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DarkSwitch

Cyber Temple · published by Cyber Temple Games LLC · released Apr 9, 2026

DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder. Build a city on a great tree and defend it against the Fog. Face the challenges of limited real estate, scarce resources, and tough moral choices as you seek to uncover the mystery of the Shroud. The Tree Provides! The Tree Protects! The Tree Prevails!

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Price
$34.99
US store
Reviews
78%
766 · Mostly Positive
Playing now
9
sampled 14h ago
24h peak
9
all-time seen 9
Followers
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Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~23K
11.5K – 36.8K
Revenue (est.)
~$442K
gross, lifetime · how
YouTube activity
1
videos · 30 d
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creators
305K
views · 1 y
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avg viewers · 30 d
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hours watched · 30 d
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streamers · 30 d

Product info

from Steam's PICS · read 9h ago
Change number
40,914,571 · seen 9h ago
Public build
26,637,172 · Nov 13, 2026 (17h ago)
Operating systems
windows, macos
Architecture
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Install size
19 GB · 13 GB download
Install folder
DarkSwitch
Controller support
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Metacritic
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Release state
released
Community
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Steam Deck

Unsupported

Tested Mar 31, 2026 on build 22,050,497

  • ✕Unsupported graphics performance

Branches · 1

every build Steam serves for this app
BranchBuildUpdatedDescription
public 26,637,172Nov 13, 2026 · 17h ago

Build history

every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)
BuildBranchReleasedFirst seen
26,637,172public Nov 13, 2026 06:1217h ago
26,483,307public Nov 6, 2026 11:423d ago

Depots · 4

content of the public branch
DepotNameOSLanguageDLC / sharedSizeDownloadManifest
3132871 windows 9.0 GB6.3 GB 6835126464178043716
3132872 macos 9.2 GB6.5 GB 7480241451944957029
5347390 all DLC DarkSwitch - Digital Artbook 1.2 GB302 MB 756056267968916257
228989 windows shared from #228980 ——

Launch options · 2

ExecutableOSDescription
DarkSwitch.exe windows
DarkSwitch.app macos

Languages · 7

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
French ✓—✓
German ✓—✓
Kazakh ✓—✓
Polish ✓—✓
English ✓✓✓
Russian ✓✓✓
Simplified Chinese ✓—✓

Packages · 1

all packages
SubNameBillingPrice
1112404DarkSwitch Store or CD key $34.99

Bundles · 1

all bundles
BundleGamesBundle discountPrice
Dark Switch Deluxe Edition1 -10%$35.98

DLC in product info · 1

includes DLC not sold separately

Change numbers

all changes
#40,914,571 · 9h ago#40,908,664 · 13h ago#40,905,921 · 14h ago#40,904,662 · 15h ago#40,902,483 · 16h ago#40,902,317 · 17h ago#40,867,705 · 1d ago#40,867,223 · 1d ago#40,863,867 · 1d ago#40,863,672 · 1d ago#40,837,832 · 2d ago#40,837,595 · 2d ago#40,833,652 · 2d ago#40,827,041 · 2d ago#40,826,606 · 2d ago#40,823,130 · 2d ago#40,822,838 · 2d ago#40,812,270 · 3d ago#40,810,504 · 3d ago#40,810,361 · 3d ago#40,786,097 · 3d ago

Updates · patch notes

Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
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Nov 6, 2026 Update 1.2.3 - Optimization and Quest Fixes
Welcome back to Elaran, Arelians!In this update we focused on big cities and the story. Late-game settlements run more smoothly, and the game needs less video memory. We fixed quests that could get stuck or end in defeat. The Luminaris "Eye" button finally works, ultrawide monitors got their own resolutions, and the full game now opens saves from the new demo. Many of these issues were found by yo
26,483,307 8.4 GB total
Oct 23, 2026 Update 1.2.2 - A Compass for Elaran
Hold your course, Arelians!This update is about keeping the story of Elaran moving without hiccups. The game now has a Tutorial window where you can reread any hint you have already seen, at any time. We have fixed places where the story could get stuck, from the mechanism in the crown of the Great Tree in Chapter 1 to the negotiations with Sorago in Chapter 4. Skywalkers no longer get stuck on mi
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Oct 7, 2026 DarkSwitch - Update 1.2.1
Shine bright, Arelians!This update is all about letting you focus on building Elaran. We have reworked the camera: it no longer spins on its own, zooms smoothly toward your cursor and easily frames any platform on the Great Tree. Quest windows and events now wait until you have placed your building, autosaves no longer cancel it, and game time no longer freezes at 7:00 and 22:00. Walkers are back
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Sep 17, 2026 DarkSwitch - Update 1.2.0
Shine bright, Arelians!This update is built around the new colony statistics window: production and consumption at a glance, per-resource lists of producers and consumers, dynamics graphs, and filters that help you find the bottleneck in seconds. The late game gets louder, too - in Chapters 4-5 waves of ground and flying monsters come for the colony at night, while the global map gains new points
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Jun 24, 2026 DarkSwitch - Update 1.1.2
Shine bright, Arelians!This update brings UI improvements and bug fixes that we identified and resolved with the help of our community. Thank you for your feedback!Update 1.1.2Key changes:Slightly updated the UI for building productionUpdated the dashboardAdded sound for Hero abilitiesBug FixesFixed an issue where hungry villagers would sometimes stand AFK near the kitchenFixed an issue where the
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May 20, 2026 DarkSwitch - Update 1.1.0
Shine bright, Arelians!This update focuses on improving the overall gameplay experience with major UI improvements, bug fixes, better tutorials, and gameplay balance adjustments. We’ve also addressed several technical issues, including corrupted saves, Shroud rendering on AMD/Intel GPUs, and pathfinding problems affecting villagers.Update 1.1.0Updated building images in the construction menuUpdate
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Apr 29, 2026 DarkSwitch - Hotfix #5
Shine bright, Arelians!Hotfix #5Fixed one of the causes of game crashesImproved the combat notification system — unnecessary notifications have been removedFixed a bug where resources could go into negative values when dismantling multiple buildings at the same timeImproved the pathfinding systemFixed another bug where using a hero ability could block all abilitiesFixed a trigger in the skyship qu
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Apr 22, 2026 DarkSwitch - Hotfix #4
Shine bright, Arelians!Hotfix #4Fixed an issue where units could get stuck in older save filesFixed a bug where monster waves wouldn’t spawn in Chapter 5Fixed a bug where a scout group appeared in the issues panel after the Sunburst skywalker crashFixed a bug where an upgraded Light Tower could behave like a level 1 tower after loading a saveFixed a bug that allowed buildings with unfinished exten
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Apr 17, 2026 DarkSwitch - Hotfix #3
Shine bright, Arelians!Hotfix #3We’ve fixed an exploration point on the world map that was blocking progress in Chapter 2. If you’ve encountered this issue, you’ll need to start a new game or load a save from the beginning of the chapter.We’ve fixed locations that were causing villagers to get stuck. If you’ve encountered this issue, unfortunately, you’ll need to start a new game.Fixed a bug where
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Apr 16, 2026 DarkSwitch - Hotfix #2
Shine bright, Arelians!Hotfix #2Fixed one of the causes of game crashes (improved stability)Corrected the issue in which Russian translation text appeared in other languages (Skywalker dock)Join our Discord to learn more about DarkSwitch! - https://discord.gg/FaP9KBdtq2
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Apr 14, 2026 DarkSwitch - Hotfix #1
Shine bright, Arelians!We’ve just released a new hotfix update addressing several issues reported by the community. Thank you for your feedback - it helps us track down and resolve problems quickly.Hotfix #1Fixed an issue where an airship crew member could become extremely hungry and block the food queue (Starvation bug)Fixed a bug where pressing the hero button could block the hero’s abilitiesFix
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