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Lucid9: Inciting Incident

Choice-driven mystery visual novel about murders at a school

Fallen Snow Studios · Released Apr 14, 2016

CasualSimulationFree To Play

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 1,036
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
0
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
6 years ago
Dec 23, 2019

What is Lucid9: Inciting Incident?

This free-to-play visual novel is set in the fictional city of Isamu. You play as high school student Yama Ishimoto, reading through his story and making choices that affect the outcome as he investigates murders linked to his school. This is the first part of a larger story.

For you if...

  • +you like mysteries shaped by your story choices
  • +you enjoy character-focused stories with psychological horror elements

Not for you if...

  • −you need a complete story in one installment
  • −you prefer fast action over reading a mystery

What players say

90% of 1,036 reviews are positive

Players praise the murder mystery's writing and distinct characters.

Screenshots and trailer

Lucid9: Inciting Incident

Lucid9: Inciting Incident system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows XP
Processor
1.66 GHz
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
700 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
13
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English.

Tags

Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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