Dark Light Reviews

I've had this game in my library for what seems like forever. After playing the EA version at release I decided to wait for the full release and subsequently forgot about it. Now in 2025 I returned to play it and unfortunately it's wasn't really worth the wait. It does fell like an earnest attempt, from what I assume is a very small dev team, to create what some might call a "soulsvania". However the problems with the game are so many and varied, from small irritants that should have been fixed during EA to fundamental design flaws and overall lack of polish, that listing them out would be exhausting. Suffice to say, if you are starved of a metroidvania and need something to tide you over you CAN find enjoyment here, you may even love it despite all the issues, but I recommend waiting until it's on discount if you are tempted. Wishing the devs better luck with their new Dark Light game.

Dark Light is a really awesome 2D platformer. + Controls are precise and smooth. + Combat on higher difficulties is challenging and fun. + Good atmosphere. + Graphics, especially the backgrounds as well as animations are really good. o Music/sound are solid, there are some nice tracks, sound effects lack a bit. - Navigation (where do I go next?) is quite confusing sometimes. (The game does not end after the Kukulkan/Dragon boss fight, just enter the appearing door/portal on the left side!) - Inventory, skill and menu management is really clunky. The later levels feel more polished than the early ones. You can feel that a really dedicated team poured their passion and heartblood into this game. Playing it brought back memories of the old Castlevania games, for good measure some Darksouls elements like retrieve your currency on death or lose it, have been implemented.