About This Game

Venture out into an epic odyssey with 7 artefacts your lost love Aura left behind. As you puzzle through the worlds, you bring each artefact to an abyss an cast it in, letting go and allowing yourself to unfold into a freer and lighter person, one step closer to becoming free of heartache, and transforming yourself into something greater.

Gameplay

An incredible feast of puzzle elements, and an odyssey of unravelling their network of relationships.

After Light Fades is a sokoban with a rich and magical plethora of elements for you to get creative with! Everything from magic mirrors, clones, teleports, angels, transmutation crystals, nature elementals, electrical circuits, magnets, fire propagation, growing vines, and so much more!

The uniqueness of the puzzle solving comes not in the typical hero-to-object relationship, but in the relationships objects have with each other - an angel be used to tow a crystal, a crystal can transmute earth into energy, an angel pushed into a seed will grow a vine. These puzzle mechanics are all rich metaphors for Alice's journey of heartache, letting go, and ultimately transforming herself into the higher form of a nature alchemist.

Story

Alice's heartfelt journey acts as an ambient undercurrent - an emotionally resonant reflection on love and loss, reconnecting with nature, and letting go of memories that are holding you back.

Alice embarks on her journey after her partner Aura's tragic death in a house fire. Sifting through the ashes, she finds seven ordinary-looking objects, seemingly unharmed by the fire. Compelled by mysterious emotions tied to these items, she resolves to visit seven significant places they'd shared, casting each artefact into an abyss, to let go and find solace.

Each artefact represents a stage of Alice's healing. Feather Fields challenges her toward vulnerability, Glimmer Cove is an oasis of fools-gold treasures, The Crystal Lagoon brings clarity but hardens her heart, and so on until  the Ever-Shifting Manor, where Alice realizes the true extent of her abilities, threading a way home as a reality-transforming alchemist. 

As she travels, silently-watching guardian spirits recognize her abilities, eventually leading her into one final revelation that casts her whole journey in a new light.

Level Editor

The game also features a fully fledged level editor with Steam Workshop integration:
• Create your own puzzle levels using the game's deep and rich feature set

• Share your levels online via Steam Workshop

• Browse and play custom levels made by other players in the After Light Fades community