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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
41 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Not so bad. It is fun.”
“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.…”
“This game is so addicting if you already know how to control the wisp, and for me the price is just right for 3 hours completion”
8 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Great, challenging game with a trippy design. Really enjoyed the colors and the soundtrack. Can get hard sometimes but failure never feels unfair. Definitely worth playing over and over again, which I will do. Zooooomm.”
“Chill but challenging game with an an amazing soundtrack. The controls are pretty nice. If you are searching for a challenge and wanna beat some highscores this is for you :)”
“First of all props to all who 5 starred every level , game is not that difficult but it can be really annoying for those who have little patience , music is great , game for me is solid 7/10”
6 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Great, challenging game with a trippy design. Really enjoyed the colors and the soundtrack. Can get hard sometimes but failure never feels unfair. Definitely worth playing over and over again, which I will do. Zooooomm.”
“A charming adventure with vibrant graphics and a magical atmosphere. fun puzzles and easy controls make it a great pick for relaxing and lifting your spirits highly recommended.”
“Even though I received this game for free, if I had known earlier how amazing it was, I definitely would have bought it. Many reviews pointed out that the game is really challenging and made people rage, but I didn't…”
5 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Great, challenging game with a trippy design. Really enjoyed the colors and the soundtrack. Can get hard sometimes but failure never feels unfair. Definitely worth playing over and over again, which I will do. Zooooomm.”
“Chill but challenging game with an an amazing soundtrack. The controls are pretty nice. If you are searching for a challenge and wanna beat some highscores this is for you :)”
“First of all props to all who 5 starred every level , game is not that difficult but it can be really annoying for those who have little patience , music is great , game for me is solid 7/10”
4 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Even though I received this game for free, if I had known earlier how amazing it was, I definitely would have bought it. Many reviews pointed out that the game is really challenging and made people rage, but I didn't…”
9 of the 63 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“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.…”
“A really hard flash game that maybe worth some minutes of your times.”
“This game is so addicting if you already know how to control the wisp, and for me the price is just right for 3 hours completion”
9 of the 63 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Lets be honest if this was one of those free games on "Cool Math Games" on the class computer/school computer lab nobody would be playing this. Gravity and awful movement on a flat plane game is so out of left-field it…”
6 of the 63 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“A really hard flash game that maybe worth some minutes of your times.”
“After 2 and a half hours, finished all lvls with 5 stars and found that hard. Then I gave my PC to a friend to watch him have a hard time too, but he changed forms and didn’t struggle that much. Then I realized I’d been…”
“I think it's interesting that there's different characters to choose from with different stars. I chose the pink heart! 🩷 I made this game WAY harder for myself by forgetting I can press and hold instead of just press…”
5 of the 63 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“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.…”
“The game its not that bad, but at lvl 5 of the teenager part enters an endless loading screen. I would play the rest of the game if that was fixed.”
“Even though I received this game for free, if I had known earlier how amazing it was, I definitely would have bought it. Many reviews pointed out that the game is really challenging and made people rage, but I didn't…”
5 of the 63 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“A really hard flash game that maybe worth some minutes of your times.”
“Lets be honest if this was one of those free games on "Cool Math Games" on the class computer/school computer lab nobody would be playing this. Gravity and awful movement on a flat plane game is so out of left-field it…”
“Will Glow the Wisp Review -–{Gameplay}-- 🔳 Awesome 🔳 Very good 🔳 Good 🔳 Nothing special 🔳 Ehh 🔳 Pretty bad ☑️ Bad 🔳 Just dont ---{Graphics}--- 🔳 Masterpiece 🔳 Beautiful 🔳 Very Good 🔳 Good 🔳 Decent 🔳 Will do 🔳 Pretty bad…”
Counted across 63 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“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“Start the game, instantly slapped with terms and conditions that you have to accept or no game, cant do offline mode either without accepting first, the only other game by the dev is 90% made with AI, dev should consider a career at EA. edit : You can also see a bunch of botted…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
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
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| 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 |
| 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