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Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice

Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice

Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice, the title says it all! You get thrown into a dark room, with no light to be found anywhere! Are you willing to end your life to light the way for the next generation to proceed further? Play it today and find out!

Released Feb 27, 2015 Developer Volens Nolens Games Platforms Windows CasualIndieActionStrategyAdventure
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-12)

What players say

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71.4%positive601 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's meh. Main mechanic is that you have to die repeatedly to light up the maze to know where you are going. It gets old very quick. Can't complain too much for a free game. It plays as flash game from 2000s”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Boring”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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May 01, 2016
A New Game?!

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May 01, 2016
A New Game?!

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Jun 10, 2015
Update #2

In this update, one giant game breaking glitch has been fixed. When players minimized the window, and then returned to it, the whole level would light up. This simple update fixed the issue, though a

Jun 10, 2015
Update #2

In this update, one giant game breaking glitch has been fixed. When players minimized the window, and then returned to it, the whole level would light up. This simple update fixed the issue, though a

Apr 21, 2015
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So I was searching the internet today, trying to track some of the first games I ever made, and I ran back into this: http://sandbox.yoyogames.com/games/199667-paper-planes-2 I made the game in 2012,

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Facts & details

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GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsCasual · Indie · Action · Strategy · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * *
Official sitehttps://www.nodzigames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/7/8 Processor: Single Core 2.6 GHZ Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics DirectX: Version 8.0 Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: On Board Sound Card