The Luminist

Great job nailing the atmosphere. Voice acting was a little bit cringy but on point. Mechanics need work, aiming was truly horrible. Other than that easy 7/10 for multi-student project. Good luck in your careers.

The atmosphere is very good, I was immersed very fast. It's a little janky but besides that it's very good!

The combat is rough and doesn't feel very good if I'm being brutally honest. But considering the context this was made in and that it's free I consider that a nitpick. The real prize here is this team's incredible polish and effort in worldbuilding through in game lore, art direction, level design, scripts, vo better than half of what aaa provides to this day, and atmosphere in spades. The pacing is on point and and its incredibly engaging and intuitive and seems almost effortless, which means it took a lot of effort. I wish they made a whole game, just tune up the combat ;)

felt like trailer. cool concept of a story game with nice shooting mechanics and monsters

Игра 'The Luminist' – это завораживающее пиксельное приключение, которое цепляет с первых минут своей мрачной атмосферой и загадочным сюжетом. Визуальный стиль, выполненный в приглушенных тонах с яркими акцентами света, великолепен и создает ощущение постоянной тревоги и опасности. Геймплей, хоть и простой в освоении, предлагает интересные головоломки, основанные на взаимодействии со светом и тенью. Исследование мира доставляет настоящее удовольствие, ведь за каждым углом может скрываться новая подсказка или смертельная ловушка. История, рассказанная через окружение и немногочисленные диалоги, оставляет много вопросов и заставляет игрока самостоятельно собирать воедино общую картину. Несмотря на короткую продолжительность, 'The Luminist' оставляет после себя сильное впечатление и желание переиграть, чтобы раскрыть все секреты. Рекомендую всем любителям атмосферных инди-игр и головоломок! Недостатком можно назвать некоторую линейность, но это компенсируется уникальной атмосферой и визуальным стилем.

The Luminist is one of literally thousands of student projects infesting Steam. It's from DigiPen. While student projects tend to be better quality than most "amateur" made games, we must still question what value such projects have for gamers. As with all student projects, this isn't really a fully fleshed out game, it's just the result of an academic exercise, and as such it has much more limited value as a game than a professionally developed game would have. Educational institutions should not be using Steam as a dumping ground for homework assignments (especially if the students didn't even pass the course). Sure, it helps their marketing and helps the students feel good about themselves, but this is another case of a business putting themselves before the needs of gamers. However, this is a rare exception where it's actually a good thing that we got a homework assignment shoved through Steam Direct. This is a third persion adventure/exploration horror shooter where you take on the role of a miner trapped in a mine. You use makeshift light-based tools and projectile weapons to fight off monsters. The story involves an electrical failure and a search for clues about th…