ActionFit check
Is Project Lazarus worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy reverse bullet hell combat against waves of alien enemies.
- Roguelite fans interested in controlling a mech and building its arsenal.
- Players who want to choose among mechs with different controls, abilities, and weapon slots.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow-paced experience rather than combat against hordes of enemies.
- Players who prefer a fixed character and loadout over choosing among mechs and weapon-slot combinations.
- Players looking for a survival game centered on crafting shelters.
Our take on Project Lazarus
Each mech has its own control scheme, passive abilities, and weapon-slot combination, making mech choice the defining structural detail.
What is Project Lazarus?
Project Lazarus is a mech survival game with roguelite elements and reverse bullet hell combat.
Players deploy onto an alien planet and fight hordes of alien monsters. Items and crystals can be collected to level up and improve a mech. Each mech has a distinct control scheme, passive abilities, and combinations of weapon slots. These differences shape how each mech handles and which weapons can be installed. Players choose a mech and build its arsenal as they face the planet’s enemies.
How Project Lazarus plays
- 01Distinct mech controls
- Each mech has its own control scheme and passive abilities, shaping how it plays.
- 02Weapon slot combinations
- Mechs differ in the combinations of slots available for installing weapons.
- 03Item-based leveling
- Collecting items and crystals allows players to level up and upgrade a mech.
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Project Lazarus: platforms & release
Is Project Lazarus worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy reverse bullet hell combat against waves of alien enemies. Skip it if: players seeking a slow-paced experience rather than combat against hordes of enemies.
Where can I download Project Lazarus?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Project Lazarus's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Project Lazarus on?
Windows only.
