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Windowed and a few other small changes. Still testing for crashing.
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Light Rush
Also known as Light Rush, light rush, light-rush
This game is in Early Access. In this four player versus (local) multiplayer game, you are a child of Mothman frolicking with friends in Appalachia. Unfortunately, a dangerous lamp relic carelessly left behind by humans attracts to your kind. Throw it and run or you will explode!
Last update
10 Jun 2026
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Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- April 2026
- All the changes discussed in yesterday's push...All the changes discussed in yesterday's push, but actually in the build.
- Update notes for April 15Still working on the crashes...this push is a test on that. We were able to add a crash log file that should help us identify it better. Dimmed colors lights added to each player to identify who and where you are faster…
- Temporary change from 4th to 3rd personWe've determined that crashing occurs when all four players are activated and playing the game, but was not occurring when 1, 2, or 3 were activated and playing. This only happens in builds on Steam, not on builds witho…
- March 2026
- Crashes?We're hoping this fixes the crashes. Let us know if you still experience them and when if you do.
- We kindly advise you to stay out of the minesWe also recommend not dancing in traffic just because the new collision particles are satisfying. This update is us fixing bugs. A lot of them. Not all of them. Not. All. Of. Them. Powerups are now consistently collecti…
- December 2025
- GDIM Demo Day: End of Fall SemesterThis update contains the final updates of the Fall 2025 semester from this capstone group. UI and usability improvements have been made, two additional levels, and a new power up. More thought was given to the position…
- November 2025
- Blackwater Falls MapNew map (Blackwater Falls) ! Touch ups on playability of existing maps. UI updates. Bug zap wand stun is working, as is general lamp cool down stun.
- November UpdatesBug swatter: That pretty little wand players can grab now shoots electric! It'll be able to stun your other players. It (probably) doesn't yet. Lamp cool down: When playing with others, it use to be easy to continuously…
- August 2025
- Summer 2025 Session UpdateA few small improvements made to Light Rush during our summer session at the studio: Settings are now in the right style, whether from the pause menu or main menu. Settings now contain a sound slider that adjusts and sa…
- May 2025
- Introducing Light Rush on Early AccessHey World, MonRiverGames here. We're a small non-profit organization run by faculty, students, and community members of the Game Design and Interactive Media program at West Virginia University. Most of us are not profe…
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