Dark and Light (2017)

- Developer
- Snail Games USA
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Early Access
- Rating
- 2.6 of 5, 11,825 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 14 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A vast open-world survival sandbox where you gather resources, craft tools and structures, and tame creatures to endure a fantasy wilderness with a persistent threat of darkness.
open worldsurvivalsandboxcraftingbuildingexplorationpersistentgrindy
What players say
Players say the game has been abandoned since early access around 2017, with no updates for years. Reviews praise the creature design and survival mechanics but call it janky, unfinished, and buggy, while a few still find hundreds of hours of content for the price.
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