Review: Night Lights (Steam)

Rating: 7
Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · January 6, 2020

Be a tiny robot beacon of light in a dark and puzzling world. Pierce the darkness and enter Night Lights.

Pros:

Abstract art looking graphics.
190mb download size.
Steam achievements.
Controller support.
Can rebind controls.
Graphics-resolution and fullscreen.
Puzzle platformer gameplay.
Button prompt pop-ups act as the tutorial.
Map-uncovers as you play and you can fast travel to any discovered location.
Chilled soundtrack.
Quick to learn controls.
Game is set at night and you use light to manipulate and change the level.
Over 40 levels.

Cons:

Minimal graphics options.
Hangs when using the map.
A few occasions of my character disappearing and I couldn’t do anything.
Few instances of black screens.
No replay value.
A lot of backtracking.
Solutions are not always straightforward.

7/10

Graphics - 7/10
7/10

Sounds - 7/10
7/10

Accessibility - 7/10
7/10

Length - 7/10
7/10

Fun Factor - 7/10

7/10

Summary

Night Lights is a very chilled puzzle platformer. It feels like another game I played many years ago where you manipulate light to solve puzzles, but it does a good job of keeping the core mechanics simple so more of a good thing is alright. Apart from manipulating the world, you are always trying to get to a jew teleport machine which will send you to another one which will usually put you in a new part of an old level or a whole new level. I had a lot of control niggles like black screens and jump grabs not counting but overall it is just a nice comfort puzzler, I didn’t feel compelled to push myself too far or go too deep, it’s just comfortable.