Dark Light is a Souls-like, action-platformer set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk world. As a Dark Hunter, you must venture through dark, supernatural realms to seal the Dark Void and rescue humanity.
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Use this roadmap to understand the main path through Dark Light. Review the difficulty, estimated time, platform coverage, walkthrough notes, and trophy-specific tips before starting your next clean-up run.
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Dark Light: A Hunter's Roadmap - The First Steps (The Under City)
Dark Light is a non-linear Souls-like Metroidvania. This guide is intended to provide direction without spoiling every secret, allowing for your own exploration and discovery. As you begin your dark, cyberpunk-themed adventure toward the Platinum Platinum Trophy, it's recommended to familiarize yourself with the game's mechanics and the variety of weapons and gear available. - Survive and Learn:Your initial goal is to learn the core mechanics. Focus on mastering the dodge roll, blocking, and the unique light mechanic.- Collect Shards:Shards are the game's currency and a crucial resource. Every time you defeat an enemy, collect the shards they drop. If you die, you will lose all the shards you have on you. Always deposit them at a safe point (usually a teleport portal or a hub area) to avoid losing progress.- Find the First Boss:Progress through the opening area, defeating smaller enemies and collecting loot. Your first major encounter will be with the boss known as The Butcher. Defeating him is essential to open up the rest of the world.The game offers a wide array of weapons, gadgets, and throwable items, all of which are random drops from defeated enemies. Experiment to find what best suits your playstyle, and once you have a preferred loadout, focus on upgrading it. When playing, open your map; each boss, optional boss, key, and side quest is automatically tracked and marked. Again, when you get to the Forward Cargo Bay Base, ignore the elevator that takes you to the clans.All core boss trophies will unlock throughout normal play.
Exploration and Faction Choice
For this stage, it's recommended to focus on exploration and choosing a faction:- Unlock New Areas:After defeating The Butcher, you'll gain access to new biomes like the Great Swamp and the Cargo Bay Forward Base. These areas are vast and filled with new enemies and secrets.- Join a Faction:This is a critical decision that will affect your abilities, quests, and ending. Once you find the two factions: the Blood Wolves (Samurais) and the Diamond Knights (Templars) at the top of a large elevator, you must choose one.- Blood Wolves:Focus on melee combat, speed, and aggression.- Diamond Knights:Lean towards ranged and technical abilities.Note: You can choose to remain neutral for a specific ending, but you will miss out on the unique skills and gear provided by the factions.(If you remain neutral, once you make it to the final boss, AZEL, stop, quit out of the game, and upload your save using PSN's cloud save function. This is to ensure you can get all of the endings without having to do multiple playthroughs.)
The Main Quest & Bosses
The game's progression is semi-linear, with multiple paths. The general flow after joining a faction is to complete their specific quests, which will lead you to new areas and boss fights.A likely boss order you will encounter (with many optional bosses in between) is:- Corrupted Celestial Sentinel:A tough boss in the sewers.- Nuxi the Witch of the Dead:Found in the City of Flesh.- The Dragon:A formidable dragon you can find in the Celestial Burial Grounds.- Kage:A high-level boss that tests your skills.- The Faction Bosses:Depending on your faction choice, you will eventually be tasked with defeating the leader of the opposing faction. These include Onyx (Diamond Knights) and Amoux (Blood Wolves).
The Endgame & Replayability
Keep the following things in mind for the endgame:- Final Preparations:Before the final fight, ensure your skills are maxed out, your cyberware is optimized, and you have enough shards.- The Last Boss:After defeating the final faction boss, a portal will open, leading to the final encounter.- Endings:Dark Light features multiple endings based on your faction choice and your decisions during key boss fights (e.g., if you kill or spare the opposing faction's leader). There are at least 8 known endings, encouraging multiple playthroughs.- New Game+:After completing the game, you can start a New Game+ to try a different faction, get a new ending, or just challenge yourself with increased difficulty.- Money Grind:You will earn a lot of money throughout normal play, but nothing close to 1 Million. Don't stress, though, as it doesn't take that long. Thankfully, there is a quick way to collect 1 Million currency. Please visit MILLIONAIRE for more details and the location.
Ending Roadmap
This stage is about cleaning up the different endings. See below for the suggested steps:1. Play normally, ignore the clans, and reach the final portal; it will be in the top right of your map.2. Upload the save to the cloud "Core Save"3. Defeat the boss and see Ending VI4. Reload the save from the cloud "Core Save"5. Eliminate both the clan bosses and the final boss to see Ending VII6. Reload save from the cloud "Core Save"7. Spare the lives of the clan bosses and defeat the final boss to see Ending VIII8. Reload the save from the cloud "Core Save"9. Ally with the Knights but DO NOT do any of the faction missions & defeat the final boss to see the ending V 10. Reload the save from the cloud "Core Save"11. Ally with the Knights but DO all of the faction missions and defeat the final boss to see Ending IV12. Reload the save from the cloud "Core Save"13. Betray any clan to see Ending III14. Reload the save from the cloud "Core Save"15. Ally with the Wolves but DO NOT do any of the faction missions and defeat the final boss to see Ending II16. Reload the save from the cloud "Core Save"17. Ally with the Wolves but DO all of the faction missions and defeat the final boss to see Ending IIf you do not reload your save, you will now have the Wolves drone and any peaks in that tree. If you don't like that outcome, you can always reload your normal save and redo whatever ending you want that has the benefits you want.
Tips & Strategies
Key Systems to Master- Shards:Your primary currency. Deposit them frequently to avoid losing them upon death.- Cyberware:Your main source of buffs and unique passive abilities. Use them to customize your build.- Skill Tree:This is where you spend shards to unlock new skills and attributes.- Factions:Your chosen faction determines a significant portion of your available skills and the path you will follow. Choose wisely!What to KnowThe most important thing to know is the endings; there are eight of them, but obtaining them isn't as difficult as it seems, and the pendant.To get all eight, you must reach the final boss, AZEL, without joining either of the two clan factions. Once you get to this point, save your game and upload it to the PSN cloud. You will use this single save file to unlock all the different endings. When doing that, it will also net you specific boss kills and the faction-based trophies. When you get to the Cargo Bay forward base, ignore the elevator that takes you to the clans.You will also want to have your health and stamina maxed out at this point, but the guide will get to that later.Here is a quick map of key locations:
Anything missable is only that way if you don't back up your save or pick the right answer for the pendant, you have to do another playthrough, but all bosses are farmable for gear, loot, and weaponsGeneral Quick Tips- Upgrading weapons:Pick fire or lightning- Boss fights: If you are struggling, use the throwable turrets. You can only have one out at a time, but can keep throwing them to stagger bosses.- Dark Hunter Upgrades:Health, Damage, then StaminaWhen Stamina is maxed, you can spam roll to completely avoid damage.- Once you make it to B40 Megastructure I for the first time, farm money and get an upgrade to make the last half of the game easier. See the trophy **MILLIONAIRE** for more details.
Trophy Tips
Detailed notes for each trophy covered in this guide.
GOT SOME HEALTH?
UPGRADED HEALTH FOR THE FIRST TIMEPlease see TOP OF THE CLASS for more information.
GOT SOME ENERGY?
UPGRADED ENERGY FOR THE FIRST TIMEPlease see SUPERCELL for more information.
GEM KEEPER
FIRST GEM UPGRADE ON A WEAPONSimilar to upgrading your health and energy, this process requires you to find the gemsmith vendor.Here's how to upgrade a weapon with gems:1. Find the Vendor:Locate the gemsmith in the Cargo Bay Forward Base. She is a key NPC for all your upgrade needs.2. Acquire a Weapon:Make sure you have a weapon in your inventory that is eligible for a gem upgrade.3. Perform the Upgrade:Talk to the gemsmith and navigate to the weapon upgrade menu. Use your collected gems to perform the upgrade. The trophy will pop as soon as you complete the process.
TOP OF THE CLASS
Grindy
RNG
MAXIMUM HEALTH PURCHASEDThroughout your journey, you will collect a variety of items, including gems and other resources, from defeating enemies and exploring the environment. These resources can be used to purchase upgrades.Here's how to upgrade your health:1. Find the Gem Lady:There is a specific NPC in the game referred to as the "Gem Lady" or a gem smith. She is a vendor who allows you to trade in the resources you have found for upgrades. She can be found in the Cargo Bay Forward Base and potentially in other locations as you progress.2. Purchase Health Upgrades:Once you find the gem lady, you can use your collected gems to purchase health upgrades. These upgrades are usually a permanent increase to your maximum vitality.3. Maximum Health:Keep purchasing these upgrades until you have reached the highest possible level of health.
Items you are looking for.
SUPERCELL
Grindy
RNG
Just like with health, you will need to find the "Gem Lady" or gemsmith vendor. This NPC is located in the Cargo Bay Forward Base and allows you to use your collected gems and resources to purchase upgrades.Here's how to upgrade your energy:- Find the Vendor:Locate the gemsmith in the Cargo Bay Forward Base.- Purchase Energy Upgrades:Use your gems to purchase upgrades for your maximum energy. These upgrades are permanent and will increase the size of your energy bar.- Maximum Energy:Continue purchasing energy upgrades until you have reached the highest possible level.See TOP OF THE CLASS for details on upgrading health.
A DOZEN OF LOCKERS
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LEAVE THAT ALONE NOW!
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SO MANY LOCKERS
Grindy
Where to find lockers:Lockers can be found in the Under City, a place you naturally go to at the beginning of the game. A few are at this location, marked on the map below. You can open the same locker 100 times, and it will unlock the "SO MANY LOCKERS OPENED" trophy. Opening lockers will give you shards and ammo.
MONEY MAKER
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MILLIONAIRE
Grindy
ACQUIRE 1 MILLION CURRENCYWhen it comes to grinding currency, you've got a choice between taking it easy or going for a challenge.Grinding for currency:Normal Difficulty: The first option is to play it safe. You can simply go to the grinding location and rack up kills, deposit, then rest to get them to respawn. It's a much easier route, and the enemies won't be as tough. The downside? It'll take you longer (Partly skill dependent), about twice as long to reach your goal (5-10 hours).Nightmare Difficulty: Your second choice is to take on the challenge. Go back to the cargo bay and talk to the person in white and switch the difficulty to Nightmare. Fight your way through the game again until you get to B40 Megastructure (the grinding location). This path is harder, and the enemies will hit a lot harder, but you'll be rewarded with much faster progress (around 5 hours). This is only an option after beating the game.You can freely jump between nightmare and normal at any portal if you find it too difficult.
This is the location to go to for the fastest kills. Once there, kill the two big enemies and the little skeleton men. Once everyone is dead, go back to the portal deposit, then rest to reset the enemy. Do this until the trophy unlocks.
Notes:When farming make sure you bank often. There is a chance you can get pushed in the floor with no way out.This trophy only counts what you spent on levels and what you have on you. You DO NOT to have 1 million on your person at the same time. Spending currency on health, stamina and weapon upgrades doesn't count.
THEY CALLED IT PUPPY LOVE...
Missable
Story
Luna's Pendant is a specific quest item that you obtain by completing a quest related to a character named Alaska.The Questline- Locate Alaska:As you explore the game world, you will find a character named Alaska who is trapped. He entrusts you with a blood totem, which is the key to an ancient ritual.- Perform the Ritual:You will need to take the blood totem to a giant skull to begin a survival challenge. You must survive waves of enemies.- Free Alaska:Once you triumph over the enemies and complete the ritual, you will free Alaska.Acquire the Pendant: As a reward for freeing him, you will receive Luna's Pendant.The Pendant's Purpose:Luna's Pendant is not just a quest item; it's a key that unlocks hidden chambers within the Celestial Tower map. This pendant is crucial for accessing certain areas and continuing your journey. After you get the pendant, you'll be able to unlock a secret room in the Celestial Tower that offers a choice between two orbs.This trophy is missable if you chose the stone over the pendant.
ROMEO MUST DIE
Missable
Story
The Love Letter will be on the Knights' side of the map. Progress until you see some pillars and a headless statue; the letter is in an invisible spot. Reference the image below, and hit R1. The letter will pop out of the sky for you to collect.(This is listed as a side quest within the game.)
LOCK N LOAD
Story
This trophy is tied to unlocking the Missile Drone. The Missile Drone is acquired by defeating the boss named Worm, which is located in the B40 megastructure area of the game. Once you defeat the Worm boss, you will be able to get the Missile Drone.
CRIMSON 5600B
Missable
Each drone will be unlocked once you ally yourself with the Wolves faction when going for the multiple endings.This trophy is earned for unlocking the Blood Drone. This is missable if you don't pick the correct faction and use a skill point.
LEVIN 3900X
Missable
Each drone will be unlocked once you ally yourself with the Knight faction when going for the multiple endings.This trophy is earned for unlocking the Lightning Drone. This is missable if you don't pick the correct faction and use a skill point.
ONE BUTCHER 10 SHOTS
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THE BUTCHER IS DEAD
Story
Bosses will be highlighted with a red/purple skull on the in game map when you get close. This trophy is unlocked for killing The Butcher (a main boss, marked in red on the map) for the first time. However, you need to jump and shoot at the same time to hit The Butcher in the head 10x for ONE BUTCHER 10 SHOTS. If you somehow mess up, just reload the area with a rest at any portal.
LEVIN
Story
Elite bosses will be highlighted with a yellow skull. You will encounter this type of enemy on your way to the Forward Cargo Bay, and once you have defeated one for the first time, you'll unlock this trophy.
RESURRECTION STONE
Story
Bosses will be highlighted with a red/purple skull on the in-game map when you get close. Chamiaholom, whom you must defeat for this trophy, is a tall skeleton boss that does physical damage. You can roll through it to avoid its attacks completely."Optional boss" only means the boss is not standing directly in your path to the next area. They will still need to be defeated, and they will also still be marked on your map, making them unmissable.
XENOMORPH
Story
Bosses will be highlighted with a red/purple skull on the in-game map when you get close. Red 13, whom you need to defeat for this trophy, looks like a red dog and does physical damage."Optional boss" only means the boss is not standing directly in your path to the next area. They will still need to be defeated, and they will also still be marked on your map, making them unmissable.
WITCH HUNT
Story
Bosses will be highlighted with a red/purple skull on the in-game map when you get close. Nuxi, whom you need to defeat for this trophy, is at the bottom of this area on the far left. It's a flying boss that does poison damage.
DRAGONITE
Bosses will be highlighted with a red/purple skull on the in-game map when you get close. Dragon, or Kukulkan the Serpent God, is a flying dragon boss that can not be missed, even if you wanted to. When you reach this area, you will be coming out of a portal, and he will be in the boss portal to your right. He inflicts acid/fire damage. After beating him, you will go back through that same portal and continue traveling to your left.
THE LAST SAMURAI
Bosses will be highlighted with a red/purple skull on the in-game map when you get close. Kage, whom you must defeat for this trophy, is almost directly in your path, heading out of this area. It's a swordsman that does physical damage."Optional boss" only means the boss is not standing directly in your path to the next area. They will still need to be defeated, and they will also still be marked on your map, making them unmissable.
CLOVERFIELD
Bosses will be highlighted with a red/purple skull on the in-game map when you get close. When you enter this area of the map, just go down. This boss, Clover, is on the very bottom floor on the far right side of the map."Optional boss" only means the boss is not standing directly in your path to the next area. They will still need to be defeated, and they will also still be marked on your map, making them unmissable.
SANDWORM
Bosses will be highlighted with a red/purple skull on the in-game map when you get close. This boss is a big worm that does poison/acid damage."Optional boss" only means the boss is not standing directly in your path to the next area. They will still need to be defeated, and they will also still be marked on your map, making them unmissable.
HANZO
This trophy will be obtained when going for ENDING VII. Apache is the Wolves' second-to-last boss.This is missable if you don't defeat this faction boss. Refer to Stage 5 for an endings roadmap.
HEAD OFF
This trophy will be obtained when going for ENDING VII. This is the Knight's second-to-last boss.This is missable if you don't defeat this faction boss. Refer to Stage 5 for an endings roadmap.
KING SLAYER
This trophy will be obtained when going for ENDING VII. Onyx is one of the Knight bosses.This is missable if you don't defeat this faction boss. Refer to Stage 5 for an endings roadmap.
MUSASHI
This trophy will be obtained when going for ENDING VII. This is the Wolves faction's final boss.This is missable if you don't defeat this faction boss. Refer to Stage 5 for an endings roadmap.
D WOLFWOOD
This will be the final boss in the game. AZEL has 2 phases; a tip is to use the throwable turrets to keep him stunned. This boss does physical/fire damage.
ANGEL
Missable
Please visit Ending VIII for more information.This trophy is missable if you don't spare this faction boss.
DEVA
Missable
Please visit Ending VIII for more information.This trophy is missable if you don't spare this faction boss.
THE FIRST BLOOD
Ally with the Wolves, open your skill tree, and buy any skill to unlock this trophy.You will earn skill points naturally by defeating bosses/enemies. Each faction tree is focused on a different drone and playstyle. You can play with it to see what best suits you. The Wolves use blood-based skills.This is missable if you don't align with this faction and spend a skill point.
THUNDERBOLT
Missable
Ally with the Knights, open your skill tree and buy any skill to unlock this trophy.You will earn skill points naturally by defeating bosses/enemies. Each faction tree is focused on a different drone and playstyle. You can play with it to see what best suits you. The Knights are a lightning-based faction.This is missable if you don't align with this faction and spend a skill point.
ALPHA
Missable
This trophy will be obtained when going for ENDING I. You just have to kill all the bosses in the Knights faction (Onyx and Quillan). Blood Wolves Faction Quests and Progression:Once you have joined the Blood Wolves, you will be able to undertake quests from them to progress through the game and earn rewards. Their questline focuses on strength and domination, often tasking you with defeating key enemies.Here's what comes with this faction:- Quest-specific bosses:As you progress, you will be tasked with defeating specific enemies from the opposing Knights faction, such as Knight Captain Qulian. You will need to defeat [color=#ff3d3d]Clover and save Alaska[/color].- Skill Drones:Completing quests for the Blood Wolves will grant you access to new drones and skills exclusive to their faction. The Blood Wolves' skills are focused on blood damage and fast-paced, aggressive combat. For example, the Crimson 5600B drone unlocks blood-based skills.- Exclusive gear:You can also earn unique cyberwares and weapons by progressing through the Blood Wolves faction, such as the Fire of Vanguard sword.This is missable if you don't align with this faction and defeat all opposing faction bosses.
KNIGHT
Missable
This trophy is obtained when going for ENDING IV. You just have to kill all the bosses in the Wolves faction (APACHE, AMOUX). The mission list will look just like ALPHA.Knights Faction Quests and Progression:Once you join the Knights, you will be able to undertake quests from them, which will help you progress through the game and earn rewards. The Knights' questline focuses on defeating enemies and retrieving items that are important to their order.Here's what comes with this faction:- Quest-specific bosses: As you progress, you will be tasked with defeating specific enemies from the opposing Blood Wolves faction, such as Captain Amoux.- Skill Drones: Completing quests for the Knights will grant you access to new drones and skills exclusive to their faction. The Knights' skills are focused on lightning damage, and these drones are essential for permanently unlocking abilities in your skill tree. For example, the Levin 3900X drone unlocks lightning-based skills.- Exclusive gear: You can also earn unique cyberwares and weapons by progressing through the Knights faction, such as the powerful Diamond Order Great Sword.This is missable if you don't align with this faction and defeat all opposing faction bosses.
ENDING I
Missable
"The Assassin Wolf" (Ending I): To achieve this ending, you must ally with the Wolves and complete all of their faction missions. In the Forward Cargo Bay, take the elevator up, and the Wolves faction is on the left. You must align with the Wolves and go defeat the two Knights bosses (Onyx, and Quillan). Once finished, continue to the final boss, Azel.Note:This is missable if you don't kill everyone in the Knights faction or you align with them. After obtaining, be sure to resort back to your "Core Save" via the PSN cloud save feature so you don't miss out on the other endings.
ENDING II
Missable
"The Lone Wolf" (Ending II): To achieve this ending, you must ally with the Wolves but not complete any of their faction missions. In the Forward Cargo Bay, take the elevator up, and the Wolves faction is on the left. Talk to their boss to align with them. You must not defeat any bosses from the opposing Knights faction, such as Onyx or Quillan. So ignore all of that and continue to the final boss, Azel.Note:This ending is missable if you kill anyone in the Knight faction or align with them. After obtaining, be sure to resort back to your "Core Save" via the PSN cloud save feature so you don't miss out on the other endings.
ENDING III
Missable
"The Trojan Warrior" (Ending III):To achieve this ending, you must ally with any clan faction and then betray them by attacking their leader. Afterward, portal to the final boss and defeat him. In the Forward Cargo Bay, take the elevator up. The Knights faction is on the right and the Wolves faction is on the left. You must align with either by talking to the boss (Onyx for the Knights and Amoux for the Wolves) and then attack everyone in that faction and defeat that faction's bosses. Once finished, continue to the final boss, Azel.Note:This ending is missable if you don't align with a faction and kill that same faction's bosses. After obtaining, be sure to resort back to your "Core Save" via the PSN cloud save feature so you don't miss out on the other endings.
ENDING IV
Missable
"The Templar Knights of the Light" (Ending IV): To achieve this ending, you must align with the Knights and complete all of their faction missions. In the Forward Cargo Bay, take the elevator up, and the Knights faction is on the right. Talk to their boss to align with them. You must then defeat all of the opposing Wolves faction bosses, including Amoux and Apache. Once finished, continue to the final boss, Azel.Note:This ending is missable if you do not align with this faction and defeat all opposing faction bosses. After obtaining, be sure to resort back to your "Core Save" via the PSN cloud save feature so you don't miss out on the other endings.
ENDING V
Missable
"The Fallen Knight" (Ending V):To achieve this ending, you must align with the Knights but not complete any of their faction missions. In the Forward Cargo Bay, take the elevator up, and the Knights faction is on the right. Talk to their boss to align with them. You can not defeat any bossesfrom the opposing Wolves faction, such as Amoux or Apache. Ignore all of that and continue to the final boss, Azel.Note:This ending is missable if you kill anyone in the Wolves faction or align with them. After obtaining, be sure to resort back to your "Core Save" via the PSN cloud save feature so you don't miss out on the other endings.
ENDING VI
Missable
"The Han Solo" (Ending VI): This ending many to be the most difficult. To achieve it, you must bypass both factions entirely. In the Forward Cargo Bay, do not take the elevator up and align with or kill either the Wolves or Knights factions or their bosses. Ignore all of them and proceed to the final boss. You will be fighting the final boss completely alone so bring some throwable drones.Note:This ending is missable if you kill anyone in a faction or align with them. After obtaining, be sure to resort back to your "Core Save" via the PSN cloud save feature so you don't miss out on the other endings.
ENDING VII
Missable
"The Executioner" (Ending VII): To achieve this ending, you must end the lives of both Onyx and Amoux. Take the portal to the Forward Cargo Bay, then take the elevator up. The Wolves faction will be on the left and the Knights on the right. To get the "The Executioner" ending, you must attack and defeat everyone in both factions until you reach each faction's final boss, Onyx and Amoux. Once their health is low, they will talk to you and give you the option to kill or spare them. You must kill them both. Afterward, portal back to the end area and defeat the final boss.Note:that this ending is missable if you don't choose to kill them. After obtaining, be sure to resort back to your "Core Save" via the PSN cloud save feature so you don't miss out on the other endings.
ENDING VIII
Missable
"The Saint" (Ending VIII): To achieve this ending, you must spare both Onyx and Amoux. Take the portal to the Forward Cargo Bay and take the elevator up. The Wolves faction is on the left and the Knights are on the right. You must attack both factions and defeat everyone until you reach each faction's final boss. Once their health is low, they will talk to you and give you the option to kill or spare them. You must choose to spare both of their lives. After doing so, portal back to the end area and defeat the final boss.Note:that this ending is missable if you don't choose to spare them. After obtaining, be sure to resort back to your "Core Save" via the PSN cloud save feature so you don't miss out on the other endings.