- December 18, 2025
- Deriv'era
Locum Tenens
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About Locum Tenens
Locum Tenens is a single player shooter game with a horror theme. It was developed by Deriv'era and was released on December 18, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.
Scientific spaceship Saratorum drifts near the planet Nadalon. An alien craft appears out of nowhere. All attempts at communication fail. Time passes, and crew members, one after another, start to act weird. It was already too late when you gathered your courage and decided to act. Now only your weapon can help you warn your Homeworld about the alien threat. Inspired by Zero Tolerance and classi…
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Reviews
- Strong nostalgic appeal to fans of classic boomer shooters like DOOM and Zero Tolerance.
- Immersive atmosphere with good sound design and creepy, engaging environments.
- Challenging gameplay that rewards strategic thinking and careful play rather than run-and-gun tactics.
- Enemy behaviors can be frustrating, including out-of-range attacks and occasional softlocks requiring level restarts.
- No save or load mechanics, which adds pressure but may frustrate players, especially on PC.
- Some UI and settings quirks, such as inverted mouse wheel inventory control and capped frame rate that cannot be changed.
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay is well-crafted, blending classic shooter mechanics with survival horror elements that create strategic pressure through autosaving and cautious play. It features thoughtfully designed enemy variety, balanced weaponry, and intuitive controls like strafing and a helpful map system, offering a challenging yet fair experience reminiscent of classic titles.
“Gameplay is a 'boomer shooter,' but at times feels more like survival horror when running low on health near the end of the relatively quick levels; the game autosaves every floor, so no save-scumming is possible or needed. This adds nice pressure, making the player cautious and think strategically. A lot of thought and care went into the project, with easy differentiation between enemy types and no redundant weapons. It launches and runs smoothly on various Linux distros.”
“It brings the original mechanics onto the PC (and the PSP), running on a charming and often frustrating (but never unfair) engine with increasingly varied and complex levels packed with enemies.”
“The mechanics are tough, but strafing works well. You get a whole-level map that you can keep visible while navigating, and a question mark appears on it if you're missing a few pesky enemies (around 4 or 5).”
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Locum Tenens is a shooter game with horror theme. Common tags for Locum Tenens include first-person, indie, boomer shooter, aliens, 2.5d and others.
Locum Tenens is available on PC, Windows, Linux, Xbox and others.
Locum Tenens was released on December 18, 2025.
Locum Tenens was developed by Deriv'era.
Locum Tenens has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Locum Tenens for its gameplay but disliked it for its music.
Locum Tenens is a single player game.
Similar games include Perilous Warp, Wizordum, Wolfenstein 3D, Killer Clowns (2016), DUSK and others.