Cursed Dawn
A Finnish independently developed wave-survival FPS that progressed from solo development to a publisher-backed Steam release in 2025. Retired in May 2026.
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Cursed Dawn press kit
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Cursed Dawn
- Title
- Cursed Dawn
- Genre
- Wave-survival first-person shooter
- Developer
- Cursed Studios
- Publisher
- indie.io (2024–2026)
- Founder / lead
- Miko Parkkinen
- Origin
- Finland
- Platform
- PC · Steam
- Steam AppID
- 2713550
- Release date
- April 7, 2025
- Status
- Retired May 2026 — no longer available on Steam
- Steam wishlists
- 9,900+ · snapshot August 16, 2026
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From independent build to release
Cursed Dawn was developed by Cursed Studios and published by indie.io until 2026. The project received visibility through IGN Live 2024, indie.io’s Gamescom 2024 lineup, and Steam Next Fest: October 2024 before releasing on Steam on April 7, 2025.
Metric wording The approved public aggregate is “358K+ Steam event impressions across Next Fest, IGN Live, and Gamescom placements.” Impressions are not unique users.
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