John Lazarus - Episode 1: Dead Man's Origin

John Lazarus - Episode 1: Dead Man's Origin

RainSoft · March 9, 2018 · Action, Adventure, Indie, Gore, Violent

Buy John Lazarus - Episode 1: Dead Man's Origin from Steam at $9.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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lowest tracked $6.99
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John Lazarus - Episode 1: Dead Man's Origin price by region

John Lazarus - Episode 1: Dead Man's Origin costs £7.19 in the United Kingdom, $9.99 in the United States, €9.99 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$11.49 in Canada, NZ$12.39 in New Zealand, R$20.69 in Brazil and zł35.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest John Lazarus - Episode 1: Dead Man's Origin offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £7.19 £7.19 — 1
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €9.99 €9.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Canada CA$11.49 CA$11.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$12.39 NZ$12.39 — 1
Brazil R$20.69 R$20.69 — 1
Poland zł35.99 zł35.99 — 1

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About John Lazarus - Episode 1: Dead Man's Origin


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EPISODE ONE\



Fight demonic creatures, hide from sharks, and shoot bad guys. Explore disturbing dream worlds and alternate dimensions while re-living the memories of anti-hero John Lazarus.

As a haunted child with an unexpected gift, to a street kid struggling with addiction, solve puzzles and overcome challenges while unraveling the mysteries of John's past. Experience an hour of immersive story driven gameplay in this first episode of a multi-part series.

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FIGHT TO SURVIVE\


Bash baddies and smash all the things with your trusty crowbar to stay alive while rampaging through self-destructing nightmares and parallel worlds.

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VR FROM THE START\


Experience an original adventure built for room scale virtual reality from the ground up. Prepare for scares while taking the long, fantastic road for a plate of nachos.

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IMMERSIVE LOCOMOTION\


Traverse through vivid and surreal environments by using either arm swinger or smooth motion locomotion methods. Teleporting is not done at will. Yet.


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ARCADE MODE\


After experiencing the main storyline, run and gun through the maps as a timed obstacle course. Time and accuracy based scoring makes it perfect for hot-seat and competitive play.

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JUST THE BEGINNING\


This is the first episode of a multi-episodic storyline. Uncover the mystery of John's life in an intensifying manner that reduces repetitive gameplay. By introducing new mechanics slowly in each new episode, players will be able to accomplish increasingly more powerful and complex tasks without being overwhelmed by learning too many controls at once.

In future episodes, follow John on his quest for vengeance as he discovers more about his supernatural powers. Go through training to master the skills to fight and disarm enemies in close quarters combat. Learn to create portals and travel between alternate dimensions at will. Find the culprits responsible for destroying his family and make them pay.

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WARNING\


This game is for mature audiences only.
It contains adult language, profanity, graphic violence, scenes of suicide, drug use, partial nudity, alcohol use, and smoking.

John Lazarus - Episode 1: Dead Man's Origin — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Mar 14, 2018
Just what I'm after in VR a horror/puzzle/shooter/story/ corny awesomess personified. A little buggy atm but I'll put up with that for this kind of story, got kind of an Alan Wake, Max Payne kind of feel obviously without the budget of those though. It's corny as hell at the start and a little John Wickish story like, but then the story begins and WTF I can nod or shake my head to answer my mother, who by the way is just enough slutty mum to make her cool. Then I get to go to the bathroom, see myself in the mirror and it's refecting my image and movement, nice touch Devs. Then the real story begins, I haven't been this excited for a small Indie game since forever. It's not for everyone but it is what I've been waiting for. Ok update have now finished episode 1 took about 1.6hrs and it was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome. Highlights [spoiler] The whole trip, the giant worm, the worms arsehole, the climb, the ending of ep1[/spoiler] Nice work Dev I really like what you've done, can't wait for episode 2.
8 found this helpful
Not recommended Apr 17, 2018
This was a game that really caught my attention and I had high hopes for. A nice break from a near endless amount of VR wave shooters, and poor excuses for games aka "experiences". Its an oddball world, with different elements, you dont know what to except from one scene to the next. This should have been a breathe of fresh air for me, and if not for the bugs, it would have made an appearance on my personal top 20 VR games. But bugs are lurking around every corner. If the game was in EA I could at least have gone in with my eyes open and just hold out hope they would get patched eventually. And its not like I am trying to summon devs back from the dead on an ancient game, this is a 2018 full release title and my thread on my bugs made nearly a week ago https://steamcommunity.com/app/776040/discussions/1/1696044439574055049/ has gone unanswered. Not even a vague "we will look into it". It pains me to rate it down, as this is the type of game that I would want to encourage. But when the bugs get so bad I cannot progress (character appears to have no controls (ie hands), can pass through solid objects, cannot interact with items or enemies in the world), I feel I should warn others…
7 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 12, 2018
Almost to the end of the first episode and I am enjoying it over all. Its a game that can use alot of work on the interface side but I felt it was worth a little work getting use to it. You are thrown into scenes that each are very different. Spacey man real far out. I look forward to what is to come.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 10, 2020
Very rough around the edges. But fun nevertheless. Hoping we'll see an episode 2 (?).
Recommended Feb 16, 2020
Well.. I can't say this is good or bad game. I think, something between.. I have strange feelings, but I don't regret about buying it)))
Recommended Mar 14, 2018
Good game but still needs some work. The story was strange but good. Worth the price.

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