The Town of Light

Set in a psychiatric institution in Italy in the first half of the 20th century, the game follows Renée, a 16-year-old whose life is shaped by her confinement there. The first-person story draws on real events and a meticulously reconstructed place.

Explore the institution and its surroundings, interacting with objects and finding documents and photographs that reveal parts of Renée’s history. Her memories emerge in fragments as you move through the environment.

At certain points, choices shape how Renée interprets her recollections, and the story develops in different ways. The experience focuses on exploration and narrative rather than combat or supernatural threats.

In these reviews, players who enjoy the game most often highlight its emotionally affecting story and the unsettling atmosphere of the asylum, with its historical subject matter lending weight to the experience. Some also appreciate exploring the environment and making choices about Renée’s recollections. Other reviewers find the slow movement and unclear directions frustrating, and some describe the fragmented storytelling as confusing.