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
• 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
  
• 34 unique weapon bases that can be shaped and upgraded to legendaries by crafting
• Over 30 unique trinkets including powerful legendary trinkets
• 68 unique skill nodes (including 43 distinct ability skill nodes)
• 8 unique characters with different stats and abilities to shape craft your builds

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 attacks

Endgame System

• Delve deeper into the darkness and face an ever increasing challenge
• Infinite expanding map progression system
• 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.

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