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LIT

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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53%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
78% User Score Based on 18 reviews
Critic Score 55%Based on 3 reviews

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About LIT

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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78%Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews
gameplay3 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Well-designed puzzles that progressively get more challenging and logical.
  • Charming, cute art style and smooth animations that enhance the experience.
  • Atmospheric music and sound design that suit the dark and eerie tone.
  • Very short gameplay length with only 16 levels and limited replayability.
  • Controls lack customization options and have issues, especially with non-US keyboards and controllers.
  • The game is a mobile port with a simplified design, losing horror elements and depth compared to the original WiiWare version.

  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The game features a charming and clean art style with smooth animations, combining cute visuals with a creepy, atmospheric tone. Its 3D graphics offer a more realistic and immersive experience compared to the 2D versions, enhancing the horror ambiance. Overall, the visuals are a key highlight, contributing significantly to the game's appeal despite limited animation variety.

    • “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
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay of Lit features solid, well-established mechanics centered around puzzle-solving with a unique flashlight element to reveal hidden objects. The four main mechanics are balanced to maintain interest without becoming overly complex, and the levels offer a smooth difficulty progression.

    • “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
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a compelling atmosphere combining cute art with a creepy, horror-inspired vibe, enhanced by improved visuals and atmospheric music. Unique elements like occasional in-game phone calls add to the immersive experience, distinguishing it from similar versions. Overall, the atmosphere effectively supports the game's quick puzzle gameplay.

    • “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.”
    • “Outside the length, this is a nice quick puzzle game, very atmospheric music that sets up a 'horror' vibe.”

  • music

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, -50% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game's music features a single track that complements its short length by not becoming repetitive, creating an atmospheric and dark "horror" vibe. While not particularly memorable or as catchy as iconic soundtracks, it effectively enhances the mood of despair and darkness.

    • “Outside the length, this is a nice quick puzzle game, 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.”
    • “Think there was only 1 music track that plays through the game, but with how short it is, it doesn't overstay its welcome.”
    • “There seems to be only one music track that plays throughout the game, but given the short length, it doesn't overstay its welcome.”
    • “The background music is loud and distracting.”
    • “The story is barebones, and the music doesn't do much to enhance the experience.”

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's replayability is limited due to its puzzle nature, with most players unlikely to achieve the best endings on their first playthrough. While there is some incentive to replay for optimized solutions and better times, it mainly involves repetitive refinement and memorization rather than fresh challenges.

    • “Since it's a puzzle game, it suffers from a lack of replayability.”
    • “There is a bit of replayability as reaching the end the first time most likely won't grant the player the best ending, as that would require beating the puzzles' par times and steps. However, the solutions from there are just honing down to the minimum amount of moves to beat the levels and some more rote memorization.”

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

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

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is considered basic and lacks depth, with some users also noting that the loud background music can detract from the narrative experience.

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55%Critics’ scoreBased on 3 critic reviews
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LIT is a strategy game with horror theme. Common tags for LIT include indie, trading, cute and hand-drawn.

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 LIT for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

LIT is a single player game.

Similar games include Closure, Belladonna, Chronology, Lara Croft GO, Light and others.