Retrace the Light

About Retrace the Light

Retrace the Light is a single player hack and slash game. It was developed by Xiaming Game and was released on November 20, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

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94%Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

story5 positive mentions

stability1 negative mentions

Creative and unique gameplay mechanics centered around the innovative light trail system used for combat, puzzles, and exploration.
Engaging and thoughtful narrative with well-developed world building and emotionally impactful storylines.
Polished level and boss designs with visually appealing environments and smooth movement mechanics.

Combat can become confusing and unsatisfying, with unclear attack patterns and stiff mechanics especially in mid-to-late game boss fights.
Limited enemy variety and low difficulty reduce the sense of challenge and mastery.
Lack of clear progression guidance and mission log, along with some technical issues such as language setting problems and occasional crashes.

story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38% positive mentions, 39% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions
The story is praised for its captivating, touching narrative that unfolds within visually appealing environments and creative mental spaces called mirrormazes. Players assume the role of an amnesiac enforcer exploring individuals' consciousness to uncover deeper psychological issues, with the story advancing alongside new abilities. While the plot is intriguing and well-integrated with gameplay, some find it understated or wish for clearer mission guidance.
- “The environments are all visually appealing and the story had surprisingly gotten very touching by the end.”
- “You assume the role of the newest enforcer, who has recently suffered a failure during a mission and lost all memories.”
- “Throughout the story your task is to enter the consciousness of various individuals and confront the deeper causes behind their mental difficulties.”
- “The story is captivating but remains in the background, lacking proper focus.”
- “The game needs a mission log to know the next steps, as current story guidance is unclear.”
- “The mission tab in settings only lists types of missions, without helpful details or objectives.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions
The gameplay of Retrace the Light is praised for its creative use of the central "light trail" mechanic, which enhances puzzles, exploration, and boss design. However, the combat is considered a weak point due to unchallenging enemies, poorly taught mechanics, unpredictable attack patterns, and a stiff feel in later stages, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “Retrace the Light is an interesting game with unusual gameplay mechanics.”
- “The main mechanic of "retracing" your position is used creatively in various puzzles, combat, and exploration sequences.”
- “Good: creative gameplay, level and boss design.”
- “The few types of smaller enemies in-between are no challenge at all and the late (extra) puzzle levels suddenly have a difficult spike that is not really earned - or to be precise: the mechanics required are poorly taught, as if time ran out on development.”
- “Attack patterns sometimes are just not readable, convoluted boss mechanics, and overall 'stiffness' in mid-to-late game worsens overall experience.”
- “Could be better if not for big mechanical flaw: combat.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users praise the game’s emotionally impactful story and visually appealing environments, highlighting how each mirrormaze thoughtfully represents the memories and emotional state of the characters. The game is recognized for its meaningful purpose in helping players cope with real-world emotional and psychological struggles.
- “This world exists for a single purpose, which is to help people in the real world cope with emotional and psychological struggles.”
- “Each mirrormaze reflects the memories and emotional state of the person whose mind you are exploring.”
- “The environments are all visually appealing and the story had surprisingly gotten very touching by the end.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The graphics are detailed and visually impressive, featuring subtle textures that reveal hidden passages and contribute to an immersive experience. The beautiful visuals enhance the engaging combat, story, and puzzles.
- “Some hidden passages appear when you strike walls that display a faint distorted texture, and some are simply available right away, but hard to spot because of very detailed graphics.”
- “Punchy combat, beautiful visuals, intriguing story, and creative puzzles all have locked me in.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music is highly praised for its quality and adds a great atmosphere to the game.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game's stability mechanism hinges on a time-freeze feature triggered by pressing another button, which can cause the player to travel backward along a recorded path; this unique design appears stable but may feel restrictive due to the rewind effect.

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