Flood of Light similar games & best alternatives

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Flood of Light

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

A mysterious girl in the raincoat comes to the city submerged by rain. Subside the rain and save the city by illuminating the lamp and stone posts with her little light on hand. You’ll be the mysterious girl in the game. Reveal who she really is as the rain in the city subsides gradually.

What works

  • Beautiful art and atmosphere
  • Relaxing and melancholic soundtrack
  • Thoughtful and challenging puzzles
  • Good value for price
  • Progressive introduction of new mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Poor english translation
  • Some control issues and clunky movement
  • Lackluster or minimal story impact
  • Punishing puzzle design with limited error tolerance
  • Short game length with limited exploration

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Flood of Light. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Flood of Light. These titles are not in What to play next.

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

Last update: 23/08/2026