Lurking Danger

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Lurking Danger is a single player and multiplayer survival shooter game with horror and science fiction themes. It was developed by Farelas and was released on March 31, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Game Overview:Step into the unsettling world of Lurking Danger, a survival horror game that will push you to the edge of sanity. You play as Elena, a young waitress at a seemingly ordinary diner. But when Emily, a regular customer, mysteriously disappears, her routine life takes a terrifying turn. Determined to find out what happened, Elena, alongside her coworker Regina, soon finds herself trapp…

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69%

Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews

graphics3 negative mentions

The game features sexy female protagonists and a Resident Evil 4 style combat system with guns and melee weapons.
Voice acting is good, and the game includes solo and split-screen co-op modes for the first time.
The developer actively supports the game with updates, improving performance and fixing bugs over time.

The game suffers from significant bugs including freezing, combat issues such as inaccurate shotgun hits, and lag/stuttering, especially during co-op play.
Graphics and atmosphere are lackluster, with cheap assets, poor lighting, lack of ambient effects, and stiffness in character animations.
The story is random and shallow, jump scares feel cheap, and some gameplay mechanics like parrying are frustrating or unnecessary.

graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally considered low-quality and outdated, with frequent frame drops that severely impact gameplay during certain segments. Visually, the game combines a Resident Evil vibe with a Silent Hill aesthetic.
- “It is reminiscent of Resident Evil but leans more to a Silent Hill aesthetic.”
- “The graphics are cheap.”
- “Looks like the first Slender graphics implementation in most cases.”
- “Dropping frames is a major issue in certain gameplay segments, such as certain boss fights being almost unplayable even with reduced graphics settings.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Optimization has improved recently, especially with fixes to texture streaming that reduced stuttering, enhancing overall performance. However, some gameplay stuttering during combat persists, and co-op mode remains severely hindered by poor performance.
- “It certainly helped the game performance though”
- “Co-op is basically unplayable due to how bad the performance is.”
- “Btw, devs tried to fix the texture streaming issue that resulted in bad stuttering.”
- “The game has annoying stuttering during combat and gameplay; recent updates apparently fixed some of that.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is considered somewhat random and lacks depth, with some elements coming across as cheesy.
- “The story is very random.”
- “Though it lacks a bit of depth in story, bordering on cheesy.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is criticized for lacking the expected gritty tone of a survival horror, with some noting that the inclusion of distant blur effects could have significantly enhanced the overall mood.
- “The atmosphere isn't as gritty as it should have been for a survival horror.”
- “Distant blur would have made the atmosphere 10 times better.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay initially suffered from stuttering issues during combat, which some players found annoying, but recent updates have improved performance. Overall, the gameplay is enjoyable and showcases the quality of indie games compared to AAA titles.