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The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.
LIZARDS MUST DIE is a historical, souls-like and spectacle fighter game
developed by the Bratans
and published by Smola Game Studio and Agafonoff.
Released on September 27th 2023 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 5 languages: English, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 26,132 reviews of which 25,241 were positive and 891 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 (4GB+ of VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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Become the Techno-Viking imbued with the power of Mead and Dubstep. Mow through the hordes of Lizardmen and reclaim your history. 10/10 meme game. The only good lizard is a dead lizard.
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Lizards Must Die, developed by the Bratans and published by Smola Game Studio and Agafonoff, is a chaotic, deliberately over-the-top third-person action slasher that blends meme humor, Slavic mythology, and unapologetic absurdity into a uniquely strange gaming experience. From the moment you load into its polygonal battlefield, it’s clear that this game isn't aiming for subtlety or realism. Instead, it embraces its low-budget aesthetic and turns it into a stylistic choice. With exaggerated patriotism, mythical references, and hordes of mutant lizard enemies, the game wears its strangeness like armor and dares you to take it seriously — or not. The premise is as bombastic as the title suggests. You play as a hyper-masculine Slavic hero — or one of several available warriors — on a righteous crusade against legions of lizards, referred to with messianic flair as "Herod's reptiles" and other dramatic epithets. These enemies are not just creatures; they're framed as abominations against your homeland, invaders threatening sacred places like Baikal and Hyperborea. It's all woven together with intentionally ridiculous voiceovers, dramatic one-liners, and tongue-in-cheek references to mythological figures such as Perun. The game never attempts to hide its satirical tone. It embraces low-resolution graphics, blocky models, and eight-polygon logs with pride, offering something that feels like a crossover between a homemade indie project and a cultural in-joke brought to life. Gameplay is built around simplicity and repetition. You choose a character, wield melee weapons, and dive into battlefields where dozens of lizards swarm toward you. The primary loop revolves around hacking and slashing through wave after wave of enemies, using basic attack chains and special combos. There are occasional boss fights, though they often follow similar patterns. While the combat can feel clunky or imprecise at times, especially when surrounded or attempting to block mid-animation, it manages to be fun in short bursts. What makes the gameplay shine isn’t technical refinement, but the sheer energy of the encounters. Animations are exaggerated, effects fly across the screen, and the background music and shouting create a ridiculous sense of urgency and heroism. Graphically, the game leans hard into its low-fidelity aesthetic. The environments are often barren or simply constructed, the character models look like relics from an early 2000s mod, and effects like blood or explosions are intentionally exaggerated. That said, there’s a certain charm to the visuals. They’re not beautiful in a traditional sense, but they feel consistent with the game’s absurd tone. The same goes for the voice acting — much of which is delivered through SteosVoice, a synthetic voice tool — which bounces between comically heroic, awkwardly translated, and fully meme-worthy. It all adds to the appeal for players who enjoy games that don’t take themselves seriously and instead go all-in on being weird and loud. The game’s performance and technical aspects are a mixed bag. On lower-end hardware, it runs surprisingly well, which aligns with its minimalist graphical style. However, players may encounter bugs, poor hit detection, or AI behavior that feels barely functional. Enemies sometimes get stuck, movement can be floaty, and the camera occasionally becomes a hindrance during intense fights. Still, for many players, these technical issues are outweighed by the chaotic fun the game provides. Given its budget-friendly price point, most seem to accept — and even embrace — its rough edges. One of the game’s most distinctive qualities is its unapologetic cultural identity. Everything from the terminology to the voice lines reflects a deep (and often hilarious) infusion of Slavic cultural references, mythology, and nationalistic bravado. Whether you're invoking ancient gods before combat or shouting slogans about protecting the motherland, the game leans into these motifs with full sincerity — or at least the appearance of it. For players familiar with these cultural references, this can be an entertaining layer of inside humor. For outsiders, it adds a surreal, novel tone to the overall experience. Despite its entertaining absurdity, the game is not without limitations. Enemy variety is modest, and combat strategies remain largely the same from beginning to end. Once you’ve played a few rounds and defeated a couple of bosses, you’ve essentially experienced most of what the game has to offer. There’s little in the way of character progression, meaningful loot, or unlockable depth. This lack of long-term incentive makes the game feel more like a fun distraction than a deep or replayable title. Still, the developers clearly knew what kind of experience they were creating — one that entertains in the moment rather than endures across many hours. What keeps Lizards Must Die from fading into forgettable obscurity is the sheer passion behind its chaos. The game feels handcrafted by developers who had a distinct vision: to create something bizarre, loud, proudly unpolished, and unmistakably Slavic. It doesn’t try to compete with AAA titles or even polished indie darlings. It carves out its niche and commits fully. That commitment has clearly paid off, as evidenced by the thousands of overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam. Players aren’t necessarily praising the combat mechanics or technical sophistication; they’re responding to how fun, strange, and self-aware the whole thing is. In the end, Lizards Must Die succeeds by knowing exactly what it is. It’s a low-cost, high-chaos hack-and-slash spectacle that offers a bizarre ride through lizard-killing patriotism and meme-laced mythmaking. It won’t be for everyone — especially those seeking polish, deep mechanics, or complex narratives — but for players willing to embrace the chaos, it delivers a highly entertaining and memorable experience. Whether played solo or in co-op with friends, it’s the kind of game that invites laughter, confusion, and a surprising amount of appreciation for its commitment to being exactly what it wants to be: a lizard-slashing fever dream soaked in Slavic absurdity. Rating: 8/10
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Crashes my friend's laptop even though his laptop is overkill on specs for it. Great game 10/10
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It's just the kind of indie game you'd stereotypically expect a Russian guy to make. Just a cheap little game — nothing malicious or buggy. Feels like something the local computer-savvy guy made over summer break and gave you. But you're a moron if you bought it at full price. <번역> 그냥 고정관념으로 러시아인이 만들만한 인디게임 딱 그 수준. 그냥 싸구려 게임일 뿐이지 뭐 버그가 있거나 악의가 있는 게임은 아님. 그냥 동네 컴퓨터 좀 하는 형이 방학동안 만들었다고 준 게임같은 느낌. 근데 정가에 이 겜 사면 저능아임
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Still kvas + hyperborea ark + tengri tuah + tatar parents + baikal rage + chernobog or perun + R1a stare + chukchi sitting + vimana mewing + baltic singing + ungern mindset + anglo saxon jelqing + jonkler laugh + phonk + those who know = 💀
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LIZARDS MUST DIE is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
LIZARDS MUST DIE is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.
LIZARDS MUST DIE received 25,241 positive votes out of a total of 26,132 achieving an impressive rating of 9.44.
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LIZARDS MUST DIE was developed by the Bratans and published by Smola Game Studio and Agafonoff.
LIZARDS MUST DIE is playable and fully supported on Windows.
LIZARDS MUST DIE is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
LIZARDS MUST DIE is not playable on Linux.
LIZARDS MUST DIE offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
LIZARDS MUST DIE includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There is a DLC available for LIZARDS MUST DIE. Explore additional content available for LIZARDS MUST DIE on Steam.
LIZARDS MUST DIE does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
LIZARDS MUST DIE does not support Steam Remote Play.
LIZARDS MUST DIE is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
the Bratans
Publisher
Smola Game Studio,
Agafonoff
Release
27 Sep 2023
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