The Lacerator
Survival horror where losing limbs changes how you play
Games From The Abyss · Published by DreadXP · Released Oct 9, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 99% of 168
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 27, 2025
What is The Lacerator?
This third-person survival horror game follows Max, an ’80s porn star trying to escape a killer’s hideout. Using fixed cameras or an over-the-shoulder view, you explore, collect puzzle items, avoid traps, and fight with melee weapons and guns. Multiple main paths lead to different endings.
For you if...
- +you like managing inventory and making limited ammunition last
Not for you if...
- −you avoid sexual themes and graphic dismemberment
What players say
99% of 168 reviews are positive
Players praise the campy humor and the variety between routes. Some also note the short length as a drawback.
Screenshots and trailer
The Lacerator system requirements
Minimum: GTX 960, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Lacerator?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 64 bits
- Processor
- 2.9 GHz
- Graphics
- GTX 960 or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does The Lacerator have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Lacerator run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- 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
- 41
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does The Lacerator 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Survival Horror
- Horror
- Survival
- Assassins
- Comedy
- Multiple Endings
- Nonlinear
- Exploration
- Inventory Management
- Metroidvania
- 1980s
- Dark
- Retro
- Action-Adventure
- Puzzle
- Third Person
Recent updates
- Oct 27, 2025 · The Lacerator Update - V1.0.1
- Dec 7, 2024 · The Lacerator Dev Update