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When the Light Dies

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App ID 2185990
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher PQube
Franchise PQube
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31738290
Last Record Update 18 October 2025 – 00:56:24 UTC ()
Release Date 28 October 2024 – 10:03:58 UTC ()
❓ 72.72%
79 reviews
0
In-Game
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🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🕹️ Twin Stick Shooter 💥 Bullet Hell 🌲 Survival 🎒 Survival Horror

Step into a world of shadow and obscurity as a lone survivor fighting to keep the darkness and the horrors that lurk within at bay. Seek out precious supplies, reinforce your arsenal, and uncover forbidden knowledge to unleash the terrifying powers of the ‘Old Ones’.

Additional Information

Developer Electric Monkeys
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher PQube
eulas
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/2185990_eula_0
version2
Store Release Date 28 October 2024 – 10:04:16 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 28 October 2024 – 10:03:58 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 12 March 2025 – 14:16:42 UTC () (1741789002)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityURP SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 9 November 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 16311900
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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    requires_voice_files0
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
Early Access Release Date 2 May 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 13 October 2022 – 08:20:23 UTC (), in changelist #16350767
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

4 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🕹️ Twin Stick Shooter 💥 Bullet Hell 🌲 Survival 🎒 Survival Horror 🦇 Gothic 🔀 Procedural Generation 🐙 Lovecraftian 👻 Roguelite 😱 Horror 👾 Pixel Graphics 👻 Roguelike 🏽 2D 🕰️ Alternate History 👻 Action Roguelike 👤 Singleplayer 🧛 Vampire 💥 Action 🧝 Dark Fantasy 🗺️ Adventure

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Native Steam Controller DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers (USB Only) Steam Input API Supported

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timestamp12 March 2025 – 14:16:51 UTC

Trailer 777056 ↴

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timestamp 28 October 2024 – 10:04:03 UTC

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  • 0 players right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 19 all-time peak 6 May 2024
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  • 3,055 all-time peak
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  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 72.72% SteamDB Rating
  • 64 81.0% positive reviews
  • 15 19.0% negative reviews

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How many players are playing When the Light Dies right now on Steam?

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When the Light Dies had an all-time peak of 19 concurrent players on 6 May 2024.

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