Lithium: Inmate 39

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"Lithium: Inmate 39" is a horror-themed 3D puzzle and platform game following a psychiatric patient's journey to uncover his past. Traverse through 7 chapters filled with perilous traps, puzzles, and memories transformed into disturbing enemies. The game features a unique art style, inspired by real psychiatric patient drawings and set in a grim, greyscale world with vivid red accents in dangerous situations.

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

69%

Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews

music1 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

The game features a unique and captivating aesthetic reminiscent of Tim Burton's style, creating an engaging atmosphere.
The Relapsed Edition includes updated controls and a better camera, making it more accessible and enjoyable for players.
The gameplay offers a nostalgic experience similar to classic titles like Another World, with a focus on exploration and puzzle-solving in a beautifully creepy environment.

The controls are often clunky and unintuitive, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, including a critical boss battle that can prevent completion.
Limited graphics options and poor performance issues detract from the overall experience, making it feel unfinished.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
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43%
The graphics of the game are generally considered subpar, reminiscent of early 2000s 3D aesthetics, which some players find charming while others see it as a flaw. The limited graphics settings and performance issues further detract from the experience, leading to mixed feelings about the overall visual execution. While not a dealbreaker for all, the graphics do not meet modern standards and may frustrate players seeking a more polished visual experience.
- “The graphics look a bit like goofy 3D from the early 2000s, but that adds to the charm and it kind of suits the surreal, cobbled-together found-footage feeling of the game.”
- “- It lacks in graphics settings; no options to remove normal maps, dynamic shadows, antialiasing, etc. Only two options are available for the graphics settings: texture and resolution (wow). You really need good hardware to play this 'lithium', and still, it will run badly.”
- “As far as graphics are concerned, they are fairly subpar.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by a clunky control scheme and frustrating mechanics that can hinder progress, particularly in the early stages where players often find themselves stuck or dying frequently. Despite these issues, the exploration of a beautifully eerie, surreal environment reminiscent of classic titles like "Another World" adds a compelling atmosphere that keeps some players engaged. Overall, while the aesthetic is praised, the gameplay experience is marred by glitches and stiffness.
- “Aside from the gameplay, the atmosphere and environments are beautiful and creepy. The game is mostly black and white, and we explore a surreal ruined nightmarescape of blood, gore, and cracked tiles. It feels a lot like Eraserhead.”
- “Really awesome atmosphere, but the controls were too clunky and the gameplay mechanics really made this game harder than it should be and frustrating. However, every once in a while I play it because I just love the atmosphere.”
- “The gameplay is glitchy and stiff; the plot would be great if you could actually pass the first part instead of getting stuck and constantly killed in the first 40 minutes.”
- “The gameplay is similar to Another World (aka Out of This World), in that you're a weak individual exploring a hostile environment and trying to find items, avoid traps, overcome obstacles, and solve puzzles.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
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The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its beautiful yet creepy environments, evoking a surreal nightmarescape reminiscent of "Eraserhead." Players appreciate the tension and horror created by the combination of striking visuals, excellent sound design, and a fixed camera, which effectively immerse them in a haunting experience. Despite some frustrations with gameplay mechanics, the compelling atmosphere keeps players returning to explore its dark, unsettling world.
- “Aside from the gameplay, the atmosphere and environments are beautiful and creepy. The game is mostly black and white, and we explore a surreal ruined nightmarescape of blood, gore, and cracked tiles. It feels a lot like Eraserhead.”
- “Really awesome atmosphere, but the controls were too clunky and the gameplay mechanics made this game harder than it should be and frustrating. However, I still play it occasionally because I just love the atmosphere.”
- “He looks so scared and vulnerable in that awful environment, and that, along with the excellent sound design and fixed camera, creates an atmosphere of tension and horror.”
- “While the game isn't perfect, the atmosphere it creates for the players reminds us of simpler times, where horror wasn't about the complications of a biohazard outbreak (and all the science surrounding it) but was about what might be hiding in the dark.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story unfolds as players progress, introducing new abilities and environmental challenges, including boss fights. However, some users find the narrative lacking, describing it as broken and frustrating, which detracts from the overall experience and discourages continued play.
- “As you progress, you unravel more of the story, and the game spices things up by awarding you with new abilities and constantly surprising challenges presented by the environment, including boss fights.”
- “The story is half-decent, I'll admit, but it's far too broken for me to continue playing, even less so to encourage others to give it a chance.”
- “Now onto Lithium’s creepy story.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is criticized for poor performance, rough controls, and numerous bugs and glitches, including texture loading issues, which significantly detract from the overall experience.
- “Even if the game was not bugged, in all honesty, I still would not recommend it thanks to the general poor performance, rough controls, and the numerous bugs and glitches that plague this game.”
- “- Texture loading issues and other glitches.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with users reporting poor performance, rough controls, and numerous bugs and glitches, leading many to recommend against playing it.
- “Even if the game was not bugged, in all honesty, I still would not recommend it thanks to the general poor performance, rough controls, and the numerous bugs and glitches that plague this game.”
- “The optimization is so bad that it feels like I'm playing a beta version rather than a finished product.”
- “Frequent frame drops and long loading times make the experience frustrating, overshadowing any potential enjoyment.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's music is praised for creating a pleasant ambiance, enhancing the overall experience.
- “The game has a nice ambience and good music.”

60%Critics’ scoreBased on 1 critic reviews

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