Lemuria

About

Lemuria is a third-person shooter with adventure game elements that blends combat, exploration, and dialogue-driven scenes. You navigate a city on the brink of collapse, fighting through riots and an unfolding epidemic while uncovering story beats via cutscenes and environmental clues. Combat focuses on gunplay and timing, mixed with moments of decision-making and resource management. The world feels chaotic but linear, pushing you toward a late-game shift into a surreal fantasy jungle where the rules change again. The game stands out for its abrupt tonal shifts, moving from gritty urban survival to a whimsical magical realm. Reviews note the over-the-top collectibles like stolen digital coins and wads of cash add a quirky edge to the chaos. While the 2022 release didn’t break new ground mechanically, its blend of action and quirky storytelling earned a 68% on Metacritic. Players appreciate the fast-paced gunfights and the absurdity of chasing uranium and supercars in a crumbling world.

Storyline

LEMURIA is a 3rd person adventure shooter with gunfights, dialogue, and numerous cutscenes, set against a backdrop of massive street riots and the beginning of a deadly epidemic. The gameplay is classic 3-person shooter, interspersed with dialogue and hotspot activation. At the very end, the player also has to travel through the magical jungle of Illusory Reality in a fantasy setting. Guns, girls, cars, gold, uranium and wads of money - well, what else? Maybe an SSD-drive with stolen digital coins? No? Well then the grand prize is to get out of all this alive! When civilization begins to collapse and its laws are no longer in effect, all the problems arising have to be solved by new methods.