Press kit

Everything you need to write about The Lantern Inn. Use the art and screenshots freely in coverage of the game.

Everything in one zip Logo, capsules, key art and screenshots

Fact sheet

Title: The Lantern Inn
Developer: Criogenio
Publisher: Criogenio
Release: Coming to Steam; free demo out now
Platforms: Windows (Steam); Steam Deck and Linux through Proton
Players: 1-4: local co-op on one screen, or online co-op through Steam
Languages: English, Brazilian Portuguese (interface and subtitles)
Genre: Co-op action dungeon crawler with cozy inn building and cooking
Controls: Keyboard or gamepad, no mouse needed
Steam: Wishlist on Steam · Play the free demo
Contact: contact@criogenio.com

About the game

Delve into a dark mountain with up to 4 friends, fight by lantern light and bring the haul home to a ruined inn. Cook shared meals that make you stronger, rebuild room by room, rescue its old staff, and open the doors on busy nights.

Long ago, the Lantern Inn was the last warm room before the deep. Then the lights below went out. The roads went dark, the guests stopped coming, and the great hearth went cold. You arrive at a ruin. Clear the rubble, light the hearth, and open the trapdoor. Down there, every hero carries a small light and the dark is where things hunt you.

Key features

Co-op for 1-4 players: local on one screen, or online through Steam with voice and text chat
A dark dungeon lit only by the heroes' lanterns, in three biomes with a boss each
Five classes that combo off each other in combat and in finding secrets
Cook 24 recipes from what you bring home; shared meals buff the next expedition
Rebuild a ruined inn spot by spot, buy new rooms and rescue its staff
Open the Inn at night to serve clients, hear rumours and earn coins
A director and party-size scaling keep every group size challenging
Keyboard or gamepad, no mouse needed; English and Portuguese