Child of Light
Watercolor fairy-tale RPG with turn-based battles and a stolen sun
Ubisoft Montréal · Published by Ubisoft · Released Apr 29, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 13K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 21 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 9
- peak 24h 10
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 12 years ago
- Jun 12, 2014
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Child of Light?
In this 2D RPG, Aurora explores Lemuria's regions and dungeons, fights dark creatures in active-time, turn-based party battles, and develops her companions' skills. A girl from Austria, she seeks the sun, moon, and stars stolen by the Queen of the Night so she can return home.
For you if...
- +you like painted fantasy worlds and stories told in rhyme
- +you enjoy party battles with active-time turns
- +you want a friend to control a helpful firefly
Not for you if...
- −you dislike managing a party in turn-based battles
- −you prefer prose dialogue to rhyming verse
What players say
91% of 13,498 reviews are positive · 71% of 21 in the last 30 days
Players praise the watercolor art, music, and combat. Their most common recent complaint concerns the Ubisoft account and launcher requirement; many report login or startup problems that keep them from playing.
Screenshots and trailer
Child of Light system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista
- Processor
- Intel Core2Duo E8200 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X2 240 @ 2.8 GHz
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce 8800 GT or AMD Radeon HD2900 XT (512MB VRAM with Shader Model 4.0 or higher)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse required, optional Microsoft XBOX360 controller or compatible
Recommended
- OS
- Windows Vista
- Processor
- Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
- Graphics
- nVidia GeForce GTX260 or AMD Radeon HD4870 (512MB VRAM with Shader Model 4.0 or higher)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse required, optional Microsoft XBOX360 controller or compatible
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- Uplay (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- First time setup requires active internet connection
- Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.
Tags
- RPG
- Fantasy
- Great Soundtrack
- Turn-Based
- Female Protagonist
- Platformer
- Adventure
- 2D
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Hand-drawn
- Beautiful
- Singleplayer
- Cute
- Side Scroller
- Local Co-Op
Recent updates
- Jun 12, 2014 · Child of Light version 1.0.31711 is now available!
- Jun 12, 2014 · Child of Light version 1.0.31711 is now available!
7 DLC available.
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