The Light Keeps Us Safe

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App ID	853240
App Type	Game
Developer	Big Robot Ltd
Publisher	Big Robot Ltd
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	29309923
Last Record Update	1 June 2025 – 10:24:45 UTC ()
Release Date	5 September 2019 – 20:03:20 UTC ()

❓ 56.09%

196 reviews

In-Game

THE LIGHT KEEPS US SAFE is a procedurally-generated apocalypse in which only The Light can save us. Use stealth and evasion to avoid terrifying machines that patrol the desolate world, and employ the powers of Light to unpick their deadly traps.

Additional Information

Developer

Big Robot Ltd

metacritic_name

The Light Keeps Us Safe

controller_support

full

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Big Robot Ltd

Store Release Date

11 October 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

5 September 2019 – 20:03:20 UTC ()

Original Release Date

11 October 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1539241200)

Store Asset Modification Time

19 June 2019 – 17:27:11 UTC () (1560965231)

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 7 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 4305954

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

store_screenshot

ss_78a51abdaca5362b6e2a79992f6d59fcc9c1cb52.jpg

First seen on SteamDB

23 April 2018 – 11:37:12 UTC (), in changelist #4347642

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

4 Languages	Interface	Full Audio
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes
German	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

7925544bc59dd22bc5819290180cf70dfde3bb89_thumb

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
library_capsule	portrait.png
community_icon	e65e421ad6c073def5eae36c7c7bbb5507eb8b58.jpg
page_background_path	app/853240
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	5 September 2019 – 20:03:32 UTC

Trailers

256761185 ↴
trailer_name	V1.0
trailer_category	0
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microtrailer/video/mp4	853240/241649/6dbe3094d30b656d99894cfb6709a1775bc97c79/1750589397/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256761185/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256761185/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	241649
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1567713809
256731879 ↴
trailer_name	Launch
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256731879/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256731879/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256731879/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256731879/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	853240/189842/6c4caee20363bb3ede507797013fb3a828825259/1750589384/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	853240/189842/6c4caee20363bb3ede507797013fb3a828825259/1750589384/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256731879/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256731879/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	189842
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1539273356
256728497 ↴
trailer_name	GAMEPLAY TRAILER
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256728497/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256728497/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256728497/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256728497/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	853240/184079/eb3c179927f7d2925461bdc9da4904b90f2f5f44/1750589344/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	853240/184079/eb3c179927f7d2925461bdc9da4904b90f2f5f44/1750589344/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256728497/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256728497/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	184079
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1536674517
256722948 ↴
trailer_name	moar
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256722948/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256722948/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256722948/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256722948/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	853240/173792/25fa352d08ffd48f5b726176faba2905dc184b9d/1750589331/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	853240/173792/25fa352d08ffd48f5b726176faba2905dc184b9d/1750589331/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256722948/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256722948/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	173792
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1532073659

Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option

Executable	`light.exe`
Launch Type	Launch (Default)
Operating System	windows
CPU Architecture	64-bit only

1. Launch with debug logging

Executable	`light.exe`
Arguments	`-logmessages -logstack`
Launch Type	Unspecified
Description	`Launch with debug logging`
Operating System	windows
CPU Architecture	64-bit only
Beta Branch	internal-test

2. Play in borderless window

Executable	`light.exe`
Arguments	`-window-mode borderless`
Launch Type	Unspecified
Description	`Play in borderless window`
Operating System	windows
CPU Architecture	64-bit only

Configuration

Key	Value
installdir	The Light Keeps Us Safe

The Light Keeps Us Safe

Additional Information

Supported Languages

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Assets

Launch Options

Configuration