Shardlight
- March 8, 2017
- Wadjet Eye Games
- 7h median play time
Although it has some minor flaws, Shardlight nevertheless stands out as an excellent point & click adventure that pays homage to its predecessors.
Shardlight is a single-player, science fiction arcade game with compelling story, good mechanics, ingenious graphics, and a beautiful soundtrack. In a post-apocalyptic world, Amy Wellard, a young woman working for the ruling Aristocrats to qualify for the vaccine lottery, believes there's a cure and is determined to find it, even if it costs her her life. The game creates a dense atmosphere through its depiction of the struggle for survival in a world devastated by bombs.
Reviews
- story832 mentions
- 41 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- graphics210 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 51 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- music162 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- gameplay105 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 70 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
- atmosphere83 mentions
- 78 % positive mentions
- 19 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- emotional16 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- funny16 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- optimization14 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
- grinding13 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- character development6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- replayability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
A pixelated post-apocalypse point-and-click pleasure
Shardlight sure knows how to make the post-apocalypse seem grim, even in a point-and-click.
70%Shardlight Review - A Shattered City
Although it has some minor flaws, Shardlight nevertheless stands out as an excellent point & click adventure that pays homage to its predecessors.
90%Shardlight review
An imaginative, atmospheric setting with great art and quality voice acting, but Shardlight is by no means a great adventure game.
66%