Incredibly lackluster. 6/10.

It's impossible to not compare this to Hollow Knight as it's obvious where this game's inspiration came from. My major gripe with the game is the combat. As it is, you leech HP from enemies with every attack. This was an incredibly bad move by the developers. It is quite literally impossible to die as long as you spam your attack. I cheesed through the first boss without moving at all and the 2nd was more of a goose chase than a challenge. Gleamlight also lacks any sense of purpose for the player. You start in a cave and move left to right, killing enemies and jumping around along the way. There's no explanation about the lore through either notes or NPCs. The premise for the story is that you get punched/mugged by a crystal guy and you now have to chase them. No context at all. Even after killing the first two bosses I found myself asking who are these people and why am I killing them?

Graphics and soundtrack are fine on their own. Enemy appearances quickly get repetitive but the backgrounds still look nice, and while you'd never intentionally listen to the OST, it fills the game with white noise well enough.

Overall, Gleamlight just feels uninspired. Despite the initial criticism of it being a Hollow Knight clone I wanted to give it a chance and now I've ended up thoroughly disappointed. If you just want something to tie you over until Silksong releases, I still wouldn't recommend playing this even if you plan on refunding it.

Incredibly lackluster. 6/10. It's impossible to not compare this to Hollow Knight as it's obvious where this game's inspiration came from. My major gripe with the game is the combat. As it is, you leech HP from enemies with every attack. This was an incredibly bad move by the developers. It is quite literally impossible to die as long as you spam your attack. I cheesed through the first boss without moving at all and the 2nd was more of a goose chase than a challenge. Gleamlight also lacks any sense of purpose for the player. You start in a cave and move left to right, killing enemies and jumping around along the way. There's no explanation about the lore through either notes or NPCs. The premise for the story is that you get punched/mugged by a crystal guy and you now have to chase them. No context at all. Even after killing the first two bosses I found myself asking who are these people and why am I killing them? Graphics and soundtrack are fine on their own. Enemy appearances quickly get repetitive but the backgrounds still look nice, and while you'd never intentionally listen to the OST, it fills the game with white noise well enough. Overall, Gleamlight just feels uninspired. Despite the initial criticism of it being a Hollow Knight clone I wanted to give it a chance and now I've ended up thoroughly disappointed. If you just want something to tie you over until Silksong releases, I still wouldn't recommend playing this even if you plan on refunding it.