Underplayed Gems

Light Dark (2023)

Light Dark cover
Developer
Xitilon
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Genres
Arcade
Where to get it
PlayStation Store

More by Xitilon

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this

How it feels

Toggling between two mirrored halves creates a disorienting, twitch-reliant flow where every button press demands split-second timing.

arcadefast-pacedsplit-screenreflex-basedminimalistchallengingone-buttonrhythmic

About

The screen is split horizontally in two halves: light and dark, and the dark side is upside down. You are constantly moving forward and every time you press a button you switch between the sides. You also jump by pressing a button and can fly some distance by holding a button. Collect the coins to score points and avoid hitting the spikes.

More games like this

More by Xitilon

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.