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THANKS, LIGHT.

THANKS, LIGHT.

A first-person puzzle game where light turns flat shapes into solid objects. Absorb it to make them flat again. Solve spatial puzzles in a strange world built to be perfect.

Released Oct 14, 2026 Developer Lightersgames Publisher Game Source Entertainment Platforms Windows AbstractDark HumorMysteryExplorationPhilosophical
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-21)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-21.

98.2%positive55 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Got yelled at by an attractive light bulb. 10/10, would recommend. Thanks, Light. feels like a combination of Portal and The Stanley Parable. The environments have a glitchy liminal aesthetic, and the puzzles start out easy yet get progressively more complex. So far, I haven't…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“A hidden gem! Reminds me of Viewfinder and Superliminal, but the flashlight perspective mechanic is its own thing. The puzzles are fun and satisfying, the story is great, and there’s a ton of content. My only nitpick is that the main menu looks a bit basic. I’ll update this…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I had a great time with the demo, so I bought the game as soon as it was released and have completed Stage 1. Compared to the demo, there are more chapters and more content, and the added story sequences are clearly noticeable. Its biggest strength is a gameplay style that sets…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.

132achievements
9.0%median completion
0.4%rarest: All Flowers Have Bloomed
88.0% of players 76.0% of players 63.6% of players 59.0% of players 53.3% of players 47.5% of players 45.8% of players 41.7% of players 36.7% of players 30.9% of players 29.7% of players 29.3% of players 26.4% of players 26.4% of players 26.4% of players 23.5% of players 21.9% of players 20.6% of players 19.8% of players 19.0% of players 18.5% of players 18.1% of players 17.3% of players 15.7% of players 14.4% of players 12.3% of players 11.5% of players 11.1% of players 11.1% of players 11.1% of players 10.3% of players 9.9% of players 9.5% of players 9.0% of players 7.8% of players 7.4% of players 7.4% of players 7.0% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 4.9% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.0% of players 1.6% of players 88.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.0%Finally I can move — Hidden achievement
86.3%Let there be light. — Illuminated an object for the first time.
76.0%Uninvited Guest — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%All Flowers Have Bloomed — Collected every flower across all three chapters.
0.4%Usually There's a Resting Spot Here But... — The Administrator shows no mercy!
0.8%Is This the Sun? — 10,000 toggles. And there was light. Too much light.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 20, 2026
THANKS, LIGHT. 1.0.6 Update

Hello! This is LIGHTERSGAMES. Sure, the Admin was never great at managing things, but we didn't think it was THIS bad! (Of course, that's on us. Heh.) We're working hard on fixes. They aren't in this

Oct 17, 2026
THANKS, LIGHT. 1.0.5 Hotfix

This is the 1.0.5 hotfix. It focuses on Chapter 3, fixing progression issues and hidden flowers and achievements that couldn't be obtained. 🐞 Bug Fixes Progression & Exploits 3-13: Fixed an issue wher

Oct 16, 2026
THANKS, LIGHT. 1.0.4 Update

been so busy fixing things that we never got around to posting patch notes! This post rounds up everything that quietly went into 1.0.2 and 1.0.3, together with 1.0.4. 🎮 Quality of Life The volume of

Oct 14, 2026
Hotfix 1.0.1 Patch Notes

Thank you so much for playing THANKS, LIGHT.! Hotfix 1.0.1 is now live. General Fixed lights, bulbs, and cables being visible when they should have been hidden. Fixed some objects sliding at unintende

Oct 14, 2026
THANKS, LIGHT. is Out Now! — 1.0.0 Release Notes

Thank you so much for waiting — THANKS, LIGHT. is now officially released! We couldn't have made it here without everyone who played the demo and the playtest and shared their valuable feedback. From

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-10-21.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAbstract · Dark Humor · Mystery · Exploration · Philosophical · Psychological · First-Person · Surreal · Physics · Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Indie (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · #category_contrast_controls · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Subtitle Options
LanguagesEnglish * , Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Ukrainian, Russian, Indonesian, Turkish, Greek, Polish, Thai, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, Portuguese -…
Achievements132
Official sitehttps://www.lightersgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit(version 1909 or later) Processor: Intel Core i5-9400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660(6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 590 (8GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: SSD recommended. Targets 1080p 30fps on Medium settings