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Grégory Petit · Published by Deer Vision · Official site ↗
Positive — 100% positive (22 reviews) · 24 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Master laser manipulation and environmental control in this sci-fi puzzle game. Unleash your creativity and uncover the secrets of mysterious platforms that have suddenly appeared near Jupiter.
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Adventure, Indie · 2023 · More £5 - £15 games
Explore mysterious platforms near Jupiter as you manipulate lasers and control environments in Photon Engineer. Unravel puzzles and unleash creativity in this unique indie adventure from Grégory Petit.
About this game
Gameplay
During your journey, you will be confronted with a variety of original and challenging puzzles. You will be required to form ingenious systems by building blocks having different abilities, such as deflecting and merging laser beams, turning and pushing other blocks.
Unleash your creativity and problem-solving skills to progress through the game, unravel the mysteries of your surroundings and unlock new information as you delve deeper into the unknown.
The laser puzzles are interspersed with sliding puzzles that require strategic moves to solve.
Story
In 2075, a space probe saw a strange platform floating in space near Jupiter. The government has decided to finance a space mission to send you on this platform to elucidate the mystery. Your mission is to discover why this platform exists and who built it.Further details
- 40 levels/platforms to discover.
- 95 puzzles (45 puzzles with lasers and 50 sliding puzzles).
- 20 puzzle achievements that extend the game experience.
- Each puzzle is unique and provides a new idea.
- Lasers are all marked with symbols for colorblind players.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 / 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB) / Radeon RX 580 (4GB) / Arc A580 (8GB)
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 / 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB) / Radeon RX 580 (4GB) / Arc A580 (8GB)
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Release 1.3.9
Fixed an asteroid clipping into Jupiter on Level 25 Improved crash report generation speed Linux: crash reports are no longer generated for SIGTERM or SIGINT, but are now generated for SIGBUSRead full article on Community Announcements (deervision)Patch NotesOfficial
Release 1.3.8
Release notes (v1.3.8): Fixed a crash that occur when the game is resized/minimized and models behind the camera had not been displayed for a long time Fixed a crash that occur when enabling Anti-Aliasing and Ambient Occlusion after launching the game with those options initially disabled Reduced shadow acne, especially on low settings.Read full article on Community Announcements (deervision)Patch NotesOfficial
Release 1.3.7
Release notes (v1.3.7): Fixed a crash at game start occurring on some AMD graphics drivers Fixed a bug where the game could crash when the mouse was moved over a mirror blockRead full article on Community Announcements (deervision)Patch NotesOfficial
Release 1.3.6
Release notes (v1.3.6): Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash when a laser hit the space capsuleRead full article on Community Announcements (deervision)Patch NotesOfficial
Release 1.3.5
Release notes (v1.3.5): Add support for Intel Arc graphics cards Fixed a bug where open doors appeared closed Improved laser color, which appeared too red due to sunlight Added missing physics to airlock vent objectsRead full article on Community Announcements (deervision)
