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Strayed Lights

80% positive · 494 Steam reviews · released Apr 25, 2023 · by Embers

SingleplayerAction-AdventureSouls-likeThird PersonCasualDark FantasyCinematicAtmospheric

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~16.3k (P10–P90: 6.5k – 35.9k)

Gross revenue: ~$174k (P10–P90: $69.5k – $382k)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Gameplay & mechanics73% positive · 140 mentions
“A case where the developers' ambitions outpaced the capabilities of the game engine. I was hard-pressed to find a performance balance that I could satisfactorily maintain. Still, I got it on sale for a song, and it was well worth the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio79% positive · 113 mentions
“A case where the developers' ambitions outpaced the capabilities of the game engine. I was hard-pressed to find a performance balance that I could satisfactorily maintain. Still, I got it on sale for a song, and it was well worth the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing71% positive · 70 mentions
“A case where the developers' ambitions outpaced the capabilities of the game engine. I was hard-pressed to find a performance balance that I could satisfactorily maintain. Still, I got it on sale for a song, and it was well worth the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance71% positive · 51 mentions
“A case where the developers' ambitions outpaced the capabilities of the game engine. I was hard-pressed to find a performance balance that I could satisfactorily maintain. Still, I got it on sale for a song, and it was well worth the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability60% positive · 40 mentions
“A case where the developers' ambitions outpaced the capabilities of the game engine. I was hard-pressed to find a performance balance that I could satisfactorily maintain. Still, I got it on sale for a song, and it was well worth the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value65% positive · 40 mentions
“A case where the developers' ambitions outpaced the capabilities of the game engine. I was hard-pressed to find a performance balance that I could satisfactorily maintain. Still, I got it on sale for a song, and it was well worth the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity76% positive · 21 mentions
“---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☑ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 7 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI50% positive · 18 mentions
“Absolutely loved the game - until the final level. The controls are too awful for fighting 2 enemies at once. Fighting 2 difficult enemies is literally harder than any boss fight. Or maybe I'm just bad at this. Still a fun game, especially…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 4 h played · Report / request removal

248 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Third-person

Technology

3D

Art style

Stylized

Setting

Fantasy

Mood & themes

AtmosphericEmotional

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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