Scientific Project: Optic

Scientific Project: Optic is a first-person puzzle game about the evolution of optical science. You explore seven historical periods, from ancient temples where early philosophical ideas about light emerged to modern laboratories, each with its own visual style and challenges. A professionally voiced narrator provides philosophical and scientific context for the discoveries along the way.

Manipulate light

You use mirrors, lenses, prisms and other optical devices to direct beams, split light into spectrums, bypass obstacles and reveal hidden paths. The mechanics follow the real-world laws of geometric optics, including reflection, refraction and dispersion. Combining different instruments helps you solve each puzzle.

Discover each era

The game introduces new optical phenomena and tools as you progress through the periods, expanding the ways you can work with light. It provides no direct hints or quest markers, leaving you to use the laws of physics to find solutions independently.