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Lust for Darkness

byMovie Games Lunarium•2018

A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intruguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertones' victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired with Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.

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Released
June 12, 2018
Platforms
PC · Switch

How it plays

3h
main
5½h
main + extras

Time to beat · 3 player times (IGDB)

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We all generally roll out eyes when a game developer promises to deliver something “dark and mature”. Especially when sex is involved. We’ve all been there where we’ve given the developer the benefit of the doubt only to end up playing something that looks and feels more like a child’s idea of maturity. I’m so delighted to say that Lust For Darkness is the real deal. The fact that I can compare it to one of the greatest erotic thrillers of all time in Eyes Wide Shut, and not break down laughing, is in itself is a great credit to the developers. The game lacks the sheer mastery and…

Jun 20, 2018

Did Agony leave a sour taste in your mouth? Lust For Darkness is the sexed-up horror game you want to play!

Jun 12, 2018

Finally, a horror adventure game that featuring the occult, spooky mansions filled with steam-powered sex toys, and horrible naked monsters!

Jun 27, 2018

It doesn’t take very long for Lust for Darkness to overplay its hand and reveal just what kind of horror game it really is; for all the shock value of seeing some Giger-esque creature with an overtly phallic head or yet another doorway shaped like genitalia, you realise it’s just that: hollow grotesquery employed for the sake of making you cringe. There are a handful of moments of genuine unease, but they’re few and far between in what is ultimately a short trudge through sex-inspired horror landscape that wastes the opportunity to find some genuinely interesting allegory in all that face-valu...

Jul 21, 2019

Beneath Lust For Darkness' great atmosphere and creative imagery lies a very average game.

Aug 13, 2018

Lust for Darkness was a lot of fun to play through but is unfortunately really short. Definitely a great game for any fan of the horror genre, even with only the short experience!

Jul 6, 2018