Against Great Darkness

Bullet-hell brick-breaker roguelite where you juggle disks to fight demons

Hitreg Studios · Published by Hitreg Studios · Released Apr 10, 2024 · Early Access

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 213
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Apr 19, 2024
Minimum PC: 512; 4 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Against Great Darkness?

In this 2D action roguelite, you control a pagan deity trying to escape Lucifer. During runs through hell, you juggle disks to attack demons, dodge projectiles, fight bosses, and collect relics, choosing between shops, healing, and risky events. Radiant Shards earned during attempts buy upgrades for later runs.

For you if...

+you enjoy arcade action and experimenting with item combinations

Not for you if...

−you prefer continuous campaigns over repeated escape attempts
−you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer

What players say

85% of 213 reviews are positive

Players praise the blend of brick-breaking and roguelite combat. Their main concern is that development has stalled in Early Access, citing a prolonged lack of updates and communication. Some also criticize repetitive runs.

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Against Great Darkness system requirements

Minimum: 512, 4 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor: 1.2Ghz+
Graphics: 512
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

Does Against Great Darkness have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Against Great Darkness run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 22
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Against Great Darkness 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