No more darkness - Lumencraft is now lighting up Steam Early Access

13 April 2022

Lumencraft, a top-down action shooter with tower defense elements, was released on Steam Early Access and GOG today. In order to mine Lumen, a precious mineral, players will dive into a deep underground world inhabited by dreadful creatures.

Developed by 2Dynamic Games and published by StarDrifters, Lumencraft depicts a dark future in which humanity can survive only thanks to a rare crystal with high energy potency called Lumen. Players must go into deep underground mines to extract the precious mineral. Sounds like an ordinary task, but not for miners in the dystopian future - the underground world has no mercy for guests from the surface. Hordes of bloodthirsty creatures await anyone who dares to enter lightless underground tunnels. Prepare to protect your mining base from the invasion at all costs.

Watch the Early Access trailer

Lumencraft is a combination of a top-down shooter and a base-building game with tower defense elements. Dynamic lights and a fully destructible environment, together with intense gunfights inspired by Alien Breed, offer superb tactical gameplay topped by survival elements and a unique futuristic atmosphere of an industrial underground world. The developers also drew inspiration from modern titles like Darkwood and The Riftbreaker, implementing into Lumencraft the best elements from both games, such as a highly immersive atmosphere and the possibility to expand your base.

“We were really impressed by the technologies that 2Dynamic Games used in Lumencraft. The game has a very solid gameplay foundation, but it’s the destructible environment and absolutely stunning dynamic lights playing within the darkest tunnels that take the gaming experience to a whole new level. "- says Kuba Wójcik from StarDrifters.

“Lumencraft has become a dream-come-true game for us. We are in love with top-down shooters and many of our team members have played a lot of classic titles. However, for Lumencraft, we wanted to add something extra like the tower defense elements and advanced systems of tunneling and mining. This combination is a real firecracker gameplay-wise, and we put a lot of effort into bringing it to life. I am sure that players will be impressed by how destructible the environment is and by the impact this mechanic has on the gameplay”- Paweł Mogiła, Lead Software Architect from 2Dynamic Games.

Game Features:

Dynamic lights and pixel-perfect interaction with fully destructible terrain.
An atmosphere of dread is created through impactful sound design and the unique 2Dynamic lighting system.
Defending an underground settlement by direct combat and turrets.
Highly efficient and immensely satisfying digging mechanics.
Various futuristic technologies that allow to improve both your digging and killing potential.
Map editor and full Steam Workshop support.
Local co-op with Steam Remote Play support for online sessions.
Steam Deck support.

If you plan on visiting PAX East this year, do not miss an opportunity to meet the developers in person, as Lumencraft will be presented during this year's event at the Indie Games Poland booth (Expo Hall booth number: 15019).

Lumencraft is available on Steam and GOG for 11.99$ / 9,99 Euro / 8.99 GBP. For more information about the game follow Lumencraft`s official pages: Steam, Facebook, Twitter, GameJolt

2Dynamic Games: Facebook, Twitter

Star Drifters: Steam, Facebook, Twitter

A full press kit can be found here.

About Star Drifters: Star Drifters is an independent game development studio based in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 2014, known for the development and publishing of Driftland: The Magic Revival, a real-time 4X strategy, and Danger Scavenger, a rogue-lite. Star Drifters' mission is to create engaging, challenging, and highly replayable games that will remain in players' memories for a long time.

About 2Dynamic Games: 2Dynamic Games is a Poland-based studio founded in 2020 in Cracow. The studio is focusing on developing an innovative, high-performance terrain modification engine that allows for creating interactive and fully destructible 2D game worlds. 2Dynamic Games leverages the experience of the founding team that has created multiple games, big and small. Currently, the team is working on their flagship game, Lumencraft, that showcases the main features of the Engine.