
DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder. Build a city on a great tree and defend it against the Fog. Face the challenges of limited real estate, scarce resources, and tough moral choices as you seek to uncover the mystery of the Shroud. The Tree Provides! The Tree Protects! The Tree Prevails!
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DarkSwitch 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!
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.
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.
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).
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Languages: English*, German, Polish, Russian*, Simplified Chinese, French, Kazakh*languages with full audio support
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Сложность показалась вполне комфортной. Ошибки наказываются, но всегда понимаешь, что сделал не так. После второго прохождения уже совсем иначе планировал развитие.
Dark Switch was a really refreshing experience for me. It brings something new to the city-building genre, and best of all, it's a complete game instead of yet another Early Access title. It's great to finally get a finished game with a well-told story that keeps you engaged from start to finish. My only real complaint is that once you finish the story, that's it. I would have loved to see an endless mode or another game mode that lets you keep building and playing after the campaign ends. Overall, I highly recommend Dark Switch to anyone looking for a fresh take on the genre with a great story. It was a pleasant surprise, and I really hope the developers add an endless mode or more post-story content in the future.
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