This is a game about mysteries, occultism and secret societies where your role is to uncover whatever monstrosities lurk in the shadows. In Lexoccultum you take on the role of an investigator in Europe in the 18th century.

Lexoccultum is a new game due to be released in the next few months by Riotminds. I was lucky enough to get a glimpse of their latest game, Lexoccultum, and this is what I saw. We’ve explored and reviewed Trudvang in a few articles (see here) and I must admit that, despite the minor problems with the game system, I instantly fell in love with the setting and the game. Riotminds are one many Swedish publishers and have in the past released games like Trudvang Chronicles and Drakar och Demoner. This is the direction I feel that my games have taken in these last few years, so for me the Swedish games almost come naturally. This is perhaps most evident in games like Tales from the Loop, but also quite visible in other Swedish games. I think that the games that are coming from Sweden these days are mostly quite good and modern in the sense that the players have not only much freedom when creating their characters but the players have also space to add much to the narrative. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Swedish roleplaying games. Lexoccultum is a horror rpg, one using the same game system as Trudvang Chronicles.

Lexoccultum is due to be released in the next few weeks by the Swedish studio Riotminds.

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