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Games Like Lightbender

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Casual, Puzzle, Education.

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Lightbender is a bright, colorful, and fun puzzle game based on the physics of light. Use prisms, mirrors, lenses, and dark matter to change the color and direction of light to solve each grid.

Reviews: Positive — 83% — of 24 reviews
Released: 2015-12-17
Developer: Math Nerd Productions, LLC
Genres: Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
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    94% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2017
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    Why similar: Casual 56.9%, Indie 43.1%

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    Windows

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    92% matchMixed54% of 90 reviews2017
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    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

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    91% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2016
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    89% matchMixed63% of 218 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 25%

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    90% matchMostly Negative34% of 41 reviews2015
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    88% matchPositive82% of 27 reviews2018
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    86% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2020
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    89% matchNo user reviews2019
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    87% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2018
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    84% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 99%

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    79% matchNo user reviews2017
    Dev: Goddard Games
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2016
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    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    68% matchVery Positive81% of 119 reviews2018
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    Median: 18 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 13%

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    Windows

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    65% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2019
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    66% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    65% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    67% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    68% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2017
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    Windows

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