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Retrace the Light

86% positive of 172 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, Epic, PlayStation

Made by Xiaming Game. Published by Xiaming Game, GlintForge.

About the game

Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.

Tagged by players

  • Metroidvania
  • Souls-like
  • Time Manipulation
  • Isometric
  • Hack and Slash
  • 3D Platformer
  • Action RPG
  • Top-Down
  • Linear
  • Third Person
  • Multiple Endings
  • Action-Adventure

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Kram (streamer): Play Doppl (streamer): Watch Chat (community): Pass A refreshing take on 2.5D combat and traversal mechanics. This is a little bit bastion, a little bit zelda, and a little bit prince of Persia sands of time. A well executed debut title they should be proud of. The retrace mechanic feels self consistent, even as the applications expand. A+. Story and dialog leave something to be desired. We see the…

    1.4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Yet another Mixed review. I was so close to recommending this, but the final boss rush at the end of the game and the complete visual and mechanical fustercluck that it was destroyed all the love, patience and goodwill the game had built up to that point. 75% of the game is fantastic. The puzzles are clever, the combat is mostly satisfying and the ui is wonderful. But there's a ton of typos, a total lack of focus on…

    8.9 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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