Underplayed Gems

Lumino City (2014)

Lumino City cover
Developer
State of Play
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 1,386 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 7.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

Exploring a meticulously crafted miniature world feels like peering into a lovingly built diorama, solving gentle puzzles at a deliberate pace.

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What players say

Players marvel at the hand-built papercraft world and its artistic ambition, but many find the controls frustrating, once you trigger an action you must watch it play out with no cancel. Puzzles split opinion: some are too simple, others vague without the in-game hint book. Technical gripes like tiny text and missing cloud save force replays.

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