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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.

The Light Brigade is a vr, action and shooter game developed by Funktronic Labs and published by Funktronic Labs and Creature Label.
Released on February 22nd 2023 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,087 reviews of which 973 were positive and 114 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1 or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • VR Support: Oculus PC or OpenXR

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May 2025
I have not completed a run at this point, but this is a good game worth the time to get into it. You must move slow and stay behind cover and crouch! Standing up in the open will end your game fast, which could get you wound up if you did not know. The guns that I have used so far are very different, and so they require different strategies to use, which adds to the depth. The shooting is solid with good feedback when you hit enemies and when your weapon is empty. The graphics are really simple, but serve the purpose well enough. To be critical, here are some of the issues I have had - The levels are just about boring. You have too many of them where right as you go into the level there is a bottleneck where all the enemies just pour in. I have found the high ground to be far too much liability as it exposes you too much. Possibly this is different with the other classes I have not unlocked. Also, I have had a few run ending bugs with unkillable enemies and enemies stuck in walls that could still shoot me. Other than those issues, this is a fun game. Edit: After a few more hours and understanding how to actually upgrade things like health and card rarity, I thought I would finally be able to beat the final boss. I was wrong. Like a few rouge like games, the final boss is a supreme run ender and not what I would consider "fair", at least on the entry level difficulty. After over 15 attempts, I have had enough. Still a good game, but getting a full run done on easy isn't anywhere near easy.
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March 2025
This is one of the *great* VR games. It has the depth and breadth of a flat-screen stealth shooter but custom built for VR. Whilst it might be less of a masterpiece, I think of it along with Lone Echo and Asgard's Wrath as a standout, huge longevity fully developed game, rather than a tech demo or short experience. HIGHLIGHTS The WWII era gun-play feels extremely satisfying in VR, aiming, reloading, dropping the ammo during combat, reloading in a panic, shooting, controlling barrel climb, poking around a corner to snap off a few shots, all of it. Similarly, whilst they are simple, working around the enemy fire patterns is a joy. Against a single rifleman, one just wait for a two-shot sequence and then you have a short window. Against a SMG wielder, similar, but with an extended burst. In this game you really *learn* the weapons, yours and the enemy. The environment is consistently dark, sinister, malevolent. Whilst the limited view range frustrates some it contributes to an oppressive claustrophobia that traps you in the same slow cooker as your foes. I find it encourages me to adopt the cautious, creep and peek, prepare and ambush approach that works so well. When you do or receive something *good*, like a boon or blessing, the visual and audio effects really contrast, providing a uplifting beat. Class variety is also good, mostly. Whilst only varying in their loadout, the weapons all feel different enough that learning to play a new class is a challenge. Things that work for A do not work for B. This is paired with a lot of meta-progression. This progression is *slow*, but that aligns well with the general longevity of the game. Game is still being developed, with fixes and new content arriving periodically. LOWLIGHTS? There are or were reports of enemies being able to shoot you through obstacles. This does not happen as of the current patch (March 2025). There are some rare magic using enemies that can fire a sort of homing magic missile and these *can* curve around obstacles to hit you if you are exposed. They do not directly pass through however. The pace is slow - most of the time. When you hold a weapon with one hand, you are considerably slower. When you hold a weapon in two hands you move at a crawl. It is perhaps unfair to call this a lowlight, it is more a caveat. Run & Gun is almost never viable here, unless you make it teleport and gun, in which case it is very risky but doable. Your hardware may influence your play experience. All of mine is on a Quest 2 using a PrismPulse wireless connection to a desktop PC. On this setup the play is flawless and gripping and manipulating the guns and equipment like grenades and gun attachments feels natural.
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Jan. 2025
i know this dev.. all their 5 games have nice decent very positive reviews.. if u love shooting games, love dark souls maybe this is for u and me the music & sound effect is spot on! the map and visuals is interesting too.. but may be repetitive at times.. but the FUN is still there.. the gunplay works great, enemies AI is ok but maybe too sensitive? anyway looks like im going to have a lot of fun from here on out.. and even better! its on SALE! so what are u waiting for? go shoot some! u wont regret it!
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Jan. 2025
This game is a gem and a must play for anyone who has an itch for an relatively easy and action packed VR experience. I really love the way developers have interwoven the story and spirituality into the roguelite mechanics.
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July 2024
When I first got this game, I quickly became frustrated with how many times I was dying so early on. Just to realize that this game isnt about running through levels gun blazing, but more about calculating each encounter with an enemy, finding the right cover, and using the right equipment. Once I got that down the game started becoming much more fun. I had so much fun unlocking each of the classes and trying out each beautifully detailed gun. The game has a rogue like mechanic that I absolutely love. start run, progress, die, repeat. Cant beat that loop. each run is gonna feel pretty similar to the last but going in with new classes and finding random gear out on the field always helps mix things up. If you like well built guns and decent challenges, I would not turn this game down.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Light Brigade is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.

The Light Brigade is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.50€ on Steam.

The Light Brigade received 973 positive votes out of a total of 1,087 achieving a rating of 8.47.
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The Light Brigade was developed by Funktronic Labs and published by Funktronic Labs and Creature Label.

The Light Brigade is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Light Brigade is not playable on MacOS.

The Light Brigade is not playable on Linux.

The Light Brigade is a single-player game.

The Light Brigade does not currently offer any DLC.

The Light Brigade does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Light Brigade does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Light Brigade is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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The Light Brigade PEGI 12
8.5
973
114
Game modes
Features
Online players
5
Developer
Funktronic Labs
Publisher
Funktronic Labs, Creature Label
Release 22 Feb 2023
VR VR Only
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