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In Enlightenment, you play in a roguelike action-shooter with a fast-paced challenging journey deep into a underground complex called "the Ark". Players will be tested by large varieties of enemies in a procedurally-generated dungeon, and become stronger by learning from the inevitable deaths.

Enlightenment is a action, indie and action roguelike game developed and published by LizardKing.
Released on July 24th 2018 is available only on Windows in 2 languages: Simplified Chinese and English.

It has received 455 reviews of which 289 were positive and 166 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Enlightenment into these genres:

Action Indie Action Roguelike Rogue-lite Survival Top-Down Atmospheric Exploration RPG Dark Difficult Controller Violent Rogue-like Procedural Generation Perma Death Early Access Dungeon Crawler Replay Value Adventure

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64 bit only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD FX-8120
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 450 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

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Dec. 2024
Completed a run once and haven't come back to it since. It's alright but I don't think it'd be worth it to many.
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July 2018
This is the epitome of a 7/10 game. It's the video game equivalent of a B-movie. The translation is shoddy, it feels a little clumsy, and it's buggy, but for some reason I keep playing it. It's fun, but you have to approach it with the right mindset. Unlike other twin stick shooter roguelites, it isn't a bullet hell, nor is it really a tactical shooter. It's an odd duck with an odd sense of humor that somehow fits the desperate tone of the game. This game is the twin stick roguelite equivalent to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. It's a faded, post-apocalyptic world, and the player character is going through the Ark, an underground city housing aritfacts from long ago. Along the way, he finds an assortment of guns, all with randomized stats, and relics to use to stay alive, from the time dilating seer stone to the blinding headlights. The environments are surprisingly beautiful, and the levels give off that same constricted feeling of a traditional roguelike. The enemies are fairly basic; melee guys rush you, while ranged guys hang back a bit. The combat feels desperate and completely right for the overall tone of the game. The biggest problem I have with it is that the perspective and lack of highlighting makes seeing items, chests, and enemies along the south-east and south-west walls nearly impossible. All in all, I recommend this game if you like twin stick roguelites and the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. If you don't like any or either of those, it may not be for you.
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Dec. 2017
Played the game for a few minutes and early impression so far are pretty good. A few problems for me that I have noticed. -Translations, some of the sentences don't make sense. I understand that the developer's first language is not english but I think there's a bit of proofreading that needs ot be done. I don't think it's really bad but some sentences need to be reread and retyped into the game. An example is the gold pickup. I think it would be better to have it as xx Gold picked up Instead of having "A few pieces of gold picked up" or "A lot of gold picked up". I understand it sounds pedantic but it's a bit more cleaner/concise design. You can track what you have picked up and what not. There is also a bit of lore behind the game and I think it'll be a bit more enthralling and diversive experience if some of the sentences/words were redone in the game. The game's story itself is a really really original concept. I'd love to see it grow. -The game can get a bit funny with crates on top of counters where the gold would be clipping through the counter. I missed a few(Not really fussed, plenty of currency to go around in the game) but I can see it being very annoying for people who play this game for quite a lot. Aside from that, most of it is really just nitpicking. I'm going to get back on the game soon and play it a lot more. To the developers, please don't stop patching. I've been eyeing this game for awhile and I've seen a constant stream of updates from you guys. Will probably have to re-write of this review in the future when they have ironed out all the of the issues that they have encountered in this current build.
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Sept. 2017
This is a really good game. It has really smooth gameplay and the loop is really well done. You go into the dungeon, make it as far as possible, find stuff and die. Then you get put back to the starting town where you can get stuff from traders including guns and a pretty cool card system that gives you buffs and makes each run different. So far i've only made it to level two. That is because the game is hard and you'll get killed over and over again. I want to go back and try different weapons and cards though and that is why the game works so well for me.
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Aug. 2017
This is a pretty excellent post apocalyptic isometric twin stick shooter roguelite. While there is permadeath, you do unlock more weapons and passive boosts at a hub area as you play, and those unlocks persist. The combat is a little different as you are shooting realistic weapons at infected humans. I am having fun playing it. No glitches for me so far. I think this game is pretty good in early access, it can only get better from here.
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Enlightenment is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

Enlightenment is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 11.99€ on Steam.

Enlightenment received 289 positive votes out of a total of 455 achieving a rating of 6.14.
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Enlightenment was developed and published by LizardKing.

Enlightenment is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Enlightenment is not playable on MacOS.

Enlightenment is not playable on Linux.

Enlightenment is a single-player game.

Enlightenment does not currently offer any DLC.

Enlightenment does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Enlightenment does not support Steam Remote Play.

Enlightenment is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Enlightenment
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Release 24 Jul 2018
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