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 positive reviews from players.

◆ Story Synopsis ◆ Set in the year 3323, the revolutionary Meta Mirror Project emerged from the collaboration between humanity and the super AI "Primus." This ambitious venture seeks to stabilize society and ensure security by repairing the consciousness of individuals struggling with intense emotional turmoil. Your journey unfolds as Enforcer Decem, tasked with repairing bizarre Mirrormazes ste…

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90%Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

story5 positive mentions

stability1 negative mentions

Creative and clever puzzle design with unique gameplay mechanics centered around the light trail system.
Visually appealing environments combined with a captivating and emotionally touching story.
Engaging combat system with smooth movement and customizable abilities enhancing tactical depth.

Final quarter of the game suffers from confusing and frustrating boss fights with poor telegraphing and overwhelming visual effects.
Lack of clear tutorials and information for complex mechanics, leading to trial-and-error gameplay and a steep difficulty spike.
Technical issues including typos, bugs, crashes, language selection problems, and inconsistent UI navigation.

gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions
The gameplay features creative and unusual mechanics centered around the "retracing" and light trail system, offering engaging puzzles and level design. However, combat and boss fights suffer from poor clarity, insufficient tutorials, overwhelming visual effects, and inconsistent difficulty spikes, which undermine the overall experience. Improving accessibility, clearer explanations, and better balance could make the gameplay much more enjoyable.
- “Retrace the Light is an interesting game with unusual gameplay mechanics.”
- “Good: creative gameplay, level and boss design.”
- “The main mechanic of 'retracing' your position is used creatively in various puzzles, combat, and exploration sequences.”
- “I was so close to recommending this, but the final boss rush at the end of the game and the complete visual and mechanical fustercluck that it was destroyed all the love, patience and goodwill the game had built up to that point.”
- “But there's a ton of typos, a total lack of focus on player understanding in boss fights, no explanation of multiple boss mechanics and just too many instances of the game not giving the player the needed information before a puzzle that can kill you starts.”
- “Ridiculous visual effects make it impossible to track your location, 100-0 damage combos, poor damage, low health and low trace conveyance in combat, and a core damage mechanic that is irrelevant in nearly every boss fight.”
story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38% positive mentions, 39% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions
The story is praised for its captivating, touching, and intriguing narrative that unfolds as players delve into the minds of various characters. While visually appealing and emotionally engaging, some find the story background rather subtle and wish for clearer mission guidance. Overall, it is regarded as a strong and unique element that enhances the game's appeal.
- “The environments are all visually appealing and the story had surprisingly gotten very touching by the end.”
- “Throughout the story your task is to enter the consciousness of various individuals and confront the deeper causes behind their mental difficulties.”
- “Punchy combat, beautiful visuals, intriguing story, and creative puzzles all have locked me in.”
- “But it needs a mission log so I know my next steps.”
- “There is a tab in settings for missions but it just tells you the different types of missions.”
- “There is a tab in settings for missions but it just tells you the different types of missions.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game delivers a visually appealing environment paired with a deeply touching story, designed to help players cope with emotional and psychological struggles. Its unique mirrormaze mechanics effectively reflect the memories and emotional states of characters, enhancing the emotional impact.
- “The environments are all visually appealing and the story had surprisingly gotten very touching by the end.”
- “This world exists for a single purpose, which is to help people in the real world cope with emotional and psychological struggles.”
- “Each mirror maze reflects the memories and emotional state of the person whose mind you are exploring.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The graphics are highly detailed and visually striking, enhancing the game's immersive experience, though some hidden passages can be difficult to spot due to the intricate visuals. Overall, the beautiful visuals effectively complement the engaging gameplay.
- “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 being excellent and enjoyable.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game's stability is notable for its seamless integration of time manipulation mechanics, where pressing buttons reliably freezes time and reverses movement without glitches. This precise control contributes to a smooth and consistent gameplay experience.

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