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BLIGHTEN Reaches 30,000 Wishlists! - Next Fest Update

BLIGHTEN Demo · published 6 Sep 2026, 01:37 UTC

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After almost 8 months of development BLIGHTEN as just reached 30,000 wishlists! this is a huge milestone for a solo developer like myself and I am forever thankful for all 30,000 of you players ready to brave the horror's of the facility.BLIGHTEN is taking part in October next fest!Development as also gotten to the stage that I'm ready to take part in the upcoming October next fest, I also have a big update planned for the event - here is what to expect.

HARD Difficulty (Nightmare coming soon??)
New complete level - the biggest one yet by far
new enemies
non hostile npc's
new weapon key binds
spatial sound effects
more smooth and responsive enemies
countless bug fixes

I hope you all are looking forward to the upcoming update!

come drop by the Discord, heres the link: https://discord.com/invite/QkuwKXYSnG

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