How many people are playing Alight in the Dark right now?

Alight in the Dark has 0 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 0 and an all-time peak of 1 on 28 Sep 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of Alight in the Dark?

1 concurrent players on 28 Sep 2026.

When was Alight in the Dark released on Steam?

Alight in the Dark was released on Steam on 7 Jul 2023.

Alight in the Dark News

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Game update4 Nov 2023Update frequency and the future of the gameWe will be postponing updates somewhat indefinitely, hoping to pick it back up come Q1-Q2 next year, if anyone has concerns or wants more information about this feel free to reach me via pm on our discord server. We still have a roadmap listed on our store page which we intend to pick back up once the time comes.Game update15 Sep 2023Patch 1.0.6 - 15th of September 2023Change Log Settings UI has now been updated with several tabs to make room for future QoL and features From our internal testing this version and onwards should have a lot better performance as a result of the new AI system being used to drive enemies. Enemies now use Unity NavMesh and crowds seem to be more performant than before as well as more natural in their movement. Equipment Drop Rate h…

Published	Kind	Announcement	Build
29 Jul 2023, 17:18 UTC	Major update	Patch 1.0.4 - 29th of July 2023 Ascension Tier 1 - The Cardinal Sins Ascension Tier 1 is finally here! Level up permanently between matches and obtain Soul Shards which can be used for powerful upgrades! 5 Soul Shards are required in order to access the Ascension system which opens up the door for 15 powerful upgrades which push you through a few of the higher difficulties. You can choose only 3 paths in this system all of wh…	—
17 Jul 2023, 08:40 UTC	Game update	Patch 1.0.3 - hotfix #3 - 17th of July 2023 Fixed an issue where unholy water's ground effect would disappear	11717856
16 Jul 2023, 22:21 UTC	Game update	Patch 1.0.3 - hotfix #2 - 16th of July 2023 Fixed an issue where experience orbs would no longer be picked up after using a magnet pickup	11715438
16 Jul 2023, 20:05 UTC	Game update	Patch 1.0.3 - hotfix #1 - 16th of July 2023 Reverting to v1.0.2 until v1.0.3 can be confirmed fixed	11700561
16 Jul 2023, 19:02 UTC	Game update	Patch 1.0.3 - 16th of July 2023 Change Log Added ascension skill tree preview Added Sound volume slider which controls every sound except music Added experience sound toggle Added menu total experience display UI & QoL Total experience and souls text in menu is now larger Added comma separation to permanent upgrade purchase button Added drop shadow to ControlDisplays around the UI Removed redundant “\|” character in enemy ency…	11714805
14 Jul 2023, 05:51 UTC	Game update	Patch 1.0.2 - hotfix - 14th of July 2023 Fixed an unintentional mob count of 120 for the wave at 30:00, it has now been reverted to the intended 60 max spawnable mobs	11700561
13 Jul 2023, 09:44 UTC	Game update	Patch 1.0.2 - 13th of July 2023 UI & QoL Added music volume slider Screen mode can now be changed in settings Experience and Soul bonus from Prey is now displayed in-game Balance In-game soul and experience prey bonuses now show time based prey Time based prey now gives xp and soul bonuses Gamepad & Input Gamepad and Keyboard & Mouse will now automatically be detected based on previous input method Fixed an issue where UI ele…	11692372
3 Jul 2023, 05:41 UTC	Game update	Patch 1.0.1 - 3rd of July 2023 Difficulty Selection This Difficulty system paves the way for our upcoming Ascension system which holds longer term global progression in focus Difficulty can now be increased which offers bigger rewards and more challenging gameplay Base Boss Soul rewards increase by difficulty level Normal = 1x (nothing additional from the original base) Apprentice = 2x Adept = 3x Hard = 4x Expert = 5x Extrem…	11611278
19 Jun 2023, 17:53 UTC	Esports	Alight in the Dark - Steam Next Fest Streaming live saturday for Steam Next Fest	—

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29 Jul 2023, 17:18 UTC

Major update

Patch 1.0.4 - 29th of July 2023

Ascension Tier 1 - The Cardinal Sins Ascension Tier 1 is finally here! Level up permanently between matches and obtain Soul Shards which can be used for powerful upgrades! 5 Soul Shards are required in order to access the Ascension system which opens up the door for 15 powerful upgrades which push you through a few of the higher difficulties. You can choose only 3 paths in this system all of wh…

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17 Jul 2023, 08:40 UTC

Game update

Patch 1.0.3 - hotfix #3 - 17th of July 2023

Fixed an issue where unholy water's ground effect would disappear

11717856

16 Jul 2023, 22:21 UTC

Game update

Patch 1.0.3 - hotfix #2 - 16th of July 2023

Fixed an issue where experience orbs would no longer be picked up after using a magnet pickup

11715438

16 Jul 2023, 20:05 UTC

Game update

Patch 1.0.3 - hotfix #1 - 16th of July 2023

Reverting to v1.0.2 until v1.0.3 can be confirmed fixed

11700561

16 Jul 2023, 19:02 UTC

Game update

Patch 1.0.3 - 16th of July 2023

Change Log Added ascension skill tree preview Added Sound volume slider which controls every sound except music Added experience sound toggle Added menu total experience display UI & QoL Total experience and souls text in menu is now larger Added comma separation to permanent upgrade purchase button Added drop shadow to ControlDisplays around the UI Removed redundant “|” character in enemy ency…

11714805

14 Jul 2023, 05:51 UTC

Game update

Patch 1.0.2 - hotfix - 14th of July 2023

Fixed an unintentional mob count of 120 for the wave at 30:00, it has now been reverted to the intended 60 max spawnable mobs

11700561

13 Jul 2023, 09:44 UTC

Game update

Patch 1.0.2 - 13th of July 2023

UI & QoL Added music volume slider Screen mode can now be changed in settings Experience and Soul bonus from Prey is now displayed in-game Balance In-game soul and experience prey bonuses now show time based prey Time based prey now gives xp and soul bonuses Gamepad & Input Gamepad and Keyboard & Mouse will now automatically be detected based on previous input method Fixed an issue where UI ele…

11692372

3 Jul 2023, 05:41 UTC

Game update

Patch 1.0.1 - 3rd of July 2023

Difficulty Selection This Difficulty system paves the way for our upcoming Ascension system which holds longer term global progression in focus Difficulty can now be increased which offers bigger rewards and more challenging gameplay Base Boss Soul rewards increase by difficulty level Normal = 1x (nothing additional from the original base) Apprentice = 2x Adept = 3x Hard = 4x Expert = 5x Extrem…

11611278

19 Jun 2023, 17:53 UTC

Esports

Alight in the Dark - Steam Next Fest

Streaming live saturday for Steam Next Fest

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