Lightmatter (2020)

Tunnel Vision Games

Main
4
hours
Main + Extra
5
hours
Platinum
6
hours

Lightmatter is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game where shadows kill you! "The floor is lava" but with shadows that kill you! Use lateral thinking to solve mind-bending puzzles with lights and shadows Compelling sci-fi narrative delivered by famous voice actor David Bateson Unique comicbook style with gloomy sci-fi atmosphere "If LIMBO and Portal had a weird baby ..." Inspired by games such as The Talos Principle, Portal, The Turing Test and Antichamber.

Platforms

PC PS4 XONE

Genres

Adventure Indie Puzzle

Themes

Science fiction

Languages: English and 9 more

Interface Audio Subtitles
English
Danish
French
Italian
German
Spanish (Spain)
Chinese (Simplified)
Japanese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian

Media

Critic Reviews

Gaming Professors

By Nikola Erlebachová
80

Lightmatter has come up with an interesting idea that definitely has a lot of potential. Even so, it is no match for the king of this genre, Portal, from which it takes perhaps its greatest inspiration. Despite all this, I still have to rate the game very positively, because it offers a lot - nice visuals, imaginative logic puzzles, new game mechanics, challenges and those great cynical comments from an even better dubbed narrator.

05 Nov, 2021 Read full review

INDIANTVCZ

By Adam Bárta
80

Lightmatter surprises with a great story, visuals, and world-building. Unfortunately, it doesn't introduce enough new mechanics for puzzles to be interesting for the entirety of the game.

18 May, 2020 Read full review

Niche Gamer

By Frank Streva
80

If you want four hours of fun puzzles based around manipulating light and dispersing killer shadows, then you really can’t go wrong with Lightmatter.

22 Apr, 2020 Read full review

New Game Network

By Ben Thomas
68

Lightmatter rests somewhere in the middle of the pack when it comes to first person puzzlers. It uses the basic light tools satisfactorily, and the sharp visual style and brisk pace help it succeed. Unfortunately some technical blemishes offset its better qualities.

03 Feb, 2020 Read full review

Player.One

By Vincent Arogya
90

Lightmatter is a breath of fresh air to the easily forgettable puzzle genre. The game is an impressive package of well-crafted puzzles, gorgeous art style, and incredible sound design. Lightmatter requires players to forge their paths by illuminating dark areas using strategic use of lights and avoiding the deadly shadows.

29 Jan, 2020 Read full review

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