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Lucius II cover art

Lucius II

Shiver Games · 2015-02-13

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 05, 2015 (Linux), Jan 05, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Lucius is taken to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict’s Hospital by unsuspecting caretakers. The Book of Revelation predicts the birth of a child that would end up ruling the world with an iron rod. The first part of this prophecy has been fulfilled. It is time to take care of the rest.

4
playing now
62%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.79
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Lucius II: The Prophecy is a horror adventure sandbox game that serves as a loose sequel to the original Lucius. Developed and published by Shiver Games, it was announced in August 2014 and released in February 2015 for Microsoft Windows. The game received mixed reviews from critics. A sequel, titled Lucius III, was released in 2018.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 71 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 58k–140k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,336 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.49-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.79-66%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2017-04-29) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 12 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-08-06 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$1.002015-02-132026-08-242015-02-13 — best price $16.992015-08-24 — best price $19.992015-12-01 — best price $19.992016-03-25 — best price $3.992016-06-23 — best price $2.992017-01-30 — best price $19.992017-09-07 — best price $19.992018-02-15 — best price $2.992018-08-21 — best price $19.992019-01-19 — best price $19.992019-08-15 — best price $4.002019-11-29 — best price $19.992020-01-29 — best price $3.002020-05-11 — best price $19.992020-06-24 — best price $16.682020-08-06 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $2.252021-01-18 — best price $19.992021-02-10 — best price $3.602021-03-10 — best price $19.992021-03-30 — best price $3.322021-04-30 — best price $16.882021-05-23 — best price $19.992021-06-23 — best price $19.992021-10-03 — best price $19.992021-12-02 — best price $19.992022-04-21 — best price $19.992022-09-19 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $1.992023-03-03 — best price $4.002023-07-17 — best price $2.242024-01-19 — best price $19.992024-08-02 — best price $14.692025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992026-08-24 — best price $6.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

12852026-06-01 — 5 pageviews2026-06-04 — 10 pageviews2026-06-07 — 11 pageviews2026-06-10 — 9 pageviews2026-06-13 — 15 pageviews2026-06-16 — 13 pageviews2026-06-19 — 12 pageviews2026-06-22 — 13 pageviews2026-06-25 — 41 pageviews2026-06-28 — 8 pageviews2026-07-01 — 21 pageviews2026-07-04 — 18 pageviews2026-07-07 — 19 pageviews2026-07-10 — 9 pageviews2026-07-13 — 20 pageviews2026-07-16 — 7 pageviews2026-07-19 — 16 pageviews2026-07-22 — 11 pageviews2026-07-25 — 20 pageviews2026-07-28 — 57 pageviews2026-07-31 — 19 pageviews2026-08-03 — 27 pageviews2026-08-06 — 22 pageviews2026-08-09 — 16 pageviews2026-08-12 — 13 pageviews2026-08-15 — 13 pageviews2026-08-18 — 8 pageviews2026-08-21 — 20 pageviews2026-08-24 — 21 pageviews2026-08-27 — 10 pageviews2026-08-28 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
64.1%
earned "Murderer"
20.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,40613%65

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkGoreIndieActionDemonsHorrorNudityPuzzleStealthAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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