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A Flicker of Light (2022)

A Flicker of Light cover
Developer
饺子社
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.2 of 5, 137 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A narrative-focused journey through a catastrophe-ravaged world, where choices weigh heavily on family bonds and survival, told with deliberate pacing.

dystopiandramaticstory-drivenvisual novelatmosphericemotionaltensemoderate pacing

What players say

Players praise the art and music, and the story's emotional atmosphere, but many call the game unfinished with an abrupt ending and no updates. Opinions are split: some value it as a political allegory, while others find the writing naive and full of spelling errors.

Screenshots

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