Vanishing Starlight
Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.
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Backstory
Boundless barrens veil like a celestial prison. In the darkness forged by the unyielding law, planets adrift like faint candle flames, spinning, guttering.
A death-sentenced prisoner who lost his memory escapes from the realm of prison: Gibetuary. On the journey, travel through the eerie realms like Ignysium and Tidesong, witness the peoples struggling for survival while reuniting the long-lost allies and reclaim everything they have torn away.
Behind the veil of these realms, traces of the Gods loom near. Seemingly, they are capable of spurring the evolution of a people like miracles. Yet with absolute indifference, they may wipe out a realm’s value.
Who are they?
Nurturers? Overseers? Or executioners?
Are they gods who answer prayers, or the nemesis of all who strive for their people’s survival?
When a condemned soul stands at the threshold of a darkened future, facing those deities who temper fates—can he still voice his questions?
Who am I?
How come my crime?
Why was I born… and why must I die?
Brand-new Experience
Thrilling non-stop combo
Unlock weapons, learn skills, customize your own fight style with various chips
Sci-fi style Chinese mythologies
Traditional Chinese mythological characters in a sci-fi world
Explore with Xingtian and Nubris. Fight against Kuafu and Ilona
Explore various landscape
Travel to different realms, witness exotic views and cultures, unravel the mysteries hidden deep.
Repair armors, update AI. Explore more areas with new abilities or open up short-cut
Who you are & Where you go
Play as the condemned prisoner, retrieve your memory
Reforge the long-lost connection with your friends
Together embark on the journey of rebelling the Gods.
