
- 69/100
- Players19 ratings
- 68/100
- Critics1 review
More scores
- GameFAQsJust Right
- 3.45/5
- Player reviews
- 81% positive4,090 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$3.33
Where to get it

2021 · Adult · Adventure
Lust from Beyond
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired with the works of Lovecraft, Giger and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to the dark ecstasy.
- Released
- 11 March 2021
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- AdultAdventureIndiePuzzle
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- First person
- Themes
- ActionFantasyHorrorThrillerEroticMystery
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain), Turkish
- Time to beat
- 9hmain story13hwith extras14hcompletionist
About
Lust from Beyond is a 2021 horror game developed by Movie Games Lunarium and published by Movie Games. It is the sequel to Lust for Darkness and, like the previous game, features an erotic horror story influenced by H. P. Lovecraft, H.
R. Giger, and Zdzisław Beksiński.
›Story
Victor Holloway, an antiquarian, is tormented by visions of a sinister land full of lechery and pain. To learn its secrets, he joins the Cult of Ecstasy, whose members seem to know the answers to his disturbing questions.
Victor learns the cult's life from within, getting lost in its blasphemous and sexual customs. Pleasures of this world are soon not enough. The cultists, following Victor's visions, attempt to enter Lusst'ghaa - the Land of Ecstasy beyond the borders of our reality.
Players say
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Gameplay
Players control Victor as he investigates the two cults and learns more about his power to enter Lusst'ghaa. Lust from Beyond is a horror game played from a first-person perspective and has elements of stealth games. Later in the game, players must engage in combat using knives and pistols. At some points, players can not engage in combat and must flee to safety while avoiding damage.
Health is measured in terms of physical and mental trauma, both of which can be restored by power-ups. Players can also collect items, which they use in puzzles, but some puzzles are not accessible until the proper event is triggered in the story. In Lusst'ghaa, players can use psychic powers to solve puzzles. These cause a quick time event to see if they drain a special meter only used in Lusst'ghaa.
Story
Victor Holloway is an antiquarian who experiences disturbing hallucinations of an otherworldly realm. He seeks help from a specialist in Bleakmoor after striking his girlfriend, Lily, following an episode while they are having sex. When Lily is kidnapped by the Scarlet Lodge, a sex cult in Bleakmoor, Victor learns that his visions allow him to enter the nightmarish dimension Lusst'ghaa. Jonathan and Amanda Moon from Lust for Darkness, who have joined the Cult of Ecstasy, save Victor from the Scarlet Lodge. As Victor attempts to rescue Lily, the two cults vie to control him.
Development
Movie Games Lunarium wanted to use the lessons they learned following the release of their first game, Lust for Darkness, in their next game. One aspect of Lust for Darkness's reception that surprised them was the negative reaction to its length. They reasoned players would appreciate the lack of filler but received complaints about the lack of content. In Lust from Beyond, they included a longer story.
They are based on Poland and attributed a trend of transgressive Polish games to a backlash against conservative religious movements. Influences include H. P. Lovecraft, H.
Reception
Lust from Beyond received mixed reviews on Metacritic. Adventure Gamers said it "tells a thoughtful, albeit unapologetically disturbing, story". They said its puzzles were not difficult, criticized the action and stealth elements, and said they had technical issues. However, they said the worldbuilding and grotesque imagery will likely appeal to fans of erotic horror. DreadXP enjoyed exploring the Giger-influenced world, but they said the game's interesting ideas end up implemented poorly.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Lust From Beyond: The Full SetThe Complete Movie Games Collection
- Editions
- Lust from Beyond: M Edition
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