LUNIUM
Can you escape your chains before the killer strikes again?
You wake to find yourself trapped in a room filled with locks and strange contraptions. Someone has locked you in here and identifying them may hold the key to your escape. Hidden somewhere are the clues you need to set yourself free, but time is running out…
Uncover the clues, unlock the chains and solve the mystery!
Features:
- Specially created art including items, locations and notes that help bring this Victorian-era story to life.
- Unique visual puzzles that will challenge your detective skills.
- Includes a helpful hint system.
LUNIUM won:
- Outstanding Mystery Game
- Outstanding Twine Game
in the 2023 IFDB Awards!
Development log
- Update: 1.2Apr 12, 2024
- Update: 1.1Feb 18, 2024
Comments
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I'm usually skeptical of interactive fiction because I'm trying to play a game, not read a book but this was perfect.
Thanks - glad to hear you enjoyed it! My next one is a bit more 'story', and a bit less 'puzzly' – but still worth a try! Will release on itch this coming weekend.
IFs are mainly interactive books. If you don't want to read, IFs are a genre of games you mighttt wanna avoid in the future
i'm aware of that. I literally said that in my comment
It's just kinda funny to me to be skeptical about the selling point of an entire game genre. It's like being skeptical about shooting games because it has shooting in it. But hey, maybe give visual novels a shot if you haven't already since it's a mix of gameplay and writing. Some recommendations: Danganronpa, Ace Attorney, 999, The Letter, Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood.
I was attracted to the puzzle aspect of the game in the description because I like puzzles. I'm not averse to reading and I've played IF on itch before but that's not really what I'm looking for on here. I just played this creator's latest IF that he mentioned and it's great. I left my comment for people in the future who are looking for a puzzle game but may be driven away by the IF tag.
Lunium is a more visual than most IF (ideally appealing to a wider audience!). I totally get why many might be a little skeptical about the genre. Thanks for the active discussion, recommendations (and for the review!).
enjoyed it a lot, made me feel like a smart guy for not using any hints
i was bored beyond belief and used the pointless sites site to maybe try and relieve myself. i found a game by another author and found the interactive fiction competition by browsing her games. i just aimlessly looked through the site and found out this is a whole thing! it's so fun!!!
i looked through the winners for 2023 and found your game. i swear this has been the highlight of my week, just below another totally unrelated thing.
about the game, it's good. like very very good. i don't have a ton of other games to compare it to because, like i mentioned, i found out about this today, but man, the thought and time put into it just blew my mind.
i've already opened your new game up and i'm about to play it. i even made an account here to comment. this is a brand new world for me and i'm glad your game was one of the first i played.
i appreciated the artwork and the hints. i even opened a notepad and made my own scrapbook of hints and notes. i got really immersed into the story, the whole aesthetic is topnotch. love me some steampunk shenanigans.
anyway its 3am now and i'm going to watch the sun rise cause i'm not about to stop.
this was such a fun experience, i ended up writing notes on a post-it and it felt like i was adding to the detective's notebook. really good bait and switch too, i was fully on board trying to solve the mystery as it was presented until the very last second and then everything hit me at once. a new favorite for sure!
a lot of fun and a great challenge, nice twist at the end and I was able to play through the entire game without any hints. the only issue I had was that it did get repetitive having to re-light the match every time I needed to look back at the darker areas of the room, but I'd love to play more games like this from you!
I almost, ALMOST got through everything without using hints, I was feeling so proud of myself but there was one lock that made me use all hints available, I left it for last cause i thought I didn't have enough to figure it out, it was the only one where I used hints too, the clue was staring me right in the face the whole time, I'm so upset! But this game is amazing, I usually don't like escape rooms but the logic in this one actually made sense for me.
I'm often skeptical of escape rooms in text, because there's only so far clicking links will get you, but you've done an excellent job with combinations and fill-in-the-blank clues. And most of all, the writing: the art as well, but the writing really evokes "Victorian-era detective". Glad I played this!