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Archaica: The Path Of Light

Archaica: The Path Of Light is a visually stunning puzzle game with lasers and mirrors, that enraptures gamers not only with finely designed levels, but also with an interesting storyline. In this game we…

82 8 September 2017 ESRB E10+

Archaica: The Path Of Light is an adventure developed by TwoMammoths, released 8 September 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and iOS.

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What Archaica: The Path Of Light is

Archaica: The Path Of Light is an adventure game developed by TwoMammoths and released in 2017. It was published by Drageus Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Custom built engine. It carries an ESRB E10+ age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Archaica: The Path Of Light is a visually stunning puzzle game with lasers and mirrors, that enraptures gamers not only with finely designed levels, but also with an interesting storyline. In this game we become the Chosen One from the nation that believes walking the legendary Path of Light will save the world from impending disaster. We revive ancient mechanisms, explore secrets of an ancient civilization, and discover the true destiny of The Path along the way through extraordinary realms.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 12 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Archaica: The Path Of Light holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 11 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Archaica: The Path Of Light launched on 8 September 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Divinity: Original Sin II. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Cuphead, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Divinity: Original Sin II.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Archaica: The Path Of Light — frequently asked questions

When did Archaica: The Path Of Light come out?
Archaica: The Path Of Light was released on 8 September 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Archaica: The Path Of Light?
At minimum, Archaica: The Path Of Light needs Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 graphics, 800 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Archaica: The Path Of Light?
The PC version needs about 0.8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("800 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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