Rescue Lucy

In Brief

Rescue Lucy is a point and click, escape the room adventure game. I’ve used my Steam version to play and then based my short review on that version. Despite the mostly negative reviews on Steam (140+ reviews) I would recommend this game to any point and click, mystery, adventure, HOG lover. It’s not a HOG per se but does have HOG elements. The Steam version includes two free DLC packs called ''Rescue Lucy - House Escape DLC #1 and #2''. I cannot say whether these are incorporated into the free standing giveaway version we have been given today? Hopefully the developer will clarify this later.

Introduction:

One morning you were walking through the woods with your dog, named Lucy. All was good and peaceful, until something startled Lucy, and she ran deep into the forest. For hours you searched for Lucy, until the sunset and darkness fell. Through the fading light you find an old house, could this be where Lucy is hiding? You enter the creepy house, hoping to find your dog.

During your search you discover a variety of different locations and rooms with many puzzles, and hidden monsters. Collect a variety of items and combine them into useful tools. Rid the house of the monsters and find your beloved Lucy. Rescue Lucy, is a game with a mysterious atmosphere that immerses you in the adventure.

Edited reference accessed HERE 6th August 2019

The Game:

Rescue Lucy is a point a click puzzle adventure flash game that has been ported over from android games. You have to enter what looks like a broken down mansion in search of your dog Lucy, who had earlier been startled and ran off while you were walking through the woods. To find Lucy you have to search various rooms in the mansion for clues and items that you pick up. You will require these items to escape from each room you enter, either by creating tools, finding keys, or using items to kill monsters that you encounter during your search for Lucy. You’ll find lots of puzzles to solve and monsters to avoid or kill to survive your stay in this creepy mansion. To use an item you go to the inventory and select the item you want to use. Some items will need to be combined before you can use them.

When combining you choose the first item then click on the inward pointing arrows then click on the second item that is required to combine the items together. This will then appear in the action window below the combining arrow icon; for example, the first item you will be required to combine is a screwdriver, which you’ll use to open the front door of the mansion. You’ll find both pieces of the screwdriver, i.e. the handle and the shaft of the driver around the front porch of the mansion. You then enter the inventory and follow the instructions given (via the blue arrows). Once selected return to the main game and use your item, for example once you are inside the mansion, you can choose to go upstairs or attempt to open a door to your right. The door is locked, so search for a key, then go to the inventory to select it. then you can open the door. You’ll often be confronted by monsters (which have excellent skins) and a timer that is counting down, if you stay until the counter reaches zero, and haven’t figured out how to kill the monster, you die and have to start over because you get very little time to react once you encounter these monsters; so, will need to have already prepared yourself by having the appropriate object in your 'active' inventory slot. (Please don’t read the following if you don’t want any hints/spoilers) - The first monster you are likely to meet is upstairs from the main hallway, or through the door on your left if you found the key quickly. To kill either of these monsters you will need to find a spell book, or a coin, (depending which monster you encounter first. Once found these items need to be placed in the 'active' inventory slot below the combining arrows.

The graphics are pretty nice as are the sound effects; though you can tell this is a ported game from android games. Not that it should present any issues.

If you get stuck, you can see a pictorial walk-through guide via Steam guides HERE and several game play videos (spoiler alert) videos HERE, HERE, HERE (Deutsch), HERE, HERE and HERE

Conclusion:

The game was released on Steam just over three years ago HERE; where you’ll find over 90 English reviews (plus another 50 of various languages). The reviews are mainly negative, but to be honest, quite a lot of the negative reviews show limited game play of less than 10 minutes to an hour. I bought this when it was released, and spent about 2 hours playing it and at the time didn’t think it was that bad. I’ve just played a refresher to remind me of the game and would say, the best thing is try it out for yourselves and see what you think. any feedback is welcome. Personally I found it mildly entertaining and worth the price i originally paid for it. .

I would like to thank the developer Starodymov for giving away this free standing version (the also gave us Aqua Fish last week) and the giveaway team for getting more decent games. Dmitry the developer of this game has his studio pack that contains 10 games on sale HERE

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway:

If Rescue Lucy doesn't interest you, but you still want something new to play, you'll find details of some game deals whether they be sale items, indie bundles or games being given away for free HERE (I've not updated the thread in a while, but Delenn still posts frequent updates and most of the links still take you to the latest deals). You can check out Delenns thread HERE for details of other free games and offers. Also check elsewhere in the game discussion forums HERE, (usually on the first page).

Also, check out the free games available via Indie Gala’s Dev’s showcase HERE. The latest additions (since I last updated this list) include Myr.ne The Quest (a first-person action-RPG with minecraft like graphics i.e. blocky. It's the follow-up to Song of the Myrne: What Lies Beneath), Lumber Island - That Special Place (a psychedelic first-person horror adventure), Adventures of Shuggy (2D Action Puzzle Platformer with Single player, local coop and local multiplayer options), Horror Girl, Citadale: The Legends Trilogy (Retro 8 bit style action adventure platformer), Crab Dub (shmup), Malevolence (retro styled first person horror adventure), Dino Run: Marathon of Doom (retro-styled, action-packed prehistoric dinosaur racing game), Space Ship: The Game (classic 2D space shooter), The Maze: Game (classic 2D maze game), Patience, my Patients (8 bit retro platformer), Total Singu (top down shooter). To get any of the above Indie Gala games you require a free indie Gala account and then click on the acquire button. Once that has been accomplished the game will be added to your account and you should be able to download a free standing copy of the game any time for as long as indie Gala operate. Some of the games do contain adult content and are not suitable for young children.

The latest weekly giveaway over at Epic Games includes two games this week; entitled For Honor: Standard Edition (Enter the chaos of war as a bold Knight, a brutal Viking, or a deadly Samurai. Play the thrilling story campaign or fight in brutal PvP modes - single player included) and Alan Wake (A third person atmospheric horror adventure game. - A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.); these two games would normally cost you almost £38. From August 8th these change over to GNOG a 3D puzzle game set in a tactile world of toys and secrets. which you’ll find HERE. Finally, there are also over 130 free games available via Steam HERE