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Lowglow - an audiovisual puzzle journey. Glowingly beautiful graphics combined with a dynamic audio environment make sure that Lowglow is an unforgettable, mind-bending experience for you!
Lowglow is a indie, casual and adventure game
developed and published by Rockodile.
Released on December 03rd 2015 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.
It has received 466 reviews of which 422 were positive and 44 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 3.29€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-530
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 470
- Storage: 250 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OS X 10.7
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 3000
- Storage: 250 MB available space
User reviews & Ratings
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Where do I even begin? Do I recommend this game? Yes, duh. Lowglow manages to be both challenging and fun without slowing down to a halt because you cant find a way to finish the puzzle. The levels are well thought out and very engaging, some if not most of them will have your gears turning since there's no ''right'' way to complete them (especially if you're not used to playing this kind of games often). This game has a story, too. It's nice. Not on the nose whilst providing a justification for what's going on Visually, it looks great, I really dig the style the developers chose, everything is glassy, like walking through a barely lit chemistry lab filled with fluorescent solutions. Sound-wise the game is really pleasent. Today marks the day I finally finished all every single level (''spoilers'' ahead) bonus levels included having platinum'd it long ago. Speaking of that, should you be looking for a game to 100%, this is one of them, no doubt, as there are only 2 ''''painful'''' achievements which can be obtained ny just playing the game normally. My only complaint is that (''spoilers'' again, sorry) the last 3 bonus chambers (umbra, penumbra and antumbra) can be completed from start to finish yet they wont show up as such while browsing through the menu. this is slightly annoying when you manage to beat the level(s) under par. Play it, have fun doing it and most of all, enjoy your journey through Umbralite. I hopefully didn't butcher that lol
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Lowglow is a fantastic 2D puzzle game. The videos and screenshots will tell you clearly what's going on here - the mechanics of playing the game are very simple. You direct drops from the feeder to the end destination, a sort of black hole, by drawing short lines with the mouse. The drops bounce off the lines and various types of walls and change direction accordingly. It's your job to make sure they reach the hole using only a very small number of lines - usually only about 2 or 3. You can easily change the angle of the line, move them, or destroy them and start again using the left mouse button, it's extremely intuitive. Each puzzle, or level, takes place entirely on one screen. But the game has some clever tricks to keep you thinking. To help you, an extra "golden line" is often available if you're struggling, which is great as it offers a bit of leeway and helps to keep the difficulty curve very balanced - Lowglow really is a very user-friendly game to pick up and learn. Also, there are different types of walls to navigate - some are normal, others speed the drop up in one straight line, and some curve the trajectory inwards and slow you down. You learn how each type works just by playing the game and gaining experience. Get about three drops into the final hole in quick succession and that's normally enough to complete the level and move on. But wait! Sometimes there's more than one target, or more than one feeder, in a level! Ah, those ones were quite tricky, but very imaginative and the solutions were genuinely brilliant. I'd be spoiling it for you if I explained how they work here. The game looks and sounds fantastic. Any time I was stumped for a bit, I just enjoyed watching these pretty little glowing droplets bounce off everything and lighting up the screen. The game description is right: this really is an audiovisual experience. And strangely, even when I was struggling, the game never felt frustrating. The game is paced so well that a level will rarely take more than about five minutes, but still makes you feel quite clever. The main game is not an extremely difficult campaign, but it offers you some optional unlockable levels too, which so far for me have proved to be more challenging. I've done about half of them now, and now have no golden lines left to help me, so I think I've got about as far as I'm going to get. I was really impressed with the main story, and the illustrations of the "God" figures, they helped to give Lowglow a real sense of atmosphere and context. This game is really good, and frankly a steal for the money. Highly recommended.
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Nice little zen puzzle game, great audiovisual experience. The difficulty curve is pretty forgiving, but there have already been couple of levels that have needed couple more tries to make it work. Some lines and selections of words seemed a bit out of place on the monologue that happens between zones, but overall the dialog seems fitting to the athmosphere. The level editor isn't implemented yet to the game, but when it's ready, it might bring more longevity to the game.
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When I first saw “Lowglow” in the Upcoming section, I was impressed enough to take the relatively uncommon risk of posting its announcement in my Activity feed (an action that has bit me on my donkey on occasion.) This time I absolutely made the correct choice. “Lowglow” is a casual, meditative puzzle game composed of colors, lights and sound. Lights fall from the “sky”, and must be guided by the player to that puzzle’s target, somewhere on the screen. This is done by placing, and angling, one or several “bouncy” lines. There is no time restraint, no rush (except for one specific achievement.) The lights fall, and bounce, and change direction and speed based on color and type of the object they contact. “Lowglow” is, in fact such a simple game, conceptually, that I find it difficult to produce an interesting review, though to not make the effort would be tragic. Sometimes it seems the object of “Lowglow” isn’t necessarily to simply reach the target, but to create the most beautiful, and musical, pathway of flowing and singing lights in the process. I suspect there are “best” methods, but the presence of achievements based on supra-par success indicates that there are many, perhaps dozens, of winning choices for each level. This is also a strong indication of replayability. The line(s) must be placed and angled very precisely, so a knowledge of physics and Newton’s laws of gravity will certainly come in handy. Lines can very easily be placed, changed, moved and deleted. Controls could not be simpler. I don’t know how long “Lowglow” gameplay lasts, but after about 2 hours I have only 2 of 12 achievements, so I suspect the increased difficulty of further levels will add quite a lot of time to game completion. (As levels are locked until accessed, I can’t speak further at this point.) As well, there is an editor in the works to add even more interest and wonder. Sometimes I find myself grinning from amazement at the complexity of a winning scene. Along with “Lowglow” gameplay is a pleasant and entertaining story of exploration, and (one presumes) spiritual growth. While interesting to some, this can be easily skipped by those that wish, as it doesn’t seem necessary to the puzzle mechanics. The puzzle mechanics themselves seem to be such that as soon as it seems the game grows easy, something new is encountered that must be investigated thoroughly through vigorous investigation of the effects of gravity and propulsion. “Lowglow” is a wonderfully entertaining game with a superior learning curve and significant challenges. It’s a bit more expensive than most conceptually similar puzzle games, but by no means excessively so, and quite possibly the editor will add completely new dimensions to explore. It can be played very easily while doing almost anything else that you may find to be of less interest (such as meetings or conversations.) At this stage I can only express a feeling that this game was created as a labor of love, and to play it is no labor at all.
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I had really good experience on my first two play sessions (2 hours or so). Lowglow delivers what it promises, an artsy puzzle game. I personally like the the art and sound design. Some of the dialog is so-so but the atmospheric mumbling noises in the background help to mitigate that, once again a praise to the sound design. The levels are not that hard at first, then they start to require quite a bit of trial and error to get it just right. It's fun as even a slight change in one of the lines can totally change the trajectory. Around the green area, some of the puzzles seem like impossible without using the help lines. Oh, and the feeling when you get a level completed off the bat by just drawing a single line, awesome. So, the game has some bad moments but a lot more enjoyment than dissapointment. Totally worth the price if you enjoy puzzle games.
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Lowglow is currently priced at 3.29€ on Steam.
Lowglow is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.29€ on Steam.
Lowglow received 422 positive votes out of a total of 466 achieving a rating of 8.42.
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Lowglow was developed and published by Rockodile.
Lowglow is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Lowglow is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Lowglow is not playable on Linux.
Lowglow is a single-player game.
Lowglow does not currently offer any DLC.
Lowglow does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Lowglow does not support Steam Remote Play.
Lowglow 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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Rockodile
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Rockodile
Release
03 Dec 2015
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