The Count Lucanor

About The Count Lucanor

The Count Lucanor is a horror adventure by Baroque Decay, released in 2016 for PC, Mac and Linux and later on Xbox and Nintendo Switch. Its makers name The Legend of Zelda, Yume Nikki, Silent Hill and Dark Souls among their inspirations.

Once upon a time, a poor boy named Hans had no presents on his birthday and left home for good, carrying his grandfather's cane, some cheese and three pieces of gold. Night fell in the forest, and as he tried to go back he met a kobold who led him to a castle. If Hans can guess the kobold's name, he will inherit great wealth. Trapped inside, he lives through a mystery that becomes a horror story.

You explore Tenebre Castle, placing candles to light your path, talk to its odd characters for clues, hide under tables and behind curtains, avoid traps and solve puzzles with what you find, sometimes in different ways. Your choices change the story, with five endings and several subplots. The soundtrack turns pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach into chiptune.

Its bright fairy-tale look makes the turns into gore and cruelty land harder. It suits players who liked Yume Nikki or the RPG Maker classics and want a choice-driven horror story.

How to play The Count Lucanor

1. Buy it on Steam, Xbox or the Nintendo eShop.
2. Explore Tenebre Castle as Hans, placing candles to light your way.
3. Talk to the castle's characters and collect clues to the kobold's name.
4. Hide, avoid traps and solve puzzles; your choices decide which of the five endings you reach.

Tips

• Use your candles wisely; light shows what the dark hides.
• Talk to everyone: clues to the kobold's name come from the castle's characters.
• Replay to see the other endings and subplots.

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