Striving for Light

Striving for Light

Steam Deck Verified

Igniting Spark Games · Action RPG · Jul 11, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $17.99. It has been as low as $12.59.

80%
Very Positive
237 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 237 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 134 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise40% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay loop is very fun and there's so many builds to explore.
35 of 134 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Dare I say, I eventually even found a little bit of charm to the art style?
18 of 134 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I did notice the game had some issues switching back and forth between keyboard and mouse, to controller (It’s debatable which is better for this game, but at the end of the day, I would suggest keyboard and mouse) and occasionally getting stuck on the prompts of the other input device.
7 of 134 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay35 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat34 reviews
91%
Story and characters13 reviews
92%
Interface12 reviews
75%
Co-op5 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes10 reviews
80%
Bugs9 reviews
67%
Difficulty3 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $17.99. The lowest we've tracked is $12.59.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
208
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.