Adventure · January 15, 2020

Lightmatter (2020)

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A Letter from Virgil, CEO, Lightmatter Technologies Dear Visitor, If you are reading this, you are quite fortunate. You have been personally invited to the world debut of Lightmatter—the greatest breakthrough in renewable energy since the sun was born. I know. You must barely be able to contain your excitement. This invitation includes a one hour tour through my facility, a ten second glance at the launch of Lightmatter, as well as five seconds of eye contact—with me. If that is not enough, bring your wallet. An investment will give you the full tour and prolong our time together. If you behave, I will even let you shake my hand. During the tour, you will witness mind bending technological wonders. They might force you to think in ways that are difficult for you. But don’t worry, you will come out a smarter human being. The only thing I ask of you before you enter my facility, is to embrace the future, open your mind, and your backpack. Yes, cameras, journals, and other useless items will be confiscated by James, my head of security. Don’t try to shake his hand, he might break yours. - Virgil CEO, Lightmatter Technologies PS: During your visit, you might stumble into our cat, Lux. So if you experience skin rashes, headaches, or hair-loss keep in mind that you might be allergic to cats. About the Game An Homage to First Person Puzzlers Play Tunnel Vision Games’ love-letter to the genre. Use lateral thinking to solve mind-bending puzzles with lights, shadows, beams, platforms, and lightmatter. Starring David Bateson as Virgil “Now that I'm thinking about photon power cells, let me test an idea on you. Have you ever wanted to stay awake forever?” Fan favorite, David Bateson leads as Virgil, CEO of Lightmatter Technologies Virgil’s Vision For The Future “Imagine at the center of a city, a CORE - providing sustainable and renewable energy to millions. That is the future we are striving for. '' What will you sacrifice today for a brighter tomorrow? The “Aha” Moment “If you are contemplating suicide, by all means - jump that gap with the lamp.” Lightmatter is a game of the floor is lava with deadly shadows and consequences. Examine your surroundings closely. Think smarter, not harder!

Adventure releases from 2020

100 Adventure titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Logic · 196
  • Indie · 168
  • Adventure · 163
  • Puzzle · 89
  • First-Person · 74
  • Sci-fi · 55
  • 3D · 52
  • Atmospheric · 51
  • Science · 49
  • Dark Comedy · 48
  • Dynamic Narration · 45
  • Narration · 42
  • Futuristic · 38
  • Dark · 38
  • Puzzle-Platformer · 33

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.7k Steam reviewsTop 77% in Adventure
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 49%
Metacritic73/100Genre average 77 — top 78% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 56% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • Danish volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • Danish
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 2.7k reviews

2.5k positive · 247 negative

Metacritic

73/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

629

Press Quotes

“Those who enjoy puzzle games will find plenty to enjoy here.” Screen Rant “What makes Lightmatter work isn’t the puzzles or the story but how well the two fit together” 4/5 – Hardcore Gamer “If you want a challenging brain teaser with simple controls, this game will cook your noodle” Escapist

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

23

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 15, 2020
DeveloperTunnel Vision Games
PublisherAspyr
Base price$2.99 -85%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · support.aspyr.com

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Lightmatter