LightTrack

This is a decent clone of the old DOS game, LaserLight. The author clearly put very little effort into the game - the animations are crap, the music is awful, the UI is horrendeous, and the only options are for volume. Yet despite the author's best efforts, the game is pretty fun because the puzzles are good. For anyone else who has been looking for a good LaserLight game, this is a good time waster for the price.

LightTrack is a 2D retro block placement/pathing puzzle that's been slapped together with the godawful GameMaker Studio video game construction kit from Yoyogames. It's essentially a lightweight ripoff of the boardgame Khet/Deflexion. Place mirrors to redirect different beams to their targets. Like most GameMaker Studio construction kit "games", this features lazy 2D retro pixel "art", instead of professionally done, contemporary PC graphics. Resolution is locked, there's no way to improve the 1990's browser tier visuals, which pushes this below acceptable standards for PC. This feels more like a browser/Flash game than any serious attempt at a PC game. On top of the other problems, there's no widescreen support, the game displays 4:3 pillarboxed. GameMaker Studio is a very poor quality game construction kit, and unsurprisingly results in products that have little to no value as games, especially when compared to the work of professional developers who create genuine products for gamers. Just like you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear, you can't make a good game from a completely crap game engine. Using a video game construction kit requires little to no talent or…

I've played through this game a few times, and will play it more. I love it! Nice level of dfficulty. Tricky, but not frustrating. (I had to consult the guide a couple times.)