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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 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   No Man's Sky▲272

   Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lights▲66

   An addicting puzzle game

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Linelight▲68

   An elegant puzzle game set in a universe of lines

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Shards of Memories▲61

   An art puzzle adventure

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Infra▲71

   Uncover the mystery in this first person puzzler

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Witness▲155

   Explore a mysterious island and solve its puzzles

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Witness on Mac▲123

   Explore an abandoned island full of surprises

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sky City VR▲68

   Explore an abandoned futuristic city to uncover a mystery

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Larklamp▲56

    An ancient kind of game console

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Secrets of Rætikon▲85

    Solve mysteries in a beautiful and atmospheric open world.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt▲194

    Visually stunning RPG full of meaningful choices/consequence

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Eyes of Ara▲72

    A Mystery Lies Dormant

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Samorost 3▲80

    An exploration adventure and puzzle game

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hexoscope▲72

    A gorgeous and chaotic puzzle game

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sero▲74

    An atmospheric puzzle game full of wisdom

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Grove▲88

    AR game where you plant virtual trees in the real world

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    That Dragon, Cancer▲122

    A videogame developer's love letter to his son

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Crashlands▲58

    Story-driven crafting ARPG set in an outlandish world.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cartrdge▲111

    A community for the people making video games

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mad Max▲79

    In the Wasteland it's every man for himself.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Lights Out▲63

    A classic lights out puzzle game

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Reveal The Deep▲74

    Explore the mysterious wreck of a 19th century steamship

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Necropolis▲66

    Find the exit, or die trying

    2016 · 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 →