Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric
Releases: Apr 09, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))
DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder. Build a city on a great tree and defend it against the Fog. Face the challenges of limited real estate, scarce resources, and tough moral choices as you seek to uncover the mystery of the Shroud. The Tree Provides! The Tree Protects! The Tree Prevails!
DarkSwitch is a $34.99 Strategy game released in 2026, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 773 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20
78%
positive of 773 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)
Health check
Quietly active
· 135 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
· Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
· Top 17% of 14,092 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).
Completion
40
achievements tracked
81.7%
earned "Fearless Scouts"
35.8%
median achievement earned by
· 81.7% of players earned Fearless Scouts
· 35.8% of players earned Spiderdeer Hunt
· 0.3% of players earned The Legend of «DarkSwitch»
Global achievement rates from Steam.
Details
WindowsSingle-playerSteam Achievements#category_contrast_controlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC
6 supported languages: English, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French
Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-04-09 (Steam store data)
Console footprint
Platform
Players tracked
Completion
Trophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)
156
0%
40
Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.
Census log
2026-04-09First review activity on record (week of 2026-04-09).
2026-04-09Biggest review week on record: 279 reviews (week of 2026-04-09).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
