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24 alternatives to The Town of Light

A psychological adventure set in early 20th Century Italy

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

1. 1
   Momento Temporis: Light from the Deep▲55

   A massive 2D, pixel-art, metroidvania style, platformer.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Linelight▲68

   An elegant puzzle game set in a universe of lines

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3LA
   Lightcube, a Game Written in Octaspire Dern▲44

   2018 · octaspire.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Antichamber▲82

   A mind-blowing psychological exploration game

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gone Home▲83

   A first-person interactive story adventure game

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Medium CLI▲244

   A command line Interface for reading Medium stories

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Feist▲99

   A gorgeous, atmospheric adventure six years in the making

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Silent Age▲97

   An artistic point-and-click adventure

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lights▲66

   An addicting puzzle game

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Long Gone Days▲60

    An RPG inspired by Dystopian Fiction and Visual Novels.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TimeSwapper▲68

    A challenging 2D arcade game where you are a master of time

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Logifaces▲76

    Analogue game for digital minds

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Seashine▲103

    A Poetic Journey Into The Abyss

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A Dark Room▲90

    The most immersive text-based game ever.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Futuriana▲65

    Pentix-like puzzle on a glitchy vintage computer

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shardlight▲68

    Explore a wasteland to find a cure for your sickness

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MEMEory▲90

    An old school game of memory, but... with GIFS!

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Witness on Mac▲123

    Explore an abandoned island full of surprises

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Sailor's Dream▲91

    Beautifully designed narrative game for iOS

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20AI
    Advenjure – Interactive fiction on the terminal and in the browser▲80

    2016 · facundoolano.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Humani: Jessie’s Story▲76

    A conversation-based narrative game

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Steamroll▲68

    A steampunk adventure and puzzle game

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Margana▲60

    A beautifully-designed word game

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    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 →