LIT: Bend the Light similar games & best alternatives

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LIT: Bend the Light

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.

What works
  • Multiple solutions per puzzle encouraging creativity
  • Relaxing atmosphere with calming music
  • Realistic and satisfying physics-based gameplay
  • Intuitive yet precise controls with multiple input options
  • Good value for price with replayability through achievements
Things to keep in mind
  • Short game length with only 31 levels
  • Controls can be fiddly and imprecise at times
  • Lack of narrative or story elements
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Repetitive gameplay when hunting for all solutions

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LIT: Bend the Light: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Survival, Story.

Why this game works

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