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Lost in Prayer

Solve intricate tactical challenges to escape purgatory —through Hell or Heaven — or die trying. When you die (and you will), you unlock a new creature, with a unique skill set and multiple playstyles to master. The challenge is to survive, yet the reward lies in dying

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Nine Dots Studio
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Nine Dots Publishing, Gamersky Games
Release
July 15, 2025
1 year and 18 days ago
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Very Positive115 reviews84.3%

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About the Game

Anything that kills you becomes playable for your next runs.

Will you be tempted to die on purpose in a successful run to unlock the enemy you face? Dying is more bittersweet when the boss that took you down becomes the instrument of your revenge.

With dozens of playable characters, you’ll find your favorite playstyle. Play to its strengths, go beyond Hell or above Heaven, and discover why you’re stuck in the Purgatory.

Lost In Prayer's characters have:

  • Specific equipment slots: Not every loot will be useful for your character. Sadly, our big turtle-like guy, the Godly Terapin, can’t fit any chest armor on him.

  • Unique skill sets to unlock: You can play the same character in different ways thanks to a wide skill tree.

The odds are stacked against you, so whether it is part of your environment or a combination of your abilities, seize any opportunities to gain the upper hand. You’ll need it.

Create deadly Combos. Leave a burning circle at every step, swap your place with your enemy, and push them into traps using the Tango skill. Freeze enemies where they are before launching an area-of-effect attack

Create the perfect outcome for you with Lost In Prayer's extensive skill system:

  • Pull an enemy into the projectile of its allies.

  • Build up your Power at every step before inflicting a deadly blow to that pesky demon.

  • Push that pretentious Angel into burning lava with a well-placed headbutt.

  • Use hit-and-run tactics to inflict damage at every step before heroically escaping to the other side of the room.

  • Hit multiple enemies in your line of sight with a deadly ranged attack.

With their own inhabitants, environments, traps, and quirks, Heaven and Hell propose radically different experiences. You’ll need to explore both to unlock all characters in Lost In Prayer.

So if you’re tired of dying in one route, try your luck and skills with the other.

No matter the path you choose, every floor will challenge you more than the last. Victory is going to be a hell of a challenge.

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