An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 overview

Overview

An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 comes from Perfect Crime Games and is published by Perfect Crime Games. It arrived on Steam on Jul 9, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

An Eye for Optical Theory 1666's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:08:02 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 16 reviews.

Language and system requirements

An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 has sold up to 480 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $672. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 overview details

An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Isaac Newton has been thinking on the topic of Optics, and planning a series of experiments. Will you help him conduct them? It is the plague year of 1666 . Dear Isaac has been sent home from his Doctoral studies at Trinity College Cambridge back to Mother in Woolsthorpe Manor . Rainbows, prisms and reason have been his sole companions. It has been quite some time since he set foot outside, but of sound mind and body, he has made some significant progress towards solidifying the Corpuscular Theory of light . He will surely confirm his proofs... if he can just finish this morning's experiment - one that will surely prove no challenge at all to a determined man of Science . Based on a true experiment and featuring several of the writings found in Newton's infamous Waste Book of scientific data and philosophical musings - An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 is a point & click horror adventure game where the player must examine Isaac Newton's surroundings in his room at Woolsthorpe Manor and help guide Isaac to a breakthrough in the field of Optics. It is a short, linear, atmospheric, and narrative focused experience with a retro styled presentation. A good hour's worth of narrative driven tension, psychological horror, and humour Streamlined point & click puzzle solving gameplay Sir Isaac voiced by an AUTHENTIC DOCTOR OF SCIENCE from the REAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Over 100 lines of fully voiced dialogue Retro styled graphics and animations reminiscent of the ZX Spectrum Relive the golden age of the home microcomputer an 8-colour palette and chip synth soundtrack Dynamic s…

SteamPulse editorial summary

An Eye for Optical Theory 1666 is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:08:02 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 94% positive reviews.

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