D&D Meets Resident Evil: Project_Lamordia Is a Modern Horror Hit

What if your next Dungeons & Dragons session had you hacking terminals and dodging killer robots instead of slaying dragons?

That's exactly the vibe of Project_Lamordia, a new short digital adventure book available now on D&D Beyond. Teased earlier this month with an eerie trailer that felt like Resident Evil collided with Control, it trades swords and sorcery for survival horror in a present-day setting full of heartless corporations and science gone very, very wrong.

The book bundles a modern-day setting guide with three one-shot adventures set inside Mordenheim Kinetics, a morally compromised company promising longevity through tech. The pitch? The super-rich upload their consciousness into robot bodies via ethically dodgy practices. Naturally, it all falls apart, and you're stuck in the middle of the nightmare with one simple goal: escape.

The roots go back to Lamordia, the Frankenstein-inspired realm from Ravenloft: Horrors Within, a setting guide built around classic horror tropes that's currently discounted on Amazon. But Project_Lamordia drags those ideas into the modern day, and according to our reviewer, that shift changes the atmosphere more than expected. Corporate espionage, rerouting power in a flooded lab, and creepy office buildings replace dungeons and taverns.

The visual design follows suit. Fonts and computer-coded graphics wouldn't look out of place on a Fallout terminal, while artwork of futuristic corridors and panel lighting is a radical departure from D&D's usual style. It's a clear signal that this isn't your typical Dungeons & Dragons story.

The adventures themselves match that energy. There's heavy emphasis on isolation, atmosphere, and character, with a small cast and each one-shot centered on a different villain with their own unsettling flaws. You're encouraged to play Survivors, characters with very low health and limited abilities, which makes combat feel far more dangerous than usual.

Our reviewer notes the adventures could push the envelope further and won't replace true horror experiences like Alien RPG Evolved Edition, but they do a solid job of unsettling you. Their bitesize nature means you can finish one in a single sitting, making them perfect for a Halloween games night if you don't want to learn a whole new system.

Personally, this has us eager for more D&D adventures set in a modern world, or at least one that isn't high fantasy. Project_Lamordia doesn't always knock it out of the park, but it's a very strong elevator pitch. Will you be picking it up for your Halloween session?