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 possibilites of buildcrafting and bring your dreambuilds to life
- Master 8 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 11 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
- Hardcore and Normal mode as well as 5 Difficulty Tiers
- Hand-drawn world and an 80+ 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
- Collect skillgems and shape your skilltree: Reconnect, reroll, refund.
- Additional meta progression skilltree
Gearing & Crafting
- Deep itemisation system
- 72+ unique weapon bases with randomised stats can be upgraded to legendaries and ascended by crafting
- Over 40+ unique trinkets including powerful legendary trinkets
- 70+ unique skill nodes
- 8 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
- 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
