Perilous Light
Perilous Light is a Lovecraftian-style 2D puzzle-platformer. The game’s core mechanics revolve around a unique player-light interaction, challenging players to solve environmental puzzles while evading deadly…
Perilous Light is an adventure developed by Maple Toast Studio, released 29 October 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Perilous Light is
Perilous Light is an adventure game developed by Maple Toast Studio and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
As a vampire, you joined an expedition of your kin into the fabled Hollow of the Angel, lured by the possibility of priceless blood crystals known as Tears of the Angel. Your kind's unique vision made navigating the pitch-black tunnels effortless, and soon you reached the mine’s deepest layer—the mineralized zone. But the moment the blood crystal was extracted, everything changed. The shaft collapsed, madness overtook your companions, and worst of all: the once-dark underground world is now filled with blazing light. Even a single misstep into its searing glow could mean instant death. You must tread carefully, using every shadow for shelter, and mastering the dance between light and…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Perilous Light launched on 29 October 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders and The Outer Worlds 2.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2.
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