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Bullet Heaven 2.0: 50% off the Legends Never Die Bundle!
Exciting news, Survivors and Knights! Both When the Light Dies and Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur will be part of this year's Bullet Heaven Fest. This means you can get the bullet spraying, monster slaying Legend…
Event3 changesStore - When the Light Dies
Patch V.1.0.0.7 (hotfix)
Changed various features to improve performance.
Announcement1 changePerformance - When the Light Dies
Patch V.1.0.0.5 (hotfix)
Fixed issues: • Longbow no longer has access to the Relentless weapon upgrade ability • Fixed an issue where Ammutseba, Devourer of Stars kills were wrongly attributed to the Zindarak, The Fiery Messenger (Gold) achieve…
Announcement1 changeFixBalance - When the Light Dies
Update 7: 1.0 Launch!
Hey everyone! After 6 months of Early Access we’ve finally reached 1.0! 🥳Big thanks to everyone who supported us along the journey, for giving us constructive feedback, and for helping to make the game what is is today…
Store13 changesFixGameplay - When the Light Dies
Update 6: UI Polish & Balance Changes
Hi everyone! We’re just a few weeks away from the end of our Early Access journey, with the next major update being our 1.0 launch! Before that, however, we’ve released a small update that contains the Lightning Rod wea…
Announcement23 changesFixBalance - When the Light Dies
Update 5: Longbow & New Elemental Weapon Upgrades
Hey everybody, The light is in sight! We are almost at the end of our Early Access journey with only a few updates left until we reach 1.0. We’ve really appreciated your feedback and hope that you’re enjoying the direct…
Patch notes21 changesGameplayBalance - When the Light Dies
Patch V.0.0.5.248 (hotfix)
Bug fixes: Experience points resetting to 0 when entering a new stage Balancing: Updated the upgrade values for the stamina recovery and lantern oil consumption constellation nodes Other changes: Added screen resolution…
Announcement4 changesGameplay - When the Light Dies
Patch V.0.0.5.240 (hotfix)
Bug fixes: Polished the effects of enemies affected by elemental statuses. Polished the level up screen appearance. Added boss icon indicators when bosses are off-screen. Added an animation for hearts gained when return…
Announcement5 changesFixGameplay - When the Light Dies
Patch V.0.0.5.237 (hotfix)
Bug fixes: Fixed an issue which caused passive upgrade settings to reset on future stages Fixed an issue with the pause menu passive upgrade list when exceeding the upgrade display limit Passive upgrade pins, re-rolls,…
Announcement3 changesFix - When the Light Dies
Update 4: Character Classes & In-Game Achievements
Welcome back, everyone! The wait is over, update 4 is now live! In this latest update we are introducing the long-awaited character classes, with each one having its own unique strengths and weaknesses to add even more…
Patch notes16 changesGameplayBalance - When the Light Dies
Patch V.0.0.5.214 (hotfix)
Bug fixes: Fixed the stage 01 boss egg model Fixed the text screens before and after certain stages not registering controller input Fixed an issue with enemies walking around after being killed All remaining enemies ar…
Announcement3 changesFix - When the Light Dies
Update 3: Improved meta-progression, new weapon, and stage 3 boss added!
Hey everyone, we bring good news! We have just launched Update 3 which focuses on improving meta-progression by streamlining the currency system and modifying constellations so that unlocks are more impactful to aid you…
Event42 changes1 numericFix - When the Light Dies
Patch V.0.0.5.175 (hotfix)
Balancing: Updated Rapid Fire II's shockwave to have a 7-second cooldown. Bug fixes: Blindside's additional bullet damage reduction no longer affects regular bullets as well. Rogue back button in the key bindings menu.
Announcement2 changesBalance - When the Light Dies
Update 2 Out Now!
Welcome back, everyone! Thank you so much for your support and feedback since we launched When the Light Dies into Early Access back in May! Our second update is now live and focuses on fleshing out the character levell…
Store36 changesFixGameplay - When the Light Dies
Get the Hardcore Survivors Bundle!
Hey everyone, To celebrate the release of our very first Early Access update, we have collaborated with Antti Vaihia and created our new Hardcore Survivors bundle! A bundle to truly test your survival skills featuring t…
Store7 changesMapsGameplay - When the Light Dies
Patch V.0.0.5.157 (hotfix)
Bug fixes: Upgrades saves no longer reset in the new update.
Announcement1 changeGameplay
