DAWN ONE Passes 5,000 Steam Wishlists Ahead of August Launch
The 5,000-wishlist milestone gives DAWN ONE a measurable audience before its August 21 Steam release, and the available demo lets that audience test the mouse-only control scheme ahead of launch.
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Indie developer shaderbunny announced that DAWN ONE has surpassed 5,000 Steam wishlist registrations. The arcade slasher is fully playable with mouse controls, with the character continuously running toward the cursor and left and right clicks performing dashes and jumps. A demo is available on Steam, and the game launches August 21 for Windows.
DAWN ONE has cleared 5,000 Steam wishlist registrations, developer shaderbunny announced on X alongside a short thank-you video. The milestone arrives with a demo already live on Steam, so prospective players can try the control scheme before the August 21 launch.
The game is an arcade slasher with no checkpoints, built around continuous play against hordes of undead. Mouse operation is the core hook: the character runs toward the cursor, and left and right clicks handle dashes and jumps, though both actions can also be mapped to the keyboard. The top-down perspective shifts when jumping, moving the character toward the screen side.
DAWN ONE is scheduled for release on August 21 for Windows via Steam.
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