Dark Light
Mirari&Co. · 2022 · Action, Metroidvania, Souls-like, Adventure, Cyberpunk
PC
Mostly Positive78% · 615
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About Dark Light
Dark light is a riveting souls-like game featuring fast-paced combat in a post-apocalyptic world.
In the aftermath of the apocalypse, the world is shrouded in an impenetrable darkness, a realm now home to creatures birthed from the Dark Void. As the last of the Dark Hunters, an elite cadre of human warriors, you are entrusted with a daunting task: to seal the Dark Void and rescue humanity from an impending doom.
Venture into the heart of this darkness, into the mysterious and perilous zones now claimed by the night. Augment your abilities with cyberwares, face the supernatural entities that lurk in the shadows, and engage in brutal combat against hordes of ferocious creatures. Collect their energy shards, join a faction, unlock skills, and face epic bosses in your relentless pursuit to halt the cycle of eternal darkness.
FEATURES
Skill Tree and Faction System: Join a faction and unlock unique drones with 25-30 skills per faction, allowing you to tailor your playstyle and explore diverse paths of character development. Earn skill points by defeating bosses and completing quests, and strategically navigate the skill tree to master your preferred abilities./list]
NG+: Conquer more formidable challenges in New Game+ mode, where enemies exhibit unparalleled strength. Drawn from acclaimed titles, Dark Light offers engaging gameplay, atmospheric world, and a fusion of classic and modern aesthetics. Brace yourself for a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk adventure./list]
In the aftermath of the apocalypse, the world is shrouded in an impenetrable darkness, a realm now home to creatures birthed from the Dark Void. As the last of the Dark Hunters, an elite cadre of human warriors, you are entrusted with a daunting task: to seal the Dark Void and rescue humanity from an impending doom.
Venture into the heart of this darkness, into the mysterious and perilous zones now claimed by the night. Augment your abilities with cyberwares, face the supernatural entities that lurk in the shadows, and engage in brutal combat against hordes of ferocious creatures. Collect their energy shards, join a faction, unlock skills, and face epic bosses in your relentless pursuit to halt the cycle of eternal darkness.
FEATURES
- Unveiling Unique Visuals and Dynamic World:
Immerse yourself in the choice of Pixel Mode or Cinematic Mode, granting a nostalgic pixel aesthetic or visually striking experience. Explore 6 distinct biomes where enemies and temporary power-ups continuously evolve with each playthrough. Overcome 14 major bosses, numerous elites, and mini-bosses to acquire valuable loot and upgrade materials.
- Intense Gameplay and Progression: Engage in challenging Souls-Like combat, mastering timing, dodging, and parrying. Progress through loot, items, and character upgrades, enhancing attributes like Strength, Agility, Faith, Intellect, and Blood.
- Cyberware Enhancement: Choose from 100+ unique Cyberware gears, improving abilities across various categories. Obtain gears through drops or purchases.
- Experience an ever-evolving world with shifting challenges and acquire unique power-ups through temporary totems. Collect new drones from various Factions and defeat powerful bosses to gain permanent upgrades in your skill tree.
- Customizable Arsenal: Wield 9 melee-style weapons and 6 ranged base weapons, upgrading them with elemental gems for devastating effects.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Dark Light, developed and published by Mirari & Co., is a side-scrolling action RPG that blends cyberpunk science fiction, post-apocalyptic horror, and souls-like combat into a dark and oppressive experience filled with tension and atmosphere. Set in a ruined world consumed by supernatural corruption and violent creatures, the game places players in the role of a Dark Hunter navigating the remains of civilization while searching for answers hidden within endless decay. While heavily inspired by the punishing structure of souls-like games and the exploration-focused design of metroidvanias, Dark Light succeeds because of its striking visual identity and its commitment to creating a world that feels genuinely hostile and mysterious. The setting immediately establishes the game’s strongest quality: atmosphere. The world is filled with ruined cities, abandoned laboratories, corrupted industrial zones, and monstrous creatures that appear to be fused with machinery and flesh. Neon lights flicker through darkness while ruined technology and grotesque biological horrors dominate the landscape. Every location feels infected by something unnatural, creating a constant sense of danger even d…5 found this helpful
This is a very good game. Not perfect, but fun, and well crafted. Weapons are cool, enemies and bosses also. Atmosphere is great.2 found this helpful
oozes atmosphere. gameplay is very engaging1 found this helpful
Dark Light has been under my radar for years. Even when on discount I didn't buy it, I dont know why. Perhaps it was that feeling of "jankiness" that sometimes is a hit or miss on some games. And then I buy it. And, you know? Is janky. But the good type of janky. Something that I really appreciate is that the character movements are precise, fast and intuitive. Is not the type of game that turns platform gameplay in a real hell. The combat is fun and gives enough room for experimentation. You can go full melee (the fun way) or ranged, or a mix of both, or go full on skills. The challlenge is ok. Feels like a balanced soulslike. Boss can felt overwhelming but that is the initial impression. Sometimes you can even tank them. Also I think Dark Hunter-07 is a badass. Looks like an explorer of the deep abyss. Is like a mix of Hunk from RE and The Assassin from "Mad Dog". Simple, basic but perfect for this world. A cool design.
Im a sucker for this artstyle, its takes a little bit from multiple sci fi and horror genres and makes it own unique palette. I wouldnt really call its a souls like, maybe it has a few elements, its most hack and slash, kinda metroidvania game, the UI, some animations among other things might be a little janky, but the sum of its parts were fun as hell
Cool.
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