Light Fingers

Release Date: September 20, 2018

Party, turn-based, Board & card, isometric view, elements of strategy, arcade elements, for 2 players, indie games, co-op, multiplayer, singleplayer, hot seat

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Light Fingers is a turn-based strategy game with real-time action elements. The production was developed mostly with the local multiplayer mode for up to 4 people in mind. The gameplay resembles a board game.

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NintendoWorldReport: 8 / 10 by Neal Ronaghan

Thankfully, that local multiplayer is great, whether you have two, three, or four people to play. Even with less players, the involvement of the guards when wanted levels rise helps keep the board more perilous and populated. The board game segments are the draw of Light Fingers, and as long as you don't venture off that path, you'll likely have a fantastic time.

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We Got This Covered: 4 / 5 by Andrew Donovan

Light Fingers fills a gap in the Switch's library, offering a charming and exclusive indie couch co-op game. With a bit of word of mouth, it has the potential to become a sleeper hit.

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Nintendo Times: 7 / 10 by Alex Knight

Numizmatic has delivered a good entry into this genre with Light Fingers. They’ve managed to hit a sweet spot for a more medium-core digital table top game focused on local multiplayer, but I can’t help but feel there was a strong missed opportunity for a solo mode in the Board Campaign. Beyond that, the game has some areas that could use additional polish or more depth, but the Nintendo Switch is the perfect system for what they have created.

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Light Fingers is a production resembling a digital version of a board game. The players take on the roles of thieves, and your task is to gather as much treasure as you can. The game was developed by indie studio Numizmatic, located in Toronto.

Mechanics

Light Fingers is a turn-based strategy game with real-time action elements. It was developed mostly with the local multiplayer mode for up to 4 players in mind. The gameplay resembles a board game—the players move around a map shown from an isometric perspective and try to gather treasure located on it by completing various challenges, avoiding guards, and outsmarting their rivals. The end of a turn does not, however, end the fun, as you can use special cards and activate traps to make your opponent's lives more difficult.

Technical aspects

Light Fingers features 3D visuals, whose style also bring to mind a real board game. The production's soundtrack was made using rare medieval instruments.

Last updated on February 19, 2018