# Lamplight City mobile

> Steampunk detective adventure game with branching narrative and case-solving mechanics. (iPhone/iPad app by Application Systems Heidelberg Software GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lamplight-city-mobile/id1533426901 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Application Systems Heidelberg Software GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/324565007)
- Category: Games, Adventure, Trivia
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 72 App Store ratings · 37 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 10.3 · 2.0 GB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2020-10-28
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lamplight-city-mobile/id1533426901/reviews.md

## What is Lamplight City mobile?

A steampunk-ish detective adventure from the creator of A Golden Wake and Shardlight! Can private investigator Miles Fordham find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?
• "I fostered a lifelong love for the adventure genre, culminating in a Purple Tentacle tattoo (Day of the Tentacle, duh) on my upper left arm. So I’ll be playing Lamplight City, too. Trust." - Rock, Paper, Shotgun
• "Overall, this game has a lot going for it, and I encourage you to check it out even if you’re not an adventure game buff." - Hey Poor Player

ABOUT THE GAME
The Gateway to Vespuccia, the City of Air and Light, Lamplight City - the thriving port city of New Bretagne is a beacon of progress and industrial advancement in the New World. Yet beneath the promises of a shining 19th-century future, the city rests upon foundations of poverty, class struggle, and crime.

For police detective turned private investigator Miles Fordham, Lamplight City's shadowy corners are just part of the territory. But with his former partner constantly speaking to him from beyond the grave, his grip on sanity is slowly loosening. Can Miles find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Lamplight City is a detective adventure set in an alternate steampunk-ish "Victorian" past.

FEATURES
• Be the detective you want to be. But prepare to face the consequences.
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, get information by any means necessary. Follow the law or make your own rules, but how you choose to act will affect people's attitudes towards you.
• Five cases to solve, with multiple suspects, false leads, and different outcomes.
Never find yourself stuck in a dead-end situation. If the case becomes unsolvable, simply move on to the next one. The story will adapt based on your choices.
• Single click interface with no inventory.
Gather clues and documents in your casebook for review. Item manipulation is handled via a context-sensitive cursor.
• A fictional city with four boroughs to explore, each with their own unique flavor.
Players will visit each of these boroughs throughout the game, exploring themes such as class divide and the public's fear of emerging steam tech.
• Inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Dickens.
• Meet over 50 professionally voiced characters.
• Original score by Mark Benis.

## Key features

- Detective investigation mechanics
- Branching narrative with multiple outcomes
- Five unique cases to solve
- Explore a fictional steampunk city
- Single-click interface
- Professionally voiced characters

## Chart rankings

- #20 in Top Paid · Trivia (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 37)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lamplight-city-mobile/id1533426901/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Sackgassen

*2026-05-16*

Keine Empfehlung:
- viele Sackgassen
- Rätsel zT nicht logisch- Raten bzw. Glück 
- zu dunkel , schwer alles zu erkennen selbst in Innenräumen 
- zu viele Dialoge

Hätte mir eine Warnung vor Sackgassen bzw. Checkpoints gewünscht.

### 1/5 — Decent p&c, infected with wokeness

*2026-01-01*

The scenes , voice acting, and pixel art are quite beautiful. As a point and click it’s just okay, you really don’t use items to solve puzzles, it’s all dialog.  

The major problem is the writing  is woke, and when we see it in our culture, we need to downvote it. 

If “ culture” has any hope of becoming “art” it has to say something true about the human experience… “woke” is a lie in the service of social engineering. If you’re lying, you can’t say anything true. (This is why there is no longer any good movies / tv shows / games) 

Luckily we’re rounding a corner as a society and this nonsense isn’t nearly as prevalent, but we should salt the earth where we see it.

### 3/5 — Review

*2025-07-17*

Too much banter

### 5/5 — So glad I finally tried it!

*2024-02-24*

I love point & click adventure games and I’d held off on this one because the reviews stated it was very much about going from scene to scene and talking to people/exhausting dialogues to crack cases. Although it was true in the sense you don’t have an inventory and it is mostly talking however it pulls you in quickly & you’re immersed in these cases that you are trying to solve. You have to do things correctly to solve the case as well so there is still some strategy involved. Loved it! Very well done & I thoroughly enjoyed the bonus content at the end too. Hopefully there’s more to come!

### 4/5 — Nice game!

*2023-12-24*

Nice game for a few days! there is even variability. 
But too much blah-bla-blah! Staying in one place and asking or speaking 4 stars only for it. 
Nice design and music. Wish a bit more locations.  It’s possible to stuck when you ask or say something wrong. Thank you for game!

### 5/5 — Recommended

*2023-04-24, version 1.2.1*

Fantastic game.

### 1/5 — Tedious & long winded

*2023-01-08*

The atmosphere and setting are great…unfortunately the game consists simply of long winded conversations that have little bearing on the plot.

There really is not any problem solving, just moving from irrelevant conversation to irrelevant conversation.  Only about 20% of the dislogue is useful and of that, only about another 20% is interesting.

Unfortunate as I’m a big fan of other games by the makers and folks involved in producing it.  Was hoping for a steam punk Gabriel Knight…unfortunately got little more than a meandering script for a bad WB pilot…

### 5/5 — I genuinely liked it

*2022-08-02*

I definitely got stuck a few times and it was frustrating when I messed up one small thing and couldn’t finish the case her and there but the storyline was genuinely good. I wish this was a show ngl because the characters are well developed imo. If you like crime/detective narratives then I definitely recommend. (Definitely requires a solid amount of observation to get a good ending)

### 2/5 — Sehr dunkel. Bei Tageslicht draußen schlecht zu erkennen.

*2022-07-11*

Sehr dunkel. Bei Tageslicht draußen schlecht zu erkennen.
Antiquierte Spielweise und Schrifteinblendung. 
Nur englische Sprache.
Statischer Ablauf der Vorgabe Fragen/Texte.

**Developer response:** Die Sprache kann man auf Deutsch umschalten. Nur die Sprachausgabe bleibt englisch. Dass manche Szenen düster sind, ist Absicht. Der Ablauf ist nicht statisch, je nach Antworten ändert sich der Spielverlauf deutlich. Es gibt verschiedene Enden.

### 2/5 — Missed the mark

*2022-06-16*

I appreciate what they are trying to do, but I think this game misses its mark and gets bogged down in tedium.  I love old style point and click adventure games, but this one has WAAAAY too much dialogue, and WAAAAY too many pointless hotspots that lead to more pointless dialogue.  I also wish there was more of an inventory element.  I had to put it down after a little while.

## Frequently asked questions about Lamplight City mobile

### What kind of game is Lamplight City?

Lamplight City is a detective adventure game set in an alternate steampunk-ish "Victorian" past. Players take on the role of a private investigator named Miles Fordham, tasked with solving cases, gathering clues, and making choices that impact the story.

### What are the main features of Lamplight City?

Key features include investigating crime scenes, interrogating suspects, making choices with consequences, solving five distinct cases with multiple outcomes, exploring a fictional city with four boroughs, and a single-click interface with no inventory management. The game also boasts over 50 professionally voiced characters and an original score.

### How much does Lamplight City cost?

Lamplight City is a premium game, meaning it is a one-time purchase. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements within the game.

### What platforms is Lamplight City available on?

The provided data indicates this is a mobile application, suggesting it is available on iOS and Android devices. It is also available on PC.

### What is the gameplay like in Lamplight City?

Gameplay involves exploring the city, gathering clues in a casebook, interacting with characters through dialogue, and making decisions that affect the narrative and how characters perceive you. You can choose to follow the law or bend the rules, with each choice carrying potential repercussions.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.4 — 2026-01-05

Minor bugfixes

### 1.2.1 — 2020-11-17

- Fix: Game no longer Autosaves in Calendar room (Case 5).

### 1.1.9 — 2020-11-01

- Bug fix: Overwriting a manual save now correctly overwrites the old save slot.

### 1.0 — 2020-10-28

No release notes.

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