Lumo: A Puzzle-Platformer With a Name That Means “Enchantment” in Finnish
Publisher Rising Star Games and Helsinki-based indie developer Triple Eh?/Gareth Noyce invite us to see what happens when an old-school isometric game collides with a modern GPU
Arachnophobe alert: There be at least one semi-cartoonish, rather large spider here
Lumo is an isometric arcade-adventure reminiscent of such 8-bit classics as Head Over Heels, Knightlore, Alien 8, Chimera and Solstice. In fact, developer Triple Eh? describes it as Head Over Heels meets Solstice with a dash of modern Zelda.
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You’ll play a young child lost in the depths of a mysterious castle that’s part museum, part death-trap. You must traverse 400+ rooms — each a self-contained challenge — in four unique zones.
The game also includes six hidden mini-games and many secrets to uncover. You’ll confront physical and logic puzzles, bring ancient machinery to life and uncover hidden areas in order to escape to the outside.
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Additionally, you’ll find many layers of nods and winks to games of the ’80s and ’90s, and plenty of easter eggs. According to Triple Eh?, Lumo is a true love letter to the golden age of gaming…adventures don’t get much more heart-warming than this!
Having been Greenlit, the game will be available soon on Windows, PS4 and Xbox One.
