Lightmatter
First-person puzzle adventure where shadows kill and light clears paths
Tunnel Vision Games · Published by Aspyr · Released Jan 15, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 2,908
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Lightmatter?
Lightmatter is a first-person science-fiction puzzle adventure about a company's plan to power a city. You direct light, work with beams and platforms, and find paths through shadows that kill you.
For you if...
- +you like logic puzzles built around light and shadows
- +you enjoy short, narrated science-fiction puzzle games
Not for you if...
- −you want a long game with branching story choices
- −you dislike occasional timed movement between puzzles
What players say
92% of 2,908 reviews are positive
Players praise the light-and-shadow puzzles and often like the narration and story. Common complaints are the short length and humor or commentary that some players find tiresome; a few also report performance problems.
Screenshots and trailer
Lightmatter system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 4170 / AMD A8-7600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 660 / AMD R9 270
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 23
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Default controller config not fully functional
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Danish. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.
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