
Inspired by Welsh mythology, experience a classic fantasy RPG adventure exploring the cycles of abuse. Customise your abilities, craft new equipment and Break your enemies in strategic turn-based combat.
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A world and story inspired by Welsh Mythology.
Around 10 Hours of content.
Continue playing from a Demo save.
Break your enemies in a unique Turn-Based battle system.
Customise abilities with the Ability Tree and Loadouts.
3 Difficulty modes - Story, Classic and Hard.
Optional romance.
Pet the wolf!
After her temple is raided, Carys finds herself at the mercy of Bleddyn, a Gwyllgi feared by society. But Carys finds that their differences only bring them closer - inspiring them both to seek answers to the events that led both their lives down a dark path. Toward Dawn features mythical beasts and themes inspired by Celtic legends - exploring the delicate subject of trauma and cycles of abuse that appear in such tales.
Explore a vibrant pixel world, matched by a charming and memorable cast of characters while you experience the story in animated scenes. Upgrade your abilities with individual skill trees, while you craft equipment that bestow unique actions and traits, tailoring the characters to your preferred playstyle.
With a combat system partially inspired by the Grandia and Octopath Traveler, BREAK your enemies' poise, removing their action and making them vulnerable to high damage. There are no random encounters or forced grinding, the focus is instead on your tactics and how you have chosen to develop the characters.
Get to know the characters more by viewing optional Skits, be distracted with the Dragon's Guard cardgame, and meet a variety of colourful characters in sidequests!
Carys
An Incanter of the Two Dragons, one of the few survivors after Bleddyn rescues her from the destruction of her temple. Finding strength in her new companion, she swears vengeance upon those that destroyed her former life.
Bleddyn
A Gwyllgi of the Coedwig, an imposing werewolf who wields an even larger sword. Shrouded in mystery, he begrudgingly takes Carys into his forest home, where he finally begins to open up to another person.
Idwal Thornfield
The first-born son and heir to the Thornfield demesne. Quiet, meek, and hiding behind his long hair, Idwal is rescued by Carys and Bleddyn and sets in motion a plot that will test friendships, question motivations and bring the truth to light.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
I love the game so far and Bleddyn is really cute. The voice acting was a nice surprise. I will say however, Bleddyn's speech mannerisms sometimes feel forced with the use of 'bloody' and 'mate' sometimes. He's still cute though (He basically got the zoomies after a boss fight!) so I'll let it slide. The combat system feels good, and the story is really nice and theres even a card minigame.
fire emblem: the sacred stones but make it welsh mythology. spent a lovely saturday playing through this. serene, thoughtful, beautifully rendered.
Great little SNES-style RPG, well worth the 10 hours. Not perfect, but what is? It's solid for a one-person team. If you're here for the deep grand worldbuilding and a novel plot arc full of twists and turns, not the game for you. It's an overcoming-your-past story in fantasy Wales, and that's fine. If you're here for petting werewolves, some good traumatized characters, and a *very* good crunchy combat system, you'll like it.
Great RPG game heavily inspired by Welsh Mythology. The combat is fun, the upgrades available offer unique playstyles and also don't lock you in so you can change your setup at will if you find any cool gear, which there is lots that can change your playstyle up. The story is interesting and doesn't overstay or over exposit leading to an enjoyable runtime. The VA and Artwork are very beautiful and well composed, they all fit the theme very well and lead to a cohesive experience. It is very impressive for a solo dev, and is a good experience that I recommend.
Toward Dawn is something that doesn’t come around very often, a turned based RPG with good pacing. The forward momentum of the narrative and character development, along with the wide range of skills and strategies, makes for a potent mixture that’s hard to put it down. I’m a dummy when it comes to turn based combat, usually hitting the basic attack, hoping the health whittles down to 0. This game however pulled me out of my comfort zone, helped me engage with its systems I wouldn’t normally understand. With each characters move set being tied to their personality and dynamics, I could clearly understand their place in the combat system and I think that’s pretty neat. The main cast is truly wonderful, with the main dynamic between Carys and Bleddyn being the obvious standout. Their gentle care for one another in light of their respective traumas is so well written that it’s impossible not to root for them. But overall the main reason I love this game is it made me feel things. The world is hostile and intolerant, but through finding your people and caring for them, the world can maybe slowly get better, like Clary’s says, it won’t happen in a day… also big wolf guys are cool as hell.
Great game. The world building is pleasant and the protagonists have their own charme. On my second playthrough because I missed some extras.
Played perfect out the box on LCD steamdeck, around 6 hours battery. Game is fun and doesn't overstay it's welcome, overworld is a throwback to SNES or GBA era JRPGs but the combat system is where the game shines and has a more modern approach.
Gostei da gameplay e achei a historia boa. Tem umas boas mensagens sendo ditas pelos personagens em alguns momentos. Joguem a demo e testem a qualidade, eu amei.
要是有官方汉化就好了
Buen juego. Buena customización.
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