Dark Light
A cyberpunk metroidvania with Souls-like combat and cybernetic upgrades
Mirari&Co. · Released Sep 29, 2022
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 662
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- May 20, 2024
What is Dark Light?
This single-player action-platformer takes place after an apocalypse, with you playing the last Dark Hunter tasked with sealing the Dark Void. You explore six biomes, battle supernatural creatures with melee weapons and guns, and defeat bosses for loot and skill upgrades. Joining a faction unlocks different drones and abilities.
For you if...
- +you enjoy experimenting with different weapons and character builds
- +you like dark science fiction mixed with horror
Not for you if...
- −you expect combat to stay difficult as you level up
What players say
74% of 662 reviews are positive
Players praise the art direction, responsive movement, and melee combat. Recurring complaints concern confusing navigation, awkward menus, and rough edges in controls and animations.
Screenshots and trailer
Dark Light system requirements
Minimum: GTX 560, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Dark Light?
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- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 560
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
Does Dark Light have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Dark Light run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 52
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese.
Does Dark Light use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Action
- Metroidvania
- Souls-like
- Adventure
- Cyberpunk
- Gore
- Horror
- Platformer
- Sci-fi
- Zombies
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Indie
- Violent
- Post-apocalyptic
- 2D
Recent updates
- May 20, 2024 · Patch 1.1.0.13
- Feb 9, 2024 · Patch V1.1.0.12
- Feb 7, 2024 · Patch V1.1.0.11
- Dec 26, 2023 · Patch V1.1.0.10.2
- Dec 11, 2023 · Patch V1.10.10 (1)