Planned Release Date: Sep 1, 2026

About This Game

The sun did not die. It was put out.

Twelve winters ago, someone extinguished the sun — and the dark poured in like water. One village endures, huddled around the Last Flame. You are the Lightborn: carry the flame into the horde, and find out who betrayed the light.

HORDELIGHT is a story-driven horde survival game: the auto-firing combat of the survivors genre, wrapped around a gothic mystery told across 8 chapters, a living village hub, and an RPG meta layer.

⚔️ Survive the horde

• Auto-firing weapons — position, dodge, and build. 7 weapons, each with a spectacular evolution.
  
• 4 playable Lightborn, each with a signature passive that changes how you fight.
  
• 10 active skills on keys 1-4 — meteor storms, blade frenzies, spirit armies.
  
• Hunt Ember Bearers, gather shards, then face the chapter's Guardian: 8 unique bosses with teleports, meteor rains and ring waves.

🏘️ Return to Lumenfall

• A living village hub: the Elder unfolds the mystery, villagers carry their own quest stories.
  
• Forge permanent upgrades, equip 6 gear slots, enhance items to +9 — star, moon and sun seals with random properties.
  
• Silas's wagon: surprise crates, choice stock and a carnival lottery wheel.

🔥 Rites of the Flame

Stack curses for greater rewards, unlock blessings as you progress — replay every chapter your way.

🌙 Beyond the story

• Daily Run — one attempt, a fresh modifier every day, escalating boss waves and a Reaper at the door.
  
• Endless Night — a dedicated enemy roster and returning Guardians. How long can your light last?
  
• 32 achievements · keyboard-first controls, no mouse required · Xbox controller support.

🗣️ 10 languages

Interface, story and dialogues in English, Türkçe, 中文, Русский, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, 日本語, 한국어. Voice-overs in English and Turkish.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Some visual assets were created with the assistance of generative AI tools and then curated and edited by the developer: story illustrations, character portraits, key art / capsule backgrounds, and a small number of decorative item images.

All gameplay sprites, animations, environments, music and sound effects are human-made assets used under CC0 / open licenses (credited in-game).

Voice-over lines (English and Turkish) were generated with ElevenLabs text-to-speech under a commercial license, from scripts written by the developer.

The game does not generate any content with AI at runtime. The developer has reviewed all AI-assisted content to ensure it is not illegal or infringing.