How many people are playing The Dark Dwellers right now?

The Dark Dwellers is app 1771620 on Steam. Player counts appear once the tracker has sampled it.

What is the all-time peak player count of The Dark Dwellers?

0 concurrent players on 6 Sep 2026.

When was The Dark Dwellers released on Steam?

The Dark Dwellers was released on Steam on 18 Feb 2022.

The Dark Dwellers News

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Community3 May 2022GDWC 2022 Competition and The Going Rogue saleHello everyone! THE DARK DWELLERS has been entered into the GDWC (Game Development World Championship) 2022 competition, a ranked match pitting multiple indie-game against one another. Vote for THE DARK DWELLERS here! Also, as part of the Going Rogue sale, THE DARK DWELLERS is currently 35% off, the game's lowest price yet! Tell your friends! :) Thank you for reading this, and I hope you all ha…Game update20 Mar 2022Release v1.09It was brought to my attention that playing the game on an ultrawide monitor created blindingly bright white bars on the sides of the screen. These bars are now black and ultrawide monitors should have no issues playing the game.

Published	Kind	Announcement	Build
23 Feb 2022, 13:12 UTC	Game update	Release v1.07 -Decreased stamina cost of dodging by 20% -Decreased cooldown between dodges by 25% -Decreased cooldown between a jump landing-roll and a dodge by 50% -Increased animation speed of the Blinkblade's Launch animation, making the special attack more fluid -Severely decreased the amount of time between launching the Blinkblade's teleportation marker and being able to teleport. You can now teleport…	—
22 Feb 2022, 15:03 UTC	Game update	Release v1.06 -Added retroactive achievements. If you had issues with achievements not unlocking in-game, they will now be granted upon game startup. -Fixed an issue where the player could unintentionally hit he Grand Archives boss with the whip -Fixed a floor collision issue with a specific ladder in The Grand Archives -Potentially fixed an issue where the Wraith enemy's (Grand Archives) sprite still displa…	—
21 Feb 2022, 21:11 UTC	Game update	Release v1.05 Sorry for so many updates! -Disabled UAC. If you are having troubles with saves files you need to run the game as an administrator. This should only apply to the vast minority of users playing the game on Guest-level accounts. -Fixed an issue causing Alviir to disappear from the camp, though you can still interact with him. -Fixed an issue causing Luftwald to have no more dialogue after saving…	—
21 Feb 2022, 20:13 UTC	Game update	Release ver 1.04 -Fixed an issue where purchasing Incense from Alviir may not persist if the player exits the camp without saving. This information is now saved upon purchase. -Fixed an issue where dying while after jumping would cause the player's sprite position and animation to be incorrect upon respawning.	—
21 Feb 2022, 16:18 UTC	Game update	Relase Version 1.03 -Changed the Drift-loss on death penalty from a 50% loss to a 25% loss. You should now be able to accumulate Drifts more easily. -Fixed a bug causing some enemies to be knocked back into obstacles, causing them to get stuck.	—
19 Feb 2022, 19:29 UTC	Game update	Release Version 1.02 -Added Administrator Permissions by default to .exe, to prevent saving issues for players potentially running the game on a guest account	—
18 Feb 2022, 23:57 UTC	Game update	Release version 1.01 -Reverted to App Path saving system, fixing multiple issues with progress not saving/loading	8233623

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23 Feb 2022, 13:12 UTC

Game update

Release v1.07

-Decreased stamina cost of dodging by 20% -Decreased cooldown between dodges by 25% -Decreased cooldown between a jump landing-roll and a dodge by 50% -Increased animation speed of the Blinkblade's Launch animation, making the special attack more fluid -Severely decreased the amount of time between launching the Blinkblade's teleportation marker and being able to teleport. You can now teleport…

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22 Feb 2022, 15:03 UTC

Game update

Release v1.06

-Added retroactive achievements. If you had issues with achievements not unlocking in-game, they will now be granted upon game startup. -Fixed an issue where the player could unintentionally hit he Grand Archives boss with the whip -Fixed a floor collision issue with a specific ladder in The Grand Archives -Potentially fixed an issue where the Wraith enemy's (Grand Archives) sprite still displa…

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21 Feb 2022, 21:11 UTC

Game update

Release v1.05

Sorry for so many updates! -Disabled UAC. If you are having troubles with saves files you need to run the game as an administrator. This should only apply to the vast minority of users playing the game on Guest-level accounts. -Fixed an issue causing Alviir to disappear from the camp, though you can still interact with him. -Fixed an issue causing Luftwald to have no more dialogue after saving…

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21 Feb 2022, 20:13 UTC

Game update

Release ver 1.04

-Fixed an issue where purchasing Incense from Alviir may not persist if the player exits the camp without saving. This information is now saved upon purchase. -Fixed an issue where dying while after jumping would cause the player's sprite position and animation to be incorrect upon respawning.

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21 Feb 2022, 16:18 UTC

Game update

Relase Version 1.03

-Changed the Drift-loss on death penalty from a 50% loss to a 25% loss. You should now be able to accumulate Drifts more easily. -Fixed a bug causing some enemies to be knocked back into obstacles, causing them to get stuck.

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19 Feb 2022, 19:29 UTC

Game update

Release Version 1.02

-Added Administrator Permissions by default to .exe, to prevent saving issues for players potentially running the game on a guest account

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18 Feb 2022, 23:57 UTC

Game update

Release version 1.01

-Reverted to App Path saving system, fixing multiple issues with progress not saving/loading

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