Games like King Lucas
If King Lucas is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, Owlboy and F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its castle exploration feels endless, difficulty scales with progress and humor subverts roguelike tropes. 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.
Get personalized picks →About King Lucas: Metroidvania game with 2.5D graphics, single and multiplayer modes and classic game mechanics for the delight of platform and adventure games lovers as well as for you who didn't live the 80's; this is an opportunity for you to taste that classic feeling with the graphics and sound quality of today.
Players who liked King Lucas also play
Steam players who put hours into King Lucas 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.
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with King Lucas.
Top pick for King Lucas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Owlboy
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with King Lucas.
Second-strongest match for King Lucas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for King Lucas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Aeterna Noctis
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with King Lucas.
Ranked #4 for King Lucas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with King Lucas.
Ranked #5 for King Lucas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with King Lucas.
Ranked #6 for King Lucas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with King Lucas.
Ranked #7 for King Lucas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
Bookbound Brigade
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with King Lucas.
Ranked #8 for King Lucas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Bookbound Brigade is about beating the hell out of historical and literary characters you studied in school by leading a dream team of real and fictional heroes through a 2D side-scrolling platform-adventure.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below King Lucas at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under King Lucas on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under King Lucas on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with King Lucas.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under King Lucas on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with King Lucas.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under King Lucas on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with King Lucas.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under King Lucas on Steam right now. Shares Action with King Lucas.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under King Lucas on Steam right now. Shares Indie with King Lucas.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under King Lucas on Steam right now. Shares Action with King Lucas.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under King Lucas on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with King Lucas.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with King Lucas.
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.
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 King Lucas.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with King Lucas.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with King Lucas.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with King Lucas.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 King Lucas.
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.
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More from DevilishGames
Other recommendable Steam games by DevilishGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Path to Mnemosyne
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with King Lucas.
Another title from DevilishGames, the studio behind King Lucas. Shares Indie and Adventure with King Lucas.
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Onirike
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with King Lucas.
Another title from DevilishGames, the studio behind King Lucas. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Onirike is an original 3D adventure, puzzle and platformer video game which takes place in an intricate open world, designed with a non-linear narrative and presented with a peculiar audio-visual aesthetic.
Minabo - A walk through life
WHY THIS
Another title from DevilishGames, the studio behind King Lucas. Shares Indie with King Lucas.
Minabo - A walk through life is a social simulation game where you walk the path of life while your turnip grows and thrives (or not) in its social relationships.
Insectum - Epic Battles of Bugs
WHY THIS
Another title from DevilishGames, the studio behind King Lucas. Shares Action with King Lucas.
Immerse yourself in the epic battles of "Insectum" and unleash the power of your monstrous insects. Face off against your rivals on the battlefield by strategically using cards.
Cutout Village
WHY THIS
Another title from DevilishGames, the studio behind King Lucas. Shares Indie with King Lucas.
Cutout Village is a narrative, cozy, city-builder game in which you will have to build villages using simple and unique mechanics: cutting, folding and gluing. Restore the family home, revive your village and create spaces filled with fruit trees and histories to live!
You Are Family
WHY THIS
Another title from DevilishGames, the studio behind King Lucas. Shares Indie and Adventure with King Lucas.
You’re looking to disconnect in a secluded country house. A family welcomes you in. Soon, you’ll discover that feeling at home here… may be more real than you imagine.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with King Lucas.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Wield the dance of the shaman. Reclaim your father’s spirit. Brave the beautiful and treacherous land of Kenzera with the God of Death in Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, a metroidvania-style adventure crafted by Surgent Studios.
Owlboy
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with King Lucas.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Aeterna Noctis
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with King Lucas.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with King Lucas.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with King Lucas.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with King Lucas.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with King Lucas.
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
Frequently asked about King Lucas
- How much does King Lucas cost?
- King Lucas is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does King Lucas have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — King Lucas supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to King Lucas?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside King Lucas are Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU, Owlboy, F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch.
- Who developed King Lucas?
- King Lucas was developed by DevilishGames.
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