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Light Ahead.

A moody, low-res world of torch-lit dungeons. You carry no weapon worth the name. Light every torch, slip past what is hunting you, and the ladder out finally opens. Out now on iOS.

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Light Ahead: Dungeon Run

Retro pixel-art dungeon crawler

A premium, top-down dungeon crawler in a retro pixel-art style. Tap to move through 40 handmade levels: light every torch to unlock the ladder out, study the monsters’ patrol patterns and lure them into traps, and clear the four bosses that guard the way out. Bite-sized runs, no ads.

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Light Ahead gameplay: the hero explores a brick dungeon lit by a single torch, with a skeleton patrolling above and two torches left to light Light Ahead gameplay: jets of fire block a narrow corridor the hero has to time a run through Light Ahead boss fight against Skeletonus, a giant skeleton, with the boss health bar across the bottom Light Ahead gameplay: a cold blue crypt where two glowing ghosts drift through the corridors Light Ahead boss fight against Vlad the Undying, a red-eyed vampire firing arrows across a crimson chamber Light Ahead final boss: Groll, a huge green troll filling the sealed arena on level 40

About the game

How do you finish a level in Light Ahead?

Light every torch on the level and clear any boss. The ladder out stays locked until the last torch is lit and no boss is alive.

How many levels does Light Ahead have?

40 hand-authored levels. They are designed by hand rather than generated, so every run through a level is the same puzzle.

Are there bosses in Light Ahead?

Four, each with its own arena and music: Skeletonus, Phantomus, Vlad the Undying, and Groll, who seals the arena on level 40. While a boss is alive the exit ladder stays locked.

Does Light Ahead have ads or in-app purchases?

Neither. It is a premium game: pay once and the whole thing is yours, with no ads and no in-app purchases.

What devices does Light Ahead need?

iPhone or iPad running iOS 18.6 or later. It is in English and rated 9+.

Music by xDeviruchi (Marllon Silva), from the Minifantasy series by Leohpaz.

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