Blending the deep buildcrafting of Action-RPGs like Path of Exile and Diablo with the fast-paced action of roguelite like Hades, Striving for Light is an action RPG where you expand and shape a unique infinite skilltree. Battle through dark, ever-changing worlds, collect powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, and unlock new characters, skills, and weapons as you strive to conquer the darkness.
- Dive into a dark, mysterious world filled with danger and a voice-acted story
- Explore random generated maps with plenty of world events and secrets to uncover
- Level up, utilise and shape a unique random generated and infinite expanding skilltree
- Near infinite possibilities of buildcrafting and bring your dreambuilds to life
- Master 9 character classes each with their own unique specialisation skilltree
- Hunt for randomised loot, craft and reforge weapons to true legendary power
- Unlock new skills, weapons, maps and characters
- Over 13 unique environments each with unique enemies and bosses to explore
- Endgame systems (Rifts, Mapping System, Pinnacle Bosses, Challenges)
- Online leaderboards with seasons and private league system
- Local-Coop mode
- Normal, Hardcore and Roguelike mode as well as 5 Difficulty Tiers
- Hand-drawn world and an ~100 minute soundtrack
Skill system
- Each run gives you a new unique skill tree to explore
- Combine melee, ranged and more, like pet skills, for nearly infinite builds
- Dynamic expanding skilltree depending on your skill pathway
- Additional meta progression skilltree
Shape the infinite Skilltree
- Collect skillgems and shape your skilltree
- Reconnect skill pathways
- Reroll skills, or the entire skilltree and alter the outcome
- Refund skills and flexible skill deactivation system
Gearing & Crafting
- Deep itemisation system
- 77+ unique weapon bases with randomised stats can be upgraded to legendaries and ascended by crafting
- Over 48+ unique trinkets including powerful legendary trinkets
- 76+ unique skill nodes
- 9 characters with unique specialisation skilltrees
Combat system
- Challenging enemies and boss encounters
- Active dual combat system with aim & attack (mouse, keys or controller)
- Dynamically switch between melee and ranged weapons during fights
- Powerful active abilities like shapeshifting and massive AoE 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
- 5 Difficulty Tiers including Darkness Difficulty for Roguelike Experience
- Add and alter map modifiers to increase the challenge but also your rewards
Seasons & Leaderboards
- Seasonal leaderboards for hardcore and softcore mode
- Earn honour points for each run and climb the seasonal leaderboard
- Compete in seasonal challenges
- Leaderboard for pinnacle boss fight rush
- Rift endgame leaderboards
- Offline mode
Procedural Generated Worlds
- Each map layout is procedural generated
- Ever changing world events like tower defense, arenas, dungeons, trials, and bossfights
- Wisely choose which maps to play and which world events to engage
- Hunt for the perfect loot and the ultimate weapons
Leave a Legacy
- Craft echo weapons that get added to the lootpool for other players to find
- Empower your echoes, design the visual appearance of your weapons
- Embed your personal inscription to share your message with other players
