SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Striving for Light

Striving for Light overview

Igniting Spark Games | Jul 11, 2025 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 18:32:52 UTC

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak135
  • Units sold (VGI)7,200
  • Revenue (VGI)$74,037
  • Review score80% positive

Striving for Light dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak135
  • Units sold (VGI)7,200
  • Revenue (VGI)$74,037
  • Review score80% positive
  • Total reviews227
  • Release dateJul 11, 2025
  • DeveloperIgniting Spark Games
  • PublisherIgniting Spark Games

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Igniting Spark GamesPublisher: Igniting Spark Games

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Game overview

Overview

Striving for Light comes from Igniting Spark Games and is published by Igniting Spark Games. It arrived on Steam on Jul 11, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Trading Cards. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Striving for Light's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:32:52 UTC, with a tracked peak near 135. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 80% positive across 227 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Striving for Light is available in 12 languages including:

EnglishGermanFrenchItalianSpanish - SpainSimplified ChineseJapaneseKoreanPortuguese - PortugalPolishRussianTurkish languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed3 Ghz or higher4 GB RAMNvidia GeForce GTX960 or equivalent2000 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed3000 MB available space
LinuxMinimumNot listed3 Ghz or higher4 MB RAMNvidia GeForce GTX960 or equivalent2000 MB available space
LinuxRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed3000 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Striving for Light has sold up to 7,200 units and has 173 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $74,037. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Striving for Light overview details

Striving for Light combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Blending the deep buildcrafting of Action-RPGs like Path of Exile and Diablo with the fast-paced action of roguelite like Hades , Striving for Light is an action RPG where you expand and shape a unique infinite skilltree. Battle through dark, ever-changing worlds, collect powerful loot, craft and upgrade weapons to legendary power, and unlock new characters, skills, and weapons as you strive to conquer the darkness. Dive into a dark, mysterious world filled with danger and a voice-acted story Explore random generated maps with plenty of world events and secrets to uncover Level up, utilise and shape a unique random generated and infinite expanding skilltree Near infinite possibilities of buildcrafting and bring your dreambuilds to life Master 9 character classes each with their own unique specialisation skilltree Hunt for randomised loot, craft and reforge weapons to true legendary power Unlock new skills, weapons, maps and characters Over 13 unique environments each with unique enemies and bosses to explore Endgame systems (Rifts, Mapping System, Pinnacle Bosses, Challenges) Online leaderboards with seasons and private league system Local-Coop mode Normal, Hardcore and Roguelike mode as well as 5 Difficulty Tiers Hand-drawn world and an ~100 minute soundtrack Skill system Each run gives you a new unique skill tree to explore Combine melee, ranged and more, like pet skills, for nearly infinite builds Dynamic expanding skilltree depending on your skill pathway Additional meta progression skilltree Shape the infinite Skilltree Collect skillgems and shape yo…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Striving for Light is listed as a game with $17.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Trading Cards, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:32:52 UTC, a tracked peak of 135, and 80% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameStriving for Light
Steam App ID1646790
Typegame
Release dateJul 11, 2025
DeveloperIgniting Spark Games
PublisherIgniting Spark Games
Price$17.99
PlatformsWindows and Linux
GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Russian, Turkish * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 18:32:52 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak135
Positive reviews181
Negative reviews46
Total reviews227
Positive percent80%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations173
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 11, 2025
Official Steam feed update (UTC)19 May 2026 - 09:28:15 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 18:32:52 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 18:32:52 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 18:32:52 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Hunt the Treasure GoblinNo description
Darkness World EventNo description
Help DarokinNo description
The PhoenixNo description
The secret basementNo description
IzamuthNo description
GrideNo description
Withstand the AeodraNo description
Corrupted MerchantNo description
Skill Gem Hoarder INo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1646790
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1646790/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1646790
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Striving for Light

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Striving for Light?

Striving for Light's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:32:52 UTC, with a tracked peak of 135 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Striving for Light growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 2 players; the highest observed daily value is 4 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Striving for Light?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (35.3%), Canada (11.8%), Poland (5.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.3%), Canada (8.2%), Germany (6.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.3%), Canada (8.8%), Germany (6.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.9%), China (7.9%), Canada (7.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Striving for Light?

Striving for Light currently sits at 80% positive across 227 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 181 positive reviews and 46 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Striving for Light have?

Striving for Light currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Striving for Light?

Striving for Light is currently listed at $17.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 173, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

80% positive, 181 positive, 46 negative

Price and discount

$17.99

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements

Achievements

208

Platform releases
  • Steam 29 November 2021

DLC and packages

Striving for Light SoundtrackThe official soundtrack for . Does not include the base game.music #1829720$9.99Striving for Light - Supporter Pack DLCThe Supporter Pack DLC is your way to directly support the continued development of Striving for Light, granting you access to a collection of exclusive cosmetics and visual effects.dlc #4606350$6.99
Striving for LightBuy Striving for Light #585161$17.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 3 Ghz or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX960 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2000 MB available space Sound Card: Yes

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Storage: 3000 MB available space

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