The Lumines franchise is again with a model new sport, Lumines Come up. Lumines Come up is developed and printed by Enhance, and options the abilities of Tetris Impact developer Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Extraordinarily addictive and crowd pleasing, this sport locks the participant in with ease by balancing creative visuals and nice music.
For these not accustomed to the Lumines franchise. Lumines is a puzzle and music-based franchise the place gamers should rotate and align “falling” blocks into 2×2 squares of the identical coloration and/or form whereas a Timeline passes periodically, which can erase the squares. This implies gamers will lose if the blocks attain the highest of the enjoying area. The final model new Lumines sport, Lumines: Puzzle and Music, was launched in 2016, excluding the 2018 remaster Lumines Remastered. So, for a lot of gamers, this would be the first probability to see the world of Lumines.
Throughout Summer season Sport Fest 2025, we obtained to go hands-on with Lumines Come up and take a look at three phases of the brand new sport. Lumines Come up is a comparatively easy sport that’s fairly straightforward for anybody to select up and play. Nonetheless, that doesn’t imply the sport total is “straightforward.” As a substitute, it’s in that model of sport the place it’s straightforward to play however arduous to grasp.
Lumines Come up’s new Burst mechanic is an addition with depth,
Lumines Come up provides a brand new Burst mechanic, which provides depth and permits gamers to purpose for large combos and/or greater scores. The Burst mechanic triggers the Timeline to cease clearing matched Squares for a brief time period. This enables gamers to construct up a large quantity of Squares on this timeframe earlier than the Timeline begins clearing once more. Making probably the most out of this mechanic can assist construct momentum and maintain the participant engaged.
Nevertheless, that is additionally one thing that gamers want to concentrate on as their time goes on. I do know for myself, I stored forgetting that my Burst was prepared and failed to make use of it. Nevertheless, as soon as over this hurdle, the Burst mechanic actually permits gamers to construct up and attempt to time the proper second to make large combos and, if it’s ok, clear nearly all of your display. This new characteristic has the power so as to add ease whereas additionally letting gamers problem themselves.
Going for the big combos and excessive scores is enjoyable and all, however the place Lumines Come up actually thrives is the music and setting. In my three phases, every had its personal distinct setting via totally different colours and, after all, totally different music. One stage was very stress-free, chill, slower-paced music with only a easy black-and-white stage of skeletal palms enjoying with strings. That being mentioned, my favourite stage was utterly the other. It had vibrant colours like a lush jungle with dancing chameleons and an upbeat observe.
Lumines Come up sinks the participant into an ideal trance.
These huge variations actually play on the participant, permitting them to embrace quite a lot of music and colours totally. It labored so effectively that typically I forgot I used to be even enjoying a puzzle sport. The excellent mixture of visuals and music made it in order that I felt that I used to be simply on a journey, having fun with the dancing chameleons. That is what made Lumines Come up considered one of my favourite video games of Summer season Sport Fest Play Days. It’s a quite simple sport that was a full-on expertise via music and lights that you would be able to actually get misplaced in.
At launch, there might be over 30 phases, so I can solely think about all the chances the event workforce got here up with to counterpoint gamers. Moreover, there might be on-line multiplayer, so you’ll be able to all go on a journey collectively. Whereas the idea is easy, like others within the collection and Tetris: Impact earlier than it, Lumines Come up places gamers into an ideal Flow state.
Lumines Come up was probably the greatest video games I performed at Summer season Sport Fest 2025. Whereas I get pleasure from a great puzzle sport, what units this sport aside is the sensory expertise it creates for gamers. Having the ability to seize every little thing via sight and sound made every little thing really feel very surreal, even when all you’re doing is making 2×2 Blocks.
Lumines Come up is ready to launch on PlayStation 5 and Steam within the Fall of 2025.
