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The Tree Provides, The Tree Protects, The Tree Prevails! Dark Switch is a vertical survival city builder set in the boughs of a gigantic tree.
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- Developer:
- Cyber Temple
- Release date:
- 09 April 2026
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- Recent Steam reviews:
- Very Positive (106)
- All Steam reviews:
- Mostly Positive (512)
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The Tree Provides, The Tree Protects, The Tree Prevails!
Dark Switch 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.
Fog drives your citizens to madness and conceals stalking terrors.
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).
Recommended system requirements
minimum*
- OS:
- Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor:
- Intel Core i5-11400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Memory:
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 (6+ ГБ VRAM)
- DirectX:
- Version 12
- Storage:
- 30 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
- SSD Required
recommended*
- OS:
- Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor:
- Intel Core Ultra 7 265K / AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Memory:
- 16 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
- DirectX:
- Version 12
- Storage:
- 30 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
- SSD Required
User reviews
I do not recommend the game in its current state, especially not at its current price of around €30. The game has a lot of potential. The atmosphere is strong, the visuals are beautiful, and I did have some genuinely
It is a game with much promise... but it needs work. I do actually recommend the game, but prepare to be really frustrated. Like most other reviewers, I ran into the same imbalanced or bugged reality of the late game. I
This is a great game with a nice story and gameplay but that is bogged down by quite a few bugs and bad design choices. Lets start with the good stuff: - Great thematic world building - Most base mechanics are nice and
It's very similar to Frost Punk, but the glitches make it unplayable. I couldn't destroy an outpost that never spawned, so I just kept playing endlessly finally succumbing to fear despite having too many resources. It
Feels like a lumberjack sim, constant battle trying to get enough lumber for anything!!!. I have tons iron with only 1 mining it but with 6 lumberjacks impossible to even keep the the lights lit. The most stupid
The worst city builder I have ever played. - What game in this year doesn't have a 'Continue'? - Lame story - The voice "acting" is terrible - The subtitles stray so far from what the characters are saying - The game




