If you like to jump on enveloping pixelated architecture while basking in an atmosphere of pathological sadness, make some time on September 20 when Rubeki’s first-person spelunker Lorn’s Lure launches on Steam. Ah, I’ve been waiting for this for a while. Watch a new trailer below.
Lorn’s Lure is the story of an android who searches for a strange visual disturbance through a huge, gloomy, dystopian building made up of retro ’90s PC textures. The game’s signature trick is that you can use virtually any surface climb with your pickaxes, as long as you have the stamina.
It can be tricky – I visited the demo a few years ago and got stuck under a huge slate overhang. But it is also very soothing. There’s no rush to complete, no real active threat element and a lot to be curious about. Who exactly is this android you’re controlling? Why are they attracted to that glitch? Who else inhabits this world?
“I kind of like a megastructure, and I kind of like an abandoned megastructure, and I really like freely exploring an abandoned megastructure,” wrote Alice0 (RPS in Peace) in 2023 about Lorn’s Lure, efficiently tracking progress of my own thoughts describes the demo while playing. If you’re intrigued, the demo is still available and was recently updated including a new intro cutscene, Steam Deck compatibility, updated level design and new music.
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