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Fight through shifting VR battlefields with hands-on firearms and light magic, banking souls to unlock classes and upgrades.
Released 22 Feb 2023
Physically Reload Weapons
Channel Light Magic
Pray Over Fallen
An award-winning roguelike VR shooter with realistic gunplay & immersive light magic. Ascend the ranks of The Light Brigade to unlock new weapons, upgrades, classes, and abilities as you fight to restore light to the darkness.
Developed by Funktronic Labs · Published by Funktronic Labs, Creature Label









You fight as a member of the Light Brigade, humanity’s defense against forces spreading darkness. Runs send you into hostile battlegrounds to defeat enemies and free fallen souls.
Combat centers on physically aiming, firing, and reloading firearms while using cover and careful positioning. Light magic adds combat abilities, and you can search cleared areas for weapons, attachments, and other loot before facing bosses.
Battlegrounds are procedurally generated, and tarot cards and equipment offer run-specific bonuses. Progress between runs by cleansing and banking souls to earn upgrades and unlock classes with different weapons and play styles; death can cost you progress if you cannot recover your fallen soul.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its tactile firearm handling and manual reloads, atmospheric style, and class-based progression as reasons to return for more runs. Some also like its deliberate, challenging combat. Critical reviews frequently cite poor visibility in foggy or dark areas, enemies that seem to track shots through cover, and limited variety or depth in repeated runs; opinions on the handling and difficulty vary.
Enlist in the ranks of The Light Brigade, humanity’s last line of defense, and journey through procedurally-generated battlegrounds as many times as it takes to free the souls of the fallen trapped within.


Realistic gunplay inspired by historical World War weaponry creates tense battles against increasingly difficult enemy soldiers, creatures, and bosses. In VR, aiming, shooting, and reloading bolt-action rifles, machine guns and pistols feels highly immersive and tactile.

Powerful light magic pairs beautifully with gunplay. From infusing your rifle's bullets with light magic to raining fireballs on enemy hordes, magic spells complement your rifle by adding more combat tools to your arsenal.


Start your run with a standard-issue rifle and loot for powerful attachments like explosive charms, poison gun barrels, tactical scopes, silencers, and more. If you fall to enemy fire, survive long enough to retrieve your fallen soul or lose your run progress to permadeath.

Cleanse the souls of the fallen to climb the ranks of The Light Brigade and spend rank points to upgrade your weapon, passive abilities, and spells. Unlock new player classes and gain access to new weapons, loadouts and play styles, adding even more variety to your runs.

Loot treasure chests and enemies during your run to collect an array of magical tarot cards, each with unique powers, buff/debuffs and passive abilities. Acquire stronger versions of these cards to create devastating stacking effects.


Infinitely procedurally-generated battlegrounds make each run completely unique, forcing you to traverse carefully through ever-changing hostile environments. Enemy soldiers lurk around every corner, so position and strategy is crucial for survival.

What led to the world's downfall? What do the Obsidian Forces want? Uncover these mysteries and bring the world back from the brink of total darkness before it's too late.

With this final "Definitive Edition" update, we want to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has played and supported The Light Brigade.
Since the game’s initial release in Feb 2023, we’ve spent the next three and a half years supporting and expanding the experience through 5 Major Content Updates and countless minor updates. Your feedback helped us add new worlds, weapons, abilities, classes, enemies, and much more!
It has been an honor building this game alongside such an incredible community. Thank you for joining us on this journey and for helping make The Light Brigade what it is today. If you’d like to stay connected with us and the community, please join our Discord.

| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 24 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| Website | Official website |
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