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LIT offers a unique light manipulation puzzle experience with charming graphics and multiple endings, but it suffers from a lack of depth and features.
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50%Game Brain Score
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graphics, music
73% User Score Based on 15 reviews
Critic Score 55%Based on 3 reviews

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LIT is a single player strategy game with a horror theme. It was developed by WayForward and was released on February 21, 2017. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Venture into the dark hallways of a haunted high school and help guide emo teenager Jake as he searches for his lost girlfriend Rachael. Solve light-themed puzzles using a variety of gameplay mechanics including slingshots, light bulbs, windows, matches, lamps, and TV sets. Think your way around deadly creatures from the darkness in an effort to reach each room's exit door without being swallowed …

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73%
Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews
gameplay3 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Charming and cute art style with smooth animations and a well-established light-based puzzle mechanic.
  • Puzzles progressively get more challenging and include optional goals for added replayability.
  • Atmospheric music and sound design effectively contribute to a creepy and eerie mood.
  • Extremely short game length, with most players completing it in around an hour, limiting overall content.
  • Limited control options, including no key rebinding and poor controller/mouse support leading to frustration.
  • Lacks additional features such as more levels, windowed mode, and further content after achieving the good ending.
  • graphics
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics feature a unique blend of cute art style and creepy atmosphere, with smooth animations and a clean, well-chosen color palette. Its transition from 2D to 3D enhances visual realism and horror ambiance compared to earlier versions. Overall, the visuals are charming and contribute positively to the puzzle experience.

    • “A short puzzle game with a cute art style and a creepy atmosphere.”
    • “The art style is good - and also the reason I bought the game in the first place - the animations are smooth, and the puzzles aren't overly complicated but still feel challenging enough to be entertaining.”
    • “Instead of a 2D puzzler with a cutesy art style, it was in 3D with more realistic visuals.”
    • “And that's what it has over the iOS version: better visuals and a better horror atmosphere.”
    • “The visuals look clean and while there aren't many animations, the color palette used is good too.”
  • gameplay
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of Lit features well-established and solid mechanics, including an interesting flashlight element that reveals hidden objects. The four main mechanics are engaging without being overly complex, and the levels offer a smooth difficulty progression. Overall, the gameplay remains enjoyable and balanced.

    • “It also had more intriguing mechanics: a flashlight to illuminate parts of the room to see what's hidden in the shadows.”
    • “The four main mechanics work well to keep the game interesting but not absurdly complicated.”
    • “The mechanics are solid and the levels progress along a nice difficulty curve.”
  • atmosphere
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a compelling atmosphere that blends cute art with creepy, horror-inspired visuals and music. Enhanced visual and audio elements, including immersive phone call interactions, create a tense and engaging horror vibe that sets it apart from similar versions.

    • “A short puzzle game with a cute art style and a creepy atmosphere.”
    • “And that's what it has over the iOS version: better visuals and a better horror atmosphere.”
    • “What's more, you would occasionally get phone calls from Rachael as she struggles to survive, adding a nice atmospheric bonus.”
  • music
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is limited, with a single track that suits the short gameplay length without becoming repetitive. It creates an atmospheric, horror-inspired mood that complements the game's dark and despairing tone, though it may not be as memorable as more iconic soundtracks.

    • “Outside the length, this is a nice quick puzzle game with very atmospheric music that sets up a "horror" vibe.”
    • “The music, while not as memorable as the catchy soundtracks featured in the iconic Shantae franchise, fits the general mood of despair and darkness like a glove.”
    • “There was only one music track that plays throughout the game, but with how short it is, it doesn't overstay its welcome.”
    • “Think there was only 1 music track that plays throughout the game, but with how short it is, it doesn't overstay its welcome.”
    • “The background music is loud and the story is barebones.”
    • “Outside the length, this is a nice quick puzzle game with very atmospheric music that sets up a 'horror' vibe.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers limited replayability typical of puzzle games, with some incentive to replay in order to achieve better endings by beating puzzles under par times and steps. However, this mostly involves refining move efficiency and memorization, which may reduce long-term engagement.

    • “Since it's a puzzle game, it suffers from a lack of replayability.”
    • “There is some replayability as reaching the end the first time most likely won't grant the player the best ending, which requires beating the puzzles' par times and steps, but the solutions from there mostly involve honing down to the minimum number of moves to beat the levels and some rote memorization.”
  • character development
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Character development in the game is minimal and forgettable, with little depth beyond the appealing character designs.

  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is considered minimal and underdeveloped, with background music that is notably loud and potentially distracting.

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LIT is a strategy game with horror theme.

LIT is available on PC, Windows and Wii.

LIT was released on February 21, 2017.

LIT was developed by WayForward.

LIT has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

LIT is a single player game.

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