Lust for Darkness

 Switch
Metascore
45

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Oct 12, 2020
    50
    Overall, I feel like Lust For Darkness suffered from a slight identity crisis. It’s part-walking simulator, part-hiding simulator, part-puzzle solver and a whole lot of Amnesia. It didn’t really know what it wanted to be and I came away feeling it could have nailed a few more of its elements better, had it stuck to one principle gameplay element, rather than be bang average in a whole load of them. In addition, given the size of the game, it never had the chance to fully realise any of its gameplay elements. It simply tried to cram too much in.
  2. The Indie Game Website
    Jul 31, 2019
    50
    The mannequin-like orgies, hefty focus on vaginal doors, and character designs that look like questionable 50 Shades cosplayers, however, can’t cover up the fact that what the game is really about (or should have been) is finding all the intriguingly bizarre dildos spread throughout the game’s wonky world.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Jul 21, 2019
    40
    It doesn’t take very long for Lust for Darkness to overplay its hand and reveal just what kind of horror game it really is; for all the shock value of seeing some Giger-esque creature with an overtly phallic head or yet another doorway shaped like genitalia, you realise it’s just that: hollow grotesquery employed for the sake of making you cringe. There are a handful of moments of genuine unease, but they’re few and far between in what is ultimately a short trudge through sex-inspired horror landscape that wastes the opportunity to find some genuinely interesting allegory in all that face-value titillation. Still, at around three hours to complete, at least it’s a mercilessly brief experience.
  5. Switch Player
    Jul 16, 2019
    40
    Lust for Darkness doesn’t really deliver what its trailer promises. The scares aren’t great, other than the jarring ‘caught’ noise on the short stealth section. With a short run-time, it’s an underwhelming experience.

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User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 8 out of 15
  1. Spiderfox
    Jul 18, 2019
    2
    This game has a decent story with a shallow ending, the main problem I had was game breaking bugs, frame rate issues, and graphical issues.This game has a decent story with a shallow ending, the main problem I had was game breaking bugs, frame rate issues, and graphical issues.

    This game has a lot of graphical issues that happened during my gameplay. I only played the game undocked so I don’t know if docked play wouldn’t have these issues. The game will reduce quality to try to keep a stable frame rate which makes everything look blurry and still have stutters and frame rate issues.

    During my attempt to finish the game I had to start a new game three different times, twice during the boss fight and once in the final area before you get back to the mansion.

    When I finally finished the game and had all collectibles found the side stories showed completed but the game would not let me navigate to select and watch. I ended up having to watch a video of the pc version to make sure it was actually a problem with my game.

    I don’t recommend this game with all these issues but I do hope we get more games like this with adult themes on the switch.    … Full Review »
  2. leftyleft
    Jul 16, 2019
    1
    Always good that there are horror games coming to switch but I haven't been able to play more than 5 minutes because there is NO invertAlways good that there are horror games coming to switch but I haven't been able to play more than 5 minutes because there is NO invert Y-axis. In 2019? Really? Wasted my money. If you are a dev reading this. Patch it in please. We exist.… Full Review »
  3. duke_dobo
    Jul 14, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Poor short game (approximately 2 hours) , expensive for its gameplay , intriguing story with a poor end.You go to hell to save your wife and in the end she says that she enjoyed it all and wanted it all.Come on , can’t she just call you and say that she moved on with another guy.Bad writing.I also experienced a bug in the scene where you should defeat Willard.When I died the checkpoint put me in the hall with the red statues but Willard is not around to crush them and the moving bridge is absent so I can’t go back , the bad guy can’t open the gate and I need to restart the whole game :(… Full Review »
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