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Strayed Lights

Strayed Lights

Strayed Lights is a colourful action-adventure featuring epic boss fights and a unique parry-based combat system. Shift between colours to repel attacks and strike back. Explore a dreamlike world as you restore your light that was torn by shadows.

Released Apr 25, 2023 Developer Embers Platforms Windows SingleplayerAction-AdventureSouls-likeThird PersonCasual
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-19.

80.2%positive491 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A case where the developers' ambitions outpaced the capabilities of the game engine. I was hard-pressed to find a performance balance that I could satisfactorily maintain. Still, I got it on sale for a song, and it was well worth the short-lived time I spent playing it. It can…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This game is not very long BUT it was an interesting game to play. The game is solely based on parries and counters with fast paced combat and quick hand eye coordination. With the starting hard difficulty adding more non-parry able attacks with faster changing of colors to…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The first 10mins feel like an overly long, rough walking simulator. This is followed by a boring combat tutorial filled with slow-paced cinematics. The final straw is the unpolished terrain and map design. Not to mention, the game is buggy here and there, and the OST is quite…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

26achievements
21.7%median completion
2.4%rarest: All is one
95.1% of players 93.5% of players 87.3% of players 76.4% of players 46.3% of players 42.0% of players 41.5% of players 34.4% of players 34.0% of players 33.0% of players 32.3% of players 27.6% of players 25.8% of players 21.7% of players 21.5% of players 20.3% of players 19.7% of players 18.4% of players 16.6% of players 13.6% of players 11.0% of players 7.1% of players 5.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 95.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
95.1%Newborn — Take your first steps
93.5%Duality — Adapt to a new form
87.3%Resilient — Survive your inner conflict
Rarest badges of honor
2.4%All is one — Obtain all trophies
2.6%Meet again — Find all the siblings you soothed
2.8%Attuned — Reach maximum affinity with energy

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$12.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$3.89lowest since tracking began2026-08-28
US12.99 USD
EU12.99 EUR
UK11.25 GBP
Australia19.99 AUD
Canada18.50 CAD
Japan1,850 JPY
Brazil42.99 BRL
China57.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$8.3 China Japan US Canada Australia EU UK≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 26, 2024
Strayed Lights Anniversary: A Gleaming Update for You!

Hey everyone! We're absolutely thrilled to celebrate Strayed Lights' first birthday with you! This past year has been an incredible journey, and we wouldn't be here without the amazing support of our

Oct 13, 2023
Strayed Lights + Arise: A Simple Story

Attention, Gamers! Here is an unbeatable offer that promises to double your gaming excitement. The Strayed Lights & Arise Bundle is here, and it brings you not one but two incredible adventures at an

Jun 29, 2023
Watch the developer play!

Watch Germain, character artist at Embers while he plays Strayed Lights in Challenge Mode . Discover some behind the scenes, intentions and some unique details about the game!

Jun 28, 2023
New difficulty modes added to Strayed Lights

Hello Everyone! We were very touched by the fantastic feedback we got from the latest "Trials" update. It seems that players have acquired a taste for taking on the best and most difficult that Straye

Jun 02, 2023
New Strayed Lights Update : Trials and Memories Modes!

Hello Everyone! Over a month has passed since the release of Strayed Lights, and we've been hard at work making post-release adjustment patches and filing down some hard edges. First of all, we really

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsSingleplayer · Action-Adventure · Souls-like · Third Person · Casual · Dark Fantasy · Cinematic · Atmospheric · Action · Surreal · Colorful · 3D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Ukrainian * , Polish * , Turkish * , Catalan * …
ControllerFull support
Achievements26
Official sitehttps://strayedlights.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 10 or Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz, AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970 Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: AMD FSR 2.0 and Nvidia DLSS 2.0 supported | Gamepad or controller recommended.