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Back Light

Back Light was made for the Game Boy Jam in about 4 days. In Back Light you play a kid up way past their bed time. You just want to play your game boy but this is before hand held gaming had back lights. So to…

16 July 2013

Back Light is an arcade developed by Bugbearstew, released 16 July 2013 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Back Light is

Back Light is an arcade game developed by Bugbearstew and released in 2013. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Construct 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Back Light was made for the Game Boy Jam in about 4 days. In Back Light you play a kid up way past their bed time. You just want to play your game boy but this is before hand held gaming had back lights. So to increase you happy meter and score stand under a lit lamp. Make sure to keep your happy meter up and avoid your Mom to try and get the highest score!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Back Light launched on 16 July 2013, within three weeks of Dota 2, Rogue Legacy, Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World and Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection.

Released around the same time: Dota 2, Rogue Legacy, Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World, Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection.

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When did Back Light come out?
Back Light was released on 16 July 2013 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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