Deep Worlds on camera: the Beautiful Light interviews and videos of 2026, with timestamps
Two 2026 interviews with Deep Worlds, timestamped: radiation, wipes, no skill-based matchmaking, and what each video actually covers.
Deep Worlds does not publish much on Steam between big updates, but its team has talked a lot on camera in 2026. Four videos stand out. This page tells you what each one covers and where to jump in, using the chapters their creators published. We point you to the moments; for the answers themselves, press play.
The long interview with Eric Rajot (February 2026)
On 23 February 2026, the YouTube channel Gaming World Interviews published a 43 minute conversation with Eric Rajot, Deep Worlds' CEO, known as Aherys in the community. The channel describes him as a former Rainbow Six Siege pro player, and says the studio supplied new footage to run alongside the interview.
Watch on YouTube from 5:20Beautiful Light Exclusive Gameplay AND Interview, Eric Rajot CEOIt is the most complete interview of the year. The chapters, as published by the channel:
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 0:30 | Eric Rajot's past as a Rainbow Six Siege pro |
| 2:15 | Describing the game to a casual player |
| 4:00 | PvP heavy, objective based loot |
| 5:20 | Playing as an operator (QRF) or as a monster (anomaly) |
| 8:00 | Number of teams and team size, still to be decided at the time |
| 9:30 | Progression as an operator versus as an anomaly |
| 10:55 | Anomaly runs versus operator runs |
| 12:00 | Comparisons with ARC Raiders and Marathon |
| 14:00 | What makes it different from other extraction shooters |
| 18:40 | Radiation on the map and in loot areas, and gas filters |
| 22:10 | Wipes |
| 23:10 | Inspirations |
| 25:00 | Character models and weapons |
| 27:20 | Kickstarter or Early Access |
| 28:20 | Reviving and spectating |
| 32:10 | No skill-based matchmaking |
| 34:30 | Walkie-talkie frequency settings to talk to other players |
| 38:00 | Balancing operators against anomalies |
| 41:15 | Controller support |
If you only watch a few chapters: wipes (22:10) and the absence of skill-based matchmaking (32:10) are topics Deep Worlds' Steam posts do not cover, and the walkie-talkie chapter (34:30) is about talking to players outside your squad. Note the date: at 8:00 the team size was still open, and the Steam page now lists squads of three.
Dev Update #8.5 (February 2026)
The next day, 24 February 2026, Psychoghost published a dev update built around the game's alpha gameplay trailer, with an analysis of the trailer and a round of news.
Watch on YouTube from 14:23BEAUTIFUL LIGHT - Alpha Trailer Analysis, new guns, anomaly updates and more DEV UPDATE #8.5Chapters: the alpha gameplay trailer (0:53) and its analysis (2:49), the Big Boy anomaly (14:23), renders, stash and vendors (16:00), the map and PDA (18:57), breaching (19:59), weapon updates (21:25) and a spawn editor (24:43).
The Push to Talk podcast (July 2026)
On 24 July 2026, Deep Worlds joined BigFry and Crash on episode 22 of their Push to Talk podcast, "An Honest Look into Beautiful Light". According to Deep Worlds' announcement on Discord, the team answered questions about its vision, the current state of development and how the game compares to others in the genre. At over an hour and a half, it is the longest conversation of the year, and the most recent one.
Watch on YouTubeAn Honest Look into Beautiful Light - Push to Talk PodcastDev Update #9 (August 2026)
The most recent video, from 25 August 2026, is Psychoghost's ninth dev update, with chapters on new anomalies, weapons, equipment, level art and playtesting. It is embedded, with timestamps, in our articles on the weapons shown so far and the release date decision.
Watch on YouTubePlayers FLY now?! BEAUTIFUL LIGHT - New Anomalies, new guns, new equipment and more DEV UPDATE #9Sources
- Gaming World Interviews, "Beautiful Light Exclusive Gameplay AND Interview, Eric Rajot CEO", 23 February 2026, on YouTube, with its published chapters
- Psychoghost Gaming, Dev Update #8.5 (24 February 2026) and Dev Update #9 (25 August 2026), on YouTube
- BigfryTV, Push to Talk episode 22, 24 July 2026, on YouTube
- Deep Worlds' official Discord (discord.gg/project-bl), #leaks-wip: posts by Matavatar, Head Staff, on 24 February 2026 (the new dev update video) and 24 July 2026 (the Push to Talk episode)
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