I never thought I'd have a tangible emotional connection with colored lines but here we are.

Linelight is a beautiful and fairly smart puzzler where you play a bright white line solving puzzles that are also on lines as you may see from the screenshots. Most of the puzzles are fairly difficult with each of the 6 worlds bringing their own gimmick to the table and requiring some level of planning and thought. There are a couple of puzzles that required completely random split second reflexes to get out of the way of some "enemies" but the vast majority are mostly about thinking ahead and executing a plan. The presentation is gorgeous with the added bloom and particle effects really adding to the atmosphere. The layered soundtrack is really good and adds a dreamlike gentle blanket over the experience. There's also real bonding moments with these lines as you start moving "together" and the game uses its mechanics well to create some really lovely moments especially towards the end.

Reviewed on Jan 19, 2023


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