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Oyusi · Published by Oyusi
Positive — 100% positive (11 reviews) · 14 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A cooperative action game where up to 4 players battle through themed arenas, dodge deadly attacks, upgrade unique abilities, acquire loot, and survive raid-style encounters in fast paced combat.
£8.50
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Action, Indie, Early Access · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Join up to four players in fast-paced combat arenas, dodge attacks, and upgrade abilities in Oyusi's cooperative action game. Survive raid-style encounters with unique loot drops.
About this game
Customize your Vessel.
Try different Abilities without restraints. Test their upgrades.
Team up. Take down bosses.
Step into a cooperative boss-rush experience built for action.
Fight solo or alongside up to three friends with seamless teamwork, every encounter is a test of reflexes, coordination, and built-up knowledge.
Power up.
Along your journey, choose from a selection of powerful upgrades to enhance your character’s abilities, buff yourself or your team.
"Accidentally" kill your friends while they're distracted by the new shiny gear.
Die. Learn. Try again.
Dodge telegraphed attacks, use abilities wisely, and master raid-like mechanics that reward teamwork and timing.
Coordinate, or fall apart.
Only the synchronized survive the chaos.
Die some more.
Each defeat is an opportunity to improve, sharpen your timings, flow, and push deeper.
Features:
- Play alone or with up to 3 other friends online (4 players total);
- Defeat 20+ unique bosses, in different stages;
- 5 difficulties;
- Over 100 unique items to loot and improve your Vessel;
- Slap your friends;
- Multiple Abilities with 5 upgrades each to try out, with more coming;
- Banish items you don't want to encounter during a run;
- Upgrade your Soul, improving your stats with any Vessel;
- Vessel customization;
- Spectate others when you die, or revive them as the carry you are;
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4460
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 760
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires Vulkan compatible GPU
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6400
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires Vulkan compatible GPU
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
When The Road Darkens - Release Update - Version 1:0
- Added 1 new purchasable gear item to 'Vilika': 'Obelisk Connection';- Added 18 new gear pieces: 'Affliction Contagion', 'Affliction Fatigue', 'Affliction Echo', 'Brittle Momentum', 'Brittle Rigor', 'Diviner Providence', 'Fleet Slipstream', 'Intercessor Bulwark', 'Intercessor Warden', 'Intercessor Binding', 'Quantum Glitch', 'Nexus Vibration', 'Omen Sacrifice', 'Omen Ruin', 'Reverb Aecho', 'Reverb Ringing', 'Reverb Reaction', 'Temporal Debt;- Added 5 new music tracks: 'Obsidian Requiem' (Act 1), 'Looming Doom' (Act 2), 'Isolation Cocoon' (Act 3), 'Tribulations' (Act 4), 'Soft Glow' (lobby);- Adjusted volume on new abilities;- Fixed 'Banishment Fire' playing audio far away; - Updated translations;Read full article on Community Announcements (Oyusi)Patch NotesOfficial
When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:29
- Added 4 new abilities: 'Pondus', 'Repello', 'Inane', 'Locus';- Improved tooltip coloring with Catalysts to better see changes;- Very slight buffs to Crit over-all (~2%);- When casting without an auto-aim target, ranged abilities will now use their max range;- Teleporting due to abilities/items no longer resets your camera to match the body;- 'Erumpo' will now check against geometry when cast, to avoid being placed behind it (e.g below ground);- 'Noxius' curves less so it's easier to use close-range, and slight speed buff;- 'Zapp' has an extra flat chance to Crit;- 'Cresco' CD and GCD changes, 'Load'-type SEs buffed;- 'Laqueni' CD and GCD buffed, slight speed buff, applies slow SE, all catalysts gives extra trap count;- DoTs over-all damage buffed slightly;- 'Tempest' speed buffed;- 'Tether' range, duration, speed buffs. Catalysts give extra an jump or jump height, and other changes;- 'Anidivisa' duration buffed;- 'Immersed' stack limit down to 2;- Fixed pushback from abilities when hitting NPCs (got broken at some point);- Fixed SEs not showing on Treasure Boxes HP bars;Read full article on Community Announcements (Oyusi)Patch NotesOfficial
When The Road Darkens - Update w/ 4 new bosses - Version 0:28
- Added 4 new bosses to an alternative Act 2 and environment - 'Whitecap Watch';- Added 2 new music tracks: 'Perseverance' (victory end-screen), 'Throne of Dust' (Act 1);- Added 1 translation: Russian (ru_RU);- Named every boss in the Party-Lab;- Improved pass-through when under 'Ghost' Status Effect;Read full article on Community Announcements (Oyusi)Patch NotesOfficial
When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:27
- Added a UI banner after defeating a boss;- Added 3 new gear pieces: 'Quantum Barrier', 'Quantum Afterimage', 'Temporal Ubiquity';- Added 2 new music tracks: 'Solemn Defeat' (defeat end-screen), 'Scattered Ashes' (Act 1);- Added VFX when affected by Invulnerability;Read full article on Community Announcements (Oyusi)Patch NotesOfficial
When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:26
- Added 1 new gear: 'Omen Judgment';- Added 'Clearing Blossom': exchange gear pieces during runs;- Added 5 new stat gear: 'Stat Move-speed', 'Stat Crit-chance', 'Stat Crit-multi', 'Stat Damage-variance', 'Stat Auto-Aim';- Added 1 new temp gear: 'Temp Ductio';- Added 1 music track during intermissions: Recessus;- Added some missing button mouseover SFX;- Shortened music fade in/out;Read full article on Community Announcements (Oyusi)
