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The Town of Light cover art

The Town of Light

LKA · 2016-02-26

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Virtual Reality

Releases: Jun 06, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Feb 07, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 06, 2017 (Linux), Jun 06, 2017 (Mac), Feb 26, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 06, 2017 (Xbox One)

12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.

The Town of Light is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $18.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and Mostly Positive (79% of 2825 reviews).

3
playing now
79%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
58/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (36 downloads)
4.19★
PlayStation Store rating (1,435 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$18.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Town of Light is a psychological horror adventure game developed by LKA and published by Wired Productions. It was released for PC on February 26, 2016, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 6, 2017, and Nintendo Switch on February 7, 2020.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 75 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 28,693 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 71k–170k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,825 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$18.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.94 at Fanatical (2019-10-16) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $18.99 · on sale 75 of 106 observed days · $18.05 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
838320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$18.99$0.002016-01-302026-10-142016-01-30 — best price $16.902016-12-05 — best price $9.492017-12-25 — best price $16.822018-08-06 — best price $7.272018-12-14 — best price $18.992019-04-11 — best price $3.802019-10-15 — best price $18.992019-12-20 — best price $2.832020-02-20 — best price $2.142020-06-02 — best price $2.142020-08-09 — best price $2.842020-11-23 — best price $2.412021-02-19 — best price $2.502021-05-28 — best price $2.142021-08-13 — best price $2.852021-11-01 — best price $18.992021-12-22 — best price $2.252022-02-19 — best price $2.842022-05-31 — best price $16.902022-07-29 — best price $17.072022-09-26 — best price $16.902022-12-13 — best price $2.222023-03-06 — best price $2.272023-05-20 — best price $18.992023-07-31 — best price $15.762023-11-16 — best price $18.992024-01-22 — best price $18.992024-04-15 — best price $18.992024-07-24 — best price $18.992024-11-19 — best price $3.792025-02-24 — best price $18.992025-06-05 — best price $3.792025-11-16 — best price $18.992026-03-02 — best price $18.992026-08-12 — best price $5.152026-09-18 — best price $5.152026-10-13 — best price $18.992026-10-14 — best price $18.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

71132026-05-29 — 19 pageviews2026-06-02 — 20 pageviews2026-06-06 — 71 pageviews2026-06-10 — 35 pageviews2026-06-14 — 36 pageviews2026-06-18 — 18 pageviews2026-06-22 — 26 pageviews2026-06-26 — 21 pageviews2026-06-30 — 31 pageviews2026-07-04 — 26 pageviews2026-07-08 — 29 pageviews2026-07-12 — 31 pageviews2026-07-16 — 14 pageviews2026-07-20 — 25 pageviews2026-07-24 — 24 pageviews2026-07-28 — 26 pageviews2026-08-01 — 17 pageviews2026-08-05 — 21 pageviews2026-08-09 — 27 pageviews2026-08-13 — 21 pageviews2026-08-17 — 23 pageviews2026-08-21 — 19 pageviews2026-08-25 — 27 pageviews2026-08-29 — 26 pageviews2026-09-02 — 25 pageviews2026-09-06 — 18 pageviews2026-09-10 — 22 pageviews2026-09-14 — 13 pageviews2026-09-18 — 15 pageviews2026-09-22 — 21 pageviews2026-09-26 — 18 pageviews2026-09-30 — 17 pageviews2026-10-04 — 32 pageviews2026-10-08 — 21 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
47%
earned "The First Page"
16.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsVR SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Greek, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-02-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)6,26371%21
Steam (Steam)3,06618%20
Xbox One (Xbox)2,40248%20
Xbox One (Xbox)16181%20
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DramaIndieHorrorMysteryAdventureHistoricalOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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