Lightmatter Anniversary

Lightmatter Anniversary is a collection of 9 playable Lightmatter prototypes, spanning 2013 to 2018. Viewed in chronological order through the menu, they show how the game's gameplay evolved, how its sci-fi story took shape and how it found its identity.

The prototypes

The collection traces Lightmatter from its early beginnings as a university project called “See You On The Other Side” to its full Steam release in 2020. The prototypes also offer a look at the challenges involved in making the studio's first Steam game, including designing puzzles, writing a story, running a business and pitching to investors and publishers.

Light and shadows

Lightmatter is a 3D puzzle game in which touching shadows is dangerous. You use light to solve puzzles through lateral thinking, and the prototypes show experiments with different ways to manipulate light.