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“Hack away at the unessential.” (Bruce Lee) DAWN ONE is a top-down hack and slash pure action gauntlet controlled with the mouse. It’s unique, minimalist cut-to-the-core , centered around overcoming and mastering difficulty . It will not feel familiar, and doesn’t play like any o
Hi! RECENT CHANGES - Adjusted enemies spawns balance during the battle before the last boss fight to be a little easier (armored enemies are slightly less likely to spawn) - Added a live stats UI element (top left corner) that tracks scoring breakdown in real-time (optional with
Hey, little tweaks - Mouse cursor now slightly bigger at 1080p + added a scale option - Dizzy effect depletes slightly faster when poisoned THANKS FOR PLAYING!
Hello super cool people --- Quick update on things that have gone in the demo recently: - Overhauled Training Mode with it's own menu and options. - Fixed a bug on Putrids attacks and frame data (sometimes their contacts didn't register...) - Putrids no longer spawn poison pools
Hello! The dust from Next Fest has settled and afaic this thing should be on 365 days a year because many played the demo and wishlisted DAWN ONE, which is amazing! Some people sent feedback and I'm eternally grateful for that. So here's what changed recently: - Added a user inte
Hello! Tightening things up before Next Fest: - Bombs no longer detonate if you jump over them - Added a second type of bomb that's a falling missile triggering a fire wave - fixed a bug that caused slow-mo to not trigger on death and other certain conditions - rebalanced second
Hello! I'm concentrating on the full game build atm, but here's some of the stuff that have been propagated to the demo build in recent weeks. - Fixed an input bug that hopefully will encourage more deliberate play from new players instead of button mash (although i doubt it...)
Just a little patch on the Demo build:: Zombie Mages (the hooded ones) now also have a melee attack. Throwing Knives buff/nerf: Jumping no longer resets throwing knives charge but charging time is now a bit longer. Dizzy VFX (after blocking) and dirtiness VFX (when you've been ta
Cut straight to the core with 100% mouse-driven arcade hack 'n' slash! The arcade tag is thrown around easily on Steam, but DAWN ONE is pure arcade: Nothing gets in your way! No cooldowns, no grind, no skill trees, no meta progression unlocks. Every run is equal. Ultra accessible
This announcement is a few days late, as I've been ill... Human here - not AI bot 😝 I have removed the store page's Playtest signups but since there was an influx of players from my last tweet on X I left the playtest build available for people who have already signed up. I will
DAWN ONE is now available in Open Playtest! Access granted immediately! Short, intense sessions perfect for busy gamers, ultra accessible yet ultra hardcore challenging hack and slash arcade-style mouse controlled gameplay. Take it for a spin and feel free to post some feedback i
THE MATHS GENIUS FORMULA: TOTAL SCORE = (FIGHT SCORE + TIME BONUS) * BEST CHAIN FIGHT SCORE : Each time you take out an enemy, it adds up. Tougher enemies yield higher fight scores. TIME BONUS : Time freezes unless enemies are taken out so retreating during combat yields a lower
With the Twitter ban in Brazil, I'm loosing 16% of my followers so from now on I’m going to post more on Steam. Hopefully Steam won't be banned in Brazil. Tough summer. Love the sunshine and everything, but development on Dawn One has been tricky. I had 2 games industry professio