Actual Sunlight

 PlayStation Vita
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 32
  3. Negative: 9 out of 32

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  1. DeusXCom
    Jan 14, 2017
    2
    Not really a game, more like pressing X while reading white text on black background. There's no real gampelay, no choices, 100% linear and 1 hour long. All of that would be relatively fine as a short story project, if it was for free and if it was technically on a good level. But this is likely the most minimalistic game I have ever experienced. It's really just a few rooms in low-techNot really a game, more like pressing X while reading white text on black background. There's no real gampelay, no choices, 100% linear and 1 hour long. All of that would be relatively fine as a short story project, if it was for free and if it was technically on a good level. But this is likely the most minimalistic game I have ever experienced. It's really just a few rooms in low-tech pixel graphics probably taken out of some game editor, walls of simple white text, music is just few seconds long loops that you could literally make better in a few minutes messing in Fruity Loops and most importantly - it's bugged and most trophies don't pop when they should. How do you make 100% linear x pressing 1 hour long game and still infest it with bugs is beyond me. It's pretty clear that no or very little effort went into making this and it must show in my final score. I appreciate the story/portrait and I wanted to like it more, but unfortunately couldn't and the bugs killed it for me. Also, games are there to help you escape the problems of real world, you don't really need a game to remind you how everything sucks, even though I can relate. 2/10… Expand
  2. Abel_Frost
    Nov 19, 2016
    1
    Absolutely disgusting. "Depressive-text-on-black-screen. The Game". It have no sense. Its just many depression text, which all people have in they mind sometimes. Im so glad i didn't BUY it game for money.
  3. pmonte
    Jun 13, 2018
    1
    This game is not worth buying, it was a total waste of time to play it. Yes, it's supposed to give you an idea of how a depressive person feels, but the "game" is basically a boring bad written novel. You just go through it clicking on items that give you hyper long texts to read. This shouldn't be called a game, it's really just a very bad novel with animated drawings. A real waste of time.

Awards & Rankings

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#14 Best PS Vita Game of 2015
23
#23 Most Discussed PS Vita Game of 2015
13
#13 Most Shared PS Vita Game of 2015

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Everyeye.it
    Oct 16, 2016
    80
    Quotation forthcoming.
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  2. Brash Games
    Oct 18, 2015
    70
    If you're willing to immerse yourself in some very dark, uncomfortable places – the hopeless and suffocating thoughts of a lonely man riddled with depression – then this fascinating, bonecrushing portrait of a man on the edge may very well be an experience for you. Be warned – Actual Sunlight is definitely not for the faint of heart.
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  3. Digitally Downloaded
    Oct 13, 2015
    100
    For a game that I think this is this essential, and this important, there's only one score I can really give it.
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