Retrace the Light

Retrace the Light

Steam Deck Playable

Xiaming Game · Exploration · Nov 21, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $17.99. It has been as low as $10.79.

88%
Very Positive
256 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 19 sampled reviews

Based on 256 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 19 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise19 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
A fast paced action adventure built around a unique light trail system where you draw paths to reverse time for combat, puzzles, exploration, and creative movement while customizing abilities and upgrades.
9 of 19 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This setup provides a natural narrative reason for you to learn how everything works, from the structure of the virtual world to the rules that govern it.
8 of 19 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Far too often critical information is offscreen, including but not limited to interactions, progression, hazards, and teleports, meaning that the game slowly devolves from a really slick puzzle focused ARPG to a trial and error head-bashing session.
3 of 19 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Combat9 reviews
Story and characters8 reviews
Gameplay3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $17.99. The lowest we've tracked is $10.79.

3 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.