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Strayed Lights

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Strayed Lights is a colourful action-adventure featuring epic boss fights and a unique parry-based combat system. Shift between colours to repel attacks and strike back. Explore a dreamlike world as you restore your light that was torn by shadows.

What works

  • Unique color-switching parry combat
  • Beautiful and immersive art style
  • Engaging boss fights
  • Atmospheric soundtrack by austin wintory
  • Accessible difficulty options

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Limited enemy variety
  • Linear and sparse level design
  • Some technical issues and bugs
  • Missable achievements and collectibles

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • Stray Blade

  • Morbid Metal

  • Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU

  • Bladed fury

  • Pumpkin Jack

  • Soulstice

  • The First Berserker: Khazan

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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  • Steel Seed

  • Stonemachia

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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).

Strayed Lights: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Exploration.

Last update: 26/07/2026