Keep the Lights On

The hardened, resigned detective who lost his wife trope meets The Nun (2018), and I’m here for it! I’m still surprised that this was free because, for what it was, it was really fun. Sweet, short, straight-to-the-point, it had some fun mechanics, and I really enjoyed the puzzles. Coupled with the creepy atmosphere and the cosy vibes of the pixel art, it makes for a perfect little game to kick off fall! (My only gripe is the font, which was really difficult to read at times.)

"Keep the Lights On" is a poorly made 2D pixelcrap side view adventure game that escaped containment at Itch where this kind of amateur mediocrity belongs, so we have to put up with it here on Steam. Despite the pixelcrap this isn't the worst game on Steam, but it's so far from being the best it's not funny. The plot is dry and uninspired, you're an investigator exploring a haunted abbey. The key challenge in the game is staying awake long enough to alt+F4 and uninstall. There's also a number of unresolved bugs that can softlock you out of completing the game, not that anyone would want to (see the player count numbers below). This features really godawful pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics. It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter. What matters is that this looks much worse than most other games because of that decision, and that's a major deterrent to gamers. Games like Terraria and Stardew Valley succeeded [i]despite[/i] the bad graphics, not because of them. This was made with the utterly awful "Construct" game constructio…

Игра 'Keep the Lights On' – это очаровательная головоломка с оригинальной механикой. Игрок в роли маленького робота путешествует по уровням, активируя источники питания, чтобы поддерживать свет. Геймплей простой в освоении, но быстро набирает сложность, заставляя думать наперед и планировать каждый шаг. Визуальный стиль минималистичный, но при этом очень приятный: мягкие цвета и четкие силуэты создают расслабляющую атмосферу. Музыкальное сопровождение тоже способствует погружению в игровой процесс. Что особенно понравилось, так это ощущение удовлетворения, которое получаешь, решив сложную головоломку. Игра идеально подходит для коротких сессий, когда нужно немного отвлечься и потренировать логику. 'Keep the Lights On' – это отличный пример того, как из простой идеи можно сделать увлекательную и запоминающуюся игру. Рекомендую всем любителям головоломок!

still waiting for a new game from this devloper

this was a great game and i enjoyed playing this the scares the sounds the art everything about this i'm gonna go and see if they produced any other games also i do recomend everyone play it and have their experience have fun finding secrets and all

Overall a cool spooky game, but I ran into a few game-breaking bugs where I couldn't interact with important objects, leading to me needing to start a whole new game. I couldn't interact with the candle puzzle in the chapel no matter what I tried so I started a new game, only to be unable to interact with a painting piece. Both very annoying! I recommend anyways because I think it's a neat project, but that bug definitely needs work. Controls and movement were kind of clunky as well.