John Lazarus - Episode 1: Dead Man's Origin

About this game

EPISODE ONE

Fight demonic creatures, hide from sharks, and shoot bad guys. Explore disturbing dream worlds and alternate dimensions while re-living the memories of anti-hero John Lazarus.

As a haunted child with an unexpected gift, to a street kid struggling with addiction, solve puzzles and overcome challenges while unraveling the mysteries of John's past. Experience an hour of immersive story driven gameplay in this first episode of a multi-part series.

FIGHT TO SURVIVE

Bash baddies and smash all the things with your trusty crowbar to stay alive while rampaging through self-destructing nightmares and parallel worlds.

VR FROM THE START

Experience an original adventure built for room scale virtual reality from the ground up. Prepare for scares while taking the long, fantastic road for a plate of nachos.

IMMERSIVE LOCOMOTION

Traverse through vivid and surreal environments by using either arm swinger or smooth motion locomotion methods. Teleporting is not done at will. Yet.

ARCADE MODE

After experiencing the main storyline, run and gun through the maps as a timed obstacle course. Time and accuracy based scoring makes it perfect for hot-seat and competitive play.

JUST THE BEGINNING

This is the first episode of a multi-episodic storyline. Uncover the mystery of John's life in an intensifying manner that reduces repetitive gameplay. By introducing new mechanics slowly in each new episode, players will be able to accomplish increasingly more powerful and complex tasks without being overwhelmed by learning too many controls at once.


In future episodes, follow John on his quest for vengeance as he discovers more about his supernatural powers. Go through training to master the skills to fight and disarm enemies in close quarters combat. Learn to create portals and travel between alternate dimensions at will. Find the culprits responsible for destroying his family and make them pay.

WARNING

This game is for mature audiences only.
It contains adult language, profanity, graphic violence, scenes of suicide, drug use, partial nudity, alcohol use, and smoking.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·29 Mar 2018Official

  New Patch!

  We've been busy trying to fix some of the bugs included in the launch! -fixed floating gun slide behavior -fixed game hanging and broken menu when completing arcade mode -fixed keys flying away and not respawning -fixed bug where shark could not kill player -made sharks much more aggressive -fixed bug where sharks could impale themselves -adjusted audio levels, made speech louder -fixed respawning and invisible barrier in convenience store -added indicator for first crowbar -adjusted mom shader and animation -adjusted bad guy shader -recompressed young john lazarus model in the mirror scene -recompressed teen john lazarus model in the alley mirror -recompressed and fixed shader to store clerk -removed blood pooling on surfaces from flesh wounds in arcade mode -fixed spsr water reflection in fountain -added video filter while observing john in intro -steamvr optimization
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• Patch Notes·29 Mar 2018Official

  New Patch!

  We've been busy trying to fix some of the bugs included in the launch! -fixed floating gun slide behavior -fixed game hanging and broken menu when completing arcade mode -fixed keys flying away and not respawning -fixed bug where shark could not kill player -made sharks much more aggressive -fixed bug where sharks could impale themselves -adjusted audio levels, made speech louder -fixed respawning and invisible barrier in convenience store -added indicator for first crowbar -adjusted mom shader and animation -adjusted bad guy shader -recompressed young john lazarus model in the mirror scene -recompressed teen john lazarus model in the alley mirror -recompressed and fixed shader to store clerk -removed blood pooling on surfaces from flesh wounds in arcade mode -fixed spsr water reflection in fountain -added video filter while observing john in intro -steamvr optimization
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• Patch Notes·13 Mar 2018Official

  Bug Fixes!

  Hey All, definitely see all these reports of the game being buggy and we're working on patching as many of these bugs as possible! However, I encourage anybody who is serious about wanting to see these bugs fixed, to please file a bug report here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/776040/discussions/1/ Just a description of where and what you're seeing and we'll try to roll it into the next release. Thanks!
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• Patch Notes·13 Mar 2018Official

  Bug Fixes!

  Hey All, definitely see all these reports of the game being buggy and we're working on patching as many of these bugs as possible! However, I encourage anybody who is serious about wanting to see these bugs fixed, to please file a bug report here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/776040/discussions/1/ Just a description of where and what you're seeing and we'll try to roll it into the next release. Thanks!
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• Announcements·9 Mar 2018Official

  John Lazarus Episode One is now on sale!

  Go ahead, treat yourself. The 30% launch discount will only be available for a limited time. For the same price as a matinee movie ticket or an extra value meal, you can buy yourself 60-90 minutes of virtual reality experiential horror and wonder... and that's just story mode. Don't worry, we're here to make sure that experience is good. After a year in the making, we still plan on adding more in the coming weeks: -6 total unlockable levels for arcade mode -more modifiers for arcade mode -hardcore mode tweaks -preview of episode 2 -steam achievements -easter eggs -AI improvements -performance optimization -extra polish But don't let that stop you from enjoying the pilot episode of what will be a multi-episode series of games. Your time is valuable and you deserve better experiences for your expensive VR rig. Free from boring time-sinks, being anchored to one place, backtracking fillers, fetch quests, tech demos, and half-assed conversions. Embark on a new journey and you might find a few precious moments in VR that you've been looking for. And remember, Episode One is just the beginning...
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