Dark Light on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.

Dark Light is a action, metroidvania and souls-like game developed and published by Mirari&Co..
Released on September 29th 2022 is available on Windows and MacOS in 4 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 691 reviews of which 548 were positive and 143 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 16.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for 9.10€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Dark Light into these genres:

Action Metroidvania Souls-like Adventure Cyberpunk Gore Horror Platformer Sci-fi Zombies Atmospheric Dark Indie Violent Post-apocalyptic 2D Singleplayer Difficult Great Soundtrack 2.5D

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7+
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560
Storage: 6 GB available space

MacOS

OS: Mac OS 10.15.4Sierra
Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
Storage: 6 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025

Dark Light is a really awesome 2D platformer. + Controls are precise and smooth. + Combat on higher difficulties is challenging and fun. + Good atmosphere. + Graphics, especially the backgrounds as well as animations are really good. o Music/sound are solid, there are some nice tracks, sound effects lack a bit. - Navigation (where do I go next?) is quite confusing sometimes. (The game does not end after the Kukulkan/Dragon boss fight, just enter the appearing door/portal on the left side!) - Inventory, skill and menu management is really clunky. The later levels feel more polished than the early ones. You can feel that a really dedicated team poured their passion and heartblood into this game. Playing it brought back memories of the old Castlevania games, for good measure some Darksouls elements like retrieve your currency on death or lose it, have been implemented.

Nov. 2024

What a Gem this game is. SO FUN! There is a great pace of progress, as you make your way through the game. You always feel like you are making some sort of progress. Even if you die. Though you do lose all your shards, you can recover them if you go back to where you died. If you died to a fall it will be where you were before you fell to your death which is nice. Fun customization for whichever build you are tryin to go for. Are you a melee junky? a shoot em up person? want to be a caster? (though caster is alittle bit into it). Its tons of fun, great weapons with different abilities and effects. Melee weapons have some awesome moves. its amazing. Probably my favorite game of the year for Metroidvania style games. And probably my 2nd most played game that i am playing at the moment. Its refreshing, for me when i want a break from my main game i play. I just jump in and have some fun. Definately recomend, even if metroidvania is not one's style of game. Its just a blast! Truly loving it.

Aug. 2024

It's a good metroidvania that just falls short of greatness. Still good for a one-off playthrough when on discount. PROs - A unique cyberpunk + dead space-ish aesthetic that oozes atmosphere. - Melee combat is pretty fluid. - Enemies are distinct and immediately recognizable, meaning you can determine their attack patterns immediately. - Not as many annoying flying enemies as in other metroidvanias (the Castlevania medusa head type enemies). - Very, very forgiving Invincibility frames for dodging and frames for parrying. - Slight roguelite influences in the form of temporary power-ups that can be found, making you want to keep going on while you have a bunch of skills and buffs stacked. - Very few insta-death drop pits. CONs - Forgettable music. - Bunch of customization options initially shows promise, but ultimately prove to be rather shallow. There isn't truly much variation to make distinctive builds. - Platforms are sometimes inconsistent with what can be edge grabbed and what can be jumped through. You just have to use trial and error and lean on the fly. - Interesting looking skill tree (the drone skills) that ultimately only open up mid-late game, meaning you'll probably fiddle with it a bit and then the game ends. - Ranged combat feels a bit tacked on, there's no way to aim at an angle, you can only shoot straight like old school arcade shooters. - Despite the grimdark setting and aesthetic, feels a bit too easy, taking away much of the tension of the game. A lot of it has to do with how easy it is to get a bunch of HP, up to 20 healing orbs on hand, and the very forgiving dodge I-frames. Most bosses are also not very aggressive, meaning you can usually heal up while on the run. - While atmosphere is amazing, the storyline, lore and endings are simply not expanded upon enough, leaving a confusing mess of a plot.

Aug. 2024

A solid 7/10 Game Atmosphere = 9 Graphics = 8 Gameplay = 7 UI = 💩 All the ingredients are here for a GREAT game, just some are soggy and undercooked.

April 2024

<No simple Rating> Dark Light is a Pandora's box of quality content, the problem I find that most other reviewers seem to share is the tough accessibility. This game sadly adopts the tell don't show mentality to teach the player. Over that hill you will find a true master piece. Game play is the most fantastic part of Dark Light, amazing movement mechanics mixed with interesting weapons allow for quality, high thrill content. Another point is the amazing artwork, you can tell the potential this series could have with a bigger budget. So many great nods and references as well which create truly fun experience. This game definitely could use more touch up but it is one of my favorite games of all time.

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