LIZARDS MUST DIE
Third-person hack-and-slash battles against invading lizards and aliens
Smola Game Studio · Published by Smola Game Studio, Agafonoff · Released Sep 27, 2023
ActionAdventureIndieMassively Multiplayer
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 26K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 52 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 10 months ago
- Oct 31, 2025
What is LIZARDS MUST DIE?
This third-person hack-and-slash game follows warriors defending Rus lands and Hyperborea from invading lizards and aliens. You fight hordes with fast attacks and combos, using characters armed with swords, a shield, or a berdysh.
For you if...
- +you like fast melee combat against groups of enemies
- +you enjoy fantasy takes on Slavic mythology
- +you want to fight alongside friends in co-op
Not for you if...
- −you want a serious, tightly plotted story
- −you prefer slow, deliberate combat to rapid attacks
What players say
96% of 26,439 reviews are positive · 80% of 52 in the last 30 days
Players praise the absurd humor and music. Many criticize the clunky combat and rough animations, while some report unreliable hit detection.
Screenshots and trailer
LIZARDS MUST DIE system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 (4GB+ of VRAM)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz / AMD Ryzen 7
- Graphics
- Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT (8GB+ of VRAM)
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 28
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Historical
- Souls-like
- Spectacle fighter
- Hack and Slash
- Third Person
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
- Difficult
- Realistic
- Action RPG
- Fantasy
- Action-Adventure
- Action
- RPG
- 3D
- Female Protagonist
Recent updates
- Oct 31, 2025 · "Yashurmore" update
- Jan 26, 2024 · MULTIPLAYER - BIG UPDATE FOR LIZARDS MUST DIE
- Oct 2, 2023 · The God-pleasing patch of the first day of the Rusa vs Lizards game
- Sep 30, 2023 · Bugfix 2
1 DLC available.
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