Falterlight Demo

Carry the last flame into the dark.

Falterlight is a platforming roguelike where your torch is your light, your lifeline, and your clock.

Descend through 30 floors and five biomes, with a boss waiting every five floors. The deeper you go, the faster your flame burns. A full torch lasts around 4 minutes and 45 seconds near the surface—but by floor 30, you have only 28 seconds of light.

When the flame dies, the darkness fights back.

Leave the light. Earn more.

Step outside your torchlight and your Sanity begins to fall:

CLEAR → UNEASY → FRAYING → BREAKING

The lower your Sanity, the more every coin is worth—up to ×4. But the dark also becomes harder to trust. Push too far and you will start seeing things that are not really there.

You cannot earn the bonus by hiding in a dark corner. It only builds while you are actively moving through the darkness, and nothing is secured until you return to the light. If your flame goes out, you have three seconds to get back before everything you earned out there burns away.

Sanity returns as soon as you step into the light.

The light keeps you safe. The dark makes you rich.

When a run ends, your score becomes Emberdust. Spend it at the Surface to unlock permanent upgrades and new starting weapons—then head back down.

Demo Build

This demo includes the complete 30-floor descent and can be played from beginning to end. It is still unfinished: some audio is placeholder, and the deepest areas are currently sparse.

Playable with keyboard and mouse or full controller support, including stick aiming.