Lenin - The Lion
Released Sep 2019
Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.
91% positive · 128 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Lenin - The Lion launched on September 27, 2019 as a solo-developed indie RPG. Since release, the developer has remained engaged — fixing bugs, adjusting puzzles, and periodically improving the experience. A notable content addition arrived on October 29, 2020 with a new NPC and achievement. In December 2024, the developer added multi-save support and announced an artbook, which was then released as a free DLC on January 31, 2025. The most recent update, posted December 22, 2025, brought rebalancing changes to a late-game area and narrative flow improvements.
All DLC has shipped: the official soundtrack was included at launch, and the artbook was released on January 31, 2025. The developer has not announced any further content. The December 2025 post frames the update as quality-of-life polish ("6 years after release, I am still listening to your feedback") rather than a signal of ongoing content development — it reads as ongoing maintenance of a finished game rather than the start of a new content cycle. There is no roadmap, no unreleased DLC, and no statement of planned future expansions.
The game appears to be a complete, finished product. The last piece of new content (the artbook DLC) shipped on January 31, 2025, and post-launch updates since then have been refinements to the existing experience.
Evidence
Artbook DLC released as free content, fulfilling a promise made in the December 2024 news post. All DLC now released.
Developer announced multi-save support and confirmed the artbook was coming soon, released for free. No mention of additional content beyond the artbook.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Lornyon
Achievements
23
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
-- Developer's Note --
About the Portuguese (BR) version: the Portuguese language can be accessed by changing the menu language on the Steam App / a versão em português pode ser acessada alterando o idioma padrão da Steam e efetuando a atualização por download dos dados do jogo.
This game was individually developed by me, Lornyon. In the last few weeks I've solved all the bugs I found in the game and tried to fix as much writing problems as possible. But in any case, I ask for community collaboration and understanding if you still encounter such problems. In addition, I will be constantly looking to solve anything that might interrupt your enjoyment, and if you encounter any problems in the game, please let me know and I will fix it as soon as possible. Thanks.


Lenin is an albino lion, the only one of his kind, and because of that he feels insecure and constantly discouraged. Worse, his mother does not understand why his son was born this way, and the whole village despises him and treats him cruelly. At school, he suffers bullying and can’t concentrate on class.
Now, hopeless about life, certain situations seem to awaken in Lenin something that is not of everyone’s reality, but only of his. Something he will discover to be part of something else.
Besides, Lenin will find other animals species , which may help him to understand himself.
However, things are getting dangerous and Lenin needs to take care with his actions (your actions).
Traveling between daily life and a strange place, Lenin will have to face his inner fears and enemies – and often, the outer ones as well.

Lenin - The Lion is like a typical aerial-view RPGs of the SNES or Gameboy Color classics. The difference here is given by some criteria:

CONTROLS:
MOVE: ARROWS & W-A-S-D
MENU: RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON TO ENTER, MOVE THE MOUSE TO NAVIGATE
CONFIRM: Z / ENTER / MOUSE LEFT BUTTON
CANCEL: X / ESC
FAST FOWARD TEXT: PAGE DOWN (PG DN)
JOYSTICKS ARE ONLY PARTIALLY SUPPORTED. YOU HAVE TO USE THE MOUSE IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE MENU.
FOR FULLSCREEN PRESS F4
If you are experiencing any lag in-game:
- Go the website of your graphics card manufacture (NVIDIA, AMD, etc.) and download & install the latest driver for your graphics card.
Make sure that the driver supports OpenGL.
About the Portuguese (BR) version: the Portuguese language can be accessed by changing the menu language on the Steam App / a versão em português pode ser acessada alterando o idioma padrão da Steam e efetuando a atualização por download dos dados do jogo.
This game was individually developed by me, Lornyon. In the last few weeks I've solved all the bugs I found in the game and tried to fix as much writing problems as possible. But in any case, I ask for community collaboration and understanding if you still encounter such problems. In addition, I will be constantly looking to solve anything that might interrupt your enjoyment, and if you encounter any problems in the game, please let me know and I will fix it as soon as possible. Thanks.


Lenin is an albino lion, the only one of his kind, and because of that he feels insecure and constantly discouraged. Worse, his mother does not understand why his son was born this way, and the whole village despises him and treats him cruelly. At school, he suffers bullying and can’t concentrate on class.
Now, hopeless about life, certain situations seem to awaken in Lenin something that is not of everyone’s reality, but only of his. Something he will discover to be part of something else.
Besides, Lenin will find other animals species , which may help him to understand himself.
However, things are getting dangerous and Lenin needs to take care with his actions (your actions).
Traveling between daily life and a strange place, Lenin will have to face his inner fears and enemies – and often, the outer ones as well.

Lenin - The Lion is like a typical aerial-view RPGs of the SNES or Gameboy Color classics. The difference here is given by some criteria:
- There are no battles or levels: all actions taken by the player are through conversations with NPC's, puzzles and varied options.
- There is always more than one choice to proceed: yes, though many games work with "moral choices", in Lenin - The Lion choices don't change the character profile, but how is the unfolding of the main plot. With this in mind, don't expect multiple paths inside of the same part of the story. Your actions change the FUTURE scenes of the game, as well the endings of each area, unlocking new conversations with NPC's and different endings for the game as a whole.

- A teenager's world and his struggles.
- No battle systems or levels.
- Lenin’s backpack is his menu. Losing it means not having access to the menu.
- Items and puzzles are crucial in the interactions between Lenin and the others.
- Choices determine the different endings of the game.
- Original art / soundtrack.
- Anthropomorphized characters.
- A cute and unique main character ❤
CONTROLS:
MOVE: ARROWS & W-A-S-D
MENU: RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON TO ENTER, MOVE THE MOUSE TO NAVIGATE
CONFIRM: Z / ENTER / MOUSE LEFT BUTTON
CANCEL: X / ESC
FAST FOWARD TEXT: PAGE DOWN (PG DN)
JOYSTICKS ARE ONLY PARTIALLY SUPPORTED. YOU HAVE TO USE THE MOUSE IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE MENU.
FOR FULLSCREEN PRESS F4
If you are experiencing any lag in-game:
- Go the website of your graphics card manufacture (NVIDIA, AMD, etc.) and download & install the latest driver for your graphics card.
Make sure that the driver supports OpenGL.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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