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Is Projection: First Light worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Puzzle-platforming fans who want light and shadow manipulation at the center of play
- Players interested in shadow-puppet traditions across several cultures
- Adventure players drawn to a story about Greta and her encounters with legendary heroes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for combat-focused action rather than puzzles and platforming
- Players seeking a large-scale role-playing game with character progression systems
Our take on Projection: First Light
The central mechanic is controlling a light source so shadows can become platforms and walls, while also providing ways to solve puzzles and disperse enemies.
What is Projection: First Light?
Projection: First Light is a puzzle-platforming adventure starring Greta in a mythological shadow-puppet world.
She travels through Indonesia, China, Turkey, and 19th-century England, encountering legendary heroes along the way. Players control a source of light and manipulate shadows to form platforms and walls, solve puzzles, and disperse enemies. The journey draws on the history of shadow puppetry across these cultures, with visuals and music accompanying the setting. Its soundtrack uses antique instruments associated with shadow-puppet performances. The story follows Greta's journey of self-enlightenment and explores worldliness, respect, and understanding.
How Projection: First Light plays
- 01Light manipulation
- Players shift shadows to create platforms and walls, find puzzle solutions, and disperse enemies.
- 02Cultural journey
- Greta's travels pass through Indonesia, China, Turkey, and 19th-century England.
- 03Antique-instrument score
- The soundtrack uses instruments associated with shadow-puppet performances.
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Projection: First Light: platforms & release
Is Projection: First Light worth it?
It is worth it if: puzzle-platforming fans who want light and shadow manipulation at the center of play. Skip it if: players looking for combat-focused action rather than puzzles and platforming.
Where can I download Projection: First Light?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Projection: First Light's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Projection: First Light on?
Windows only.
