Linelight is an exceptional Action/Adventure that raises the bar for the genre.
93
Verdict
97%
Steam
90
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (97% positive from 1.1K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (90/100 critic average)
No significant drawbacks reported
Linelight is a refreshingly inventive, minimalist puzzle-adventure game. It takes the wildly simple premise of "What if everything takes place on a line?" and rockets it into outer space. Each mechanic is immediately understandable, then gradually combined with familiar elements, leading to an exponentially large array bursting with puzzles, each with a one-of-a-kind solution. There’s no jump button. There’s no shoot button. The way you move creates a universe of possibilities and one mind-bending experience. Guide Dash across the game’s rich, clean, and relaxing worlds; Linelight simulates the experience of getting an A+ on an exceptionally hard test while receiving a back massage. The gameplay is simultaneously unique and intuitive enough that gamers, non-gamers, your technology-illiterate relatives, tweens, rocket scientists, a potato with googly eyes and toothpicks for arms, and even line connoisseurs are all on the same playing field of challenge.* Welcome to the world of Linelight. *Okay, maybe not the potato.Key FeaturesBask in the soft glow of a world made out of straight lines. Experience 6 hours of pure, unadulterated gameplay.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 19h ago
A while ago i read a review from someone who had plenty of fun until World 6, when suddenly the time-based puzzles made his brain explode. I thought he was just exaggerating. I have to admit I encountered the same fate. The game is great until World 6. These time-based puzzles, man. I think I'm just too stupid for them. I genuinely can't think multiple steps ahead and correctly time the route I have to take. I just can't do it. It's so frustrating that I decided to drop the game. In the previous worlds, there were also a few stages where you had to time your movement to a certain extent. I struggled with those the most, but they were doable. World 6, however, is a whole lot harder. This is a me problem, but if you dear reader are like me, then think twice before getting this game, because world 6 will break you. ALSO This game has at least one section where you can get softlocked. It happened to me in World 2, and after restarting a few times, I was finally able to continue because, for some reason, the orange light was in the correct position. So here's my advice: try to avoid level-selecting and going back to previous areas if you haven't already cleared the world you're currently in. Instead, complete that world first, then use level select. One thing I really like about this game, and which is kind of unique, is the way the world is visualized. Being able to zoom out and fully view every solved puzzle is amazing.
This is one of the best puzzle game I had played so far on steam. The other puzzle game that I also recommend is patrick's parabox.
Link to review: https://backloggd.com/u/RedBackLoggd/review/4782989/ Tl;dr -- Overall, Linelight is another gem of the indie community, and while far from the relaxing venture it bills itself as, there’s nothing wrong with a fun brain teaser to play between the bigger AAA monoliths.
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