# Lights and shadows

<span class="label label-doc-level">Beginner</span>
<span class="label label-doc-audience">Designer</span>
<span class="label label-doc-audience">Artist</span>

Lights in Stride are provided by [light components](xref:Stride.Engine.LightComponent). There are several kinds of light.

## In this section

* [Add a light](add-a-light.md)
* [Point lights](point-lights.md)
* [Ambient lights](ambient-lights.md)
* [Directional lights](directional-lights.md)
* [Skybox lights](skybox-lights.md)
* [Spot lights](spot-lights.md)
* [Light probes](light-probes.md)
* [Light shafts](light-shafts.md)
* [Shadows](shadows.md)