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Lumencraft

Lumencraft

Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.

Released Feb 28, 2023 Developer 2Dynamic Games Publisher Star Drifters, Surefire.Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ExplorationActionAction RPGSandboxTower Defense
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

76.1%positive1,284 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Right. I need to tell you about this game. And I need you to stop what you’re doing, because what I’m about to describe should not work. On paper, it is the gaming equivalent of a man walking into a Michelin-starred restaurant in tracksuit bottoms and ordering a full English.…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Some of the maps are pretty challenging, but I like the gameplay. It's simple, and plays like an old arcade cabinet, but it adds to the charm. Likely abandoned at this point, last update was 2024, but still decent content plus workshop support too.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Game is great for about 20h. Then it gets repetitive quite quickly. Bugs are happening here and there, which may be frustrating. Also beware that achievements are based on a lot of pointless grinding which (i'm not kidding) will take you hundreds of hours.”

— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

774all-time peak
0 250 500 2023 2024 2025 2026 294 avg · Apr 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

88achievements
4.5%median completion
0.2%rarest: Wednesday
57.4% of players 39.2% of players 34.4% of players 33.1% of players 33.1% of players 32.4% of players 31.2% of players 29.2% of players 29.1% of players 29.0% of players 28.4% of players 23.2% of players 22.2% of players 22.0% of players 19.0% of players 19.0% of players 18.0% of players 15.1% of players 14.9% of players 14.7% of players 13.8% of players 13.1% of players 13.0% of players 12.4% of players 11.0% of players 10.6% of players 10.2% of players 10.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.8% of players 9.4% of players 9.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 7.5% of players 7.4% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.3% of players 5.5% of players 5.1% of players 4.9% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 57.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
57.4%Grasshopper — Complete the tutorial
39.2%Guns basically suck — Win a map without shooting
34.4%Scratcher — Shred a nugget or clump
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Wednesday — Hidden achievement
0.2%Master Shredder — Shred 5000 metal nuggets or Lumen clumps
0.2%Blender — Shred 1000 metal nuggets or Lumen clumps

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$19.99base price
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-21
US9.99 USD−50%
EU9.99 EUR−50%
UK8.49 GBP−50%
Australia14.75 AUD−50%
Canada12.99 CAD−50%
Japan1,150 JPY−50%
Brazil29.99 BRL−50%
China29.50 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$4.4 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-25 08-06 08-18 08-31 09-13 09-25

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 14, 2026
Steam Stats, Biomes, Co-op & Controller Fixes

A consolidated summary of several smaller updates (builds 9341, 9343, 9346): Steam Statistics Fix Fixed Steam statistics count again. Since recent update - kills, shredded items and every other Steam

Sep 10, 2026
Split-screen Co-op & Controller Customization Update

This update brings a more comfortable split-screen co-op experience, more control over your controller setup, and fixes throughout Lumencraft. Split-screen Co-op Choose Shared or Split when starting c

Sep 09, 2026
Peek-a-boo! Follow-up

Newer Hotbar We value your quick feedback after yesterday's release, so we’ve redesigned the new Hotbar inventory UI to resemble the legacy version. It now features larger and more prominent ammo indi

Sep 08, 2026
Peek-a-boo! New Controls, Inventory Overhaul & Quick Play

Time to dust off your drill We're heading back underground! This major update focuses on the things you use every time you play: moving, aiming, managing your equipment, and getting into your next exp

Jul 25, 2024
Scorchlands 1.0 is OUT NOW!

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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.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsExploration · Action · Action RPG · Sandbox · Tower Defense · Strategy · Thriller · Base-Building · Action Roguelike · Top-Down Shooter · Survival · Combat (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, French, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Indonesian, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish, Hungarian, Slovak, …
ControllerFull support
Achievements88
Official sitehttps://lumencraft-game.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Processor: Dual Core CPU @3Ghz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated GPU 2 GB VRAM, OpenGL 3.3 support Storage: 4 GB available space