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Monolight

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

MONOLIGHT is 2D plat-former puzzle adventure game. Using tiny lantern, go through the maze.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Atmospheric and visually striking art style
  • Engaging light and shadow puzzle mechanics
  • Moderate difficulty suitable for beginners and casual players
  • Subtle storytelling through environment and signs

Things to keep in mind

  • Unresponsive and unchangeable controls frustrating for many players
  • Small hitboxes on switches causing gameplay annoyance
  • Incomplete or poor translations affecting story comprehension
  • Some frustrating or poorly designed puzzle sections
  • Short and vague ending with limited narrative closure

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Similarity map

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

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

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).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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 Monolight. These titles are not in What to play next.

Monolight: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Value, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 24/08/2026