Striving for Light: Survival

A hand-drawn arena survival game with automatic combat and dodging

Igniting Spark Games · Released Dec 2, 2023

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 144
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Feb 11, 2025
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX960; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Striving for Light: Survival?

In this 2D fantasy action roguelite, you survive arena runs against enemies, traps, and bosses while developing a procedurally expanding skill tree. You unlock characters, melee and ranged weapons, maps, and higher difficulties, with local co-op and an endless mode also available.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning character builds as a run develops
+you like challenging survival games with equipment to unlock

Not for you if...

−you want direct control over every attack
−you prefer a gentle introduction with little build planning

What players say

72% of 144 reviews are positive

Players praise the skill-tree experimentation and variety of weapon and skill combinations. Some find the difficulty curve too steep or the progression and upgrade choices too limited.

Screenshots and trailer

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Striving for Light: Survival system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX960, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: 3 Ghz or higher
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX960 or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2000 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does Striving for Light: Survival have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Striving for Light: Survival 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
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Achievements: 96
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Russian, Turkish.

Does Striving for Light: Survival 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