Striving for Light

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

Striving for Light is a rogue-lite ARPG 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 systems (Rifts, Mapping System, Challenges)
  • 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 with randomised stats can be upgraded to legendaries and ascended 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 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
  • 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