DarkSwitch
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31 announcements · from DarkSwitch’s Steam news feed
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| Community | 1 Day to Release! Shine bright, Arelians! 1 day to go. Tomorrow, your journey begins. The fires are lit. The city stands ready. It waits for you. DarkSwitch releases tomorrow - April 9, 2026. Join our Discord to learn more about DarkSwitch! - | — | |
| Community | 2 Days to Release! Shine bright, Arelians! 2 days to go. The Shroud is waiting. Soon, you’ll take command of your own settlement high above the fog - balancing resources, expanding your city, and defending against a world that does not forgive mistakes. We’ve come a long way together, and we can’t wait for you to experience it. DarkSwitch releases in 2 days. Join our Discord to learn more about DarkSwitch! - | — | |
| Community | 3 Days to Release! Shine bright, Arelians! 3 days to go. In just a few days, you’ll step into Nelaai - a place where survival depends on light, and every decision carries weight. Build your Tree-City, protect your people from the Shroud, and discover what it means to endure in a world that never stops pushing back. We’re almost there. Thank you for being with us on this journey. DarkSwitch releases in 3 days. Joi… | — | |
| Community | DarkSwitch joins Steam Tower Defense Fest 2026! Shine bright, Arelians! We’re happy to share that DarkSwitch will be part of the Steam Tower Defense Fest, running from March 9 at 10:00 AM PDT to March 16 at 10:00 AM PDT. During the festival, players will still be able to play the DarkSwitch demo, making it a great opportunity to experience the world of Nelaai if you haven’t tried it yet. Build your settlement high in the trees, protect your… | — | |
| Community | Release Date Update Shine bright, Arelians! We want to share an important update regarding the release of DarkSwitch. After reviewing your feedback from Steam Next Fest, we’ve made the decision to move the release date to April 9th, 2026 . This additional month will allow us to properly implement improvements and requests coming directly from the community. Your feedback has been incredibly valuable, and we want t… | — | |
| Community | 200k Wishlists! Shine bright, Arelians! We’re beyond grateful to share that DarkSwitch has officially reached 200k wishlists on Steam. This is a huge milestone for our team, and reaching it before release means more than we can put into words. Every wishlist is a sign of trust, curiosity, and belief in the world we’re building. From the first reveal to the demo, events, trailers, and all your feedback, you’ve… | — | |
| Community | DarkSwitch Demo Is Live Now! Shine bright, Arelians! As we promised, Starting today, you can play the DarkSwitch Demo . That's the best opportunity to experience it before full release. Step into the Nelaai, face the creeping Shroud, and discover what it takes to survive in a world where light is fragile and every decision matters. The demo gives you a hands-on look at core gameplay systems, atmosphere, and the dangers wai… | — | |
| Community | DarkSwitch on Steam Next Fest 2026! Shine bright, Arelians! We’re excited to share that DarkSwitch will join the upcoming Steam Next Fest: February 2026 Edition. For this occasion, we are going to reveal a previously closed version of the demo, only available for press and content creators! From February 23 to March 2, players around the world can download and play the updated public demo of DarkSwitch, which includes: · Improved… | — | |
| Community | DarkSwitch Original Soundtrack Shine bright, Arelians! Nelaai has always been defined by its atmosphere - and now you can experience it beyond the game. We’re proud to announce the DarkSwitch Original Soundtrack, composed by the legendary Akira Yamaoka. Blending eerie ambience, industrial textures, and emotional melodies, the score captures the tension of survival above the deadly Shroud and the hard life in the Tree-Cities.… | — | |
| Community | Happy Chinese New Year! Shine bright, Arelians! Happy Chinese New Year! As lanterns rise around the world and a new year begins, we want to wish all our players, friends, and community members a Happy Chinese New Year! May this year bring you light, luck, and strength. We hope you find these qualities in every challenge you face, and you manage to take always the good decisions - both in your life and DarkSwitch world… | — | |
| Community | Heroes Shine bright, Arelians! In Nelaai, survival is not just about strength - it is also about belief. As the fog thickens and the Tree-Cities shake, a few individuals determine the fate of all Arelians. Some seek redemption, others pursue truth, and a few chase power hidden behind the Shroud. Valfidis Once the Archon of Sorago, Valfidis was a visionary. He was a leader who noticed the coming storm… | — | |
| Community | Arelians Shine bright, Arelians! High above the fog, where the air still carries a hint of sunlight, rise the Tree-Cities, vast living fortresses grown on the backs of the Ardentis, the Trees of Light. Here dwell the Arelians, a people who built their civilization not on the ground but among the branches that reach for the sky. Each Tree-City is its own world, a maze of bridges, platforms, and wooden to… | — | |
| Community | Merry Christmas! Shine bright, Arelians! As the year comes to an end and the lights fade outside, we want to take a moment to thank you for every wishlist, every message, every piece of feedback, and for being with us through the challenges this year. 2025 has been a significant step forward for DarkSwitch. Since the announcement, to the awesome events like Gamescom or ChinaJoy, to the Demo release, and shared… | — | |
| Community | The Shroud Shine bright, Arelians! A faint mist crawling through the trees, glowing faintly in the dying light. The Arelians call it the Shroud, but even they do not truly understand what it is . It is not wind, not smoke, not spirit - yet it moves like all three. It creeps, it gathers, and when it awakens, whole forests vanish beneath its silent flood. The Shroud is alive in ways no one can explain. It t… | — | |
| Community | DarkSwitch - Date Release Trailer Shine bright, Arelians! During the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, we revealed a brand-new DarkSwitch trailer. It’s now also available on our YouTube channel. Watch the new trailer now! Join our Discord to learn more about DarkSwitch! - | — | |
| Community | Closed Demo Update Shine bright, Arelians! We’re excited to announce the new closed demo of DarkSwitch! This updated version brings major improvements and brand-new content, including: · An improved prologue · Part of chapter 1 · New monster - Lullaby · New heroes and their abilities · Tough decisions and challenges! This update was built from the fantastic feedback, bug reports, and suggestions we received from… | — | |
| Community | Ecosystem of Nelaai Shine bright, Arelians! Nelaai is a living world - strange, quiet, and changed by the Shroud. Long ago, the planet was full of green forests and bright skies, but every two thousand years, the Shroud returns and covers the land for a hundred years. Life has learned to survive in this darkness, and it looks very different now. The forests glow red and brown instead of green. These colors help th… | — | |
| Community | The Military Art of DarkSwitch Shine bright, Arelians! In the skies of Nelaai, war and survival are one and the same. The Arelians, people of the Tree-Cities, learned long ago that the Shroud makes traditional warfare impossible. The land is too dangerous, the trees too fragile, and the mist too thick for large armies. So they turned their eyes to the sky. One of the most common machines is the Skywalker - airships built fro… | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.