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Chasing Light

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

'Chasing Light' is the story of the seven days of exploring the physical properties of a game and uncovering an inner world of human beings and society. Have a weird trip!

What works

  • Unique and artistic narrative experience
  • Strong voice acting and immersive sound design
  • Deep philosophical and emotional themes
  • High production quality for an indie title
  • Resonates with creators and those facing life challenges

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal gameplay and interactivity
  • Linear progression with no meaningful choices
  • Some bugs and technical issues reported
  • Slow pacing and occasional confusing symbolism
  • Not suitable for players seeking traditional game mechanics

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Adios

  • it's always monday

  • A Space For The Unbound - Prologue

  • The First Tree

  • The Shattering

  • Minute of Islands

  • the 9th day:第九日

  • Bottle: Pilgrim Redux

  • What Comes After

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Bright Lights of Svetlov

  • Room of Depression

  • Koi Musubi

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Chasing Light: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Autonomy.

Last update: 25/07/2026