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Ark of Charon

Side-scrolling colony sim and tower defense atop a traveling tree

Angoo Inc., SUNSOFT · Published by SUNSOFT · Released Nov 6, 2024

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 400
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
4
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Dec 25, 2024
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1060
8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Ark of Charon?

In this side-scrolling colony sim and tower defense game, you guide a living World Tree sapling to its nursery after the old tree withers. Direct golems to gather resources, build storage and defenses on the sapling, produce ammunition, and choose which area to visit next while fending off monsters.

For you if...

  • +you like balancing resource production against defense needs
  • +you enjoy building within tight space limits
  • +you prefer planning before moving between areas

Not for you if...

  • −you want detailed guidance before managing workers and production
  • −you dislike time pressure while gathering resources and building

What players say

74% of 400 reviews are positive

Players praise the traveling-tree concept and its mix of resource management and tower defense. They complain about unclear tutorials, cumbersome management controls, and harsh resource and time constraints; some also report bugs and late-game performance drops.

Screenshots and trailer

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Ark of Charon system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 or later (64-Bit)
Processor
Intel Core i7-4790
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Ark of Charon have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Ark of Charon run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Ark of Charon use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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