Lightmatter
A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:1/15/2020
- Franchise:Aspyr Media
- Developer:Tunnel Vision Games
- Publisher:Aspyr
- Last Updated:8/19/2025
- Steam App Id:994140
Lightmatter
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Lightmatter has 3 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 88% lower than its previous all-time peak of 25 players achieved on 2/2/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Lightmatter. It has received a total of 2,783 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 88 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Lightmatter. Right now, it costs $19.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Lightmatter and its growth over time. It currently has 7,173 followers on its community page.
About Lightmatter
Lightmatter is an Indie, and Adventure game developed by Tunnel Vision Games. On 1/15/2020, it was released on the Steam Store by Aspyr.
Players have rated Lightmatter as "Very Positive" out of 2,783 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 2,542 positive reviews and 241 negative reviews — an overall 91% positive review rating. Additionally, Lightmatter has earned a metascore of 73 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $19.99. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, Lightmatter Full Game available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Lightmatter on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 10 languanges in-game including English, Danish, French, Italian, and German. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Lightmatter supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Trading Cards
From the Steam community, Lightmatter has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Futuristic
- Difficult
- Lore-Rich
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Free to Play
- Controller
- 3D
- Puzzle
- Narration
- Dynamic Narration
- First-Person
- Old School
- Logic
- FPS
- Puzzle Platformer
- Science
- Sci-fi
- Dark Comedy
- Indie
- Adventure
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Lightmatter and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Lightmatter is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lightmatter Full Game | DLC | 1/15/2020 | View |
Related Packages
Lightmatter is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Lightmatter - Full Game | $6.99 | View |
| Lightmatter | ??? | View |
Supported Languages
Lightmatter is available in 10 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Danish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Lightmatter data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 19). Lightmatter on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/994140
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 19). Lightmatter. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/994140
- Metacritic. (2025, August 19). Lightmatter for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/lightmatter
- Tunnel Vision Games. (2023, July 8). Lightmatter. Lightmatter. http://lightmattergame.com