Lamplight City

 PC
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Worth Playing
    Dec 13, 2018
    70
    In Lamplight City, you aren't led around from room to room, clickity-clicking your way to success. For the most part, logic and reason are at play. Brush up on those skills, and you will find your way. Take your time, enjoy the well-themed music and ambiance, enjoy the story, solve the crimes, and for goodness' sake, listen to Bill.
  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 17, 2018
    70
    Lamplight City is a successful point-and-click graphic adventure in terms of storytelling and with a convincing and pleasant retro – pixel art style. The almost total absence of enigmas, together with the lack of interactivity, prevent him, however, to aspire to the top of the genre.
  3. Trusted Reviews
    Sep 16, 2018
    70
    Lamplight City is a satisfying, point-and-click adventure, which tells a compelling detective story. While there are some issues that clearly take away from the overall experience, I was genuinely surprised by how much it gets right.
  5. 4P.de
    Oct 1, 2018
    63
    Even though the world seems alive and the characters are quite charming, the work as a sleuth doesn’t feel methodologically sound.
  6. Adventure Gamers
    Sep 17, 2018
    60
    With stunning visuals, solid sound and music, and nuanced worldbuilding that many adventure games would kill for, it’s unfortunate that Lamplight City is lacking in the one area that distinguishes games over other storytelling media: interactivity.
  7. GameSpot
    Sep 12, 2018
    60
    Lamplight City has a hell of a concept behind it, but unfortunately, the cases don't deliver on its promise. When you strip away the idea that the game will let you fail, and that you need to pay particularly close attention to what's happening, you're left with an adequate adventure game that is low on great puzzles.
  8. Riot Pixels
    Oct 4, 2018
    53
    By sacrificing player’s freedom in favor of questionable game design concepts, the developers failed to flesh out the intriguing world, characters and plot of Lamplight City. I expected a much better result from the makers of Shardlight.
  9. The Overpowered Noobs
    Sep 14, 2018
    50
    Lamplight City is a steampunk detective adventure with great voice acting and unique worldbuilding—but the gameplay is full of unrealized potential.

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. Babutto
    Oct 21, 2020
    10
    Guys, this is just the one great game here!

    I have never enjoyed point and click quests that much in last 10 years. Even though I have    Guys, this is just the one great game here!

    I have never enjoyed point and click quests that much in last 10 years. Even though I have played some. This game is great. Maybe sometimes it seems simple, easy, maybe there could be more twists with the investigations, but it's still amazing.
    Recommend!    … Full Review »
  2. Kala_T
    Sep 13, 2018
    10
    I have been a fan of the good old Wadjet Eye games forever. Lamplight City clearly stands in that tradition and was done by Francisco GonzalezI have been a fan of the good old Wadjet Eye games forever. Lamplight City clearly stands in that tradition and was done by Francisco Gonzalez who did Shardlight and A Golden Wake with Wadjet Eye.
    I have bought this immediately, started playing and couldn't stop. I will be very tired for work today. ;-)
    This is an amazing experience. It is not your absurd inventory puzzle game like "put mustard on cat" or whatever. This is strictly logical investigation, collecting clues and find suspects to accuse.
    AND: You may get it wrong change your career as a detective and move on. Go get it, you will not regret that you did it!    … Full Review »
  3. MadAlf
    Jun 2, 2021
    8
    This is a good pixel-art quest in a Victorian entourage. Text, music, voice acting, arts here is very fine. There's some nonlinear elements,This is a good pixel-art quest in a Victorian entourage. Text, music, voice acting, arts here is very fine. There's some nonlinear elements, for example you'd can't properly finish the case if you insult an important character. Here more dialogue than pixel hunting (however it's elements attends).… Full Review »
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