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Will Glow the Wisp
Navigate through psychadelic mazes to chill electornic beats. Imagine a mix between Super Meat Boy and Geometry Wars.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I got this when it became free for a few days and I really like it! The courses are challenging, but fair with a gradual increase in difficulty as you progress. The game allows you to pick from a small pool of "characters" each with their own stats, I personally used the heart…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Fun and easy bullethell game it's cheap, and the movement is a bit wonky, but you can exploit a game design to make it easier also, I love how the story is basically getting told by the achievements lmao Rating 5/10 Enjoyment 5/10”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty short, but it was pretty fun, there is one bug that I constantly got and that the sound for the plane (or whatever you're controlling) just goes mute and only the music plays. All in all it's not that bad 6/10”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Will Glow the Wisp – Update & Celebration!
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Will Glow the Wisp unity security fix
Will Glow the Wisp unity security fix Security Update Advisory
Will Glow the Wisp huge translation update
To celebrate the SHMUP Fest, I am happy to announce that Will Glow the Wisp is now available in the following new languages: Italian Spanish Korean Russian Turkish French Japanese Let me know if you f
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Side Scroller · Bullet Hell · Flight · Difficult · Platformer · Arcade · 2D · Relaxing · Surreal · Bullet Time · Action · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://parttimeindie.com/will-glow-the-wisp/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 or higher Processor: 1.80GHz Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 (1024 MB Ram) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space