Without a Dawn cover

Without a Dawn

First release
May 19, 2025
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Visual Novel · Horror

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring a hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art developed by award-winning Finnish solo developer Jesse Makkonen (DISTRAINT -series, Afterdream, Heal).

Also known as withoutadawn.exe

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
She seeks refuge from her constant, restless thoughts in a remote cabin. There are no distractions in the profound silence and isolation, but the eerie sound of the cold wind weaving through the trees keeps her awake. In the dark stillness of the night, the silence has begun to take on physical form. Without a Dawn masterfully immerses the player in introspection, intertwining psychological and philosophical elements to create a narrative that blurs the line between reality and fiction.Read more

She seeks refuge from her constant, restless thoughts in a remote cabin. There are no distractions in the profound silence and isolation, but the eerie sound of the cold wind weaving through the trees keeps her awake. In the dark stillness of the night, the silence has begun to take on physical form. Without a Dawn masterfully immerses the player in introspection, intertwining psychological and philosophical elements to create a narrative that blurs the line between reality and fiction.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 19, 2025
PlayStation 4
Apr 16, 2026
Xbox One
Apr 16, 2026
All 6 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Apr 16, 2026
PlayStation 5
Apr 16, 2026
Xbox Series X|S
Apr 16, 2026
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
1h
Age ratings
PEGI 16ESRB M
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Text
Keywords
psychological horror, ascii

At a Glance

Main + Extras (IGDB)
1h