Astra Logical signs Dawnfolk, the charmingly dark minimalist survival city-builder
Solo dev’s recently updated demo gathered over 20k wishlists
August 13, 2024 - Los Angeles, CA - Astra Logical is excited to announce that they have partnered with solo developer Darenn Keller to publish his latest title, Dawnfolk.
Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark minimalist survival city-builder. Players collect resources and build their realm one tile at a time while protecting settlers from oppressive shadows.
The updated demo for the Wholesome Games Steam event now includes new puzzle and challenge modes. Puzzle mode offers a secondary experience for those seeking problem-solving challenges beyond the core strategy gameplay. Challenge mode keeps its focus on survival strategy management but emphasizes achieving specific objectives with interesting gameplay twists.
"I was really excited to sign with Astra Logical and their approach of being developer-first with indie-friendly terms," said Darenn Keller. "They're a new publisher, but with their support I am able to take my time to complete my game without crunch. The help with marketing, localization, and QA allows me to focus on the actual game making process instead of all of the admin work."
“We started playing the demo for Dawnfolk and couldn’t stop,” said Heather Jackson, Managing Director of Astra Logical. “We are thrilled to publish titles that enable unexpected, novel discoveries through deep and interesting systems and Darenn’s game is an example of peak discovery through short gameplay sessions.”
“My favorite discovery so far has been the pirates. And there’s a fishing minigame – every good game has a fishing minigame,” she added.
Dawnfolk will be available at launch in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese.
It will be available on PC via Steam in 2025. A press kit is available at astralogical.org/game-dawnfolk
About Darenn Keller
Darenn Keller worked at Ubisoft as a Game Designer on the Ghost Recon and Assassin's Creed franchises before becoming an independent game developer. He is currently working on Dawnfolk and enjoys sharing his journey on YouTube.
Learn more about Darenn on YouTube, Twitter, Discord, and his website.
About Astra Logical
Astra Logical publishes systems and strategy games that don’t hate you. A mission-driven indie publisher, they support games with an ethos of progressive complexity and emergent thought. Astra teams up with developers who create approachable yet deep challenges for the curious-minded.
For more information, visit astralogical.org or email marketing@astralogical.org. You can also find more about Astra Logical on Steam, EGS, and Nintendo or by checking out YouTube, Discord, Facebook, LinkedIn, or TikTok.