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24 alternatives to Shardlight

Explore a wasteland to find a cure for your sickness

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shardlight launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Candlelight▲68

   A lone candle must journey through a dangerous land

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Planet of the Eyes▲68

   Explore the mystery of an unknown world

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lights▲66

   An addicting puzzle game

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Linelight▲68

   An elegant puzzle game set in a universe of lines

   2017 · linelightgame.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Spelunky▲73

   Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shards of Memories▲61

   An art puzzle adventure

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Infra▲71

   Uncover the mystery in this first person puzzler

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Witness▲155

   Explore a mysterious island and solve its puzzles

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Corpse of Discovery▲64

   A first-person surreal exploration game

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Witness on Mac▲123

    Explore an abandoned island full of surprises

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Furdemption▲63

    Elegant puzzle platformer

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sky City VR▲68

    Explore an abandoned futuristic city to uncover a mystery

    2016 · indiedb.com · its alternatives →

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    Hearthlands▲70

    A city-building game set in a medieval/fantasy world.

    2015 · hearthlands.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Gardenarium▲57

    This game may melt your mind.

    2015 · ko-opmode.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Glorch's Great Escape▲60

    A challenging puzzle platformer

    2015 · warriorgeneral.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    Larklamp▲56

    An ancient kind of game console

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Secrets of Rætikon▲85

    Solve mysteries in a beautiful and atmospheric open world.

    2015 · secrets-of-raetikon.com · its alternatives →

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    Skyhill▲65

    A turn-based survival crafting point-and-click game

    2015 · mandragoragames.com · its alternatives →

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    Undertale▲70

    A super peaceful RPG

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Below▲80

    Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2015 · whatliesbelow.com · its alternatives →

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    Til Morning's Light▲53

    An adventure game with puzzles and monsters galore by Amazon

    2015 · amazongamestudios.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Eyes of Ara▲72

    A Mystery Lies Dormant

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Samorost 3▲80

    An exploration adventure and puzzle game

    2016 · amanita-design.net · its alternatives →

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    iSlash HD▲60

    An addictive slashing puzzle game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →