Games like Lightmatter
If you like Lightmatter (puzzle, first person and light and shadow), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
The Talos Principle
- In common: thinking and short sessions
When you want to think calmly through well-designed puzzles and reflect a little along the way.
Portal
- In common: thinking and short sessions
When you have an afternoon and want a complete, clever and fun experience.
The Witness
- In common: thinking and short sessions
- Difference: more exploring
When your mind is sharp and you want to think deeply, with no rush or pressure.
LIMBO
- In common: thinking
When you have a free afternoon for a short, sombre adventure: according to bit-tech, it lasts two or three hours.
Superliminal
- In common: thinking and short sessions
For a quiet afternoon with a few moments of wonder: you can finish it in a few hours.
Chants of Sennaar
- In common: thinking
- Difference: more exploring
When you want to think calmly and feel like a linguist: every word you decipher is a small victory.
Portal 2
- In common: thinking and short sessions
- Difference: more co-op
When you want to think a bit and have a laugh. Each chamber takes minutes and the campaign moves at a good pace.
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
- In common: thinking and short sessions
When you want a classic puzzle game with dark humour and fart jokes that you can put down at any moment.
Return of the Obra Dinn
- In common: thinking
- Difference: more exploring
When you fancy feeling like a real detective and your mind is sharp. Every confirmed deduction is a small victory.
Amanda the Adventurer
- In common: short sessions and thinking
When you want short, unsettling horror: a first playthrough takes under an hour, and there are five endings.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Lightmatter
Touch a shadow and you die on the spot: you cross the Lightmatter facility using lamps, beams of light and moving platforms to clear a path, while Virgil, the company’s boss, guides you by voice in the style of Portal.
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