Dämmerlicht

Dämmerlicht is a level-based adventure game set in a medieval fantasy world where player choices create alternate universes. Rather than exploring one open world, you select levels from a map that represents the world and the alternate paths created by your decisions. Each level takes place in a particular area, such as your house, a village or a forest, and can have multiple outcomes unlocked through different actions.

The Table World

The game takes place in a world where places and people are named after tableware. The Kingdom of the Small Cup, the smallest known kingdom in the Table World, lives in relative peace and provides for its inhabitants, despite lacking the military strength of the Butcher's Knife Kingdom and the economic power of the Silverware Kingdom.

After strange phenomena and a spontaneous event change the Table World, its inhabitants fall into a frenzy and monsters become relentlessly aggressive, even when unprovoked. Tensions rise between kingdoms: some suspect one another, while others try to solve the crisis together. Families and friends are also affected, and some people begin to doubt their rulers.

Choices and endings

Your actions can unlock different versions of the world, each represented by a level. For example, joining the king unlocks a level in which the hero joins him; attempting that level again and killing the king unlocks another universe where he is dead. Not every action has a different outcome, but you can try to uncover every possible outcome. Across 19 playable levels, you can unlock 25 endings, some similar and others completely different.

The paths can involve combat, a love story, research or treason, sometimes combining several of these. A dialogue system supports varied conversations, and the game also has a simple combat system with different enemy types. Its content is carefully placed rather than procedurally generated.

Scope and content

The story offers between 1 and 4 hours of gameplay, depending on how long it takes you to find the endings. The game has no crafting or dungeons.