When the Light Dies

When the Light Dies is about surviving a doomed expedition into the Northwest Passage. Alone and out of supplies, you take up your lantern and enter the wilderness, where nightmare creatures stalk the shadows. Trapped in an endless loop, you fight increasingly deadly waves of abominations while searching for a way out.

Survive the wilderness

Explore a procedurally generated world for supplies. Eat food to stay healthy, read books to calm your mind and keep warm to avoid the effects of frostbite. Light bonfires and refill your lantern to hold back the darkness; as light levels fall, your sanity drops and enemies become faster and more dangerous.

Fight and grow stronger

Use weapons and choose from multiple character classes to face waves of creatures and challenging bosses. Collect experience and absorb the souls of the slain to unlock abilities and weapon upgrades. You can pin, reroll and stack upgrades to develop different character playstyles and strategies.

You can also sacrifice sanity to unleash cosmic blasts, baleful flames and unholy healing spells. Form pacts with the Old Ones and call on their aid in battle.

Progress after death

Death sends you to the skies, where you chart a course through strange constellations and spend the grisly currency you have collected on permanent bonuses. These bonuses improve your chances of survival across 20 difficulty levels.