Vaporum
Vaporum: Lockdown is a prequel to the award-winning steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum. It is a grid-based, single-player, single-character game, seen from a first-person perspective in an original steampunk setting, and inspired by old-school games like Dungeon Master I and II, the Eye of the Beholder series, and the more recent Legend of Grimrock I and II. Vaporum: Lockdown follows the story of Ellie Teller, a scientist who is a part of a mysterious research project in the middle of an ocean. Following disastrous events, she struggles to survive and escape the tower of Arx Vaporum. Key Features First person real-time combat Unique Stop Time Mode Puzzles and level-wide objectives Gadget-based RPG system Lots of exploration, loot, and character customization Mysterious storyline filled with secrets Fully voiced main characters Immersive steampunk setting You will encounter nasty enemies with unique strengths and attack patterns. To beat them, you will have to employ a broad array of weapons, gadgets, upgrades, and smart tactics. Fortunately, there's plenty of powerful toys to play with. Many different weapon types, each with a specific use, synergistic armor pieces, gadgets that allow you to raise your own army of underlings or to manipulate the battlefield, boosters, and more.
Game Discussion
Steam User 4
I love and hate this game at the same time, because it is very gripping and challenging, it has a very good storytelling, it is scary and difficult sometimes. 💖 And the riddles would be appreciated by the Riddler himself! ✅ But to be honest the game mechanics screwed me over! 😖 I had found out at the end of the game that you could stop time with Caps Lock! ♲ A better tutorial would be welcomed... Guys, remember the Caps Lock! 🌟 Thumbs up! 🏆
Steam User 2
A grid-crawl game that is truly playable with a controller. The control scheme is very comfortable and intuitive to pick up to the point where I did not need to use the "Super Hot" mode for combat as a "mage" build.
The graphics are very good, be sure to use the ability to "free look" when searching for secrets.
The combat shows that the developers understand the fundamentals of grid-crawlers. You can easily "two-step" or attack-cycle lock some enemies, but others strafe quickly or have 3x3 AoE attacks forcing strategy evolution as you progress (though I have a hunch the "tank" build might be able to just trade blows straight up). Also, the ability to switch into "Super Hot" mode will be a boon for anyone wanting a more methodical, tactical combat style.
Puzzles are also top-notch, especially those for the Fumium key related rewards. I found the "rhythm game" puzzle at the end of the library level to be particularly fun.
Good voice acting on the recordings, good environmental sound effects to add character to the levels (pumping sounds, the ominous deep boom coming from some lower level, that sort of thing).
Recommended for those who like grid-crawls especially if you prefer (or require) controller use.
Steam User 2
Pretty fun game, but some of the puzzles and secrets can get really easy to miss on the late game, which got a little frustrating.
Steam User 0
I had not heard f this game before until about a week ago. How did I not know about this!!! This game is a blast!! Everything I love about old school first person dungeon crawlers and all of the rough edges sanded off. It runs well on my computer as well. Playing it on Linux Mint. If you lose your text go into options and turn off damage numbers. If you like dungeon crawlers this is one to look at.
Steam User 0
Vaporum is a nice grid-based dungeon crawler with interesting puzzles and satisfying combat mechanics, including a time-pause feature. The game would have benefited from greater level and enemy variety to reach the top in its genre.
Steam User 0
I had a great time with the Game. Got Stuck on some the Puzzles but nothing to hard. Puzzles near the same level as portal. The grid combat in first person was a first for me and for the most part I enjoyed it, outside of being block from moving.
Steam User 0
An extremely high quality dungeon crawler. It's similar in design to the first Grimrock, but with more focus on story. The story is not particularly interesting although the hamfisted voice acting can be entertaining. However, the gameplay is generally superior to Grimrock, with more interesting enemy designs and combat mechanics.
My biggest complaint would be that towards the end of the game secrets become particularly hard to find in the environment compared to early on where they're more intuitive to discover, but that's a minor gripe overall.