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Got a gamer on your holiday list that's hard to please? Maybe it's time to work out their brain along with that trigger finger. There is no shortage of deals on bestselling games this Cyber Monday, but don't sleep on your chance to get some sleeper hits that just might surprise you.
One of the most under-the-radar games of last year was Lightmatter, a puzzle game that's sure to please fans of both Portal's physics-bending gameplay and the morbid atmospherics of Control. When it comes to high concepts, it's hard to beat the central hook of this indie darling—and you can find out exactly what it's all about with a special deal on Steam access to Lightmatter for Mac users.
In more straightforward games, your enemy might be aliens, zombies, or genetically modified killers. Here, the big bad is a lot harder to blast away: It's darkness, and it's all around you.
When you start the game, you arrive at Lightmatter Technologies to witness the unveiling of a limitless energy source that's been harnessed by an eccentric genius called Virgil. It becomes quickly apparent that there are a few kinks to work out because disaster strikes almost immediately, leaving you alone and trapped in the complex after an explosion. What you quickly find out is that the shadows have turned into a hungry slurry that eats anything it touches.
After that, it's up to you to escape, guided by Virgil's snarky narration and whatever light sources you can find. With spotlights and flashlights as your only bridges past chasms of darkness, you'll find the complex—and the shadows—have more than a few surprises in store.
If it sounds like a mind-bending exercise, you're not wrong. The game is already available for Mac users for $9.99, a full 50% off the MSRP. For Cyber Monday, IGN readers can enter the coupon code CMSAVE20 at checkout to get Lightmatter for $7.99, an additional 20% off.
Prices subject to change.
Continue reading...
Got a gamer on your holiday list that's hard to please? Maybe it's time to work out their brain along with that trigger finger. There is no shortage of deals on bestselling games this Cyber Monday, but don't sleep on your chance to get some sleeper hits that just might surprise you.
One of the most under-the-radar games of last year was Lightmatter, a puzzle game that's sure to please fans of both Portal's physics-bending gameplay and the morbid atmospherics of Control. When it comes to high concepts, it's hard to beat the central hook of this indie darling—and you can find out exactly what it's all about with a special deal on Steam access to Lightmatter for Mac users.
In more straightforward games, your enemy might be aliens, zombies, or genetically modified killers. Here, the big bad is a lot harder to blast away: It's darkness, and it's all around you.
When you start the game, you arrive at Lightmatter Technologies to witness the unveiling of a limitless energy source that's been harnessed by an eccentric genius called Virgil. It becomes quickly apparent that there are a few kinks to work out because disaster strikes almost immediately, leaving you alone and trapped in the complex after an explosion. What you quickly find out is that the shadows have turned into a hungry slurry that eats anything it touches.
After that, it's up to you to escape, guided by Virgil's snarky narration and whatever light sources you can find. With spotlights and flashlights as your only bridges past chasms of darkness, you'll find the complex—and the shadows—have more than a few surprises in store.
If it sounds like a mind-bending exercise, you're not wrong. The game is already available for Mac users for $9.99, a full 50% off the MSRP. For Cyber Monday, IGN readers can enter the coupon code CMSAVE20 at checkout to get Lightmatter for $7.99, an additional 20% off.
Prices subject to change.
Continue reading...