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2025 PC −30 % 17.49 € 12.24 € 2 days left

A dark action roguelite hack-and-slash built around shaping a huge, customizable skill tree, hunting loot and upgrading weapons. Ever-changing worlds filled with enemy hordes and bosses drive the buildcrafting loop.

What defines Striving for Light:

  • Strong character progression
  • Fantasy setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Striving for Light are Tyrant's Realm, Arboria and Keeper's Toll. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Striving for Light special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Tyrant's Realm

95 %

2025 PCPlayStationNintendo Switch 9.75 € 👍 87 % Very positive, 772 reviews on Steam

  • Strong character progression
  • Fantasy setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

A tough soulslike-flavoured action roguelike set in a grim fantasy world. Weapons and armor each bring their own mechanics, keeping every run varied and dangerous.

Arboria

Fantasy setting

A dark fantasy roguelite where you play a Yotun warrior descending into the ever-changing world of Durnar. Symbiotic weapons and mutations let you grow stronger with each run.

Keeper's Toll

Fantasy setting

A dark retro-styled shooter blending roguelike and RPG elements, where you play a fallen hero who grows stronger with each death while cleansing cursed lands of their horrors.

Conquest Dark

Strong character progression

A fast survivors-like action RPG with a sword-and-sorcery flavor, where short Dark Ritual runs let you rocket to power and test your build against endless hordes. The mood is grim, set in cursed kingdoms and haunting ruins.

Voin

Fantasy setting

Voin is an indie first-person hack-and-slash set in a dark fantasy world. You cut through hordes of enemies while wielding primordial elemental powers.

Into the Necrovale

Action-packed real-time combat

An action RPG built around finding items that interact in surprising ways. Clever build-crafting is the key to surviving the grim Necrovale, a land of banished criminals.

Dragon Is Dead

Strong character progression

A hack-and-slash roguelite action platformer where each death makes you stronger for the next run. Skill trees and legendary gear offer plenty of customization on the path to confronting the dragon leader Guernian.

Pagan: Absent Gods

Strong character progression

A fast, dark hack-and-slash action RPG with several heroes that each play differently. It focuses on weighty combat against hordes of enemies and big bosses in a Celtic-flavored mythological world.

Warm Snow

Fantasy setting

A fast-paced roguelike action game set in a dark fantasy world, where you play the warrior Bi-an fighting the Five Great Clans. Each run offers new weapons and abilities against tough enemies.

Spark in the Dark

Strong character progression

A hardcore dungeon crawler where you descend ever deeper into a grim, mysterious dungeon. The mood is oppressive and the challenge steep.

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