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Nonyx Games · Published by Nonyx Games
Content notice: As in most survival and tower defense games it expects you to kill zombies and other kinds of enemies.
6 user reviews — 100% positive (6 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Light the Fire is a survival tower defense where you decide when waves begin and how difficult they become. Gather resources, craft gear, build defenses, and feed the fire… at your own risk.
£1.99
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Price history
Action, Indie, Early Access, Casual · 2026 · More under £5 games
About this game
Light the Fire is a survival-driven tower defense where you control when the battle begins… and how difficult it will be.
Explore, gather resources, unlock new recipes, craft gear, build your base and defenses, and ignite the fire when you're ready.
But be careful, the more wood you feed the fire, the stronger the waves become.
How long can you survive?
Features
Resource gathering and exploration
Crafting system and equipment progression
Base building and defensive structures
Player-controlled wave system
Scalable difficulty based on your decisions
Online co-op mode
Gameplay Loop
Gather resources
Build and prepare
Light the fire
Survive the wave
Repeat
Note
This is an Early Access game.
You can already play the full core experience, but more content and improvements are planned.
Enter at your own risk… and bring some patience.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3050 / AMD RX 6600
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 7 GB available space
- Additional Notes: For 1080p / 60 FPS on Medium quality
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel i5-12600 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 4060 / AMD RX 7600
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 7 GB available space
- Additional Notes: For 1440p / 60 FPS on High quality
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch notes v0.20
New enemies and waves Added small spiders as a new enemy during waves Added the Spider Boss, which will appear at the end of certain waves Waves now progressively increase in enemy count and difficulty Added new rewards and loot for the new enemies AI improvements Improved ground and flying enemy AI Some enemies can now find new ways to enter buildings, including windows and other openings Improved enemy navigation and behavior around obstacles and structures Coins and economy Added a new gold coin system Enemies can now drop coins when killed Added a separate wallet and coin counter to the HUD Added the foundation for future trading features Inventory and equipment Improved automatic item management between the inventory and hotbar Added item name tooltips to inventory slots Armor can now be quickly equipped by double-clicking Backpacks now increase inventory capacity Improved item management when equipping or removing a backpack Crafting Added a crafting queue supporting up to 10 jobs Available for personal crafting and workbenches Added a new interface to display crafting progress and pending jobs Reserved materials are returned when crafting jobs are cancelled Improved information about the materials required for crafting Beds, respawn and map Beds can now be used as respawn points Added a new interface for selecting your respawn location Available beds are now displayed on the map HUD Added a small center dot to make interactions easier when no weapon crosshair is visible Added and updated various UI elements for the new systems Audio Added new sounds and ambient audio for various enemies and interactions Improved spatial audio and ambience for different world elements Adjusted the volume of some existing sounds General improvements Various gameplay, UI and quality-of-life improvements Additional adjustments and improvements to support future systems and content Bug fixes Fixed several major and minor issues reported by players Fixed various other minor bugs an...Read full article on Community Announcements (nonynonyx)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch notes v0.13
Gameplay improvements Improved and fixed AI behavior Added enemies with pistols Added time of day display and day counter Fixed issues related to turrets Various general gameplay improvements Performance Optimized map loading and generation Reduced game installation size from 8 GB to 2.5 GB by removing unused content General optimization improvements Bug fixing Fixed many issues reported by players Fixed other minor issuesRead full article on Community Announcements (nonynonyx)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch notes v0.12
Gameplay improvements Added new types of POIs to expand world exploration New locations and layouts to make each playthrough more varied Performance Minor general performance improvements Bug fixing Fixed various issues reported by players Fixed other minor issuesRead full article on Community Announcements (nonynonyx)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch notes v0.11
Gameplay improvements Changed enemy spawns in POIs to prevent them from appearing on rooftops POIs are now generated only on sufficiently flat terrain POIs are now saved to keep the map consistent between sessions (unless the save is manually deleted) Performance Fixed FPS drops at sunset Fixed FPS drops when chopping trees Bug fixing Fixed movement issues when interacting with a spear equipped Fixed some translation issues Fixed some animation issues Fixed other minor issuesRead full article on Community Announcements (nonynonyx)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch notes v0.10
New features First iteration of points of interest (POIs) with enemies and loot New areas to explore with rewards Gameplay improvements Adjustments and fixes to the pistol General gameplay improvements Performance You may experience lower FPS for around 1 minute at game start while content is loading Bug fixing Fixed various issues reported by playersRead full article on Community Announcements (nonynonyx)
