Lichenvale
Lichenvale is a first person slasher offering fast-paced melee combat mixed with tactical use of spells and dashing around your enemies. Battle through nightmarish hordes of monsters representing your innermost fears in this 90's hits inspired title.
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April 24, 2023
3 years and 101 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mostly Positive64 reviews78.1%
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11 itemsAbout the Game
Lichenvale is a first person slasher offering fast-paced melee combat mixed with tactical use of spells and dashing around your enemies developed by ex-Ubisoft employee gone solo dev. Finding yourself trapped in your own nightmares you must battle through nightmarish hordes of monsters representing your innermost fears. Successfully slashing your way out with your trusty longsword will fuel an array of destructive and defensive spells that you can unleash and wreak havoc on your enemies all while dashing or parrying enemy attacks.
Features
- Skill-based fast-paced melee combat in first person perspective with light and strong attacks for offense and parry and dash for defense
- Variety of destructive and defensive spells fueled by slashing up your enemies
- A large selection of progressively stronger enemies, each with their own fighting style
- Various orbs of power scattered across the nightmare which will permanently strengthen your character
- Campaign mode with hand-crafted levels each with their own unique aesthetic
- Treasures scattered around levels to further increase your score
- Hidden collectibles which reveal the connection between enemies and your innermost fears
