DAWN ONE is a mouse-only arcade slasher from indie developer shaderbunny, released on Steam on August 21, 2026. The game had surpassed 5,000 Steam wishlist registrations before launch, and a demo was available on Steam ahead of release.
DAWN ONE is a top-down arcade slasher from indie developer shaderbunny. The game's central feature is its mouse-only control scheme: the character runs continuously toward the cursor, with left and right clicks performing dashes and jumps. It pits the player against hordes of undead, with no checkpoints to soften failure.
Before its August 21 Steam release, the game crossed 5,000 wishlist registrations. A demo was available on Steam, letting players test the mouse-only controls ahead of launch. The game released for Windows on the scheduled date.
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Indie developer shaderbunny released the action game DAWN ONE on Steam on August 21. The arcade slasher is fully playable with mouse controls: the character follows the cursor, with left and right clicks for dashing and jumping. It features top-down perspective, no checkpoints, and hordes of undead. The game surpassed 5,000 Steam wishlist registrations before launch.
Indie developer shaderbunny announced that DAWN ONE has surpassed 5,000 Steam wishlist registrations. The arcade slasher is fully playable with mouse controls, with the character continuously running toward the cursor and left and right clicks performing dashes and jumps. A demo is available on Steam, and the game launches August 21 for Windows.