We've just rolled out a fresh update to the *LightBreak* demo on Steam, just in time for RHYTHM FEST! We're excited to introduce new features and enhancements based on player feedback and our ongoing commitment to improving gameplay.


Dive into three newly added levels from the mid-game, designed to challenge your puzzle-solving skills and deepen your engagement with the game's core mechanics.

We've added more sound effects and improved the quality of concurrent audio playback. Get ready for a richer and more immersive auditory environment.

Explore mind-bending environmental audio puzzles in the latest feature, Memory Fragments. Use your knowledge of the game's lore and creative problem-solving skills to uncover new aspects of Ava's story.

We've implemented bug fixes and added new options to the menu, including:
Stuck on a tough audio puzzle? Now you can skip challenging segments directly from the pause menu—no catch!
Encounter a bug? Restart your level with ease from the in-game menu.

New checkpoint system saves your progress at the end of each level. All save files are now synchronized with Steam Cloud, ensuring your progress is saved and loaded seamlessly.

Focused optimizations have improved performance on the Steam Deck, boosting frame rates from 15 FPS to a steady 40+ FPS. This update brings performance enhancements across all supported systems, ensuring smoother gameplay for everyone.

At the beginning of each level, the game procedurally generates a new, unique puzzle every time.
This means you can endlessly replay the game with new audio puzzles to complete!

Reworked core system scripts to reduce the chances of notes spawning inside each other
Tutorial texts now adjust according to camera angles for better visibility and instruction clarity.

Continued optimization efforts for frame-time stability on the Steam Deck. While the game is fully playable, our target is to eliminate any remaining frame drops in future updates.

Join us on Steam and add *LightBreak* to your wishlist today! Let's make some music and solve puzzles together!

following the feedback from players and our telemetry data via steam.
We're looking to build the most engaging version of the game and iterate on the game's pacing through rigorous testing in our Free demo.

• Preview of Memory Fragments: Access spatio-aural puzzles related to ava's memories in level 7. You can play the teaser for this mechanic by searching the environment for related sounds, and manipulate physics events to create the desired sounds. (for example, drag a candle on some dry wood to create the sound of fire!)
  
  
• Game Difficulty Adjustments: The first few levels are aimed to teach players the core mechanics, their length has been adjusted.
  Difficulty now dynamically increases from level 5 and beyond. This includes faster timing and more melodic and instrumental variety.
  
  
• Let It Be: If you're stuck on a particularly difficult melodic facet, you can press "Let It Be" in the pause menu to skip it. For now, Let It be has unlimited uses.
  
  
• Game feel enhancements:
  
  1. Swapping Notes now dynamically plays different animations depending on the direction of the final destination.
     
  2. Other Notes move reactively to predict where the player wants to drop the grabbed note.
     
  3. The grabbed note communicates with other notes to determine the best time to move back into its destination.
     
  4. Camera movement smoothing are now through eased tween animations
     
  5. The Tuning peg audio no longer cuts itself off, and game's audio now stacks correctly on top of itself so playing many notes in quick succession sounds a lot more natural
     
  6. Reworked core system hierarchy to make sure elements are always centered on the screen
     
  7. Cutscenes have Parallax depth wherever appropriate. This is done through a smart automatic system.
  
  
• Bug Fixes:
  
  
  1. Fixed an issue where players would finish interaction with the Saaz but the game did not detect all of the puzzles have been solved.
     
  2. Fixed an issue where the tutorial texts would appear in inappropriate camera angles, they now are fully aware of the state of the camera.
     
  3. Synced the behavior of the game mechanics across input methods, now the game should work identically with mouse and various input controllers.
     
  4. Game Optimizations for frame-time stability on the Steam Deck. We're only beginning to investigate performance on the steam deck. while the game is entirely playable, some areas can experience frame drops. This will be fixed in the upcoming updates.