Project Lazarus Reviews

Before we begin, you see the GIF? The GIF is sped up, the actual gameplay is slow as shit and boring. ------------ You know the game is bad when you forget the name of the game for a long time, only to remember it when someone mentions it in another review on some other game, years down the road. I last played this game in 2023, only have 23 hours in it because I was trying to get all achievements while getting bored to death, unable to refund it. I ended up uninstalling it when the last 3 achievements were left, because they made no sense (something about ranks) and game didn't tell you how to complete them. Gameplay is trash, slow, all mechs are unsatisfying along with generic enemies with zero personality. There are so many mechs and not a single one of them is satisfying to play as. It doesn't help that the whole game has THE trashiest SFX I've heard in a while with laziest weapon particle effects in existence. Should I even bother talking about how generic and lazy the abilities and pick-ups are? They feel like they belong in some trashy mobile freeware. Basically, this game feels like "Baby's first Survivors clone". Not sure why this has Very Positive rating on Steam, but it seems to be a common theme with Survivor's clones. ----------- Oh and this game feels unfinished. From the buggy UI that looks like the dev got bored half-way through, to the achievements which seem to be confusing (Reach Number One rank.. in what? There is no in-game rank like this) and can't be achieved without you wasting time on the forums. Checking the dev store page, there is a sequel to this game which just looks like an update that should've been released for the first game. So the dev actually abandoned this game to package and release the update as a whole new game. That game has like 12 reviews because instead of building a good first game, dev went for more money and abandoned his previous project, pissing off customers. Hilariously, if you look at the sequel, the negative review from "Icon of Sin" guy pretty much describes the first game: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199098313470/recommended/2821970/ You know why? Because IT IS THE FUCKING FIRST GAME.

Great concept, poor execution. If you like Vampire Survivors-style bullet hell games, this game might be for you. However, the lack of key bindings, unresponsive controls, constant skips and glitches, and primitive settings menu make it very difficult for me to enjoy this game. I'll gladly change my review to positive if the devs can address these issues and make the game a bit more user-friendly, but until then, I can not recommend this game. Just play Vampire Survivors instead.