Lichtspeer

In a land filled with Penguin Vikings, Wurst Zombies, and Hipster Ice Giants, survival is an art. Fortunately, an ancient champion with an elegant weapon has been summoned to please the gods and restore…

65 27 September 2016

Adventure Arcade Indie Sport Action Comedy Science fiction

Lichtspeer is an adventure developed by Lichthund, released 27 September 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Android.

Verified 24 Aug 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Lichtspeer is

Lichtspeer is an adventure game developed by Lichthund and released in 2016. It was published by Crunching Koalas. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a land filled with Penguin Vikings, Wurst Zombies, and Hipster Ice Giants, survival is an art. Fortunately, an ancient champion with an elegant weapon has been summoned to please the gods and restore balance to the universe.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Lichtspeer holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 3 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core™ 2 Duo 2.0+ GHz, 2 GB RAM and DirectX 9+ Compatible. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Lichtspeer launched on 27 September 2016, within three weeks of Persona 5, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, Forza Horizon 3 and Mafia III. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Persona 5, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, Forza Horizon 3, Mafia III.

Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Lichtspeer — frequently asked questions

When did Lichtspeer come out?

Lichtspeer was released on 27 September 2016 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Lichtspeer?

At minimum, Lichtspeer needs Intel Core™ 2 Duo 2.0+ GHz, 2 GB RAM, DirectX 9+ Compatible graphics, 450 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Lichtspeer?

The PC version needs about 0.4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("450 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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