Without a Dawn
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring a hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art developed by award-winning Finnish solo developer Jesse Makkonen (DISTRAINT…
Without a Dawn is an adventure developed by Jesse Makkonen, released 19 May 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Without a Dawn is
Without a Dawn is an adventure game developed by Jesse Makkonen and released in 2025. It was published by Clickteam. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Clickteam Fusion.
The premise, in the publisher's words
She seeks refuge from her constant, restless thoughts in a remote cabin. There are no distractions in the profound silence and isolation, but the eerie sound of the cold wind weaving through the trees keeps her awake. In the dark stillness of the night, the silence has begun to take on physical form. Without a Dawn masterfully immerses the player in introspection, intertwining psychological and philosophical elements to create a narrative that blurs the line between reality and fiction.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Without a Dawn launched on 19 May 2025, within three weeks of Doom: The Dark Ages, Elden Ring Nightreign, Mario Kart World and The Midnight Walk. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Doom: The Dark Ages, Elden Ring Nightreign, Mario Kart World, The Midnight Walk.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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