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Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles is a co-op horror game set in 1980, where one to four players investigate the Lowell Orphanage. Destroyed by a mysterious fire in 1960, the orphanage was the site of torture and experiments on children. As four friends exploring the building, you identify and expel malevolent spirits by investigating their pasts and solving puzzles.

Story and chapters

The story unfolds in the foggy woods outside Lowell, a town surrounded by stories and secrets about the orphanage. Story mode follows the friends’ journey across four chapters. The game also has an online co-op mode. The first two chapters feature four ghosts; the final two chapters complete the story.

Investigate the ghosts

Each ghost has its own story and puzzles. During a ghost-hunting phase, you use equipment to gather evidence and identify which of 18 ghost types you have encountered. You then solve puzzles based on that ghost’s past to exorcise its spirit, either neutralizing a malicious spirit or bringing peace to a benevolent one. There are 24 pieces of equipment for identifying ghosts.

The orphanage map is large and complex, and the clues and locations shift between sessions. More areas unlock as you progress through chapters and play mini-games. Some sections are dark and claustrophobic. Items such as weathered photographs and faded letters provide clues to the orphanage’s past, and ghosts can hear you speak; you may also hear them.

The garage and the dealer

Before heading to the orphanage, you meet your team in the garage. There you can buy or sell items, choose a chapter, chat with friends and look for hidden easter eggs. A mysterious figure called the Shady Dealer is also inside the orphanage. Collect trinkets there and try using them to find the ghost with the Dealer’s items; the figure’s reasons for being there remain unknown.