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Without a Dawn
Jesse Makkonen · released May 19, 2025 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Released May 19, 2025
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 93% positive of 693 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $7.99 | Oct 19, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per week
| Week | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Week of Oct 27, 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| Week of Nov 3, 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| Week of Nov 10, 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| Week of Nov 17, 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| Week of Nov 24, 2025 | 15 | 1 |
| Week of Dec 1, 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| Week of Dec 8, 2025 | 9 | 1 |
| Week of Dec 15, 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| Week of Dec 22, 2025 | 9 | 1 |
| Week of Dec 29, 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| Week of Jan 5, 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| Week of Jan 12, 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| Week of Jan 19, 2026 | 7 | 2 |
| Week of Jan 26, 2026 | 5 | 1 |
| Week of Feb 2, 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| Week of Feb 9, 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| Week of Feb 16, 2026 | 6 | 2 |
| Week of Feb 23, 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| Week of Mar 2, 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| Week of Mar 9, 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| Week of Mar 16, 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| Week of Mar 23, 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| Week of Mar 30, 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| Week of Apr 6, 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Week of Apr 13, 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| Week of Apr 20, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Apr 27, 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Week of May 4, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of May 11, 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| Week of May 18, 2026 | 7 | 1 |
| Week of May 25, 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| Week of Jun 1, 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| Week of Jun 8, 2026 | 4 | 2 |
| Week of Jun 15, 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| Week of Jun 22, 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| Week of Jun 29, 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| Week of Jul 6, 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| Week of Jul 13, 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| Week of Jul 20, 2026 | 7 | 2 |
| Week of Jul 27, 2026 | 4 | 2 |
| Week of Aug 3, 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Week of Aug 10, 2026 | 2 | 1 |
| Week of Aug 17, 2026 | 5 | 2 |
| Week of Aug 24, 2026 | 10 | 1 |
| Week of Aug 31, 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| Week of Sep 7, 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| Week of Sep 14, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Sep 28, 2026 | 7 | 1 |
| Week of Oct 5, 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| Week of Oct 12, 2026 | 11 | 1 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 13k – 77k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $88k – $300k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 693 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 20–111 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Moddable | 1 in 102 games |
| Philosophical | 1 in 76 games |
| Emotional | 1 in 20 games |
| Visual Novel | 1 in 12 games |
| Psychological Horror | 1 in 12 games |
| Realistic | 1 in 12 games |
| Mystery | 1 in 12 games |
| Dark | 1 in 12 games |
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