February 24th, 2025
Solo developer ELSIF is excited to announce that their newest game, Wirelight, a tiny turn-based tactical soulslike, will release Q3 2025 on Steam and Itch.io.
Watch the announcement gameplay trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK8XIgJvoX4
In Wirelight, familiar elements from the soulslike genre, like stamina, positional management and a posture-like "buffer" system, are combined with a top-down turn-based tactical approach. The player can take their time to determine their strategy, with an informative interface to preview the consequences of the next turn. Make the most of your limited resources, and make each move count!
All enemies have a protective, regenerating "buffer" that must be broken to defeat them fully. You can attack directly, or make use of the environment: knock enemies into walls, into each other, or get in their way directly, stunning them and dealing heavy "buffer" damage.
The world of Wirelight is a dense web of narrow streets and expansive train stations, research institutions and hidden pathways, all mysteriously abandoned. Rendered in chunky, vibrant pixel art, your path branches and reconnects through shortcuts and secret exits. Untangle the history of this tiny metropolis, and uncover the forces that are at play around you.
Customize every aspect of your approach. Choose your weapon - fast and aggressive, or deliberate and high commitment, or somewhere in between? Equip multiple "toolsets" that allow you to rewind time, deactivate enemies at a moment's notice, knock an enemy across the room, and more.
You can find more information about the game, or wishlist it:
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3512420/Wirelight/ Itch.io https://e1sif.itch.io/wirelight
ELSIF is a solo developer who likes making interesting genre combinations. Their previous work includes Arachnowopunk, a single-button infinite runner metroidvania, and Salvagette, a turn-based bullet-hell shooter. Wirelight will be their first game to release on Steam. You can follow them for more information:
Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/e1sif.itch.io
Mastodon https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@elsif