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Linelight cover art

Linelight

My Dog Zorro · 2017-01-30

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazon

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Virtual Reality

Releases: Jul 27, 2017 (Android), Jul 27, 2017 (iOS), Nov 12, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 08, 2022 (Oculus Quest), Jan 30, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 30, 2017 (Mac)

Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.

Linelight is an Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2017, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 1111 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

2
playing now
96%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
4.49★
PlayStation Store rating (178 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 35 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–67k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,111 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Humble Store (2021-01-14) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 11 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.992017-01-312026-10-072017-01-31 — best price $8.992017-07-05 — best price $9.992017-11-28 — best price $9.992018-06-21 — best price $4.992018-11-01 — best price $9.992019-01-03 — best price $9.992019-05-10 — best price $4.992019-09-12 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-01-14 — best price $4.992020-05-21 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $2.492020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-11 — best price $1.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-11-19 — best price $2.492022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-05-06 — best price $2.492022-08-19 — best price $2.492023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-05-05 — best price $2.492023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-09-18 — best price $2.992023-11-21 — best price $2.492024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-03-06 — best price $2.492025-05-29 — best price $2.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-11-20 — best price $3.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $2.992026-10-07 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
69.1%
earned "World 1 End"
22.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-01-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,60127%25
PS4 (PlayStation)71055%26
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieActionCasualPuzzleRelaxingAdventureMinimalistGreat Soundtrack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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