Light is the only weapon
Lampwright is a co-op roguelite about making light and deciding where it goes. Here’s how a night works.
Build lanterns from salvage
Every pane of glass you find changes what a lantern does. Blue glass reveals hidden doors, cracked glass burns hotter but runs out fast, and stained glass can stun what it shines on. Mix them and see what happens.
Win the city back, street by street
Each run is one long night across a city that changes every time. Light streetlamps to make safe paths, then decide which districts to save and which to leave dark.
Keep the dark at bay until dawn
The night learns which streets you light, and it comes for the ones you forget. Oil is always running low, so every lantern is a choice.
Play solo or with up to 4 friends
Drop-in online co-op or shared-screen on one couch. Pass oil, chain lanterns into a wall of light, and argue about which way to go. Solo runs scale so they’re fair.
Five kinds of glass, a lot of lanterns
These are the first five. Combine two panes in one lantern and you get both, plus a side effect.
| Glass | What it does | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | Steady light, long burn | Your first lantern. Reliable and boring, in a good way. |
| Cobalt | Reveals hidden doors and notes | Dimmer, but it shows things the city would rather keep hidden. |
| Cracked | Hot and bright, burns out fast | Scares off anything nearby. Bring spare oil. |
| Stained | Stuns what it shines on | Slow to build. Worth it on the last night. |
| Mirror | Bounces light around corners | For co-op players who like to show off. |
Varrow changes every night
Districts, streets and what’s waiting in them are rebuilt each run. Some things stay: the lamps you’ve learned, the friends who live in the market, and the notes from the lampwright who went missing.
Questions
When is it coming out?
2027 on PC. A closed playtest runs this winter. Sign up on the Community page to get a key.
Will it be on consoles?
That’s the plan, after the PC release. We’ll announce platforms when they’re confirmed, not before.
Can I play the whole game solo?
Yes. Solo runs scale the night to one lampwright, and every unlock is available solo.
Is it scary?
It’s tense more than scary. No gore and no jump scares. The dark is something you outwit, not something that ambushes you.
How much will it cost?
We’ll share the price with the release date.
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