Starting from 28th of October 2024 to 4th of November Neon Doctrine's games will be on sale as part of Steam Scream! Lamentum is having 75% off, our lowest in history! Thank you so much for your support!

[ 2024-11-01 10:42:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there! What is more spooky than missing out on a big discount?! Presenting the PIXEL FRIGHTS BUNDLE on Steam! Get Decarnation, Lamentum, and Yuppie Psycho for 66% off! Get the bundle now on Steam: Save 66% on Pixel Frights on Steam Dont miss it!

[ 2024-11-01 09:36:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy Halloween!

The Obscure Tales team wishes you a haunting Halloween! As the night falls and eerie shadows creep closer, we want to recognize your courage in exploring the unknown. Enjoy a chilling 75% discount on Lamentum to celebrate! Dont miss out!
Meanwhile, were hard at work crafting new horrors for you to uncover. Our upcoming project, INANIMA, is deep in development, and we promise this nightmare will plunge you even deeper into terror than ever before. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2211000/INANIMA/

[ 2024-10-31 16:19:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dive Headfirst Into An Ocean Of Discounts!

It's summertime, which we can all agree is the BEST time to stay inside all day playing video games. To assist you all with this classic summer pastime, we've got a ton of discounts here just for you!

SUMMER SALE ~ UP TO 80% OFF

~ Neon Doctrine

[ 2024-06-27 18:00:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's Spring Sale Time!

It's the perfect time of year to be heading over to the Neon Doctrine page, and getting your hands on a sweet deal during this years spring sale!

CLICK HERE FOR SPRING DISCOUNTS

[ 2024-03-14 19:00:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Nominate Lamentum for the Steam Awards!

It's Steam Awards season, and Lamentum needs your help being nominated for the Labor of Love category!

We love Lamentum, and we know you all do too! So, let's get Lamentum nominated in the Labor of Love Category at this year's Steam Awards! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/

[ 2023-11-22 01:26:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy Halloween!

The Obscure Tales team wishes you a happy Halloween!! On this Halloween, when the shadows lengthen and horrors lurk around every corner, we want to celebrate your courage and determination in facing the unknown. To celebrate we have a terrifying 66% discount for you at Lamentum.
Meanwhile, we continue working on preparing new challenges for you. Our next project INANIMA is still in development and we promise that this time the nightmare will be even scarier. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2211000/INANIMA/

[ 2023-10-27 07:54:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy Halloween!

[ 2023-10-26 15:40:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Summer Sale is Here!

It's getting hot in here The Steam Summer Sale has finally arrived!

Do you have what it takes to make it out alive? Get Lamentum today and find out

While you're at it, why not enter our Ghastly Tales fanfic competition? Grau Hill would love for you to share its fate with the world... Find all the details and submit your entry on our Discord channel.

And in some extra exciting news, we will be holding a Q&A with the one and only Neon Doctrine CCO himself, Vlad Tsopljak.

Join us on our Discord channel next Thursday, July 6th to answer all your burning questions about our games, the video game industry or simply life in general.

Don't miss this chance to connect with us! Thanks as always for your continued support, and we look forward to chatting with you soon.

[ 2023-06-30 06:26:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Spring Sale Is Here!

Spring has sprung and so have the discounts on Steam!

Get your hands on our amazing deals now! No embeds for sale pages, so here's the good-old fashioned link: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/nd

[ 2023-03-17 06:41:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

IT'S SALES TIME!

Steam Winter Sale is here - time to drain your wallets!

[previewyoutube=K7L-c0zX26I;full][/previewyoutube]

[ 2022-12-23 07:54:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

New project!! -- INANIMA --

We are happy to announce our new project, INANIMA. :D After everything learned in Lamentum we want to make a much better game in all aspects. Again, we will continue betting on the combination of survival horror and pixel art. Wishlist now!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2211000/INANIMA/ Jacob Miller's life is a mess, with no future. Everything will change after receiving the invitation to participate in the last stage of a new food product. During the ten days that the trial will last, the participants will undergo a strange program of physical and sensory stimulation based on a new way of understanding food production and human nutrition. The trial will be carried out in full isolation at the Spira food and nutrition facility. Be part of something that will change the future of humanity, be part of Spira.
INANIMA is a classic survival horror experience with a pixel art aesthetic. Solve puzzles, investigate secrets, and face nightmarish creatures as you fight to keep your life and sanity safe.
Detailed Pixel-Art aesthetic. Classic Survival Horror experience. Survival Horror combat system with a wide variety of weapons. Terrifying enemies with behaviors that will adapt to the environment. Use resources to upgrade your weapons and equipment.

[ 2022-12-05 18:00:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW UPDATE: 1.0.5 (Support for Steam Cloud)

INFORMATION ABOUT THE UPDATE.
This update fixes issues with save games and adds support for Steam Cloud. For a few hours we have had an important bug related to saves and Steam Cloud that did not allow saving game. Already fixed. We apologize for the inconveniences

[ 2022-11-23 12:25:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

LAMENTUM- Linux version now available!

Hi! On the occasion of the anniversary of our publisher, NeonDoctrine, we want to announce the release of the Linux version of Lamentum. :D We hope you enjoy your stay at Grau Hill.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/

[ 2022-05-18 11:34:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

Speedrun Contest!

"Lamentum" Speedrun Contest

- Contest Category - 1. NG No OOB% Ending S 2. NG No OOB% No kill Ending S - Reward - 1st prize : 25 USD US region steam gift card each category per person 2nd prize : 20 USD US region steam gift card each category per person 3rd prize : 15 USD US region steam gift card each category per person - Rules - 1. Submit time: Now ~ 2022/2/7 23:59 PST 2. PC only 3. Ban : OOB, Any modification of the game 4. Please use In-game Timer. The final time score is dominated by the ending of the game screen 5. Please submit your video at here: https://forms.gle/UwoCxKq5txVZwz6Y8 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/

[ 2022-01-20 03:36:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

POINT SHOP ITEMS + WINTER BLOODBATH EVENT

Lamentum Steam Points Shop items are live now! Followed by a seasonal discount of 30%!

Stickers
Animated Avatar Frames
Animated Avatars
Animated Backgrounds
Animated Mini Profile Backgrounds

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/?snr=1_1056_4_franchise_1057&curator_clanid=32940668

WINTER BLOODBATH

Our Discord is also having its Winter Bloodbath event. We will have a trivia game where people who can answer all the questions right have a chance to win a Nintendo Switch! The server will also host a meme contest where you are encouraged to meme about the Winter Direct and Vlads maid outfit. The first-place winner gets 10,000 doctrines! Trivia Questions Here!

SWITCH GIVEAWAY

Finally, as it is the season for giving, we also announced a giveaway for a Nintendo Switch using codes displayed during the Winter Direct. Best of luck to everyone! Submit the Code from the video here! [previewyoutube=_CtcIH-ffbw;full][/previewyoutube] We hope you enjoyed our announcements and are looking forward to both our new games and our little contests. 2021 was one wild rollercoaster, and we could not have asked for a better community to ride with. Have a fantastic winter everyone!

[ 2021-12-23 04:07:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Steam Awards are here!

Nominations are open!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/?snr=1_1056_4_franchise_1057&curator_clanid=32940668

[ 2021-11-24 18:01:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dodging Death and Difficulty and Trading Cards!

You no longer have to sit there and take it

Welcome friends, Lamentums newest update features two major quality of life updates for those who may have found the horrors of Grau Hill Manor a little too tough to handle. The first of these is being able to switch between Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulty, which affects the appearance rate of certain enemies and modifies Victors stats such as life, resistance, and weapon damage. The second of these is a dodge action that allows Victor to cut his attack animation short and avoid enemy attacks if used with perfect timing. Get ready to duck and dive around mortal peril, Victors got moves now!

This update also adds Steam Trading Cards to Lamentum, for all of you who want to take a bit of Grau Hill horror back with you! Full change log for the patch notes can be found below:

Difficulty selector.

You may choose your difficulty between Easy, Normal, and Hard when starting a new game. If you already have a previously created game, it is considered normal difficulty.

Easy mode:

- More life. - More stamina. - More damage on weapons. - Fewer enemies. - Increased chances of stunning enemies with firearms.

Normal mode:

- The original experience, though we have removed some enemies in the mazes and in the cemetery.

Hard mode:

- Less life. - Less stamina. - Less damage to weapons. - Altered the probability of stunning enemies with firearms. - The full number of enemies from the original version of Lamentum. When saving, the difficulty modes are represented in green for easy mode, white for normal mode and red for hard mode. A new Dodge move has been added to the game. On a keyboard it is used with space, and on gamepad it is used with the RB button. Dodge allows you to avoid the damage of any enemy attack if done at the right time, it also allows you to cut short the attacking, reloading, healing, digging animations of the player. Using dodge consumes stamina.

[ 2021-10-28 07:03:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Digital Deluxe Edition Available!

We prepared some extra treats for you!

Now you can enjoy the magnificent ambiance of Grau Hill Manor with our official OST from Black Light Sound Also our Artbook will give you an extra glimpse into the source of our artist's maddening vision And if you don't want to pick between the two - get it as a Deluxe Edition bundle! [with discounts ;)] https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/22478/Lamentum_Digital_Deluxe/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1741350/Lamentum_Artbook/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1741330/Lamentum_Soundtrack/

[ 2021-09-14 11:00:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Small Update 0.7.36

Small Update 0.7.36 -Fixed bug some doors can teleport the player to hollow rooms if press fast the action button. -Fixed weird collisions on corners. -Added scroll animation in the credits.

[ 2021-09-06 17:31:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE 0.7.35

INFORMATION ABOUT THE UPDATE

NEW INFINITE INK OPTION When starting a new game you can choose between infinite inks or classic mode. As an alternative, this option can be activated in the OPTIONS MENU at any time, so if you already have a game started you can activate this option from the OPTIONS MENU. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2592550438 ADJUSTMENTS IN THE COMBAT SYSTEM All weapons have been balanced to offer a sense of progress. Their animations, speed and damage have been adjusted. We have modified the combat system to make enemies attacks can't cancel Victor's attacks. FIXES Adjustments of Victor's footsteps volume and other SFX. Fixed bugs that could occur rarely in certain moments of the game. Fixed collisions that could leave the character stuck in some in some parts of the map. Fixed text issues in some languages. WHATS NEXT? We want to continue improving Lamentum with future updates. In the following updates we want to add a new difficulty selector, with EASY, NORMAL and HARD options in order to make the game more accessible to some players and a challenge for those who want a harder experience.

[ 2021-09-03 18:55:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Indie Houses Event is Live!

Together with our fellow developers and publishers we cooked up a special event for you! Heres what you can look forward to, on top of our Discount

Hour long direct stream
Over 30+ news beats from all 7 publishers
Fresh new game announcements
Never-before-seen content
New trailers and DLC reveals
Updates from each studio
A week-long Steam event with over 40 game demos, 100+ games on sale & bundles, developer livestreams, Q&A sessions and more

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/theindiehouses

You can watch our segment right here: [previewyoutube=bi25oCVIE7M;full][/previewyoutube] [previewyoutube=SmBhqeOmZ7g;full][/previewyoutube] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/ And our exclusive bundles are still up! Everyone who owns one of those two games gets an extra 10% on top of the original 10% launch discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/720560/Vigil_The_Longest_Night https://store.steampowered.com/app/597760/Yuppie_Psycho_Executive_Edition/

[ 2021-08-31 17:11:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Lamentum is OUT Now!

Guide Victor Hartwell through deadly traps and battle terrifying monsters as he attempts to save his wife Alissa.

Grau Hill Manor doors are now open!

The only thing more terrifying than a haunted manor? Losing your beloved wife to its blasphemous, bloody halls. [previewyoutube=SmBhqeOmZ7g;full][/previewyoutube] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/ We partnered up with our friends for Yuppie Psycho and Vigil: The Longest Night to bring you this special bundle discount! Everyone who owns one of those two games gets an extra 10% on top of the original 10% launch discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/720560/Vigil_The_Longest_Night https://store.steampowered.com/app/597760/Yuppie_Psycho_Executive_Edition/

[ 2021-08-27 16:02:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Lamentum pre-release event!

Something is happening in Grau Hill. The house is empty, and the air even smells of blood.

Join us to be a member of a secretive religious organization, and help the four survivors to escape from the hell. Winners can have Games, Nitro, or Steam Gift Card! Join our Discord to participate the event: https://discord.com/invite/nd

[ 2021-08-24 14:54:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Release Date Announcement - August 31st!

Grau Hill Manor's Doors Will Soon Open

Youll Never Want to Leave! The moment you're all been waiting for, well almost! The release date is here:shocked_hero: Lamentum will be available on Steam, Switch, Playstation 4 and Xbox One on August 31, 2021. [previewyoutube=Av4nYhYY3hk;full][/previewyoutube] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/

[ 2021-07-22 17:00:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

PAX Online Announcements!

We just announced five cool new indie games at PAX Online. What did you think of the show? In case you missed it, heres a quick rundown on what we had. As a bonus we have Exclusive Demos of our games available to play right now!

Lamentum

A 2D Survival Horror game set in, where else, a haunted manor. Guide Victor through deadly traps, mind-bending puzzles, and past the jaws of terrifying monsters to rescue his missing wife Alissa. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/

The Legend of Tianding

A 2D sidescrolling action game set in Taipei at the turn of the 20th century, see the story of Taiwans battle for freedom from Imperial Japan through the eyes of a legendary hero: Liao Tianding! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406850/The_Legend_of_Tianding/

My Lovely Wife

Save your wife and lose your soul in this management sim about summoning and using succubi to bring someone you love back from the dead. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1251930/My_Lovely_Wife/

Jack Axe

Jack is her name, and axes are her game in this fantasy platformer about colorful landscapes, amazing acrobatics, and little girls wielding massive axes. https://store.steampowered.com/app/985780/Jack_Axe/

Doors of Insanity

An RPG Card Battler where death and loot alike lurk behind every door! Create a custom character, put on the right equipment, build your deck, and battle your way out of purgatory! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268810/Doors_of_Insanity/

You can watch the full announcement video here:

[previewyoutube=uRvw5tKBAg8;full][/previewyoutube]

And some wacky bloopers!

[previewyoutube=TdGyHAM9w9A;full][/previewyoutube]

But Wait! There's More!

We've joined the United Servers of Discord Alliance! This alliance brings together Discord guilds for fun events and server vs server battles!

Join https://discord.gg/nd for all details. We've prepped a special event just for PAX Online with loads of awesome prizes! The AllianceTrivia Bot will enable trivia battles between multiple Discord communities! Try your hand at answering trivia questions and help us win our battles against other servers! When you have a chance check out the #alliance-trivia channel and show off your trivia skills. New trivia battles happen in this same channel automatically every 8 hours at 12AM, 8AM, and 4PM UTC, so if you miss out on the first battle then don't worry because there will be a lot more coming daily! If you are interested in learning more about the Alliance then feel free to check out this presentation: http://hyperurl.co/DiscordAlliance

[ 2021-07-17 18:20:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Lamentum News May-June 2021

Hello everybody!

This is going to be a pretty short devlog. :D We want to announce that we have finished the versions of Nintendo Switch, Ps4 and Xbox One and that we are currently working on fixing some minor bugs and taking them to the different stores of each platform. Now we just have to wait for the different stores to give us the approval or in the case that there is a problem, solve it as soon as possible. When this process is finished we will be able to give a more specific launch date. We remind you that the launch will be simultaneous on all platforms. (PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One)

About languages:

We want to inform you that we have recently added the Polish language and we plan to add some more in the future. As an additional note we also want to inform you that the French translation has given us some problems, but we are optimistic and we believe that it will be available at launch. About the closed beta: We have a closed beta in mind in July. All those who have the closed beta option in your rewards will receive an email with more information. Those of you who do not have access to beta in your reward can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4whFzVYyisZfimXy3NwZpso9OIwlXf9kuXGs57tPaNcTqeQ/viewform

[ 2021-06-03 11:14:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Lamentum News

Hello everybody!

During these months we have focused on solving some bugs and polishing the build as much as possible to start working on the console port. Another important part of the development, the translations, are almost finished. It has been an intense few months, but we are moving forward!

About the current state of the build:

During the testing we have detected some bugs that we have corrected and some details that we have had to improve to guarantee the quality of the game. We have also improved enemies and balanced the weapons of the game and improved some visual aspects of the game, such as the game font or changing some details of the game's graphic interface.

News and improvements:

New map system. (More useful and improved, points of interest and save areas are now marked) New game font.

New stamina system (Now Victor only get tired when hes stressed or in combat situations) Interface improvements. (Doors, keys and puzzles) Narrative improvements.

Light system improvements. (The lamp is now more useful for exploring.)

About languages.

Translations continue at a good pace, although it is true that we thought it would be a part that would take less development time, even so, we are happy with the results. We currently have the following languages completed and integrated: -Spanish -English -Simplified Chinese - Japanese -Russian -German Working on: -French - Italian -Traditional Chinese

Achievement system:

We have included an achievement system linked to different events that will occur during the game.

We have the achievements built into Steam and we are currently working on the other platforms.

[ 2021-04-26 11:36:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Demo is LIVE

HEAVY BREATHING

Grau Hill Mansion opens its doors once more.

[previewyoutube=KHbh3B_EkBY;full][/previewyoutube] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/

[ 2021-02-03 18:22:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Meet the Developers - Discord AMA

Do you have questions about Lamentum? You can ask the developers on our Discord channel! Join our Discord channel February 5 10:00 AM (PST) as part of the Steam Game Festival and answer all your questions about Lamentum, the prologue demo and our team. Dont forget to set a reminder! See you soon! https://discord.gg/pef3ujs More about Lamentum Twitter: @ObscureTales Facebook: www.facebook.com/ObscureTalesGames/ MORE ABOUT THIS GAME

[ 2021-02-02 12:32:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

News about the demo

Hi! We are in the last stage of development and we think the Lamentum demo needs an update to be more faithful to the final game experience. We are temporarily removing it, but soon it will be available again with several improvements and adjustments :) Thanks to everyone who played the demo and thanks for all the feedback! Don't forget to wishlist the game if you haven't already - it helps a lot!

[ 2020-12-09 11:50:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Lamentum Will Be Available in Simplified Chinese! Demo Updated TODAY!

Welcome Friends,

We are updating Lamentum and the Lamentum Demo to include Simplified Chinese! We will also be bringing Lamentum to WePlay Shanghai from November 13th to 15th! We look forward to meeting a lot of new friends, hearing exciting feedback, and scaring the heck out of all of you!

Have fun! Be scared! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum

[ 2020-11-12 09:55:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

News September-October

Hi everyone! We are at the end of 2020 and we are making great progress in the development of Lamentum. During these months we have finalized important aspects of the game (secondary characters, story arcs, areas of the game) and we are focused on advancing in order to have a playable version from start to finish for the next month. This does not mean that the game is over. We still have to work on translations, tweak different aspects of the game, and do extensive beta testing. We continue to think that we will have Lamentum available for Q1 2021 on all platforms (PC, SWITCH, XBOX and PS4).
Next demo update: We will update the demo soon with some interface improvements and several bug fixes: - Changes in the map structure. - Improvements in the user's interface. - New language added (Simplified Chinese) - We will fix bugs in the running / collision system.
Wishing you a Halloween filled with special treats and lots of exciting tricks!

[ 2020-10-30 12:03:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Indie Arena Demos Are Live!

Play All The Games!

And Wishlist : Discord.gg/ai - Talk to the devs! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072910/Drill_Man_Rumble/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268810/Doors_of_Insanity/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/Lamentum/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1094920/Hazel_Sky/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/720560/Vigil_The_Longest_Night/