RPGFit check
Is Striving for Light worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action RPG players who want to reshape a new skill tree on each run
- Loot-focused players who enjoy crafting and upgrading weapons
- Players seeking repeated runs with generated maps and adjustable difficulty
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fixed map layout and a consistent route through each playthrough
- Players who prefer combat without active aiming, dodging, or managing separate attack resources
- Players looking for a story-led adventure rather than repeatable runs and endgame systems
Our take on Striving for Light
Each run generates a new skill tree, and its pathways can be reshaped, rerolled, or refunded as the build develops.
What is Striving for Light?
Striving for Light is an action RPG with roguelite runs through dark, procedurally generated maps.
Each run provides a newly generated skill tree that can expand along chosen paths, be rerolled, or have skills refunded. Combat combines melee and ranged weapons, with aiming, dodging, active abilities, and separate resources for each attack type. Players collect randomized loot, craft and reforge weapons, and develop characters with distinct specialization trees. Maps can contain events such as arenas, dungeons, trials, and boss fights. Further systems include map progression, Rifts, challenges, difficulty tiers, seasonal leaderboards, and local co-op. The game also offers Normal, Hardcore, and Roguelike modes.
How Striving for Light plays
- 01Run-specific skill trees
- Players can change pathways, reroll skills or the full tree, and refund skills.
- 02Dual combat system
- Melee and ranged weapons can be switched during fights, with separate resources for their attacks.
- 03Generated map events
- Maps can include tower defense, arenas, dungeons, trials, and boss encounters.
- 04Weapon crafting
- 77+ weapon bases with randomized stats can be crafted into upgraded forms.
- 05Character specializations
- The game has 9 characters, each with a distinct specialization skill tree.
- 06Local co-op
- The game supports cooperative play on a local setup.
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Striving for Light: platforms & release
Is Striving for Light worth it?
It is worth it if: action RPG players who want to reshape a new skill tree on each run. Skip it if: players seeking a fixed map layout and a consistent route through each playthrough.
Where can I download Striving for Light?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Striving for Light's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Striving for Light on?
Windows and Linux.
