Lynium

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Lynium is a single player and multiplayer casual role playing game. It was developed by Legend and was released on November 19, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Lynium is a competitive 2D and 3D music video game You can play the different traditional or original game modes

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Audience ScoreBased on 43 reviews

music8 positive mentions

stability1 negative mentions

Lynium offers an engaging and immersive rhythm game experience with a unique neon and futuristic art style and a captivating electronic soundtrack.
The gameplay is challenging yet enjoyable, featuring customizable controls and different game modes including 2D and 3D tracks which add variety.
Players can create and share their own beatmaps, enhancing replayability, and the game is free, making it accessible to a wide audience.

The game suffers from glitches, crashes, and lacks crucial features like beatmap calibration and some UI elements are difficult to navigate.
Graphically and conceptually, the game is seen as an unfinished and lower-quality ripoff of Guitar Hero-like rhythm games, with minimal polish and art design.
The developer's approach to Early Access and marketing, including selling incomplete versions as full products and poor community engagement, has generated significant negative feedback.

music
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
64%
10%
The music in Lynium is praised for its diverse and impressive electronic soundtrack, featuring catchy beats and smooth transitions that enhance the immersive rhythm gameplay. While the tracks are mostly lesser-known and in various languages, adding a unique challenge, users appreciate the game's strong musical atmosphere and visual synchronization. However, some desire more song variety, easier difficulty options, and the ability to create beatmaps from personal music libraries for a more customizable experience.
- “One of the standout features of Lynium is its fantastic soundtrack.”
- “The music is diverse, ranging from electronic beats to classical melodies, and each track is accompanied by stunning visuals that are synchronized to the rhythm of the music.”
- “Other than that you are also able to create your own beatmaps in-game and in a way Lynium can almost be used as a music player (though only with the songs that are currently available as beatmaps, not that it's much of a bad thing since the music is great).”
- “The biggest problem of all though, is you cannot calibrate, meaning there is no way to make the beatmaps line up with the music.”
- “But there are few music tracks.”
- “The songs are mostly unknown and in languages other than English, so you kind of have to learn the song at the same time as you learn the beatmap.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
23%
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The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some users finding them unimpressive and lacking the polish expected of a PC game, while others praise the vibrant, stylish, and immersive visuals that enhance the rhythm gameplay. Though certain features like custom resolution and visual tweaks are noted, overall graphical quality seems inconsistent across different games evaluated.
- “From its stylish visuals to its engaging gameplay, there is plenty to appreciate about this game.”
- “The music is diverse, ranging from electronic beats to classical melodies, and each track is accompanied by stunning visuals that are synchronized to the rhythm of the music.”
- “The visuals are stunning, with vibrant colors and detailed environments.”
- “The graphics and UI are also not the best, but the gameplay is acceptable.”
- “Despite being incomplete, there's some welcome features like custom resolution, controls, and some visual tweaks (not that there's much in the way of visuals for the game).”
- “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The gameplay is generally described as smooth, responsive, and engaging, featuring intuitive rhythm-based mechanics that involve tapping along to music beats. While some appreciate its stylish visuals and evolving music, others criticize it for closely copying Guitar Hero's mechanics and aesthetic, making it feel unoriginal.
- “From its stylish visuals to its engaging gameplay, there is plenty to appreciate about this game.”
- “The gameplay is smooth and responsive, and the music is catchy.”
- “The gameplay is intuitive and engaging, and the music evolves as you progress through the levels.”
- “Adding 'creative vision' to a game doesn't change the fact that it's a ripoff. The game even has 'Guitar Hero' in the sales blurb. It's 100% intended to generate sales from the success of Guitar Hero by copying the mechanics and aesthetic of that game.”
- “The graphics and UI are also not the best, but the gameplay is acceptable.”
- “More about the gameplay:”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is inconsistent, with occasional bugs that disrupt the experience, indicating a need for further improvements.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The feedback does not directly address optimization, focusing instead on a feature request to watch other players' performances. There is no clear information regarding the game's performance or technical optimization.