Duskfade Is Out

Duskfade released August 13, 2026 on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Weird Beluga developed it; Fireshine Games published it. Standard price is $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99. This page is the launch-week bulletin so older “wishlist and wait” articles on the wiki do not strand you. For minute-by-minute store unlock math, use launch times. For score chatter, use launch review.

Fireshine’s press release the same morning called out painterly clockpunk vistas, challenging-enough combat, and the limited Steam 20% introductory offer. That discount is listed through August 27. Console stores ran 20% pre-order windows before launch; those become ordinary sale tags once pre-order closes — always read the live store tile.

What you can buy today

• Steam — full game, demo still attached to app 2542020, Deck Verified, achievements, cloud. Buy link lives on our official links hub.
• PS5 — full game, DualSense, 26 trophies including Platinum Master Clockmaker.
• Xbox Series X|S — full game, Xbox Play Anywhere, 25 achievements / 1,000G, HDR / 4K features on the store listing, cloud play as a store capability (not the same as Game Pass inclusion). Launch coverage did not place Duskfade in Game Pass on day one.
• Nintendo Switch 2 — full game on launch day. A dedicated Switch 2 demo has been reported for August 20. Confirm on the eShop; do not pirate “NS2 APKs.”

No Deluxe bundle shipped. Storage on PC remains about 20 GB. Specs: system requirements. Languages on Steam include English audio plus interface/subtitles in French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. This wiki covers English, French, German, and Spanish.

Duskfade official launch trailer

Demo versus full game

The demo on Steam, PS5, and Xbox is still the right try-before-you-buy for anyone who missed it. It teaches Blast, Grapple, Temporal Shift, Tick Town, and Wrath. It does not import into the campaign save. If you 100%‘d the slice, start fresh and use the story walkthrough instead of replaying the demo for story.

Switch 2 owners who skipped other platforms can wait for the reported August 20 demo or trust the launch reviews. The demo hub stays up because search traffic does not vanish on day two.

What to play first after checkout

1. How to Play — late dodges, not early rolls.
2. Story path — Ezarus Forest through Academy Pendulum.
3. Beat Wrath if the first boss is a wall.
4. Trophies only after you accept that kittens can wait.

Patch notes had not piled up on day one beyond “it shipped.” When Fireshine posts Steam changes, they will land on this Updates hub rather than inside every boss page. Pre-order trailers and date announcements stay in pre-order news as history, not as future-tense copy.

Platforms in one sentence each

PC is the settings and keyboard option, currently the cheapest if the 20% tile is still lit. PS5 is the Platinum hunt. Xbox is Play Anywhere between console and PC. Switch 2 is the handheld/TV pitch with a demo a week later. Compare columns in the platform tool.

Single-player. Offline. No co-op. ESRB Everyone 10+ in public listings (fantasy violence, mild blood on Xbox text). That is the launch shape. If a social post claims a surprise Deluxe or a Game Pass drop, believe the store, not the post.

Physical copies, if your region stocks them, follow Fireshine’s usual retail partners rather than a special wiki SKU. Pre-load windows already closed for most storefronts; if your console still shows a pre-order tile, refresh the store. Friends sharing a library should remember Steam Family Sharing and Xbox Play Anywhere rules live on those platforms, not here.

Day-two advice is boring and correct: install on an SSD, test the dodge window in Tick Town before Wrath, and do not spend the first night hunting every kitten. The game is built for a second pass. Enjoy the first one.

Related

Price and editions for value math. Official links for duskfade.com and Fireshine. Biomes if you bought it for Lantern Port screenshots.