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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Indie, Puzzle, Early Access.

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"Refract" is a puzzle game in which you use the primary colored laser beams and reflect them or refract them to the cuboid of thet corresponding color.

Reviews: Positive — 91% — of 33 reviews
Released: 2017-07-06
Developer: Renaissance Game Studio
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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