Lightmatter

Critic reviews

• PPLAYER.ONE

  Vincent Arogya · Jan 29, 2020

  9.0

  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.

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• HGHardcore Gamer

  James Cunningham · Jan 14, 2020

  8.0

  There’s an unanswered mystery as to the player’s identity, teased at but never revealed in any kind of believable way, but in the end it’s not important. The player is in the right place to fix the lab when it all goes terribly wrong, surviving the puzzles all the way to the final semi-morally-ambiguous end. Whoever the player was at the start, they’re the ones who have to deal with the consequences of Lightmatter.

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• PPCInvasion

  Andrew Farrell · Jan 13, 2020

  7.0

  It might have some problems with its difficulty curve, performance, and the way it's being sold, but Lightmatter is a very solid puzzle game that offers a decent amount of playtime, some very good puzzles, and a great story.

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• WTWay Too Many Games

  Kyle Nicol · Jan 13, 2020

  8.5

  Lightmatter kicks off the year with a strong Portal inspired puzzle adventure with some really unique mechanics. Even though it lacks that much needed layer of polish, I would recommend this to puzzle game fans and casuals.

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• TTechRaptor

  Samuel Guglielmo · Jan 13, 2020

  8.0

  The game is clever, with some fantastic puzzles despite a few rough spots. I can easily suggest anyone looking for their next puzzle fix to take a stop here. Considering the entire first hour of the game is available for free, this is a no brainer to just try out. If you like the first hour though, you're going to like the rest of this. I personally can't wait to see if the devs follow-up with more.

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• 44players.de

  Michael Krosta · Jan 15, 2020

  8.1

  Mit Lightmatter ist den Tunnel Vision Studios ein unterhaltsames Rätselspiel gelungen, das mit seinem Off-Sprecher und „Testkammern“ sowie direkten Referenzen gerne das Vorbild Portal zitiert, aber mit der Wechselwirkung aus Licht und Schatten immer noch genügend eigenständige Pfade beschreitet. Zwar schwankt der Anspruch bei den Aufgaben, aber es gibt den einen oder anderen Aha-Effekt und im letzten Drittel bringt man mit einer weiteren Mechanik eine zusätzliche Facette in den Spielverlauf.

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