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adventure video game
Shardlight
By Wadjet Eye Games, released 1 Jan 2016
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- macOS
- post-apocalyptic video game
What it is
Shardlight is a post-apocalyptic adventure game from Wadjet Eye Games, set in a world struggling with disease, hunger, and scarce resources after a bombing. A ruling group called the Aristocrats controls supplies, including vaccines, while poor residents live with fear and deprivation. Amy Wellard works for the government in hopes of qualifying for a vaccine lottery, but believes a cure exists and sets out to find it. The game is a single-player adventure with RPG elements listed in its Steam genres. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. Steam features include achievements, Trading Cards, captions, commentary, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. Wadjet Eye Games developed and published it.
What players like, and what they don't
- Story follows a search for a cure
- Post-apocalyptic setting shaped by scarce resources
- Captions and commentary available
- Listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Single-player only
- No multiplayer mode is listed
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a single-player adventure in a post-apocalyptic setting, with a protagonist searching for a cure. It is listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Shardlight centers on Amy’s search for a cure amid an unequal, resource-strained society. Its listed features include captions and commentary, alongside support for three desktop platforms.
