gimmick (the dash), so i'd definitely recommend it to stg enjoyers. Got through novice, and then tried master to see…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I finished it in half an hour then spend a little more time to unlock the second playable character (called Mordred) and play with it a little bit. I only finished this game with so little time, because I'm so bad in these kind of games that I had to play it on "Practise"…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I've been waiting for a game to scratch that zero ranger itch of fun, cool, and rewarding to play for a modern audience. If you're stuck on a level they even got a practice mode that lets you replay bosses. For someone that's never done a 1cc before that's greatly appreciated. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Update 6.1 ( Hotfix )
This update adds a correction for a bug introduced in the last update, where the local scoreboard was not saved properly, leading to a crash when playing in Normal mode on the result screen. BulletPri
Update 1.6 - Practice difficulty
Difficulty Options The "Novice" difficulty was renamed to "Normal" so as not to discourage players from trying it out. Added a new difficulty called "Practice" for newer players. Practice is essential
Update 1.5.2 – Visibility option
Update 1.5.2 Patch Notes Visibility Changes: Added a new option in the Display Menu called "Shots". It lets you toggle between two color modes for player shots, scan, and slashing effects. Bright Mode
Update 1.5 – Dash indicator, QoL, bug fixes
Update 1.5 Patch Notes Gameplay Added an indicator to show whether the player has dashes remaining (the player appears as a single color when out of dashes) HUD Added an option to display the HUD at t
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Heads-up to let you know Electric Underground is hosting another Shmup Slam event this weekend, 17-18 May, and Lilac 0 is going to be one of the featured games! If you're not familiar with Shmup Slam,
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade · Bullet Hell · 2D · Shooter · Pixel Graphics · Singleplayer · Futuristic · Old School · Retro · Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option · DualShock Controller Support |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 14 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 or newer Processor: i3 @1.5ghz or potato equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 750 or better Storage: 750 MB available space