Rank 01Games like Lucius
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Lucius: Lucius II, Lucius Demake, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Remothered: Tormented Fathers, and Little Nightmares. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Stealth and Gore, like Lucius.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2010
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Why this: Also Villain Protagonist and Mature, like Lucius.
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- Released: 2012
- Developer: Shiver Games
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 79% of 3,013 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 59
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Addictive achievement hunting
- Clever use of telekinesis
- Creative ways to kill people
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Mysterious
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Why this: Also Stealth and Mature, like Lucius.



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About Lucius
The closest matches to Lucius: Lucius II, Lucius Demake, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Remothered: Tormented Fathers, and Little Nightmares. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Lucius is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lucius II, Lucius Demake and Amnesia: The Dark Descent — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and mysterious, and single out its achievement grind and puzzle driven murder setups. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Lucius is a 2012 action-adventure indie title from Shiver Games where players take control of a young boy possessing telekinesis powers living within a mansion. The gameplay focuses on puzzle-driven murder setups using stealth-avoidance mechanics to orchestrate apparent accidents. Players describe the narrative as dark and immersive, highlighting the clever use of telekinesis to create increasingly creative scenarios. Reviewers also note the addictive quality of achievement-hunting and the satisfaction of sequence-breaking through puzzle solutions. The experience is marked as challenging in difficulty with a medium-length solo campaign. Priced at $1.49, the game holds a 79% positive rating from over 3000 Steam reviews and is verified playable on Steam Deck.
About Lucius: Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.
Is Lucius worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 80% of 3,013 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Addictive achievement hunting
- Clever use of telekinesis
- Creative ways to kill people
- Dark and immersive story
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I wanna love this game, honestly, but this game is sooooo buggy. the hints suck and the puzzles suck even harder. game elements are added and removed without reason and the story is difficult to follow. not to mention that half of the…”
People who play it also play: Lucius II, Lucius Demake, Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Frequently asked about Lucius
Can I run it?
Does Lucius run on Steam Deck?
Lucius is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Lucius cost?
Lucius is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lucius?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lucius are Lucius II, Lucius Demake, Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Who developed Lucius?
Lucius was developed by Shiver Games.