LEMURIA

About

"LEMURIA is a 3rd person shooter set during street riots and a deadly epidemic, where players control unemployed veteran Alex and spy-in-training Kanta Anora in their journey to the African country of Lemuria. The game features gunfights, dialogue, and cutscenes in a classic 3-person shooter format. The optional Fantasy Chapter DLC takes players through a magical jungle in a fantasy setting. The goal is to survive and obtain valuable items amidst the chaos of a collapsing society."

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

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83%

Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews

humor2 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

The game features well-developed characters and an engaging road-movie style plot that emphasizes the journey over the destination.
Addictive gameplay with a mix of dynamic shootouts, dialogues, and cutscenes, making it a varied action/adventure experience.
The developer is responsive to feedback and has added options since release, enhancing the overall experience.

The voice acting is poorly executed with robotic speech and grammatical issues, detracting from immersion.
The game suffers from performance issues, particularly in larger areas, and some mechanics feel janky and unpolished.
Certain levels take a long time to load, and player characters move too slowly, which can be frustrating.

story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
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The game's story is described as a road-movie style narrative that prioritizes the journey over the destination, with a mix of over-the-top B-movie elements and quirky voice acting. While some find it intriguing and addictive, others criticize it as poorly executed and lacking depth, suggesting it feels more like a low-budget production. Despite its flaws, certain aspects, particularly involving the female protagonist, are noted for their creativity and engaging gameplay.
- “A road-movie style plot in which the process is more important than the end point.”
- “The plot of this game reminded me of Guy Ritchie's movies, combined with the hardcore intimate breaks from Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls.”
- “It has a sense, a story, drive, and fresh solutions, unlike many products of famous companies, which in recent years are just chewing the old cud.”
- “For the price, the game is not worth it; this should be either free to play or cost less than it does. The models look half decent until they die, and the story is well trash also.”
- “Not to mention, the story was kind of stupid, too!”
- “I'd describe it as being an over-the-top B-movie with text-to-speech voice acting, and the story (for what it is) is a bit of a so bad it's actually kind of intriguing.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
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The gameplay is a diverse blend of shootouts, dialogues, and cutscenes, providing an engaging action/adventure experience. While it features solid shooter mechanics and decent enemy AI, some players criticize the overall execution and quality, likening it to lower-tier indie games. Overall, the gameplay is described as varied and addictive, despite some mechanical shortcomings.
- “It is an interesting and diverse shooter that offers addictive gameplay, dynamic shootouts, dialogues, and cutscenes.”
- “There is solid shooter gameplay here as well as decent enemy AI.”
- “And the mechanics were off-the-chart terrible!”
- “The gameplay is very varied.”
- “It's a mix of shootouts, dialogues, and cutscenes, so gameplay is pretty varied as an action/adventure type game.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is noted to be quite funny at times, though it is undermined by poor robotic voice acting and grammatical issues, leading some to question the language proficiency of the developers. Overall, while the comedic elements are appreciated, the execution detracts from the experience.
- “Kinda hilarious at times!”
- “Funny game!”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics have received mixed feedback; while some users criticize them as subpar and indicative of an indie game, others appreciate the effective use of the graphics engine given the game's budget constraints. Overall, the visuals are seen as a notable effort within the limitations of indie development.
- “As others have mentioned, it is clear that this is an indie game, but it does well with what it has, and the graphics engine is very good for an indie game.”
- “The graphics are terrible.”
- “The visuals look outdated and lack detail.”
- “The character models are poorly designed and lack realism.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
300%
The game's background music is consistently present and effectively complements the action, enhancing the overall experience without becoming annoying.
- “The game features a constant background music that perfectly matches the action without being annoying.”
- “The soundtrack is incredibly immersive and enhances the overall gaming experience.”
- “I love how the music adapts to the gameplay, creating a dynamic atmosphere that keeps me engaged.”
- “The background music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it feel monotonous after a short while.”
- “While the sound effects are decent, the music feels out of place and doesn't enhance the gameplay experience.”
- “The soundtrack is forgettable and fails to create an engaging atmosphere, leaving the game feeling flat.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game's optimization has been criticized for performance issues, particularly in larger areas where frame rates drop below 30 fps on the Steam Deck, resulting in a choppy experience.
- “Performance in big areas is a little choppy, below 30 fps on the Steam Deck.”
- “The game struggles to maintain a stable frame rate, especially during intense action sequences.”
- “Loading times are excessively long, making it frustrating to jump back into the game.”