FuRyu, the studio that refuses to make games that are simply "good" when they can instead make games that are fascinating, has announced their latest roguelike joint: Crymelight. According to Rock Paper Shotgun, it's a Hades-esque dungeon crawler that flips the Alice in Wonderland script by sending the White Rabbit to hell to fight for his freedom. Yes, you read that correctly.
If that concept alone didn't already make you slam the wishlist button harder than a speedrunner mashing through a cutscene, buckle up. The game apparently drops the White Rabbit into an underworld where he has to face sins and claw his way back out, which is basically the most unhinged Alice in Wonderland lore expansion since someone decided the Mad Hatter needed a gritty origin story.
FuRyu's track record: certified jank with sauce
Rock Paper Shotgun's writer openly admitted they have no idea how to even pronounce "Crymelight," which honestly feels like the most accurate preview of a FuRyu game ever written. The studio previously dropped Reynatis - a Kingdom Hearts-flavored action RPG that RPS described as a "prime cut of jank" worth defending until one's dying breath. High praise in the most chaotic way possible.
FuRyu has carved out this wonderfully weird niche of mid-budget games that don't always stick the landing but somehow always make you lean forward in your gaming chair. They're basically the B-movie studio of the JRPG world, and Crymelight looks like it's carrying that torch with full confidence.
Why this might actually slap
The Hades formula is well-proven at this point - tight roguelike loops, character-driven storytelling, and satisfying combat are a power combo that basically prints goodwill. Wrapping that formula around a psychedelic Wonderland nightmare starring the White Rabbit as a condemned sinner? That's the kind of unhinged creative swings that keep the mid-budget RPG scene alive and breathing.
No release date has been confirmed yet, but consider our interest thoroughly piqued. Crymelight is either going to be an absolute sleeper hit or the most confusing thing we play all year - and honestly, with FuRyu involved, both outcomes sound equally entertaining.
