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Fact sheet

Developer
Boosted Bytes LLC, Northern California
Release
November 27, 2026
Platforms
Windows (Steam), with full Steam Deck support planned
Price
$7.99 USD
Genre
Action roguelite / horde survival
Players
Single-player
Languages
English
Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/5127070
Contact
[email protected]

Description

Your lighthouse is your weapon.

Waves of creatures emerge from the darkness and attack from every direction. Aim your beam to burn them down, protect yourself from incoming attacks, and collect the salvage they leave behind. After each wave, return to the shop to buy weapons and upgrades before heading back into the night.

Build weapons that break the rules. Combine weapons to make them stronger, or sacrifice one weapon to force its traits onto another. Some weapons can steal tags from sacrificed weapons, opening up combinations they couldn't normally use. Certain traits can trigger other weapons, letting you build chains and loops that grow increasingly powerful.

Choose your lighthouse. Unlock different lighthouses with their own rules, strengths, and weaknesses. Build around different weapons, experiment with strange combinations, and find a setup that can survive the deepest waves.

Something is answering the light. Between waves, strange discoveries give you choices. Follow a story path far enough and your run begins to change. The sea, enemies, environment, and final boss can all transform as you uncover what lies beneath the surface.

Features

  • One-input combat against hundreds of monsters attacking from every direction
  • 80+ weapons across six schools
  • Weapon crafting and sacrifice system for creating powerful combinations
  • Burn, Freeze, Shock, and Plague status effects
  • 10+ unlockable lighthouses with unique playstyles
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Multiple story paths that transform the world and its final boss
  • Built for Steam Deck and controllers

About Boosted Bytes

Boosted Bytes is a one-person studio based in Northern California. Its first game, Slime Slayer, released on Steam in 2025.

Keys, interviews and questions: [email protected]

Trailer

Announcement trailer

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Screenshots

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Key art and logos

The art is pixel art. Please scale it with nearest-neighbour (no smoothing), or use the 4× files.

Key art: the armed lighthouse on its rock, a horde below
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Illustration: an eldritch shape looms over the lighthouse
Illustration · 4×
Dread of the Deep logo
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Boosted Bytes logo
Studio logo · 2895×2000 PNG