Lucah: Born of a Dream Presskit

Factsheet

Developer:
melessthanthree
Based in Los Angeles, CA

Release date:
August 20 2018

Platforms:
Windows
Mac
Linux
Nintendo Switch

Website:
melessthanthree.itch.io/lucah

Description

HACK, SLASH, ASCEND. Lucah: Born of a Dream is a harrowing journey through our worst nightmares. You have been MARKED, cursed to face your inner demons in vicious nightmares. Now you must atone: traverse a hellish realm of dreams, awaken a false god, and uncover the strength to find yourself.

History

Lucah: Born of a Dream began as a small solo project by developer Colin Horgan (EctoPlaza, UNCHARTED: Fortune Hunter). Influenced by personal struggles with identity and mental illness, Lucah draws on horror, songwriting, and arcade action to present a singular experience of struggle and self-discovery.

Features

Striking colors and evocative linework elicit an impressionistic sense of ambiguity and tension.
Mix and match over ten different Attack Mantras to create an endless variety of flashy combos.
Befriend Familiars and use their ranged elemental magic to turn the course of battle.
Personalize your character with Virtues like slow-motion dodges, stunning parries, or vampiric attacks.

Videos

Lucah: Born of a Dream Trailer YouTube

Images

Download all screenshots & photos as .zip

Logo & Icon

Download logo/icon assets as .zip

Awards & Recognition

"2017 Arcade Selection" QGCon
"2017 Selection" Playdate at LA Zine Fest
"2017 Golden Joystick Finalist" TERMINUS Festival + Conference
"2017 Digital Showcase" BostonFIG
"2017 Exhibitor" PixelPop Festival
"2018 MAGFest Indie Video Game Showcase" MAGFest
"2018 Indie Game Zone at Minefaire LA" Minefaire
"2018 Indie Media Exchange (MIX) LA" The MIX

Selected Articles

"Lucah looks like it leapt right off a chalkboard, with a distinct hand drawn style somewhere between wild scribblings and hallucinations. It mixes tense combat and exploration into a wild action-RPG."
- Heather Alexandra, Kotaku
"These shapes and figures give the player a sense of being in a waking nightmare where they’re hunted by beings they can only barely perceive, creating a sense of horror within the game’s world."
- Joel Couture, Siliconera
"With no exaggeration whatsoever, I can say that my first 15-20 minutes with the game were as close to being put in a nightmare as any media has ever delivered to me."
- Skarekrow13, FextraLife

Monetization Permission

melessthanthree allows for the contents of Lucah: Born of a Dream to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from Lucah: Born of a Dream is legally & explicitly allowed by melessthanthree. This permission can be found in writing at https://www.indiedb.com/games/lucah/presskit.