The Town of Light

The Town of Light

The Town of Light cover art.
Developer(s) LKA
Publisher(s) LKA
Platform(s) Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release

Windows

  • WW: February 26, 2016


PlayStation 4

  • WW: June 6, 2017


Xbox One

  • WW: June 6, 2017

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Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

The Town of Light is a psychological horror adventure game developed by LKA. It was released for the PC on February 26, 2016[2] and PS4 and Xbox One on June 6, 2017.[1][3]

Plot

The game is set in a hospital in Tuscany, Italy called Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra. You are a girl named Renée who was a patient at the hospital in the 1940s.[4][5]

Reception

The game received mixed reception with an overall score of 64/100, according to Metacritic.[6] According to Mike Diver, The Town of Light is scary with up to 6000 psychiatric patients.[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Town of Light – Release Date Issued". Thumb Culture. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Psychological Thriller Town of Light Release Date Confirmed". IGN. October 29, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Town of Light Preview". IGN. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Town of Light review: A grim and unblinking psychological horror". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Town of Light is a first-person asylum game without jump scares". Eurogamer. 22 July 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Town of Light for PC Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "‘The Town of Light’ Is a Scary Game With a Serious Message On Mental Health". Vice. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Town of Light: How a video game is shining a torch on the history of mental health institutes". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "The dark truths behind The Town of Light". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Smith, Adam (29 January 2016). "True Horror: The Town Of Light’s Historical Inspirations". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Meer, Alec (21 July 2015). "The Asylum Horror Game That Isn’t A Horror Game". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Town of Light talks atmosphere, environments and handling mental health with sensitivity". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "The Town of Light on researching its sensitive themes and Volterra asylum setting". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "The Town of Light sidesteps jump scares by retelling real life events". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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