Dawnfolk
Fantasy city-building puzzle where light pushes back the darkness
Darenn Keller · Published by Klei Publishing · Released Feb 13, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 729
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- peak 24h 2
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 months ago
- Jul 14, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Dawnfolk?
A single-player fantasy city-building strategy game with puzzle elements. You explore land covered in darkness, build settlements, manage resources, and play minigames to gather more supplies. As the kingdom’s ruler, you work with a light-giving creature to reclaim your territory.
For you if...
- +you enjoy balancing resources while expanding a settlement
- +you prefer shorter city-building sessions over long campaigns
- +you like cute visuals in a dark fantasy setting
Not for you if...
- −you prefer detailed city simulation to placement puzzles
- −you dislike minigames that affect resource gathering
What players say
95% of 729 reviews are positive
Players praise the art, music, and satisfying decisions about buildings and resources. Critics find the story short and the building loop repetitive; some also report confusing tutorials or awkward keyboard controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Dawnfolk system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 2+ Cores, 2+ GHz
- Graphics
- 2 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Notes
- Support for OpenGL 3.3
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen™ 5 or better
- Graphics
- 4 GB VRAM, NVIDIA GTX 970 or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Notes
- Support for OpenGL 3.3
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 99
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish.
Tags
- Puzzle
- Strategy
- City Builder
- Casual
- Resource Management
- Board Game
- Survival
- Base Building
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Choices Matter
- Exploration
- Fantasy
- Medieval
- Pixel Graphics
- Retro
- Relaxing
Recent updates
- Jul 14, 2026 · patch 1.5.1
- Jun 11, 2026 · Update to add the new "Famine" community contest!
- Apr 2, 2026 · Update notes for patch 1.4.2
- Mar 18, 2026 · Update notes for patch 1.4.0
- Feb 21, 2026 · 1.3.6 Patch
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