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Play Overview
Shine – Journey of Light (2018) is an adventure puzzle game where you guide a ball of light through a world of light and shadow. As you delve deep into the world you discover a lost civilisation and piece together the stories of the past.
Play involves guiding your ball of light to find lost friends. As you discover other lights, they join with you and help you along your journey. You must avoid spikes, falling rocks and other dangers but you never come to any real harm.
The game works for players of all ages. Younger people may play it as a simple puzzle game, but for older players, there is a powerful metaphor here for the different stages and challenges of life. The game is bookended with narration, but it's the unspoken interactions that are the most moving.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Shine – Journey of Light 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 6 weeks ago.
Play involves guiding your ball of light to find lost friends. As you discover other lights, they join with you and help you along your journey. You must avoid spikes, falling rocks and other dangers but you never come to any real harm.
The game works for players of all ages. Younger people may play it as a simple puzzle game, but for older players, there is a powerful metaphor here for the different stages and challenges of life. The game is bookended with narration, but it's the unspoken interactions that are the most moving.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Shine – Journey of Light 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 6 weeks ago.
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Play Style
This is a Collecting and Traversal game with Adventure, Narrative, Platform and Puzzle elements. This is a single-player game.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
This game includes adverts on some platforms that are watched to unlock additional content. Note that these adverts are not covered by the age rating and may include older-rated content.
Skill Level
6+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it’s important for parents and guardians to ensure they understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. There is some light timing and puzzle-solving here, but nothing with a tight time limit. The calm feel of the game and storybook style make it excellent for primary school or kindergarten children.
Costs
Shine: Journey of Light
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
- Advertising: Smartphone or Tablet version of this game includes adverts. This varies in form but watching ads is often incentivised by unlocking additional content and progress in the game. Note that these are not covered by the age rating and may include older-rated content.
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Game Details
Release Date: 17/11/2018
Out Now: Android
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Collecting, Traversal (Adventure, Narrative, Platform and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Side-On
Developer: Fox and Sheep (@_FoxAndSheep)
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