Dawn
Released Mar 2017
Dawn is an atmospheric 3D platformer in which players guide a druidic creature named Ash through a beautiful environment to bring life and light back to a dead tree at the center of the world.
91% positive · 876 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Dawn is a student capstone project created by 18 graduate students at Southern Methodist University's Guildhall program over roughly five months in late 2016. It was released as a free-to-play game on March 31, 2017. The store description makes clear this was a one-time academic project with a defined development period — there is no mention of planned updates, expansions, DLC, or ongoing support. No post-launch news posts, DLC listings, or developer communications indicate any additional content was ever planned or delivered. The game launched as a complete, self-contained experience.
Evidence
Store description explicitly states the game was a five-month student capstone project completed in late 2016, with no mention of planned updates or future content.
Game released March 31, 2017 as a free-to-play title with no DLC listings, no season pass, and no post-launch content structures.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
SMU Guildhall
Achievements
12
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Dawn is an atmospheric 3D platformer in which players guide a druidic creature named Ash through a beautiful environment to bring life and light back to a dead tree at the center of the world. Players must use Ash’s power to grow plants and activate objects to create paths through the environment. The world of Dawn is filled with hidden flowers off the beaten path – collect them all to unlock a secret!
Features
- A beautiful organic world to explore.
- Accessible, fluid platforming gameplay.
- Dynamic original soundtrack that responds to the player's progress.
About the Team
Dawn was created by Brave Rabbit Games, a team of 18 students from the Guildhall at Southern Methodist University, a graduate school for game development in Plano, TX. Development took place over the course of roughly five months in the latter half of 2016, as the capstone project for Guildhall's team game curriculum. We've been learning how to make games for two years now, and we're excited to share our best project yet!Are these done yet?
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