Indie developer Orchid of Redemption is proud to announce that After Light Fades, a deeply moving narrative puzzle game about grief, memory, and transformation, will launch on Steam on June 20, 2025, with a 10% launch week discount.
Get a first look at the elemental puzzles and Sokoban-inspired gameplay in the release date trailer:
In After Light Fades, players follow Alice, a grieving woman navigating a surreal world shaped by loss. After the death of her partner Aura in a house fire, Alice discovers seven artefacts in the ashes, each tied to a cherished memory. As she journeys across seven ethereal puzzle worlds, Alice must solve intricate Sokoban-style challenges. These puzzles are built around spatial logic and box-pushing mechanics, and each is shaped by artefact-specific abilities that she must eventually give up in a powerful act of letting go.
“This isn’t just a puzzle game about moving boxes, it’s a meditation on what we lose and how we grow. Each of the 7 key mechanics you master, you must eventually abandon. The player feels that loss, and that’s the heart of the experience.” – Al Thumm, Director.
After Light Fades combines traditional sokoban puzzles with a magical toolkit. This toolkit includes mirrors, magnets, vines, and clones. It also features transmutation, fire propagation, electricity, teleports, and more! Each interaction between elements mirrors Alice’s emotional journey. This reflects how grief transforms and reshapes the world around us.
Players can use a full level editor with Steam Workshop support. This feature lets the community create and share their own stories. They can also design puzzle creations with the game’s rich mechanics.
After Light Fades Key Features:
- Seven Emotional Puzzle Worlds. Journey through seven handcrafted fantasy worlds, each representing a stage of grief. From shimmering coves to shifting manors, every world carries its own emotional tone and mechanical identity, culminating in a final act of letting go.
- Deep, Interconnected Sokoban-Inspired Mechanics. Push beyond traditional Sokoban gameplay with layered, evolving puzzle elements. Experiment with magnetic fields, elemental transmutation, mirrors, vines, guardian spirits, and more, where objects interact with each other in surprising and meaningful ways.
- Metaphor-Driven Narrative of Healing and Transformation. Experience an emotionally resonant story told through gameplay. You will master 7 key mechanics throughout the game. Eventually, you will relinquish each one. Every act of puzzle-solving reflects the main character’s journey, exploring themes of grief and growth.
- Built-In Level Editor with Steam Workshop Integration. Create, share, and explore player-made puzzles with the same powerful toolset used in the main game. Design intricate emotional journeys or mechanical experiments and upload them directly to the Steam Workshop.
After Light Fades launches on June 20, 2025, for PC via Steam for $14.99 USD with a limited-time 10% launch discount.
