Lenna's Inception
Rate itA procedurally generated Zelda-like adventure with a short daily dungeon on a shared seed.
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Lenna's Inception is a top-down action adventure in the style of classic Zelda games, with a world and dungeons generated from a seed. Its Daily Seed mode gives everyone the same short challenge dungeon each day, with a random set of rules and an online leaderboard.
About Lenna's Inception
Lenna's Inception is an action-adventure RPG by Bytten Studio, released on Steam in January 2020. The legendary hero is dead and a glitch is spreading through the kingdom, so Lenna sets out to explore dungeons and defeat the eight archangels. The overworld and dungeons are procedurally generated, and the game can switch between two graphical styles.
The Daily Seed is a short challenge, around ten minutes, played in a single dungeon. It uses a standard per-day seed shared between all players, and draws its ruleset from the game's other challenges: no sword, only three hearts, or not taking a single hit, for example. An update in January 2020 improved how the daily ruleset is randomised. Scores go on an online leaderboard, which is cleared at the end of each day, and you can attach a GIF of your run.
Beyond the daily, the game has multiple endings, boss forms and companions such as Henrietta the chicken and Gourdon the pumpkin.
It suits fans of top-down Zelda-style dungeons who want a quick daily run to compare with other players.
How to play Lenna's Inception
- Buy and install Lenna's Inception from Steam.
- Choose the Daily Seed challenge from the challenge options.
- Read the day's ruleset, then clear the single dungeon as quickly and cleanly as you can.
- Submit your result to the daily leaderboard and compare with others before it resets.
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Tips
- Check the ruleset before you start: a no-sword or three-heart day changes how carefully you should move.
- Because everyone has the same seed, a slow first attempt still teaches you the layout.
- The Daily Dose achievement is earned by beating the Daily Seed.
Questions
Is the Daily Seed the same for everyone?
Yes. It uses a standard per-day seed shared between all players, and the leaderboard is cleared at the end of the day.
How long is a daily run?
It is based on the short coffee break challenge, roughly ten minutes in one dungeon.
Is there an achievement for it?
Yes, Daily Dose, for beating the Daily Seed.
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