Lumen

LUMEN is a fast, glowing top-down survival-arena game. Shadow creatures swarm from every direction — move to stay alive, and your light fires at the nearest threat automatically. Collect the shards they leave behind, level up, and choose an upgrade that reshapes how you fight. Survive as long as you can, and watch out when The Hollow awakens.

✦ Features ✦

• Auto-fire combat — focus entirely on movement and positioning
• 10 stackable upgrades: more bolts, piercing shots, orbiting light shards, faster fire rate, a bigger pull radius, and more
• Four distinct shadow-creature types, plus swarms and rare elites
• A recurring boss, The Hollow, with a telegraphed radial attack
• A living aura and level-up animation that grows with you
• A minimap that tracks every enemy and the edge of the world
• Persistent high scores (best time, kills, level) and a “new best time!” moment that hits mid-run
• An in-game sound volume slider
• Built entirely in Python with pygame — every sound and visual is generated in code

✦ Controls ✦

WASD / Arrow Keys: Move

Mouse Click: Menus / Upgrades

ESC: Pause

Made by Deaa Haidar.