Fit check
Is Blink worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Puzzle players who enjoy lateral-thinking challenges built around environmental rules
- Adventure players who want to explore hand-drawn ruins, towers, and floating cities
- Players interested in light-based mechanics rather than box-pushing puzzles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-led gameplay rather than puzzles involving lights, afterimages, and environmental manipulation
- Players looking for conventional platforming without a central world-switching mechanic
- Players who prefer realistic environments instead of hand-drawn landscapes and ancient ruins
Our take on Blink
Its defining mechanic is the Eye: closing it turns brightly lit objects into solid afterimages, creating temporary platforms and puzzle elements.
What is Blink?
Blink is a puzzle adventure set inside the perception of a mysterious Eye.
When the Eye is open, lights reveal the world; when it closes, brightly lit objects leave afterimages that become solid platforms. Use switches, rotate light sources, and carry lanterns to place these temporary objects where they are needed. The game presents lateral-thinking challenges involving 2D dynamic lighting, unreachable areas, and enemies that form part of the puzzles. Exploration moves through underground ruins, ancient towers, floating cities, and other hand-drawn environments while revealing ancient technologies and the source of the strange power. A peaceful, somber soundtrack accompanies the journey, and the game specifically excludes box-pushing puzzles.
How Blink plays
- 01Light-Based Puzzles
- Dynamic 2D lighting changes which objects can become usable afterimages when the Eye closes.
- 02Portable Light Sources
- Switches, adjustable lamps, and carried lanterns let players control where illuminated objects appear.
- 03Puzzle Enemies
- Some enemies are incorporated into the challenges rather than serving only as obstacles.
- 04Hand-Drawn Environments
- Exploration includes underground ruins, ancient towers, and floating cities.
- 05Original Soundtrack
- Ryan Sligh provides a somber and peaceful musical score.
Blink compared to similar games
Blink centers on manipulating dynamic lights and creating solid afterimages to solve environmental puzzles. Jusant is an action-puzzle climbing game focused on ascending a tall tower, managing climbing tools and stamina, and choosing routes. The other listed alternatives focus on shooting, running, or RPG-style storytelling rather than light-based puzzle exploration.
Blink: platforms & release
Is Blink worth it?
It is worth it if: puzzle players who enjoy lateral-thinking challenges built around environmental rules. Skip it if: players seeking combat-led gameplay rather than puzzles involving lights, afterimages, and environmental manipulation.
Where can I download Blink?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Blink's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Blink on?
Windows only.
