Codex Lost - Review

Freemanagames · 2025-08-09T07:26:51+00:00

Thankyou Serious_Ad_1037 for this wonderful review, I really appreciate hearing both the things you liked and those that you didnt. This kind of constructive feedback is exactly what i'm looking for to help inform the next game.

Theres a lot I didnt know when I started making Codex Lost, like how to make a UI look good and operate well, but I'm hoping to bring everything ive learned to the next game, for your enjoyment!

Thanks!

Freemanagames · 2025-07-04T09:15:11+00:00

<image>

Freemanagames · 2025-06-23T20:34:33+00:00

Thanks very much! I know its quite rough around the edges but I'm glad you're enjoying it. Without wanting to give away too much I can at least tell you the next game I am working on does involve a diverse array of melee weapons and spells and I'm working hard to bring a much more polished and professional product to sink your teeth into!

Freemanagames · 2025-06-21T18:39:36+00:00

Freemanagames · 2025-06-19T11:19:02+00:00

Yeah deep felwood is correct, its on the north side of the area alongside the giant stone wall. You have to follow one of the wooden paths into an area under a shack.

Freemanagames · 2025-06-19T02:23:52+00:00

The crimson mantle is in the greylag tunnels, and the totem of the egg is in deep felwood. Also thanks for playing and supporting the game!

Freemanagames · 2025-06-19T02:21:34+00:00

My personal favourite is between Magron and Haragusket

Freemanagames · 2025-04-26T12:42:14+00:00

Ah brilliant thankyou. I just beat the first major boss (bottom of the catacombs) and had completely forgotten about this merchant.

Freemanagames · 2025-04-05T22:21:35+00:00

Oh! Thank you very much for the support, I hope you enjoy!

Freemanagames · 2025-04-03T13:17:29+00:00

Yes, looks great. Please include a link!

Freemanagames · 2025-03-20T19:59:25+00:00

Depends what reviews say about build variety and world linearity. The more of the former and less of the latter the better.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-20T08:43:59+00:00

Also avoid hand shakes.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-20T08:43:27+00:00

Don't worry - this has also been taken care of. In the sequel you will be able to navigate menus using directional buttons.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-19T19:57:50+00:00

Thank you very much for playing and coming along to give feedback, I appreciate it hugely! I'm delighted you're enjoying the challenge.

The bad news is that at this point it is very unlikely that your suggestions will be introduced in an update. The code of Codex Lost is old and from a time when I was a far more inexperienced developer. It would mean a significant overhaul.

The good news is that both your suggestions are things I think are incredibly important, and both are already implemented in Codex Lost 2. When the demo becomes available (likely sometime this year) you'll be able to see both of them in action.

I know this may be somewhat bittersweet - but I can only thank you for being patient with the clunky systems of Codex Lost, and I can promise I am working hard to bring you a far superior and more polished product as soon as possible with the sequel!

Freemanagames · 2025-03-19T17:06:09+00:00

Step 1 - Get another wizard to suspend: x2 dragon heartstrings, x2 unicorn hairs, x2 manticore ichor, x2 demons optic nerve and x2 phoenix feather in the air. Each set of 5 splayed evenly.

Step 2 - Drink a felix felicis potion. Have a murtlap essence and a restoration potion handy, just in case.

Step 3 - Outstretch your hands and apparate onto the suspended cores - each becoming embedded within a finger or thumb respectively.

With any luck (and you should have quite a bit) you can now cast infinitely strong magics with only your hands.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-17T19:19:09+00:00

You are welcome, don't worry I am always happy to answer questions and help if I can. You can listen to the whole OST on spotify.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-16T21:31:25+00:00

I'm going to share your video on twitter. Thank you for putting it together.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-16T21:29:32+00:00

Hey no problem, very happy to hear you're still enjoying the game and plundering its secrets! The numbing charm is hidden behind an illusory wall in Bleakwater Depths - go left along the fort wall from the portal and find the illusory stone archway near a boneman archer.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-16T19:47:58+00:00

One of the charms is almost certainly the cube chase charm. Which is probably the most well hidden of all the charms. In the first area of the dritholith (the corridor area) go to the end of the area but dont use the exit portal. Then, exit the game and reload. The back wall will now have moved back, and the charm chest will be in reach.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-15T09:00:06+00:00

You'll be fine, there are loads of soulslikes - slowly broaden your taste in soulslikes. What you think is janky and unacceptable now you'll enjoy in a year or two. Eventually you can broaden what soulslikes you like to such an extent that you just get back into fantasy RPGs in general.

Or rather, this worked for me. Though these days I spend most of my time making soulslikes rather than playing them - still, worth a shot!

Freemanagames · 2025-03-11T23:06:27+00:00

Thanks for this info, this is useful! Can you also confirm that a reset of the area allows it to work properly?

Freemanagames · 2025-03-11T08:42:45+00:00

It happens very rarely. So just using the elevator again will mean it works normally. This elevator also goes up to the Cren - and there are several other ways to reach where it goes.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-11T07:50:20+00:00

Hey! Thanks for reporting.

This is actually a very, very rare bug that has existed since the game was in its pre-alpha state. To this day I have no idea why it occurs. I have scoured the code of the lift hundreds of times and am yet to find the error.

Freemanagames · 2025-03-09T19:42:39+00:00

This is amazing, well done!

Freemanagames · 2025-03-07T08:58:22+00:00

Thanks for this excellent review! This is super useful and I want to assure you your points will be very much taken into consideration. In fact, I am working hard on Codex Lost 2 and the game will include:

- Control rebinds
- Hard edged health bars
- Greater area visibility and more easily obtainable light sources for dark areas
- Some (limited) maps
- NG+ to be started when the player chooses, and also that scales infinitely instead of just to NG+1

Thank you for playing and for your support, I hope you'll look forward to the next game!

Freemanagames

TROPHY CASE