Lightmatter is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game where shadows kill you!
"The floor is lava" but with shadows that kill you!
Use lateral thinking to solve mind-bending puzzles with lights and shadows
Compelling sci-fi narrative delivered by famous voice actor David Bateson
Unique comicbook style with gloomy sci-fi atmosphere
"If LIMBO and Portal had a weird baby ..."
Inspired by games such as The Talos Principle, Portal, The Turing Test and Antichamber.
Lightmatter has come up with an interesting idea that definitely has a lot of potential. Even so, it is no match for the king of this genre, Portal, from which it takes perhaps its greatest inspiration. Despite all this, I still have to rate the game very positively, because it offers a lot - nice visuals, imaginative logic puzzles, new game mechanics,...
Lightmatter surprises with a great story, visuals, and world-building. Unfortunately, it doesn't introduce enough new mechanics for puzzles to be interesting for the entirety of the game.
If you want four hours of fun puzzles based around manipulating light and dispersing killer shadows, then you really can’t go wrong with Lightmatter.
Lightmatter rests somewhere in the middle of the pack when it comes to first person puzzlers. It uses the basic light tools satisfactorily, and the sharp visual style and brisk pace help it succeed. Unfortunately some technical blemishes offset its better qualities.
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.
