Steam News 30 June 202510mo ago

Dark Light: Survivor Development Update June 2025

Hey everyone, Sorry it's been a while since our last update. We've been deep in the trenches working non stop to get the demo ready, aiming for late August. The truth is the project turned out way bigger than we expecte…

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addedIf you want regular behind the scenes peeks, make sure to follow us on X @MirariRelics. Link in the description. We post updates there almost every week. So what’s new The armor system is now fully in. You’ll be able to find different armor types in game, each with its own rarity and randomly rolled stats. On the weapon side, both melee and ranged systems are up and running.

addedFor melee weapons, we’ve added a rune socket system. You can equip runes you find during your run to boost stats, and some even grant effects like triggering an ice spike that deals frost damage. We’re also working on a Rune Word system. Combine specific runes to unlock powerful bonus effects. That’ll come in a later update.

changedRanged weapons now support attachments with fifty two effects and counting. Stronger weapons have more slots, and some attachments can get pretty wild. For example, one high end scope locks onto up to eight targets, letting you deal bonus damage to all of them at once.

addedWe’ve also introduced some new threats. Meet the Iron Juggernaut, a massive dual cannon beast inspired by classic heavy hitters. It’s slow, but tanky and deadly. Defeat it and you’ll unlock a new skill called Frost Nova. Another new enemy is the Exploder Zombie. It starts off slow, but once it’s badly hurt, it charges at you and explodes. Definitely one to keep your distance from.

addedWe’ve also expanded the skill pool. Some of the new abilities include Attack Drones, Poison Nova inspired by Diablo Two, Celestial Bolt for extra undead damage, Rocket Boost for jetpack jumps and knockbacks, and Blade Dancer, which surrounds you with a swarm of slicing blades.

changedWe're still self publishing this game and putting everything we’ve got into it. Thanks so much for sticking with us. More updates are coming soon, so stay tuned.

Sorry it's been a while since our last update. We've been deep in the trenches working non stop to get the demo ready, aiming for late August. The truth is the project turned out way bigger than we expected, which pushed back both our updates and marketing a bit. But good news, we’ve made real progress and we’re excited to finally share what’s been going on.

If you want regular behind the scenes peeks, make sure to follow us on X @MirariRelics. Link in the description. We post updates there almost every week. So what’s new The armor system is now fully in. You’ll be able to find different armor types in game, each with its own rarity and randomly rolled stats. On the weapon side, both melee and ranged systems are up and running.

For melee weapons, we’ve added a rune socket system. You can equip runes you find during your run to boost stats, and some even grant effects like triggering an ice spike that deals frost damage. We’re also working on a Rune Word system. Combine specific runes to unlock powerful bonus effects. That’ll come in a later update.

Ranged weapons now support attachments with fifty two effects and counting. Stronger weapons have more slots, and some attachments can get pretty wild. For example, one high end scope locks onto up to eight targets, letting you deal bonus damage to all of them at once.

We’ve also introduced some new threats. Meet the Iron Juggernaut, a massive dual cannon beast inspired by classic heavy hitters. It’s slow, but tanky and deadly. Defeat it and you’ll unlock a new skill called Frost Nova. Another new enemy is the Exploder Zombie. It starts off slow, but once it’s badly hurt, it charges at you and explodes. Definitely one to keep your distance from.

We’ve also expanded the skill pool. Some of the new abilities include Attack Drones, Poison Nova inspired by Diablo Two, Celestial Bolt for extra undead damage, Rocket Boost for jetpack jumps and knockbacks, and Blade Dancer, which surrounds you with a swarm of slicing blades.

We're still self publishing this game and putting everything we’ve got into it. Thanks so much for sticking with us. More updates are coming soon, so stay tuned.

Best,

Mirari

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Steam News / 30 June 2025

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