The Lost Son
The Lost Son is a short but challenging indie puzzle platformer game tease. Have your wits about you and use both characters to decode the cyber ruins and find your lost son!
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Release
February 15, 2024
2 years and 168 days ago
Steam Reviews
Positive17 reviews94.1%
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8 itemsAbout the Game
Story
Sean and Belle are on their way to visit their son for his birthday but suddenly they wake up in a mysterious world. Lost and confused, the couple ventures out into the unknown to find out where they are and where their son is.
Gameplay
In The Lost Son is a puzzle platformer where you play as two characters that you can switch between. Each character has a unique interaction with color. The blue character can only collide with blue barriers and pink circle can only collide with pink barriers. As simple as this constraint is it can create some interesting puzzles where you have to use both character's unique abilities to progress!
Solo Mode
Ready to take on the challenge all alone with that big brain of yours? In solo mode character switching is the key. Make sure to use both character's unique attributes and abilities to advance through the levels!
Work Together
Want to play with a friend? We've got you covered! In The Lost Son you can connect a controller to the game and it will automatically enter split-screen! Work together to beat the stages and have a blast! (Only works is there is one keyboard and one controller at the moment).
Required - Keyboard & Mouse
Co-op - A Keyboard & Mouse for the first player, and a controller for the 2nd player
Keyboard Controls
Move - Arrow Keys/A and D
Switch Characters (only in single player mode) - Tab
Pause - Escape
Jump - Z/Space
Stomp Attack - X/S
Air Dash - C/Left Click
Gamepad (2nd Player Only)
D-Pad/Left Stick - Move
Button South - Jump
Button North - Air Dash
Button East - Stomp Attack
Sean and Belle are on their way to visit their son for his birthday but suddenly they wake up in a mysterious world. Lost and confused, the couple ventures out into the unknown to find out where they are and where their son is.
Gameplay
In The Lost Son is a puzzle platformer where you play as two characters that you can switch between. Each character has a unique interaction with color. The blue character can only collide with blue barriers and pink circle can only collide with pink barriers. As simple as this constraint is it can create some interesting puzzles where you have to use both character's unique abilities to progress!
Solo Mode
Ready to take on the challenge all alone with that big brain of yours? In solo mode character switching is the key. Make sure to use both character's unique attributes and abilities to advance through the levels!
Work Together
Want to play with a friend? We've got you covered! In The Lost Son you can connect a controller to the game and it will automatically enter split-screen! Work together to beat the stages and have a blast! (Only works is there is one keyboard and one controller at the moment).
Required - Keyboard & Mouse
Co-op - A Keyboard & Mouse for the first player, and a controller for the 2nd player
Keyboard Controls
Move - Arrow Keys/A and D
Switch Characters (only in single player mode) - Tab
Pause - Escape
Jump - Z/Space
Stomp Attack - X/S
Air Dash - C/Left Click
Gamepad (2nd Player Only)
D-Pad/Left Stick - Move
Button South - Jump
Button North - Air Dash
Button East - Stomp Attack
