The Count Lucanor

Pixel-art horror adventure with castle puzzles and branching endings

Baroque Decay · Published by Neon Doctrine, Raw Fury · Released Mar 3, 2016

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 3,002
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 26 in 30 days
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 2 years ago; Apr 9, 2024

What is The Count Lucanor?

This single-player horror adventure follows Hans into a fairy-tale castle, where he is promised wealth if he passes a trial. Explore the castle, place candles to light your path, talk to characters for clues, solve puzzles with found items, and hide from enemies. Your choices can lead to different endings.

For you if...

+you like dark fairy tales with multiple endings
+you enjoy exploring castles and solving item-based puzzles
+you like stealth and avoiding enemies in horror games

Not for you if...

−you want fast movement while exploring
−you dislike hiding from enemies while solving puzzles

What players say

93% of 3,002 reviews are positive · 84% of 26 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dark fairy-tale atmosphere, pixel art, story, and alternate endings. The most common complaint is Hans's slow walking speed, particularly when pursuing other endings; some players also criticize the save system.

Screenshots and trailer

The Count Lucanor system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Graphics: Intel HD 3000
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 512 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 32
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Russian, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Italian, Czech.