Light & Shadow overview

Overview

Light & Shadow comes from Flawed Designs and is published by Flawed Designs. It arrived on Steam on Nov 24, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Light & Shadow's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 08:51:09 UTC, with a tracked peak near 13. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 177 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Light & Shadow is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Light & Shadow has sold up to 5,400 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Light & Shadow overview details

Light & Shadow combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

When a star falls in a nearby forest, it spurs Po onto a quest to find that light and bring it into their life. Welcome to Light & Shadow, a narrative-driven 2D platformer in shadow puppet form, where you face your anxieties, climb out of depression, and find the moments of joy in a grey world. You'll puppeteer Po through 26 levels spread over 5 Biomes, where you will collect music notes and seek out key special moments in each level, which will help you push back the manifestations of Anxiety and Depression which will obscure your view and slow you down on your quest to find the star. Inspired by “Po's Climb,” a shadow puppet performance by Sequoia Erickson, and in collaboration with Shadowland Theatre, Light & Shadow features an art style heavily relying on the trappings of a shadow puppet show. The cutscenes are recordings of live puppet shows, which tie the world together. In support of the main concepts of dealing with anxiety and depression, Light & Shadow was built in collaboration with mental health professionals and a youth advisory committee, to evaluate the themes and moments in the game in order to ensure they were portrayed accurately and effectively. Leaning heavily into a linear narrative, and inspired by the creative team's film and theater backgrounds, Light & Shadow takes you (and Po) on a journey of hope and heartbreak, excitement and anxiety. Finding your way isn't always easy, keep going! Features: -25 Levels -5 Different Biomes -Unique Layered Musical Health System -List of Mental Health Resources

SteamPulse editorial summary

Light & Shadow is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 08:51:09 UTC, a tracked peak of 13, and 93% positive reviews.

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