Dark and Light overview

Overview

Dark and Light comes from Snail Games USA and is published by Snail Games USA. It arrived on Steam on Jul 20, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Dark and Light's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 10 players at 6 October 2026 - 06:00:29 UTC, with a tracked peak near 14,029. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 52% positive across 11,833 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Dark and Light is available in 8 languages including:

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dark and Light has sold up to 402,000 units and has 10,576 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $7,800,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Dark and Light overview details

Dark and Light combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The shattered remains of the mother planet Gaia float in stark contrast against the sky on nearby satellite planet, Archos, serving as inescapable evidence of the dark forces surrounding the world. As a lone explorer in the wilderness, you must learn to understand the terrain, natural resources, as well as how to domesticate the local creatures and build a home. You will need to harness and control the magical energy that courses through the planet, or you risk being consumed by the looming darkness that permeates throughout the planet. Every aspect of Dark and Light has been re-imagined, re-worked, and upgraded from the 2004 original. Gaia’s very existence is dictated by primal elemental forces, including wind, earth, water, fire, light, and darkness. These elements course through the world, sometimes clashing and causing earth-shattering changes. Gaia houses a number of various biomes, including lush forests, soaring peaks of ice-capped mountains, a towering volcano clouded with sulfur and ash, as well as breezy floating islands, ominous dark forests, wide swamps, and deep caverns. Extreme weather conditions will put you to the test; you'll need to procure food and water, as well as the proper tools required to roam this expansive land and brave the unforgiving elements. Ages ago, Gaia was attacked by dark forces and collapsed, plunging the world into darkness. Many sought exodus to Archos, one of Gaia’s satellite planets - unwittingly (or for some, perhaps intentionally) bringing the dark forces along with them. As a result, Archos’s atmosphere has been adversely affect…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dark and Light is listed as a game with $4.85 (73% off from $17.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 10 players at 6 October 2026 - 06:00:29 UTC, a tracked peak of 14,029, and 52% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Open WorldSurvivalMassively MultiplayerRPGSandboxFantasyAdventureMagicMMORPGEarly AccessOpen World Survival CraftActionMultiplayerDragonsSimulation

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