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Abyssal Lapidary (Demo) Demo
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🏅 Steam Next Fest October 2026Most played demos #9Most reviewed demos #5Demo review score rank #29Analysis of demo reviews Full game page →
Game description
A Victorian workshop management sim where you inherit the fading Vermilion House in the underground city of Fathomholm. Appraise rawstones, cut gems, design jewelry, rebuild your shop's reputation, and uncover the horrors buried deep beneath the strata.
Basic info
| Developer | LightWorm |
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| Publisher | LightWorm, XD |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Release date | Oct 16, 2026 |
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Minimum specs
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
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| Processor | Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
| Memory | 8 GB |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 / GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 570（4 GB） |
| Storage | 10 GB |
Review Analysis Score
Based on 279 reviews from the past 1 year
Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 28, 2026)
Cutting and selling gems under a looming plague, Abyssal Lapidary (Demo) earns 81.9 from 279 analyzed reviews of the demo.
👍 Strengths
149 reviews enjoy what they played and see big potential, the most upvoted saying the demo already feels like a full game. A few say it got them hooked, and some plan to buy it at release. 33 praise the world, with a sanity meter and plague lore that build tension, and some describe an eerie, mysterious mood. 21 like the visuals, the most upvoted noting gems that look amazing with dynamic refraction and a detailed jewelry editor. Story & World comes up in 39% of reviews with a score of +2.2.
👎 Where it falls short
38 reviews raise interface and control problems, such as a commission window cut off at the bottom of the screen and awkward camera zoom while cutting. 25 find the introduction overwhelming or confusing, with a lot of text and no clear starting goal. 19 report bugs, the most upvoted describing a sell button pushed off screen so a gem cannot be turned in. Tech & Support appears in 28% of reviews with a score of −0.5.
Representative reviews Original reviews ↗
“game has enormous potential, demo feels like full game already” · 149 reviews
“UI for commissions cut off at bottom of screen” · 38 reviews
“building tension with sanity meter and plague lore, Gloomwood-like atmosphere” · 33 reviews
How it holds up
Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.
Dashboard
Based on 279 reviews from the past 1 year
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Since launch 279 reviews
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Steam review activity
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Across 5 languages, players disagree most about Content Volume.
English
Review Analysis Score
Based on 139 reviews from the past 1 year
Chinese
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Based on 117 reviews from the past 1 year
Russian
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Based on 7 reviews from the past 1 year
German
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Based on 6 reviews from the past 1 year
French
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Based on 5 reviews from the past 1 year
25 indicators · 408 review reasons · 5 languages · data as of Oct 27, 2026
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