Underplayed Gems

Monolight (2020)

Monolight cover
Developer
bit paradigm
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 364 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A deliberate, atmospheric puzzle platformer where you navigate a sparse world with only a tiny lantern, uncovering fragments of history through slow exploration.

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What players say

Players compare Monolight to Limbo for its minimalist black-and-white art and light-based puzzles. The game is short and free, but the English translation is so poor that the story is hard to follow. Controls draw mixed opinions, with some finding the double-tap run and switch hitboxes problematic, especially in later timed sections.

Screenshots

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