KnightLight

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KnightLight is a single player action game. It was developed by Luminosity and was released on August 9, 2024. It received very positive reviews from players.

KnightLight is a 2D puzzle platformer where you light your own way through the darkness. You play as the Light, exploring a seemingly abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have some magical properties. Suit up, using the powers of the suit to channel your own light magic to see what (or who) else this strange and beautiful place is hiding. Use the suit to protect y…

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95%

Audience ScoreBased on 74 reviews

gameplay15 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Engaging and smooth gameplay mechanics with unique light and armor switching features that create fun and intuitive puzzle-platforming.
Excellent visual presentation with appealing lighting effects and a charming pixel-art style that enhances the atmospheric experience.
Free to play with well-polished design for a student project, offering quick playthroughs that are accessible and enjoyable, including speedrunning and achievement hunting.

Extremely short length, leading to a desire for a longer experience; the game can be completed within about 10-15 minutes.
Lack of controller support and some awkward control scheme aspects, such as aiming with mouse or right stick combined with face button jumps.
Occasional minor technical issues like lag and occasional glitches (e.g., save file problems, screen tearing).

gameplay
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71%
15%
14%
The gameplay is praised for its smooth, responsive controls and unique, well-designed mechanics centered around light and traversal, offering intuitive and engaging puzzles. While the game is short and simple as a student project, its fun core mechanics and potential for expansion have been widely appreciated. Some technical issues with saving were noted, but overall, the gameplay provides an enjoyable and polished platforming experience.
- “The gameplay feels smooth, the gimmicks feel unique, and the puzzles are of the perfect difficulty.”
- “Visually, it looks very nice even with the inherent limitation of being mostly dark all the time; mechanically, everything feels good thanks to tight, responsive controls; and it's surprisingly well-polished for something that probably had to go from conception to release in a few weeks at most.”
- “A really enjoyable platformer played in the semi-dark, with a nice combination of mechanics - a fast, agile body able to produce a flash of light to see the route and to open doors, and a less agile armored suit able to walk on spikes and to fire the agile body to distant ledges and rooms.”
- “This game is not good; if I open a save file, it will most likely just bring me back to the start screen. The gameplay is not that good and the advancements don't trigger.”
- “It's a fun, free, very short (can be easily beaten in under 15 minutes) platformer with two different traversal modes and a very simple to understand core mechanic (lightning) that can easily be expanded if the devs want to.”
- “If the game were more than a student project, the mechanics you get later on would make a longer platforming game open to a lot of creative exploits.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
28%
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The game features charming pixel art with a minimalistic black-and-white aesthetic, enhanced by appealing lighting effects that complement its light-and-dark mechanics. While not award-winning, the graphics create a solid atmosphere and are generally well-received for their style and subtle visual details. Some users noted occasional eye strain, but overall, the visual presentation adds to the game's unique charm.
- “Being a game based on light, it has some very nice lighting effects and pretty colors that make a charming contrast with the minimalistic black-and-white graphics.”
- “Visuals and sound design are solid, and there are some neat ideas here with swapping between the light and knight forms.”
- “Very cool pixel art aesthetics.”
- “I don't have the best eyes, and at times art styles irritate them or cause headaches while not even being bad, to some good (like Borderlands, gives me a headache but it's by no means bad art style).”
- “It wouldn't win awards on art style, but it'll charm the hearts of those who play it.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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50%
The game's music is consistently fitting and enhances the overall vibe, with the intro and menu tracks receiving particular praise for being pleasant and well-suited. Many players enjoyed the soundtrack and expressed interest in knowing the names of specific menu music pieces.
- “The music fit the vibe really well.”
- “The music was always at least fitting, at best wonderfully pleasant.”
- “I love the intro music.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game tends to feel tedious and repetitive due to unengaging level design centered around backtracking to open doors. However, quality-of-life features like the right-click-to-return-to-suit function help alleviate some of the monotony by streamlining movement. Collectible hunting can be more tedious than challenging, especially with the need to restart progress to correct mistakes.
- “It's nice to be able to swap in and out of armors, but the level design is uninteresting and tedious: you basically go back and forth to open each door and that's it.”
- “The hardest would probably be not picking up any collectibles but it's more tedious than hard considering how easy it is to pick up the ones at the beginning and that you have to reload to menu, delete the save, and start a new save any time you make a mistake going for that achievement.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is widely praised for being creative and visually appealing, with nicely designed graphics that enhance the overall experience.
- “The graphics and atmosphere are pretty nice though.”
- “Atmospheric and creative.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its humor, featuring funny achievements that add a lighthearted and enjoyable touch to the overall experience.
- “A really lovely game, cool mechanics and funny achievements during gameplay”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users appreciate that the monetization avoids typical cash grab tactics, offering more genuine and niche game experiences rather than exploitative or low-quality shovelware. This approach contributes to a more positive discovery and value perception.