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Alex Spalvieri · Published by Alex Spalvieri · Official site ↗
Positive — 100% positive (22 reviews) · 25 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Dawnhold is a top-down action base-defense game where you gather resources, build up your defenses, and survive relentless enemy waves. Strike back by assaulting enemy strongholds and defeating powerful bosses in a fight to protect the Sunstone.
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Action, Indie, RPG, Strategy · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
About this game
Overview
Dawnhold is a top-down action base-defense game about protecting the Sunstone, the last source of light in a world overrun by the Hollowborn.
Gather resources, build walls and towers, fight enemy waves, and push outward from your base to assault Hollowborn strongholds. Each mission starts fresh, challenging you to balance building, gathering, combat, upgrades, and boss fights before the pressure becomes too much.
Survival is only part of the mission. To win, you’ll need to leave the safety of your defenses, break through the Hollowborn’s forces, and defeat the powerful bosses.
Missions
In Standard missions, you defend the Sunstone while expanding your defenses and pushing toward the enemy stronghold. Build your base, survive repeated attacks, and choose when to go on the offensive.
Arena missions offer a more direct combat challenge, sending you into focused battles against waves of Hollowborn enemies.
As you progress through the campaign, you’ll earn currencies used to unlock and enhance abilities, walls, towers, and powerful upgrades.
Features
Top-down action combat mixed with base building and tower defense
Build walls and towers to protect the Sunstone
Fight directly as the hero with class-based abilities
Choose from 3 playable classes, each with distinct strengths and playstyles
Survive repeated enemy waves while preparing your next push
Assault Hollowborn strongholds and defeat powerful bosses
Unlock abilities, buildings, and upgrades across the campaign
Replayable missions with different strategies and approaches
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Dual-core 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 MB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Dual-core 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1 GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.2.4 - Class and Mission Balancing
Dawnstride ChangesEssence Regen per Wisdom: 0.0575 -> 0.0585Verdant Rush (Rank 1) Drain: 0.9/s -> 1.3/sVerdant Rush (Rank 2) Drain: 0.8/s -> 1.2/sBriarburst (Rank 1 & 2) Range: 165 -> 175Sap and Sunder (Upgrade) Damage Bonus: +25% -> +30%Bloodwake (Upgrade) Lifesteal: 10% -> 8%Sunblade ChangesReaping Sun (Rank 1) Drain: 1.3/s -> 1.7/sReaping Sun (Rank 1) Lifesteal: 15% -> 10%Reaping Sun (Rank 2) Cost: 10 -> 8Reaping Sun (Rank 2) Drain: 1.1/s -> 1.5/sReaping Sun (Rank 2) Lifesteal: 20% -> 10%Undermaw Uprising (Mission 9) ChangesCamp Tier: 3 -> 2Camp Additional Nether Marauders per Day: 2 -> 1Camp Additional Nether Skirmishers per Day: 2 -> 1Read full article on Community Announcements (Liftmaster McGee)AnnouncementsOfficial
Mission Leaderboards!
Mission Leaderboards Are Here!Hello everyone!Leaderboards have been added to Dawnhold. Compete for the fastest time across all 14 missions, separated by difficulty.The new Leaderboards screen lets you:Compare your personal best against the global bestSee your current global rankBrowse complete rankings with exact completion timesInspect other players’ classes and equipped loadoutsSee the ranks of their equipped abilities, towers, and wallsGood luck, and have fun competing!Screenshots:Note: Runs completed while offline won't be submitted to the leaderboards.Quality of Life ChangesThe Foundry now shows the Rank of the item on the bottom-right, denoted by either "r1" for Rank 1, or "r2" for Rank 2. Rank 2 is also shown in green.Sunblade ChangesReaping Sun (rank 1) Lifesteal Amount: 18% -> 15%Reaping Sun (rank 2) Lifesteal Amount: 22% -> 20%Dawnstride ChangesBloodthorn Volley (rank 1 & 2) Cost: 8 -> 7Executioner Shot Health Threshold: 25% -> 50%Read full article on Community Announcements (Liftmaster McGee)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.1.5 - Small Class and QoL Changes
Quality of Life Changes Selling or Replacing any Building while it's constructing now refunds 75% of its cost (previously 50%) Sunblade's Reaping Sun cast SFX had its volume reduced slightly Undermaw Uprising (Mission 9) Changes Camps now spawn 1 less Nether Skirmisher per wave Sunblade Changes Reaping Sun (rank 1) Lifesteal Amount: 20% -> 18% Reaping Sun (rank 2) Lifesteal Amount: 25% -> 22% Reaping Sun (rank 2) Drain per Second: 1.0 -> 1.1 Furnace Heart (rank 2) Armor Amount: 12 -> 15Read full article on Community Announcements (Liftmaster McGee)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.1.3 - Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements
All Classes Repair Restore Rate: 6.0 Health/s -> 7.5 Health/s Improvements Steam achievements now sync automatically when loading a save. Added setting to change Cursor size to 1.5x and 2.0x scale. Bug Fixes In multi-boss standard-mission rooms, the timer remains paused until all bosses are defeated. Defeating the final boss in a standard-mission boss room now clears remaining enemies and traps.Read full article on Community Announcements (Liftmaster McGee)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.1.0 - Visual Improvements and Bug Fixes
This update brings a couple of Visual Improvements and fixes several issues reported by players. There is also a small Dawnstride buff to help with its single-target damage. Improvements Weapon Rarity Animations: Attack animations now change color based on the rarity of your equipped weapon. Attribute Points Reminder: The unspent Attribute Points hint now flashes, making it easier to notice. Dawnstride Briarburst (Rank 1 & 2) Projectile Range: 150 -> 165 Briarburst (Rank 1) Projectile Damage: +7% Briarburst (Rank 2) Projectile Damage: +6% Bug Fixes Fixed a tutorial soft-lock that could occur when no repairable walls remained during the Repair Wall step. Fixed an audio volume rounding issue that could mute audio at volume settings above 0%. Fixed healing projectiles being blocked by edge-terrain tiles.Read full article on Community Announcements (Liftmaster McGee)
