Perspective
First-person puzzles where moving your viewpoint creates new platforming paths
Widdershins · Published by DigiPen Institute of Technology · Released Oct 9, 2019
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 1,524
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 11 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Jul 29, 2019
What is Perspective?
Perspective is a free, single-player puzzle game combining a first-person camera in a 3D space with a 2D character confined to your screen. In each level, you alternate between moving the camera to form paths and guiding the character along them to the exit.
For you if...
- +you enjoy short games built around a single puzzle mechanic
Not for you if...
- −you dislike switching between first-person movement and two-dimensional platforming
What players say
98% of 1,524 reviews are positive · 100% of 11 in the last 30 days
Players praise the puzzle design and the ending. A player also reports a lack of frame-rate limiting and vertical sync options.
Screenshots and trailer
Perspective system requirements
Minimum: GTX 860, 4 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Perspective?
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- OS
- Windows 7/10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-8400
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 860
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 132 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-4790
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 1060
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 132 MB available space
Does Perspective have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Perspective run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The game or its launcher may not exit cleanly
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Perspective use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
