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Lucius

Third-person horror adventure about staging deadly accidents with supernatural powers

Shiver Games · Released Oct 26, 2012

ActionAdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 8,663
Recent reviews
Very Positive
87% of 31 in 30 days
Players
11
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Dec 1, 2017
Minimum PC
8600 Series
1.5 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 59/100 (critic reviews)

What is Lucius?

A third-person horror adventure set in Dante Manor. After gaining supernatural powers on his sixth birthday, Lucius explores the house and uses telekinesis and mind control to arrange deadly accidents for its residents.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy solving grim puzzles with supernatural powers
  • +you like single-player horror told from the villain's perspective

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike gore and violence against household residents
  • −you want freedom to improvise each kill

What players say

81% of 8,663 reviews are positive · 87% of 31 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dark humor, horror atmosphere, and varied death scenes. They most often complain about obscure, rigid puzzles and bugs that can block progress; some also find the controls clunky.

Players over time

▲ +47% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 24 players on Nov 2, 2026.

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How many players finish Lucius?

14% of Steam players have unlocked «Son of the Devil », the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

Lucius screenshot 1

Lucius system requirements

Minimum: 8600 Series, 1.5 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP, VISTA, 7
Processor
Pentium 4 1,5GHz or Athlon XP equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA 8600 Series or ATI equivalent
Memory
1.5 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB HD space

Recommended

OS
Windows XP, VISTA, 7
Processor
Pentium Core 2 2,6GHz or AMD equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA 260 GT Series or ATI equivalent with 512MB of Graphics Memory
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB HD space

Does Lucius have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Lucius run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Gamepad not enabled by default
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
58
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, French.

Does Lucius use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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