Liminus: The Silent Guard

Liminus: The Silent Guard is an adventure game with strategy, simple puzzles and collection. You play as the Shepherd, an eternal being searching for lost souls known as sheep in the Inbetween. Guide them to shrines, where you and the sheep are safe and they can continue their journey in the afterlife.

The Inbetween

Wild wolves prowl the darkness, hunting souls to take back to their dens. Guard wolves protect the dens from the Shepherd. The farther you and your sheep are from shrines, the more danger you face. Wolves can capture sheep, and to progress through a gated area you must retrieve any captured sheep from the dens and guide them to safety.

The Shepherd’s abilities

You have a limited supply of light that replenishes and powers your abilities. Call out into the darkness to find sheep, strike wolves with your staff, stun them with light or push them away with a castable shield. As you collect sheep and your flock grows, your light abilities become stronger, though a large flock can be difficult to manage in challenging areas, and wolves can still pick off sheep.

Killing wild wolves gives the Shepherd a darker side. Kill enough and you can transform into the Reaper, an ultimate ability that lets you move quickly, kill wolves rapidly and destroy the otherwise unbeatable guard wolves protecting the dens.

Levels

A tutorial teaches you the game’s abilities. The Village has two gated areas to complete, over 60 sheep to find and many wolves to battle. The Woods is the other available area; its higher number of required sheep makes it a challenge for your puzzle-solving skills.