Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR

Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR

Hammer Labs · April 5, 2016 · VR, Casual, Indie, Strategy, Great Soundtrack

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Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR price by region

Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR costs £2.69 in the United Kingdom, €3.01 in Europe (EUR), $3.77 in the United States, $8.49 in Georgia (USD), zł16.03 in Poland, CA$19.49 in Canada, R$21.65 in Brazil, A$21.95 in Australia and NZ$21.99 in New Zealand right now.

Cheapest Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.69 −79% £12.79 £2.69 5
Europe (EUR) €3.01 −76% €12.57 €3.01 7
United Statesyour region $3.77 −70% $12.74 $3.77 7
Georgia (USD) $8.49 $8.49 — 1
Poland zł16.03 −76% zł67.99 zł16.03 3
Canada CA$19.49 CA$19.49 — 1
Brazil R$21.65 −54% R$46.99 R$21.65 2
Australia A$21.95 A$21.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$21.99 NZ$21.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR

Solve tricky puzzles in a world full of mysterious secrets. Make steampunk styled flowers bloom using the power of light rays to unveil new worlds. In a relaxed, no pressure environment players immerse themselves into this beautifully designed virtual reality.

Guide and adjust the light rays, change their colors to match the flowers, use mirrors, prisms, magnets, teleporters and more to direct them to where they need to be.

Carpe Lucem challenges and entertains players by transferring classical 2D puzzles into the virtual space. They learn new fascinating aspects quickly. Now puzzle elements can be moved literally in the third dimension. But not only that: They can also be arranged 360 degrees all around the player. Sounds simple but it creates a whole new way of interacting and playing mind teasing puzzle games and it is indeed a perfect introduction to Virtual Reality.

Features
  • Three mystical worlds await discovery.
  • Adaptive soundtrack.
  • Optimized VR engine delivers 90 FPS per eye, avoiding any symptoms of motion sickness.
  • Can be played standing or sitting down.
  • Works with Oculus DK2/Rift and HTC Vive.
  • Full 360 degree view tracked by headset.
  • Supports regular game controllers as well as Vive Motion Controllers.
  • Perfect for Room Scale VR.
  • Target platforms: Windows PC
  • Includes level editor to create your own puzzles, use your headset to create and edit in actual VR. Vive Motion controller required.
  • Share user generated levels via Steam Workshop.

PRESS QUOTES
Fascinating room filling light puzzles
4Players - 82%

Carpe Lucem - Seize The Light VR — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended May 15, 2018
Echoing what others have said about Oculus. Touch controllers don't work and it doesn't appear that the developers are working on it. I don't recommend this for OCULUS ONLY. Having played on the Vive, I found it to be enjoyable.
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Recommended Feb 5, 2026
Carpe Lucem – Seize The Light VR, developed by Hammer Labs and published by Application Systems Heidelberg, is a thoughtfully designed virtual reality puzzle experience that transforms the simple concept of manipulating light into a fully immersive, spatially driven challenge. Built specifically for VR platforms, the game embraces room-scale interaction and 360-degree environments to create a meditative yet intellectually engaging adventure. Rather than relying on action-heavy gameplay or cinematic spectacle, it focuses on calm exploration, hands-on experimentation, and the quiet satisfaction of solving optical puzzles in three-dimensional space. At its core, Carpe Lucem revolves around guiding beams of colored light through intricate mechanical environments in order to activate and bloom stylized flowers. The player interacts with a variety of optical tools—mirrors, prisms, filters, teleporters, and magnets—each of which alters the path, color, or direction of light. Unlike traditional puzzle games confined to flat screens, every object exists physically within the player’s immediate VR surroundings. You reach out with motion controllers to rotate mirrors, reposition prisms, and …
Recommended May 29, 2022
Beware no Oculus support but otherwise this game is amazing. It is basic but very calming and enjoyable, with later puzzles being fairly challenging. User created puzzles are also support.
Recommended May 20, 2020
Played on original Vive This game is a wonderful meditative puzzle game that really takes advantage of full dimensionality without stressing you out. It's not terribly long or difficult but it's also not upsettingly short or easy. If you want some nice puzzles in a beautiful environment, then this game is well worth picking up.
Recommended Dec 8, 2018
Lovely product; really enjoyed playing, just wish it was longer!
Recommended Oct 8, 2018
This is a wonderful relaxed puzzle game, The addition of a third dimension adds a great deal to this type of game and being able to pick up, retate and place elements just makes it a really compelling and tactile experience. Try the demo. The addition of workshop support is a great bonus too! The backgrounds are also really pretty and performance is solid. One of my favourites.

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