Hello, everyone
Unfortunately, we've had to make the difficult decision to delay the release of Light Odyssey. While we had hoped to release in Q4 of 2025, we are now aiming for a release somewhere in 2026.
We're truly sorry for this delay and realize that this news is both frustrating and disappointing to those who were patiently waiting all this time. We sincerely hope to make amends with you over time and want to help you understand why we made this decision; and how we aim to avoid any further delays.
In particular, 2025 will mark the biggest year yet for the indie game industry as over 18,000+ indie games are estimated to be released on Steam alone. With that, the challenges of getting noticed as an indie and being able to sustain a game’s development have increased alongside it.
To ensure Light Odyssey rises above the noise, we’ve had to focus a lot of our resources into attending events and showcases all across the world. As a team of 5, this means that instead of focusing solely on development, we occasionally had to step away to ensure people knew about the game.
This then also meant that as our community grew and more feedback came in, more time needed to be spent on fixing bugs, optimizing performance, and polishing core mechanics.
To compensate for all this, we worked overtime each and every day in an attempt to finish Light Odyssey on time. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we now have to face the fact that we need more time for development so that we get to release Light Odyssey with the vision that we intended for it.
Right now, we've reprioritized internally to accelerate development and are currently on track to release in 2026. We pledge to be more transparent with you during this process to ensure you are as confident in the development process as we are.
For now, here's our general roadmap for 2026:
2026-Q1: Adding The Remaining Colossi
3 Fire-themed Colossi
4 Additional Colossi
2026-Q2: Adding Exploration & Polishing
Puzzles and challenges
Cutscenes
Bug Fixes and Polishing
Once again, we sincerely apologize and hope you understand. We know our words won't change how frustrating a delay can be and we will try our best to make it up to you. Light Odyssey is a truly special game to us and we remain devoted to ensuring it meets and exceeds your expectations.
We thank you for all your support,
—The Light Odyssey Team