Announcing INFERIUS, First-person Horror Roguelite Inspired by Lovecraft and The Divine Comedy

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Announcing INFERIUS, First-person Horror Roguelite Inspired by Lovecraft and The Divine Comedy

Fend off the darkness with naught but your lantern and deck of cards

Edmonton, Canada - August 14, 2025 — Developer Lucid Rain Studios is excited to unveil INFERIUS, a first-person psychological horror deckbuilder featuring a twisted take on the Major Arcana tarot cards and inspired by The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and Lovecraftian horror. INFERIUS is the first project for the Canada-based studio, which features veterans from BioWare and Ubisoft, in addition to developers from the GTA V and Metro teams.



In INFERIUS, you awaken as a Pilgrim, lost, damned, and marked, in a realm that reflects your forgotten sins. Armed with only your lantern and a growing deck of Tarot-inspired Major Arcana, you must survive the nine dominions of hell, each ruled by a grotesque entity and shaped by sin and fear. Combat unfolds not through blades or bullets, but through tactical card duels, where every draw is a choice, and every sacrifice has weight. Exploration and strategy are tightly interwoven, as clues found in the world inform your deck, and victories in battle shift the realm around you.

The deeper you descend, the more your sanity begins to fracture. INFERIUS rewards persistence through its unforgiving roguelite loop: die, return, rebuild, and try again with new insight. Each ruler you defeat grants you power, but also distorts your perception. Brands, Sigils, and Minor Arcana allow you to mutate your cards in unpredictable ways, pushing your strategy—and your mind—to the brink. Uncover Soul Echoes from those who came before, barter on the black market, and wield your flailing lantern to ward off the nightmares that lurk in the dark. With each run, the Inferno changes, daring you to descend once more and confront the truth buried at the heart of damnation.

Key Features:

First-person Horror Deckbuilder - Collect, upgrade, and craft a custom Tarot-inspired deck. Battles are fought in turn-based, first-person card duels that blend horror with deep strategy.


Nine Levels of Hell - Descend through 9 dominions, each representing a sin from “The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri —every level offers unique enemies, mechanics, and visual themes.


Lantern-driven Sanity System - Your lantern is your lifeline—it illuminates paths, solves puzzles, reveals secrets, and prevents your sanity from slipping into madness.

Psychological Horror Enemies & Environments - Face grotesque, fear-driven creatures and surreal environments inspired by phobias like arachnophobia, claustrophobia, and paranoia—each dominion explores a different mental terror.

INFERIUS is set to launch on Steam in 2026.

For more information:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2470790/INFERIUS/
Official Website: https://lucidrainstudios.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/bAFV8azZx3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucidrainstudios/
Twitter: https://x.com/LRS_LucidRain
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lucidrainstudios
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lucidrainstudios

About Lucid Rain Studios

Lucid Rain Studios is an Edmonton-based game development studio pioneering the fusion of psychological horror and strategic gameplay with their flagship title, INFERIUS, a first-person roguelite that seamlessly blends atmospheric exploration and card-based combat across a nightmarish reimagining of Dante's nine circles of Hell. The studio is committed to crafting immersive, genre-defying experiences that challenge the mind and unsettle the senses.

Learn more at https://lucidrainstudios.com/.