Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

Difficult roguelite management sim about extracting energy from monsters

ProjectMoon · Released Apr 9, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 57K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 594 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,281; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 4 years ago; Nov 3, 2021

What is Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation?

A single-player roguelite management simulation set in a facility that contains creatures called Abnormalities. As its manager, you assign employees to work with them, learn their rules through trial and error, meet daily energy quotas, and expand into new departments.

For you if...

+you enjoy difficult management built on trial and error
+you want psychological horror and a story-rich setting
+you like high-pressure micromanagement and repeated resets

Not for you if...

−you want a relaxed management game with forgiving mistakes
−you dislike repetition or losing progress after bad decisions
−you mainly want story without demanding management gameplay

What players say

94% of 57,163 reviews are positive · 96% of 594 in the last 30 days

Players praise the worldbuilding, narrative, characters, music, and varied Abnormalities. The main complaints are relentless micromanagement, repeated resets, and losing hours of progress to poorly understood creature rules; some players also say mods are needed to make the later game tolerable.

Screenshots and trailer

Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 8.1 or later
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570
Graphics: GeForce GTX 550 ti or Radeon hd 6570
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB 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
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
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
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Bulgarian, Spanish - Latin America, French, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil.