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If Lucius II is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lucius, Lucius III and Lucius Demake — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its creative murder methods matter, comedic and dark. 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.

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About Lucius II: Lucius is taken to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict’s Hospital by unsuspecting caretakers. The Book of Revelation predicts the birth of a child that would end up ruling the world with an iron rod. The first part of this prophecy has been fulfilled. It is time to take care of the rest.

2015ActionIndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 48Windows · Linuxby Shiver Games
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Steam players who put hours into Lucius II also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Lucius

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Lucius II.

    Top pick for Lucius II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.

    2012ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Lucius III

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Lucius II.

    Second-strongest match for Lucius II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lucius II.

    Lucius is back. In a whole new narrative experience, he now returns to his old neighborhood of Winter Hill. The path will be a difficult one, with trials and tribulations waiting ahead. Has he made the right choices? Is it finally time to end it all?

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Lucius Demake

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Lucius II.

    Third-strongest match for Lucius II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Lucius game has been demade, and is now ready for mayhem. Enjoy all the gore now in fewer pixels and fewer colors. The original game has been fully demade to achieve the atmosphere of an 80's style gory adventure. Lucius is now killing all the pixels and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure0.74 USDSteam ↗
  4. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Lucius II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

    2010ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Outlast

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Lucius II.

    Ranked #5 for Lucius II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Remothered: Tormented Fathers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Lucius II.

    Ranked #6 for Lucius II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. TORMENTOR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Lucius II.

    Ranked #7 for Lucius II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Take on the role of a merciless torturer. Earn money from video transmissions of your manhunts.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Evil Within

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Lucius II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Lucius II.

    Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Lucius II

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Lucius

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Lucius II.

    Reviewers of Lucius II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.

    2012ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. HITMAN™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Lucius II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Lucius II.

    There is a world beyond ours. Beyond nations, justice, ethics. It never sleeps. It exists everywhere. And once you enter....there is no going back. Welcome to the World of Assassination. You are Agent 47, the world's ultimate assassin.

    2016ActionSteam ↗
  3. The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Lucius II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Lucius II.

    In up to four player co-op, form a group of explorers searching for treasure. In this cursed jungle, danger is everywhere and monstrous creatures alter reality. Stay clear-headed and tame the jungle before it devours you…

    2026ActionAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lucius II at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lucius II on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lucius II on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lucius II.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lucius II on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Lucius II.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lucius II on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lucius II.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lucius II on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lucius II on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lucius II.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lucius II on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lucius II on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lucius II.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lucius II.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Lucius II.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lucius II.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lucius II.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lucius II.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lucius II.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Shiver Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Shiver Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Lucius

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Lucius II.

    Another title from Shiver Games, the studio behind Lucius II. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.

    2012ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Lucius III

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Lucius II.

    Another title from Shiver Games, the studio behind Lucius II. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lucius II.

    Lucius is back. In a whole new narrative experience, he now returns to his old neighborhood of Winter Hill. The path will be a difficult one, with trials and tribulations waiting ahead. Has he made the right choices? Is it finally time to end it all?

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Lucius Demake

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Lucius II.

    Another title from Shiver Games, the studio behind Lucius II. Shares Action and Indie with Lucius II.

    Lucius game has been demade, and is now ready for mayhem. Enjoy all the gore now in fewer pixels and fewer colors. The original game has been fully demade to achieve the atmosphere of an 80's style gory adventure. Lucius is now killing all the pixels and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure0.74 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lucius II

Does Lucius II run on Steam Deck?
Lucius II 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 II cost?
Lucius II is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lucius II?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lucius II are Lucius, Lucius III, Lucius Demake.
Who developed Lucius II?
Lucius II was developed by Shiver Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Lucius II.

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