DarkSwitch
Cyber Temple · April 9, 2026 · City Builder, Survival, Strategy, Resource Management, Colony Sim
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DarkSwitch price by region
DarkSwitch costs $11.89 in Georgia (USD), £15.17 in the United Kingdom, €17.96 in Europe (EUR), $20.14 in the United States, CA$31.19 in Canada, A$38.74 in Australia, NZ$39.99 in New Zealand, R$76.79 in Brazil and zł78.44 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia (USD) | $11.89 −23% | $11.89 | $20.14 | 5 |
 United Kingdom | £15.17 −26% | £20.41 | £15.17 | 5 |
 Europe (EUR) | €17.96 −25% | €23.99 | €17.96 | 5 |
 United Statesyour region | $20.14 −25% | $26.99 | $20.14 | 5 |
 Canada | CA$31.19 −23% | CA$31.19 | — | 3 |
 Australia | A$38.74 −23% | A$38.74 | — | 3 |
 New Zealand | NZ$39.99 −23% | NZ$39.99 | — | 3 |
 Brazil | R$76.79 −23% | R$76.79 | R$102.67 | 4 |
 Poland | zł78.44 −23% | zł79.20 | zł78.44 | 5 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About DarkSwitch
The Tree Provides, The Tree Protects, The Tree Prevails!
DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder set in the boughs of a gigantic tree. Defend your leafy home against the perils of the creeping fog by managing light and flame.- Gather resources, research technologies, and send pioneers to explore the ruins of those who came before: discover their secrets and doom.
- Set in a world of folk horror and creeping dread, DarkSwitch blends vertical city-building, tower defense, and exploration into a unique strategic experience.
- Navigate a stunning, dangerous, dark fantasy world enriched by cinematic cutscenes and an atmospheric soundtrack from Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka!
Build your city upwards, utilizing both trunk and bough.
- Limited horizontal space requires a strategy; construct zip lines and stairways to connect your growing settlement layers.
- Manage raw and processed resources, production facilities, and citizen morale, while fortifying defenses to withstand fog's creeping chaos.
- Fight back by illuminating paths, crafting light-powered weapons, and mastering the raw energy of Solium.
- Push back the gloom and save your nation.
Send scout detachments into the misty unknown to chart new airship routes.
- Establish far-outposts, and excavate rare resources and artifacts.
- Encounter strange and lethal creatures lurking in the fog.
- Uncover the remnants of an ancient civilization.
Shape your citizens' destiny through morally complex decisions.
- Witness various dramatic storylines.
- Navigate choices where even small actions can spiral into grim consequences.
- Campaign Mode: 20+ hours of single-player, story-driven gameplay with quests, branching narratives, and high-stakes choices.
- 80+ unique buildings for full tree city customization.
- 11 resource types: balance raw and processed goods to survive.
- 4 technology levels to advance and unlock new growth possibilities.
- 200-meter-tall tree that serves as the foundation for your city.
- Atmospheric soundtrack composed by Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill series).
DarkSwitch — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Players are divided on this city-builder hybrid, praising its dark atmosphere, interesting vertical building mechanics, and engaging story that blends Frostpunk and strategy elements, but criticizing incomplete execution with balance issues, unclear mechanics that don't match their descriptions, and content that feels more like early access than a finished product. While some find it worth the price with good pacing and artwork, others warn against the full asking price, suggesting it needs several patches to realize its potential, and a recent save-file bug has created additional frustration
If you're looking for a Frostpunk fix before the reboot come out this might help out but don't expect the same level of immersion and execution. First off it has some pacing issues, game starts strong, fades in the mid-game and then falls apart completely in the late game. I had to force myself to keep playing through the final chapter just because I hate not finishing anything I start. The world map portion of the game does add some variety and maybe they will flesh it out more in future but the interest dwindles soon as you realise that there isn't much extra depth there. The game also has some of the most awful voice acting I've ever heard. Only buy when it's on a deep discount!3 found this helpful
Pretty fun game so far. It kinda gives me Frostpunk vibes, but the mechanics are different enough that it doesn’t feel like a copy. Took me a little bit to understand everything at first, but once it starts clicking, it gets pretty addicting. I like that you actually have to think about what you’re doing and manage things instead of just going through the motions. Still playing through it but I’m enjoying it so far. Definitely worth checking out if you like survival/management games.2 found this helpful
If once a year Steam gave me the option to give one game a double thumbs down, this would be the game I would use it on.2 found this helpful
This game has poor game mechanics, a very strange choices for different missions and is very clunky. I would not recommend this game1 found this helpful
Most fun I've had with a Frostpunk style game since Frostpunk1 found this helpful
Great game
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