LORED

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LORED is a single player casual management game with horror and comedy themes. It was developed by Drillur and was released on August 18, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A game about using the nasty, multiplicative power of cancer to mine the earth dry and become super powerful. Buy upgrades and give your workers lots of water. If you're using Safari, please check the prevent cross-site tracking option in the tab settings. LORED Discord: https://discord.gg/xJeBZxt

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78%

Audience ScoreBased on 174 reviews

humor17 positive mentions

music2 negative mentions

Engaging incremental gameplay with well-paced progression and meaningful upgrades.
Charming art style and quirky animations enhance the overall experience.
Humorous and unique dialogue among characters adds personality and engagement.

Game currently limited in content with only two stages and a short endgame.
Some bugs and softlocks reported, including save data loss and progression blockers.
Humor can be abrasive or unappealing to some players, and UI can be confusing.

humor
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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6%
The game's humor is polarizing, with many praising its funny animations, charming dialogue, and meme-inspired jokes that poke fun at gaming culture. However, some find the edgy, 4chan-style humor immature, unfunny, and detracting from the experience. Overall, the humor appeals to fans of internet and video game memes but may not resonate with everyone.
- “The art style is cool and the dialogue and flavor texts are really funny.”
- “Very good incremental game, with fun stick-figure graphics and lots of humorous dialogue and text sprinkled all over the game, in every little corner.”
- “The humor is fun and pokes fun at the gaming industry.”
- “The gameplay of this incremental game is really good, but the humor is just not funny and really takes away from the experience.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
56%
19%
The gameplay offers a satisfying blend of simplicity and complexity, with engaging mechanics such as stages and arcade runs adding variety to the incremental idle experience. While some find the depth lacking compared to other incrementals and criticize forced replays or save issues, many appreciate the charming presentation and smooth progression. However, the reincarnation mechanic and humor receive mixed reactions, with some players finding them underwhelming or detracting from the gameplay.
- “Gameplay so far has the right amount of complexity and idle time required for my taste!”
- “The gameplay is simple yet satisfying and the conversations are humorous!”
- “Animations and gameplay loop are pretty fun.”
- “Production speed stat is not always calculated correctly, especially when high tier mechanics like juice/crits are involved.”
- “But compared to other incremental games that layer in clever mechanics, hidden synergies, or surprising depth, this one feels a bit shallow.”
- “With special stage, you also unlock the reincarnation mechanic, which is pretty lackluster in this game.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The game features a charming and humorous art style with stick-figure graphics that enhance its comedic flavor. However, users note some UI scaling issues where adjustments need to be made manually after resetting the game to maintain optimal display. Overall, the visuals contribute positively to the game's enjoyable and lighthearted atmosphere.
- “Great art style.”
- “The art style is cool and the dialogue and flavor texts are really funny.”
- “Very good incremental game, with fun stick-figure graphics and lots of humorous dialogue and text sprinkled all over the game, in every little corner.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game lacks music and any form of audio beyond menu clicks, resulting in a noticeably quiet and unengaging sound experience.
- “Missing music; any form of audio aside from menu clicks would go a long way, in my opinion.”
- “No sound or music; just click, wait, click, wait.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Users are intrigued by the story and eager to see its development, though some have not engaged deeply with the dialogue or narrative yet. The initial stages show promise, but detailed impressions of the story are limited.
- “I can't wait to see how the story plays out from here.”