I spent a couple of days off the Internet this week, and I’ve been paying for it ever since as my inbox has been holding on to a number of noteworthy new bits that I want to share with you.
This one is a new game announcement from Dark Point Games, the studio that recently gave us Achilles: Survivor, a survivors-like steeped in Greek mythology that I really enjoyed.
DPG’s next game is a bit of a shift from their previous isometric roguelite auto-shooter. Survivor was itself an evolution of Achilles: Legends Untold, a more traditional action-RPG. The new game is called Brightfall, and it’s a co-op open-world survival roguelite, and a complete departure from their previous work.
At the heart of things is a dynamic lighting system that plays an integral part in the survival-driven gameplay loop, where players must work together if they’re going to survive all of the ‘orrible monsters waiting out in the darkness.
It sounds like, the darker things get around you as you explore deeper into a mysterious Celtic island, the scarier the monsters you’ll meet. It’s a roguelite, though, so the more you die the more you’ll grow in strength, along with up to three players by your side, if you’ve got that many friends spare.
There are bunch of atmospheric screenshots over on the new Steam page for Brightfall, where you can wishlist the game ahead of its planned release, which is likely going to be next year, in 2026. Once we have a firm release date, I’ll make sure to let you know!
