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Press release:
PQube (London, UK) – October 28th, 2024.
The London-based (the UK) indie games publisher PQube and indie games developers Electric Monkeys (Brazil), and Secret Level Studios (the UK), are today very happy and excited to announce that the full version (v1.0) of their survival/roguelite “When the Light Dies“, is now available for PC via Steam.

You are the lone survivor of a doomed expedition into the Northwest Passage. With your supplies exhausted, you take up your lantern and venture into the wilderness. But as the night closes in, so do the nightmare creatures who stalk the shadows.

Trapped in an endless loop, you must repel increasingly deadly waves of disturbing abominations while searching for a way out. Utilize a variety of weapons to defeat foes and collect experience to unlock upgrades and uncover forbidden knowledge. Explore your surroundings, search for items, and light bonfires to stave off the cold and increase your chances of survival. Should you perish, chart a course through strange constellations and exchange the grisly currency you have collected to gain permanent bonuses that will aid you in future runs.

Can you summon the courage to conquer the darkness and escape your frozen purgatory? Or will you fall prey to the foul forces that threaten to consume your very humanity?

Key features:

Repel monstrous hordes: Experiment with multiple character classes and utilize an arsenal of deadly weapons to hold back waves of foul creatures and challenging bosses.

Keep the light burning: Light bonfires and refill your lantern to stave off the encroaching darkness. As the light levels drop, so does your sanity, resulting in faster and more deadly adversaries.

Scour the wastes: Search a procedurally generated world for supplies. Consume food to stay healthy, read books to calm your feverish mind, and keep warm to avoid the adverse effects of frostbite.

Grow your power: Absorb the souls of the slain to unlock powerful new abilities and weapon upgrades. Pin, reroll, and stack upgrades to develop a variety of character playstyles and strategies.

Gain eldritch knowledge: Sacrifice your sanity to unleash cosmic blasts, baleful flames, and unholy healing spells. Form sinister pacts with the ‘Old Ones’ and call upon their aid to turn the tide.

The stars will align: Death is not the end. Look to the skies and chart a course through esoteric constellations to gain permanent stat bonuses to increase survivability across 25 difficulty levels.

New powers rise: Awakening the ‘Old Ones’
Your harrowing experiences in the endless wastes have revealed forbidden knowledge pertaining to the existence of the ‘Old Ones’, ancient and indescribable beings who will lend you their immense power, at a price… Form pacts with terrifying entities and expend sanity during runs to unleash their powers.

Ammutseba, Devourer of Stars: A cluster of black holes appears and collapses, dealing damage to enemies caught in their pull.

Aphoom-Zhah, The Cold Flame: A violent blizzard descends freezing all enemies in place.

Baoht Z’uqqa-Mogg, The Bringer of Pestilence: A buzzing plague of insects whose stings inflict acid on your enemies.

Cthugha, The Living Flame: A rain of fire falls from the sky inflicting burn on your enemies.

Yorith, The Oldest Dreamer: Random wormholes tear through the fabric of reality and swallow nearby enemies, immediately killing them.

Zindarak, The Fiery Messenger: Distant stars manifest over your enemies and violently implode dealing massive damage.

About PQube
PQube is a leading international creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. The company’s teams worldwide are committed to publishing games they love by working closely with development partners and reaching consumers globally on all major gaming platforms. PQube manages a rich portfolio of brands including Kitaria Fables, Tormented Souls, Cat Quest, New Super Lucky’s Tale, BlazBlue, Gal*Gun, White Day, Kill La Kill, Nexomon: Extinction, Guilty Gear and many more. Visit: pqube.co.uk to find out more