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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Negative: 5 out of 11

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  1. Jan 20, 2021
    9
    Eu nem me sinto muito confortável falando de Sunlight. Ele é uma experiência tão íntima e pessoal que o ideal é vivê-la no seu próprio tempo — mergulhar nessa história transcendental sem qualquer ideia do seu desenrolar e psicologicamente preparado para revisitar seu próprio passado em uma viagem com um destino agridoce.
  2. Dec 7, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The story is a bit cryptic, but it seems to be about a young protagonist who ate peyote by accident and decided to share the insights they got from their experience. It's told from many voices at once, presumably to dissolve the concept of identity. It's a nice experience, albeit a bit slow and unstimulating gameplay-wise. Expand

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Mar 10, 2021
    90
    None of these are things that alter the story in any tangible way, but they make the player a part of what’s happening in a way that ties into that theme of connectedness. This isn’t your story, but you’re still part of it, even as a passive observer. It’s a story that will continue with or without you, but that doesn’t mean you’re not connected to it as part of the same Bigger Thing as the forest that’s telling the tale.
  2. Jan 21, 2021
    80
    Sunlight will certainly be beneficial to players who enjoy games like Flower and are looking for a meditation-like place where they can get away from it all for a while. This game would also be a great place for players to return to as a quick-fix to relax. That said, I think to keep Sunlight impactful and interesting over a longer haul, updating the stories would be needed. Overall, Sunlight is worth the short time it takes to complete and makes for the ultimate respite if you need somewhere to restore your thoughts. Even without the visuals, the music and story combined are enough to create a perfect nest that embodies calm, meditation, and awareness of your body. Given the world we live in right now, Sunlight couldn’t have come at a better time.
  3. Jan 15, 2021
    80
    Whilst very brief and slightly obsolete in its gameplay, Sunlight provides an ambitious and rich narrative experiment, offering keen insight into concepts of impermanence, sensation and mortality.