About the game

Striving for Light is a rogue-lite hack’n’slash where you utilise a unique infinite expanding skilltree to fight your way through the darkness, striving for light.


Dive into a dark, mysterious world full of dangers

  • Explore random generated maps and face the dangers that lurk there
  • Level up and utilise a unique random generated and infinite expanding skill tree
  • Unlock new skills, weapons, maps and characters
  • Over 11 unique environments each with unique enemies and bosses to explore
  • Endgame system
  • Online leaderboards with seasons and private league system
  • Local-Coop mode
  • Hardcore and Softcore mode as well as 5 Difficulty Tiers
  • Everything is hand drawn
  • Self-composed Soundtrack (+77 min)

Skill System

  • Each run gives you a new unique skill tree to explore
  • Dynamic expanding skilltree depending on your skill pathway
  • Reforge connections between skill nodes or replace a skill by utilising collectible shards
  • Collect skillgems and shape your skill tree


Gearing & Crafting

  • Deep itemisation system
  • 55+ unique weapon bases that can be shaped and upgraded to legendaries by crafting
  • Over 35+ unique trinkets including powerful legendary trinkets
  • 70+ unique skill nodes
  • 8 unique characters with different stats and abilities to shape craft your build

Combat System

  • Challenging enemies and boss encounters
  • Dynamically switch between melee and ranged weapons during fights
  • Powerful active abilities like shapeshifting and massive attacks
  • Dual resource system to manage melee and ranged attacks
  • Dodge system to evade enemy attack

Endgame System

  • Delve deeper into the darkness and face an ever increasing challenge
  • Infinite expanding map progression system
  • Rift Endgame system with separate leader boards
  • Seasonal Challenges and 5 Difficulty Tiers
  • Add and alter map modifiers to increase the challenge but also your rewards

Localisation:

Available Languages: English , German, [WIP] French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese

By using our software you consent to the Striving for Light EULA.

Development:

Striving for Light is currently in Early Access and in active development. This game will frequently receive updates until its full release.

Get involved and join our Discord:

Igniting Spark Games Discord Server

Find our game on Steam:
Steam Page

Updated 4 hours ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
AuthorIgniting Spark Games
GenreAction
Made withGodot
TagsAction RPG, Dungeon Crawler, Hack and Slash, Local Co-Op, Local multiplayer, Perma Death, Procedural Generation, Roguelike, Roguelite
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesGerman, English
InputsKeyboard, Mouse, Gamepad (any)
MultiplayerLocal multiplayer
Player count1 - 2
LinksSteam, Steam, Discord, Twitter/X, Homepage, YouTube

Purchase

Buy Now$14.99 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $14.99 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:

strivingforlight-windows.zip 1.1 GB
Version 0.9.7.3
strivingforlight-linux.zip 1.1 GB
Version 0.9.7.3
strivingforlight-soundtrack.zip 114 MB
if you pay $19.98 USD or more
Version 0.9.2.0

Download demo

Download
strivingforlight-linux-demo.zip 1.1 GB
Version 0.9.7.3
Download
strivingforlight-windows-demo.zip 1.1 GB
Version 0.9.7.3

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Comments

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Great Work , Keep it Up!

Why web Gl no work? :*(

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The game is so fun!!! I played 3 hours yesterday and for sure I will replay today and tomorrow.