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Lunacid
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
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 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
46 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Such a great game! From its first moments in the character creator all the way to the final boss and ending. Just the vibes here... it's such a "thing" of its own. There's something deeply personal about this world that…”
“fantastic game. I've never played a kings field game before, but man this game really spoke out to me. An amazing experience with tons of little secrets, if you're the type of gamer that loves to 100% games, this one is…”
“When a dreamer awakens. What happens to the inhabitants of the dream? Lunacid has become on of my favorite games of all time. I am absolutely in love with the atmosphere and the visuals. You can tell how much love has…”
37 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Such a great game! From its first moments in the character creator all the way to the final boss and ending. Just the vibes here... it's such a "thing" of its own. There's something deeply personal about this world that…”
“When a dreamer awakens. What happens to the inhabitants of the dream? Lunacid has become on of my favorite games of all time. I am absolutely in love with the atmosphere and the visuals. You can tell how much love has…”
“Lunacid pulled me in with its gameplay and art direction, and kept me playing through because I fell in love with the atmosphere of the Great Well. I never played Kingsfield as a kid, but this game makes me wish I did.…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“ABSOLUTE CINEMA! from the amazing gameplay with multiple builds and variety of weapons, to an amazing intricate built world to explore and all of it coming together with a perfect soundtrack that is just the cherry on…”
“Very cool game, good OST, but it has some problems. The biggest one of them is overcomplicated level design of locations, it was such a struggle to find a way in those locations like catacombs and hollow basin. Good…”
“Game has an incredible style, an amazing soundtrack, and an intriguing story, but the retro touch is unfortunately too heavy handed on the gameplay side. That there is no map is not a problem (one can just sketch one's…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Such a great game! From its first moments in the character creator all the way to the final boss and ending. Just the vibes here... it's such a "thing" of its own. There's something deeply personal about this world that…”
“Game has an incredible style, an amazing soundtrack, and an intriguing story, but the retro touch is unfortunately too heavy handed on the gameplay side. That there is no map is not a problem (one can just sketch one's…”
“A standout in a genre that's been around 45 years. Quite, consistently intriguing, and oddly cozy in a way I didn't know I wanted a dungeon crawler to be. Wasn't expecting such a likeable cast of cooky characters in the…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“fantastic game. I've never played a kings field game before, but man this game really spoke out to me. An amazing experience with tons of little secrets, if you're the type of gamer that loves to 100% games, this one is…”
“I played it for the first time by pirating the game, I liked it so much that I bought it, got the level 5 badge and hunted all the achievements, easily one of my favorite games of all time. Also insanely awesome dev”
“Kira once again shows that they are an incredible writer, designer, programmer and talented person. Lunacid is incredibly captivating and engaging while also tickling the brain with a subversive narrative for those who…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I've liked some other retro dungeon crawler RPGs like Morrowind or Arx Fatalis, but something is not clicking for me with this game. The music doesn't really fit the aesthetic imo, navigation and exploration is more…”
“Every single enemy is a giant tanky mess with 3 animations”
“Very cool game, good OST, but it has some problems. The biggest one of them is overcomplicated level design of locations, it was such a struggle to find a way in those locations like catacombs and hollow basin. Good…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“When a dreamer awakens. What happens to the inhabitants of the dream? Lunacid has become on of my favorite games of all time. I am absolutely in love with the atmosphere and the visuals. You can tell how much love has…”
“Definitely not for everyone can feel like a walking sim at times and a bit buggy sometimes, but I enjoyed it ultra wide supported with minor UI bugs”
“get lost constantly: the game”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Definitely not for everyone can feel like a walking sim at times and a bit buggy sometimes, but I enjoyed it ultra wide supported with minor UI bugs”
“While I did encounter some bugs/jank, this is an incredible dungeon crawler in the vein of Kings Field/Dark Souls that will be an instant love for anyone that enjoys those types of games. I loved being rewarded for…”
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ input lag you cant disable on mouse movements (minimal + you get used to it), also my game softlocked once (on the entry after the boat ride) and then crashed another time on floor 31 of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ trial…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I was intrigued by this game because of the unique vibes in a soulslike setting, and the rave reviews describing how good it is. I ended up playing through it until 100% completion, and I’m writing this mostly as a fair description to anyone curious about the game. Pros The…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Beautiful yet creepy game, I love the art, the low fidelity textures, a dream like world. I intentionally stayed in Yosei Forest longer than I should because of its beauty. The game is packed with secrets, discovering hidden walls, find loots rare weapons and skill rings. There…”
— a player, Steam review · 53 hrs played“starts off slow ... but picks up the pace really fast. i really recomend it for anyone that is bored of games in general and wants something they dont know what to expect from...just go in blind and only look up info if you are really completely stuck on a map edit: played mouse…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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2.2.0 Patch Notes
Fixed Light Reveal localization Fixed Critical Hit Position Fixed Incorrect Clive Dialog Fixed Shulker corrupted animation Fixed NPC spawn Added Characters to Chinese font Sorry for taking so long on
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Progress and Plans for 2026
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Lunacid: Tears of Moon Release
Hello! Lunacid: Tears of the Moon is now available for free on Steam. It’s a Lunacid spin-off made with the Sword of Moonlight — a toolkit from 2000 used to create King’s Field like games that was rel
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Dungeon Crawler · Dark Fantasy · First-Person · RPG · Retro · Atmospheric · Souls-like · Action RPG · Singleplayer · Indie · Metroidvania · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 26 |
| Official site | https://www.kira-llc.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3 1.3 GHz Memory: 4 MB RAM Graphics: 2GB Intregraded graphics Storage: 800 MB available space Sound Card: Windows Audio