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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

DigiTales Interactive · Assemble Entertainment · 2021-05-20

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 20, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), May 04, 2023 (Android), Dec 21, 2021 (Xbox One), Dec 21, 2021 (PlayStation 4), May 12, 2023 (iOS)

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

9
playing now
92%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
7.3h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 12h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$15.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 234 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity up 58% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 59k–132k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,944 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.59-90%
Humble Store$1.59-90%
Steam$1.59-90%
GOG$1.59-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.59-90%
GamersGate$1.60-90%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 83 of 127 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20620620212026Week of 2021-05-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2812026-08-06 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 18 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 19 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 18 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 12 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.99$1.592021-05-202026-08-302021-05-20 — best price $13.592021-07-15 — best price $12.792021-09-27 — best price $15.992021-11-24 — best price $10.392022-01-05 — best price $15.992022-03-01 — best price $8.002022-05-01 — best price $7.312022-07-12 — best price $8.002022-09-12 — best price $6.872022-11-18 — best price $6.392023-01-19 — best price $15.992023-03-17 — best price $5.752023-05-03 — best price $3.872023-06-29 — best price $4.002023-09-05 — best price $15.992023-11-09 — best price $15.992024-01-23 — best price $15.992024-03-28 — best price $2.882024-05-19 — best price $2.882024-07-30 — best price $2.882024-09-23 — best price $15.992024-11-26 — best price $3.192025-01-11 — best price $15.992025-03-03 — best price $3.192025-05-01 — best price $15.992025-07-17 — best price $3.192025-10-02 — best price $15.992025-12-02 — best price $15.992026-01-22 — best price $15.992026-04-01 — best price $15.992026-05-18 — best price $2.392026-07-24 — best price $2.392026-08-20 — best price $1.592026-08-30 — best price $1.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
34.9%
earned "Jorus Plaza"
13.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputStereo Sound2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Malay

Player tags

2DNoirCrimeSci-fiThrillerAdventureCyberpunkDetectiveNarrationText-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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