Release
Friday, June 19, 2020
Player score
Awaiting reviews
Platform families
2
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
Inside Lightless: The 21st Sacrifice
What it is
Lightless: The 21st Sacrifice is created in the style of point and click adventures from the early 2000s, and it offers a story-driven experience with puzzle-solving through an eerie atmosphere. The game uses unique in-game mechanics like the digital camera or the flashlight to emphasize the horror atmosphere and keeps creating suspense and a sense of discomfort.
The premise
Story: Navid, a writer, returns to his hometown (Iran, Saqqez) after living abroad for a long time. Upon checking into a hotel in his old neighborhood, his past silently comes knocking, plunging him into a nightmarish struggle that will push his sanity relentlessly as he fights to escape a home whose ghostly residents have other plans. Game play: In this 2D atmospheric horror game, players navigate the main character in a classic point and click fashion to explore a haunted house riddled with evils from the past. While trying to escape the ghosts of deceased residents, you search for interactable items in the many abandoned rooms, slowly unraveling the mysteries and secrets of this cursed dwelling.
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