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Eleven Dusks Studios · Published by Eleven Dusks Studios · Official site ↗
Positive — 96% positive (23 reviews) · 20 achievements
Last updated 2 Oct 2026
Trapped in a timeloop with no memories, you are the Light Bearer, fighting to uncover the truth - but at what cost? Harness rhytmic auto-attacks and dashes as light fades around you, raising tension with every move. Shape your power, rewrite your path, and embrace eternity or break free.
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Action, Indie, RPG, Casual · 2025 · More under £5 games
Embark on a timeloop journey as the Light Bearer, fighting to uncover your past. Use rhythmic attacks and dashes to shape your power and rewrite your fate in Nelumbra, an indie RPG where every move counts.
About this game
Nelumbra is a 2.5D roguelite time-survival game.
You embody the Light Bearer, a savior trying to survive throughout timeloops to discover about its own fate. Survive relentless celestial hordes and bosses, discover new characters, enhance your powers and shape your destiny with every loop. Will you break free or become part of the cycle forever?
Play with a fresh and unique dash mechanic.
Redirect and chain frenetic dashes to weave through hordes of enemies.
Enhance their power and effects as you progress, creating dynamic and powerful builds.
Navigate your way through an obscure world where the light gradually fades around you.
Adapt your strategy find ways to recharge it throughout the game level.
Feel the tension raise as shadows grow around you!
Discover 20 combinable celestial artefacts meant to shake your gameplay up.
Enhance your auto attacks, dashes... or create clones of yourself.
Exploit their strengths to survive your way out!
Upgrade your weapons between loops to create your preferred playstyle.
Embrace and master your character's innate auto-attacks.
Choose between 5 characters and 8 hats to perfect your plan.
Fast-Paced Runs: Complete intense and rewarding runs in under 15 minutes
Build Variety: Experiment with scaling builds using weapons, dashes and upgrades
Multiple Characters: Unlock and discover characters with each their own playstyle
Unique Items: Choose between 20 combinable celestial artefacts and build your own unique run
Original Visuals and Audio: Dive into an immersive 2.5D celestial world with authentic graphics and audio, made by humans for humans
Accessibility Options: Tailor your own experience with different visual and controller accessibility settings
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 760
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-10600 @ 3.30GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060
- DirectX: Version 12
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Nelumbra - 30% off
Nelumbra is off during the whole Steam's autumn sale!Enjoy the whole game for 3.49€(A free demo is available if you want to test the game!)Enjoy short but intense runs in a frenetic universe.Discover a unique dash mechanic and adapt to lights fading around you.Will you break free or become part of the cycle forever?Thanks for reading and have a great time in Nelumbra!Read full article on Community Announcements (Eleven Dusks Studios)Patch NotesOfficial
Nelumbra - Update 1.0.6
Hello everyone,I have updated the game to integrate the Spanish and Italian localizations!Changelist 1.0.6:\Fixed an issue with the Discover All Enemies achievements not unlocking (for players who discovered Hope and Curios but didn't kill them, you might need to encounter them one more time!)\Added Spanish languageAdded Italian languageThanks for reading and have a great time in Nelumbra!Read full article on Community Announcements (chimera)Patch NotesOfficial
Nelumbra - Update 1.0.5
Hello everyone,Small update mainly to fix an blocker issue during Hope's fight. It includes the following changes:Changelist 1.0.5:\Fix an issue where player's run would stop during Hope's fightAdjustments to Curios' fight enemies spawningAdjustments to Hope's fight enemies spawning\Fixed a localization line issue in tutorialThanks for reading and have a great time in Nelumbra!Read full article on Community Announcements (Eleven Dusks Studios)Patch NotesOfficial
Nelumbra - DEMO update + Update 1.0.4
Hello everyone,I updated the demo version for Nelumbra. I think the previous one was not faithful to the full game experience considering it was a really old build. Players trying out the demo should now have the latest updated gameplay experience. Considering it is a demo, there is a limitation on the Artefacts and enemies available plus a restriction on the overall progression (only the two first characters are unlockable). For all previous demo players, I strongly advise you to delete your save and start with a fresh one. That way, if you enjoy the game and decide to buy it, your progression should remain in the transfer. Sorry about that!I also submitted a small update for the release version including the following changes:Changelist 1.0.4:\Possible fix for turrets killing players during trials' rewards\Fixed an icon issue in the enemies journal tabFixed an issue with hovering animations in the journal menuFixed couple UI alignments for specific localizationsThanks for reading and have a great time in Nelumbra!Read full article on Community Announcements (Eleven Dusks Studios)Patch NotesOfficial
Nelumbra - Update 1.0.3
Hello! Here is a small update mainly to fix a boring issue preventing keyboard & mouse players from navigating through the main menu, as well as other changes.Changelist 1.0.3:\Adjustment to the enemies spawn rate logicIncreased effect spawn rate for multiple ArtefactsAdjusted the Charger sequence to prevent rhythm issuesAdded a start countdown to Chargers to help with their clearness\Fixed an issue preventing players from navigating through the main menu after a gameAdjustments to various UI for specific localizationsThank you and have a great time in Nelumbra!Read full article on Community Announcements (Eleven Dusks Studios)
