RPG · April 29, 2014

Child of Light (2014)

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Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny. Key Features An Adventure Waits! Created by a talented team at Ubisoft Montreal using the UbiArt Framework, Child of Light is an RPG inspired by fairy tales complemented with a story carefully crafted in verse and rhyme. Step into a living painting, the breathtaking scenery of Lemuria is an invitation to explore a long lost world. Enter the World of Lemuria Across your journey through Lemuria you will encounter many eccentric creatures, from spirits of the forest to talking mice to wicked witches and evil sea serpents. Discover a vast land with iconic locations and exciting dungeons that will evolve as Aurora regains the stolen lights. Fight the Dark Battle enemies using an Active-Time Battle System alongside the firefly Igniculus and other members of Aurora’s party on their quest to recover the sun, the moon and the stars. Beat your enemies using a deep party system and the varied skill trees of your party. Play with a friend as both Aurora and Igniculus using the seamless drop-in drop-out cooperative multiplayer.

Community Tag Signals

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

  • RPG · 678
  • Fantasy · 481
  • Great Soundtrack · 420
  • Turn-Based · 396
  • Female Protagonist · 392
  • Platformer · 352
  • Adventure · 342
  • 2D · 287
  • Atmospheric · 273
  • Story Rich · 255
  • Hand-drawn · 222
  • Beautiful · 194
  • Singleplayer · 162
  • Cute · 140
  • Side Scroller · 138

Position in RPG

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume13.2k Steam reviewsTop 27% in RPG
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 24%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 78 — top 67% of RPG titles
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 93% for session depth among RPG

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

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Full audio (8)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian

RPG releases from 2014

12 RPG titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 13.2k reviews

12.2k positive · 1.1k negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.4/10

Curator recommendations

12.0k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 29, 2014
DeveloperUbisoft Montréal
PublisherUbisoft
Base price$4.49
DLC / Add-ons7 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Editions & Packages

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