Back to Bright Game Review

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Back to Bright is a cartoony spatial physics puzzle game. Bring the two suns together by selecting the right sequence of clouds. Collect as many of the stars as you can along the way.

This game was published by Maximiliano Demonte’s QKY Games Studio.

How to Play Back to Bright

To select, left click with your mouse or tap on the touchscreen with your fingers. Select anywhere on the loading screen to bring up the welcome screen. On the welcome screen, select the play button to open the level selection screen. Select an unlocked level’s icon to begin.

Select the clouds to interact with them.

Basic Gameplay Advice

Overview

Your task in this whimsical game is to reunite the two suns. Using gravity, bring down the dim orange sun from the top part of the level and use the clouds and other level elements to bring it to the yellow sun at the bottom. Once you’ve reunited the two suns, you win the level.

If the orange sun falls off or you run out of moves, however, you will fail. The game will automatically restart if you lose the orange sun offscreen. If you get stuck, select the reset button on the top right corner of the screen.

Levels

The game has 25 levels, which are unlocked sequentially. You can replay any of the levels you’ve previously beaten. Your web browser automatically saves your level progress.

Each level has a star rating, which is based on the number of stars you pick up along the way. Every level has 3 stars, which are scattered in odd corners of the level. Collecting all the stars in the level grants you the highest star rating.

Level Features

There are 4 different types of cloud in this game:

• Blue clouds act as barriers and platforms and cannot be selected.
• Gray clouds behave like blue clouds but dissipate when you select them. Clear the right clouds to bring the sun or other clouds down.
• White clouds are stationary but provide you with a gust of wind. Use these to push objects around.
• Pink clouds explode. Use them to push objects.

Both pink clouds and orange suns can pick up stars as they move.

Tornadoes can grab objects and keep them suspended indefinitely until you select it. These usually move in a definite path, which makes them useful in moving objects from one end of the level to the next. Be sure to select the tornado at the right time to drop its contents where you need them to go.

Advanced Playing Tips & Strategy

The key to this game is to find the correct sequence of objects to interact with. First, find the location of each of the level elements and see how they interact. From there, work out a possible sequence of events to get the orange sun to the bottom.

Timing and location is important, especially when you need to use the exploding pink clouds. Often, you must bring the pink cloud where it needs to go before you even move the orange sun.

Remember, though, collecting all the stars is entirely optional and may require a different sequence of events than just bringing the two suns together. Adjust your sequences accordingly.

Educational Aspects

This game hones a players’ logical and visual thinking skills. Players must analyze each element of the level to find the right sequence of events needed to solve it.

Player Age Recommendations

This game is suited for players school-aged and above. We recommend this game for players who like Rube Goldberg-type games.