Luna The Shadow Dust


Luna The Shadow Dust is a 2020 adventure video game developed by Lantern Studio and published by Coconut Island Games and Application Systems Heidelberg. The game tells the story of Üri and Layh.

Description

Luna The Shadow Dust is a hand-drawn puzzle point-and-click adventure game without dialogue.
The plot tells the story of a boy named Üri who taking on an unexpected journey to uncover the secret beyond an ancient tower. During his journey, Üri finds and rescues a strange creature named Layh.
The gameplay focuses on mixing elements of adventure and puzzle gaming. The game takes place in a tall tower, which consists of rooms. The player must find the solution to each room in order to progress to the next. An original aspect of the game is that the player controls two playable characters, each of whom has a unique set of abilities.

Development

Lantern Studio was founded in China in 2015 by Fox Zhuang, Wang Guan, Wang Qian and Beidi Guo who was nominated for Game Dev Heroes 2020.
The game was crowdfunded through Kickstarter in 2016.

Reception

Luna The Shadow Dust received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic, and 61% of critics recommended the game according to OpenCritic.