FOTONICA
First-person arcade runner with one-button controls and layered tracks
Santa Ragione · Released Nov 6, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 749
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is FOTONICA?
In this first-person runner, you time jumps across platforms in abstract, vector-style environments. There are eight tracks, three procedural endless levels for high-score attempts, and local split-screen races for up to four players.
For you if...
- +you enjoy replaying courses to improve your timing
- +you prefer short arcade sessions to extended play
Not for you if...
- −you want free exploration rather than fixed running paths
What players say
87% of 749 reviews are positive
Players praise the vector art, electronic soundtrack, and straightforward controls. The limited amount of content, especially the short main tracks, is a recurring complaint.
Screenshots and trailer
FOTONICA system requirements
Minimum: 512MB, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run FOTONICA?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP3 +
- Processor
- 2.0GHz CPU
- Graphics
- 512MB graphics card
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 250 MB available space
Recommended
- Graphics
- Pixel Shader 3.0
Does FOTONICA have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: PvP split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does FOTONICA run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers not supported local multiplayer
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Does FOTONICA 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
