Larva Mortus

It's more mid paced than fast and that's not a bad thing. Fun game, reminds me of one of those you would see on one of those PC disk compilations. The ones that had games on there that were worth a damn.

DO NOT PLAY: Buggy and boring. Firstly, this game is kinda boring and it's not clear what all the side-missions are for other than grinding for levels. Enemies and crates are hard to distinguish from the background. Most damning, enemies keep disappearing from rooms. Sometimes stuck in walls and other times they are nowhere to be seen. Maybe they're out of bounds. This happens WAY too often and most egregiously in a room you can't leave until you defeat all enemies.

Good game

I was never any amount of good at this, so I can't imagine I'd revisit it. But it was a good top-down shooter with hack 'n slash elements.

Played on Steam Deck OLED Larva Mortus throws you into the boots of a 19th-century monster hunter, blasting through hordes of the undead in chaotic, randomly generated levels. It’s a no-frills, fast-paced top-down shooter with a satisfyingly dark atmosphere and plenty of creepy-crawlies to exterminate. The Good: Runs flawlessly on Steam Deck OLED (SteamOS) – even installed on a MicroSD card with zero issues. Fun, arcade-style action with decent replayability thanks to procedural levels. Perfectly captures that gothic, B-movie monster-hunting vibe. Simple but effective visuals keep the focus on frantic gameplay. The Caveats: No native controller support – I manually mapped keyboard controls to the Deck’s inputs. It works, but feels clunky. Gameplay can feel repetitive after a while (why I didn’t finish, though I enjoyed my time). Graphics are very basic – don’t expect modern polish. Verdict: I genuinely liked Larva Mortus for its straightforward, spooky action. It’s a great pick-up-and-play title for the Steam Deck, especially if you enjoy retro shooters. I recommend it, but with one HUGE request: PLEASE add native controller/Steam Deck support! This game would shine with proper gamepad integration. Until then, it’s functional but awkward. Worth a shot!

>reset the game's profile to play anew >create a completely new player >screw you, the agency's progress/unlocks are tied to Steam achievements Well, screw you too I guess. ed: Also, maniacally re-enables fullscreen (and associated messing with the resolution of all other windows on the desktop thank you w10) every freaking time despite explicitly setting it to off and triple-checking if it saved. Even setting it in the config file directly does't help.

Larva Mortus is a solid top-down shooter with nice 2D visuals and fast-paced combat. While the campaign story isn't groundbreaking, it still provides a decent framework for the action. Even after completing the story, the world map remains active with ongoing quests, adding replay value. The game offers a good selection of weapons, a variety of unique enemies, and some light RPG elements to keep things engaging. The only downside is that some achievements rely on randomly spawning collectibles, which can become tedious if you're hunting for the last few. Overall, a fun and satisfying shooter with plenty of content!