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Dawnfolk cover art

Dawnfolk

Darenn Keller · Astra Logical · 2025-02-13

Steam

CasualStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 07, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 13, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 13, 2025 (Linux), Feb 13, 2025 (Mac), Aug 17, 2026 (iOS), Aug 17, 2026 (Android)

Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?

2
playing now
95%
positive of 724 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
100/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Decades ago, titanic obsidian monoliths rained down from the sky. A raging tempest of unfathomable darkness gathered around them, slowly crawling across the world and consuming all in its path. You are the ruler of this land, once mighty and resolute, now broken and wounded. But not defeated! You intend to reclaim the realm and bring back light to the world. After years of wandering, your story begins as you finally find the Lueur, a mythical creature able to radiate a powerful enough brightness to dissipate darkness. It is time to explore the shadows and rebuild your realm.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (208 reviews).
  • · Top 25% of 9,647 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 724 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2026-02-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19819820252026Week of 2025-02-13: 198 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-08-23 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$7.492025-02-132026-07-092025-02-13 — best price $12.742025-02-20 — best price $14.992025-03-24 — best price $12.742025-03-31 — best price $14.992025-06-02 — best price $12.742025-06-09 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-06 — best price $11.992025-09-13 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-10-27 — best price $10.492025-11-03 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $10.492026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-18 — best price $7.492026-02-25 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $9.742026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-05-28 — best price $9.742026-06-04 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $9.742026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
74.5%
earned "Storm Chaser"
16.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyGamepad RecommendedKeyboard Only Option

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5911%99
Switch (Nintendo)110%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCasualPuzzleBuildingRelaxingStrategySurvivalRogue-likeRogue-liteExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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