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Dark and Light

Open-world fantasy survival with creature taming and elemental magic

Snail Games USA · Released Jul 20, 2017 · Early Access

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulation

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews
Mixed
53% of 11K
Recent reviews
Mostly Negative
23% of 13 in 30 days
Players
17
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Mar 28, 2020
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 960
8 GB RAM · 50 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Dark and Light?

An open-world fantasy survival RPG set on Archos, a satellite world where dark forces followed refugees from the shattered planet Gaia. You gather food and resources, build a home, tame creatures, and use elemental magic to survive harsh weather, dangerous nights, and eclipses.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy gathering resources and building in open worlds
  • +you want survival challenges from weather and nighttime threats
  • +you prefer the option to play solo or cooperatively

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer guided levels over open-world exploration
  • −you dislike keeping track of food and water

What players say

53% of 11,020 reviews are positive · 23% of 13 in the last 30 days

Players praise the creature taming and magic, and some enjoy playing alone or on servers they host themselves. The most common complaint is that development appears to have stopped while the game remains unfinished; players also report bugs.

Players over time

▼ -12% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 35 players on Oct 16, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Dark and Light screenshot 1

Dark and Light system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 960, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
64-Bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5 2500K
Graphics
GeForce GTX 960 or higher
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
64-Bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-5820k 6x 3.3 GHz
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1070 or higher
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Dark and Light have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Dark and Light run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • 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
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
29
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, German, French.

Does Dark and Light 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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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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