Just 2 weeks after Season 17 comes (spoiler) ... Season 18! 41 of the best episodes ever produced by hands. While things are definitely more challenging, the Unstuck Guarantee means you will overcome. The final episode includes some Bruce Springsteen lyrics, so you know it's going down.
The Season 18 trailer is solid gold. Be warned AI was the Elton John to my better-than-Taupin lyrics. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... OMG OMG OMG Legendary game developer and llama aficionado Jeff Minter unexpectedly played Endlight! For those not in-the-know: Jeff created games I played in 1983 on my C64 (Hover Bovver, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Matrix), honed Tempest to perfection, blew out eyeballs (long before Endlight) with Space Giraffe and Polybius, and in 2025 updated "I, Robot" for Atari. Many have described Endlight as Minter-esque, a high compliment indeed.
Jeff posted the following:
"Did you like Space Giraffe? Then you probably ought to get this. Play with a mouse. Turn the chaos up to max. 🐂"
50% Off + Major Updates + Season 17 (free)! Holey Moley!
Endlight is 50% off. Truly that's all you need to know but if not... after 78 years we've finally released SEASON 17 (free)! 41 new mind blowing levels, and 5 new snags: Cloudbursts, Portals, Popcorn, Sponges, and Growths. What's a snag? Even I don't know.
We've ALSO improved EVERYTHING
Early, simpler levels are 40% faster. Turns out the less chaotic early levels lacked the feeling of speed. A speed payers need. The speed increase did not make the levels harder. How is that possible? Because we manually adjusted those 250 early, simpler levels to make them easier - an arduous process that aged me greatly. Bonus: Some levels are now 5 times faster and impossible!
Invincibility no longer chaotic. Players asked for the invincibility effects to be toned down and... they were so right! Being able to see where you're going while invincible is amazing, and we regret the initial "more chaos!" design decision. Tragically, this change made all the levels much easier. Manually adjusting ALL 600+ levels to make them harder (including the 250 I just made easier) nearly killed me.
The Greatest Moment When player has no shields, and is shrinking away to nothing - if they get a hoop on the brink of death - it gives them FULL SHIELDS. Switching from near death to all powerful, suddenly turning the tables on all who doubted you, is the greatest moment in videogame history. Fight me.
Player state much clearer Ship can be invincible (one hoop), double invincible (two hoops in a row), and shrinking to nothing (no hoops). With all the chaos, it was hard to see which state the ship was in. Now it's very clear - especially important when dealing with fire. You don't know what fire is? I envy you.
No Bullshit Deaths On some levels, it was occasionally impossible to see the deadly, huge "background" cubes. Players would collide with them (instant death) and wonder what happened. Fixed! On those levels, when players collide with the huge cubes, they simply disappear. All the feeling, none of the bullshit. Even knowing this, I still dodge those huge cubes.
Snappier Episodes start and restart much faster with less choppiness. We also tweaked vertex counts and draw distance on many episodes to ensure better performance with little visual loss. Plus many tiny performance improvements across the board.
Episode Improvements Given all the changes, I was forced to QA all 600+ episodes once again. I removed anything that newly irritated me, made episodes more visually distinct, and added improvements that 2025 Jim had learned. Luckily most players have only completed Season 1!
Infected Hoops Onslaught Infected hoops now appear in massive waves. It's very dangerous and very thrilling. You don't know what infected hoops are? I envy you.
Catching the Endlight When you're outside, catching the Endlight instantly completes the episode even if you have no hoops. We added new and overlapping visual effects, and reduced collider size to ensure this was earned and not accidental. Catching the Endlight is truly the second greatest moment in videogame history. Fight me.
Season 17 Motivation Season 17, 18, 19 and 20 are absolutely brilliant - but you can't start with them. You need the 16 Seasons of prep. We've added a ton of motivational messages to keep you going. We want everyone to reach Season 17 (and thanks to the Unstuck Guarantee, everyone will).
Miscellaneous Right To Replay 2025 is now perfectly balanced - half the players will complete it this year! Achievements screen looks much better. More text, funnier text! Seasons 18, 19 and 20 (the final season) are ALREADY included in this update - so there will be no delays in releasing them. Endlight itself has a much improved pulsing effect - especially outside. The worst story in videogame history has been completed, finish Season 20 to read the entire thing - it's a work of art.
Bug Fixes You never noticed the bugs we fixed, so who cares!
50% OFF during Swale, PC Magazine shoutout, Season 17 coming
Greetings lovers of quality entertainment, and lovers in general. Endlight is 50% off during Swale aka. Steam Winter Sale. Truly I am a word genius. Feel free to use Swale in Scrabble - I will back you up.
We are actively working on Season 17 and expect it to release in a few weeks. It's already the best Endlight season ever made, but we're making it even better. You haven't played Endlight until you've played Season 17. Meaning no-one has played Endlight yet. So what did people buy? I don't know.
And don't worry, we will be releasing Seasons 18, 19 and 20 in the next few months. Holy heck do you get a lot of bang for your buck. Thank gawd you can't replay levels.
2 weeks ago PC Magazine wrote this amazing followup. The article is titled "We have more levels than players" which was true at that time. The article generated so much attention I'm happy to report that we now have a player for every level! Full details soon, but thanks again to Andy Chalk and PC Gamer for championing indie games in these trying times.
Did you take the once-a-year one-day-only one-chance-only "Right To Replay" challenge held December 9, 2024? I hope so because it was awesome! I actually beat the challenge and won the coupon. Here is my video proof:
Bonus: Watch me fail the 2023 challenge
SALE + Dec. 9 Once-A-Year Right-To-Replay Event!
Dec. 9 is the ONCE-A-YEAR "RIGHT-TO-REPLAY" event. When you open Endlight on that magical day you will be CHALLENGED. Challenged in a way you have NEVER been challenged before. I recommend getting GUD before that. And should you win... SHOULD YOU WIN... HAH! Should you win.... you will get... an in-game coupon (non-transferable).
WAIT. It just occurred to me you MIGHT NOT OWN ENDLIGHT!? So we JUST put it ON SALE FOR 50% OFF ($7.50US)! That's 16 SEASONS (400 levels) of beautiful blistering intensity with ANOTHER 4 COMING SOON (free). Season 17 releases THIS week (Nov. 29) and good lord there's never been ANYTHING LIKE IT. There's actually never been anything like Seasons 1 to 16, but 17 can finally go all out knowing you can finally handle it. Thanks to our unstuck guarantee you WILL reach Season 17 but even if you don't, even if you don't... HAH!
Season 16 RELeasEd! FREE! (August 2024)
Season 16 has RELEASED! What would August be without another season of Endlight? Easy. It would be bad. This is the final sour season, featuring the best and most intense levels Endlight has ever offered. Beware: The fire and rubber are relentless. Can you beat Season 16? Of course!
The Season 16 trailer attempts to be funny. It has unexpectedly caused controversy due to its advanced use of AI. Rather than copy a face from google image search, I generated it. I beg forgiveness, unless you're AI.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Games I Used To Play Play 1979 TRS-80 games in your browser! We needed something else to talk about at parties, and this labour of love did the trick! If you play the TRS-80 games you'll love them. If you love TRS-80 games, you'll love Endlight. That's the pipeline.
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OUR FIRST BIRTHDAY - 50% OFF! $7.50US!
WE MADE IT! ENDLIGHT'S FIRST BIRTHDAY! Blow out the candles and slap mama's ass, 'cuz we're celebrating with a SALE. 50% OFF! $.7.50US! Depending on where you live, that's 2,000 coffees.
They said we couldn't release 25 free levels every month for a year. They said there's no way we could make Endlight even crazier. They said we have to stop working on it, before we're hospitalized. Never listen to them. HO!
Season 15 RELEASED! FREE! (July 2024)
Season 15 has RELEASED! We are back on track. Season 15 is another 25 levels of magic, mayhem, and baked beans. It's the 3rd Sour Season and if you know what that means you're part of a very very exclusive and good looking club. The best part of Season 15 might be this trailer. I've lost count of the number of Endlight videos I've created but I feel it's 15. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... New Steam Review! "boring"
All killer, no filler. Everything you could want from a review. They played Endlight for 12 minutes and did not ask for a refund. They've been on Steam for 20 years, bought 828 games and have left 111 reviews. So. Many. Questions.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Reddit Doozy In June, we pulled out all the marketing stops and went for broke. IT WORKED Spoiler: Endlight sold 32 copies in June at half price!
50% OFF! Seasons 11 (Mar), 12, 13 and 14 (June) RELEASED (FREE!)! IMPROVEMENTS!
50% OFF!!! An absolute steal that hurts us but helps you so it's a WIN WIN! We've never gone lower, nor do we plan to. Don't make us.
Season 11 (March) just RELEASED! Season 12 (April) just RELEASED! Season 13 (May) just RELEASED! Season 14 (June) just RELEASED! Break out the potatoes and turn them into fries!
A few of those seasons are being delivered late, and I've only created trailers for 11 and 12 so far. But... they're amazing!
Episodes start with shimmering colour (originally black and white)
Episodes start/restart optimized - less jitter/pausing
Shadows improved - shadows from offscreen geometry last longer
Colours improved - more vivid, more pop
Sweet levels improved - especially snakes. Better pacing and randomness. Improved "jumble"
Text backgrounds more detailed and varied
Endlight more fragmented
Episode transitions greatly improved
Improved performance on both low-end and high-end devices
Tweaks to many older episodes, they're much more fun
Tweaked HUD HoopCount (when player exceeds requirement)
"Memory" episodes improved
Extra jokes. Dad jokes. 'cuz I'm a dad
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... The Sour Seasons Beginith Season 13 is the start of "The Sour Seasons", They betray everything Endlight stands for. Fire kills you, Rubber stops you. Sometimes they work together. You'll initially hate them. Eventually you'll hate them more. Years later, looking back, you'll hate yourself for not hating them even more.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bleachpie8 not coming back As previously mentioned, Bleachpie8 played Season 8 (December) but has not returned since. In fact, stats indicate no-one has played Season 9 (January) or 10 (February). Rather than reflect on this dire situation, let's remember some of the good times Bleachpie8 had ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Reddit Shmeddit Just posted the February, March, April and May sales data (Part 8) on Reddit. Summary: I won't be shopping at Ikea anytime soon.
Season 10 RELEASED! FREE! (February 2024)
Season 10 has RELEASED! February no longer SUCKS. 25 new levels that finally reveal Endlight's true beautiful face. Q: if they're so great, why didn't we start with them? A: Because you couldn't handle that.
Once again the new season is accompanied by an awesome video. Stats showed people stopped watching these after 10 seconds, so we doubled the speed. BRACE YOURSELF ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bleachpie8, where art thou? Ultra reliable Endlight streamer Bleachpie8 has not played Season 9 / January (let alone Season 10 / February). Why Bleachpie8? WHY!!!??!?! Was it something we said? Did you grow tired of our antics? Come back Bleachpie8... COME BACK Note: Stats indicate no-one has reached Season 9 or 10.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... WroteIt On Reddit Just posted the January sales data (Part 7) on Reddit. The comments, as always, are fascinating. I would reply to the comments more but the comments themselves get downvoted for reasons I don't fully understand! Spoiler: Endlight sold 9 copies in January at full price!
Season 9, Feeling Fine, RELEASED! FREE! (January 2024)
Season 9 has been RELEASED! Remember how much you loved Season 8? You should have saved that love for Season 9. It's immaculate. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... The Right To Replay Challenge: Mild Success On Dec. 9, 2023 47 players (of a possible 190) tried the once-a-year challenge! Unfortunately no-one, including me, was able to beat it. Next year's challenge will be much more fair, yet somehow more thrilling and unfair. Set your alarm for Dec. 9, 2024.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Bleachpie8 Endures Watch this god among men tear through Season 8 like it was Season 7. Bonus: Watch him fail the "Right-To-Replay" challenge!
Bleachpie8 Season 8 Part 1 Bleachpie8 Season 8 Part 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Red Red Reddit I continue to provide excruciatingly detailed sales data, alongside plans and dreams. We're at Part 6 and I've introduced ... a grid. Damn right. Spoiler 1: Endlight sold 82 copies in December! Spoiler 2: All of them were discounted 50% Spoiler 3: All of them were made with love.
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