Lightracer Spark

Lightracer Spark

Released Apr 2023

Lightracer Spark is a Sci-Fi Narrative game. You are an amender from a high civilization, descending to various extraterrestrial worlds. Guide living beings to prosperity, or nip a spark in the bud. Accumulate strength through choices and strategies to grasp the rise and fall of all civilizations.

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Evaluation

Lightracer Spark launched on April 12, 2023 and received two free DLC expansions: "Grey and Green" on August 8, 2023, and "Stars Will" on November 16, 2023. Both DLCs are fully released and there are no unreleased DLC entries on the store. The store description explicitly states the game "includes an introduction and the full content of the planet Originum. With 2 free DLCs available," framing the two DLCs as the complete content offering. The developer's October 2023 post (NEWS-5) outlined post-DLC2 plans focused on building the next game in the series, "Lightracer: For Judge" — not on additional content for Lightracer Spark. That sequel was announced in July 2024 (NEWS-3), received a demo in October 2024 (NEWS-2), and launched on January 8, 2025 (NEWS-1). The studio's development energy has clearly moved on to this successor title. The last update to Lightracer Spark itself was a localization patch on January 17, 2024 (NEWS-13), which added English support for DLC2. No further content updates, announcements, or developer communications about new Spark content have appeared since then. The developer has not announced any additional DLC or updates for Lightracer Spark, and the sequel's release in January 2025 makes it clear the studio has moved on. The game is complete as a standalone package.
Evidence
Sequel 'Lightracer: For Judge' officially launched on Steam, confirming the studio has fully transitioned to the next title in the series.
news post · Jan 8, 2025 source development ending
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Second free DLC 'Stars Will' released with reworked combat and new AVATAR system. Both DLCs now released, no unreleased DLC remains.
dlc listing · Nov 16, 2023 source content shipped
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Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Smartmelon Games
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Lightracer Spark includes an introduction and the full content of the planet Originum. With 2 free DLCs available to tell wonderful stories about other planets!

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"The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power." - Nikola Tesla

Lightracer Spark is a Sci-Fi Narrative game. You are an amender from a high civilization, descending to various extraterrestrial worlds. Guide all living beings to prosperity, or nip a spark in the bud. Accumulate strength through choices and strategies, break through the shackles of time and space towards the center of the universe, and grasp the rise and fall of all civilizations.

Make decisions, follow the tailwind or remold the world

Encounter all different alien life forms, and understand their culture and stories. Obtain information through your attributes, make decisions through your consciousness, and change the direction of the world starting by changing the fate of one character.

Observe growth, experience the process of creating the role

Amender grow through the decisions made in the situations instead of levels and experience.
As an amender, your words and deeds can be more effective than you imagine. your choices and experiences will strengthen the character’s attributes, making an exclusive super-being at last.
Lightracer Spark will bring you a TRPG (Tabletop role-playing game)-like immersive role-playing experience.

Building constructions, and changing the future starts with the environment

Starting with managing the territory on the earth’s surface, followed by building celestial projects around the planet, by using the powerful technological advantages of the amender to bring prosperity or destruction to other civilizations.

Beyond Time and Space, to end an endless war throughout the whole universe

Travel through time and space, and find ways to gather the power of multitudinous civilizations.
Travel to the center of the universe to confront powerful civilizations that affect the laws of physics, or ignite sparks and hope in the dark depths of space.

Emphasis on narrative, a playable science fiction

Lightracer Spark focuses on narrative, and all the gameplay will serve the story.
Hope you will get the same speculative sense as reading novels while enjoying the game. Gratitude to Sci-Fi for bringing us courage, dreams, and wisdom.
Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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