Fit check
Is Absence of Light worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action RPG players who want medieval-inspired combat and exploration
- Souls-like fans who enjoy challenging battles with weapon-based attacks
- Players who prefer fantasy adventures with villages, characters, and item collection
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long, fully developed story may find the prologue structure limited in scope
- Players wanting relaxed or low-pressure combat may not suit the challenging battles
- Players looking for a primarily social experience may find the combat-focused quest less suitable
Our take on Absence of Light
The focus on combat, weapon selection, and a prologue-scale journey leaves less room for a broader role-playing structure. Village interactions, exploration, and item collection support the quest, but the experience remains centered on battles across realms.
What is Absence of Light?
Absence of Light is an action RPG set in the medieval-inspired world of Cloudia.
Players control a skeleton incarnated in another world and travel between realms while battling dark entities connected to the loss of light. Combat involves selecting weapons with different attributes and combining attacks against enemies. The game includes a village area with characters to interact with, items to collect, mystical treasures to discover, and hidden secrets to uncover. Its story is presented as a prologue involving the Old Realm and Cloudia’s struggle against darkness. The experience also includes challenging battles and an invitation to share tips and achievements with other players.
How Absence of Light plays
- 01Weapon Variety
- Different weapon attributes support varied attack choices during combat.
- 02Realm Exploration
- The journey crosses multiple realms in pursuit of dark entities.
- 03Village Interactions
- A village area contains characters to meet and items connected to the quest.
Absence of Light compared to similar games
Absence of Light centers on a skeleton’s action-RPG journey across realms, with weapon attributes, combat combinations, village interactions, and a prologue story. Ghost of a Tale emphasizes stealth, disguises, conversations, and exploration in an animal-populated medieval world, while Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, loot, leveling, pets, and character customization. Vagante presents a dark fantasy adventure about dangerous lands, monsters, demons, and adventurers seeking fame, riches, and power.
Absence of Light: platforms & release
Is Absence of Light worth it?
It is worth it if: action RPG players who want medieval-inspired combat and exploration. Skip it if: players seeking a long, fully developed story may find the prologue structure limited in scope.
Where can I download Absence of Light?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Absence of Light's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Absence of Light on?
Windows only.
