Dark Rising overview

Clear Light Games | Oct 20, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 10:01:38 UTC

Indie Strategy Tower Defense Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,115
Revenue (VGI)$6,473
Review score31% positive

Dark Rising dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,115
Revenue (VGI)$6,473
Review score31% positive
Total reviews16
Release dateOct 20, 2017
DeveloperClear Light Games
PublisherClear Light Games

Genres: Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Clear Light Games Publisher: Clear Light Games

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Game overview

Overview

Dark Rising comes from Clear Light Games and is published by Clear Light Games. It arrived on Steam on Oct 20, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Dark Rising's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:01:38 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 31% positive across 16 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Dark Rising is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishRussian languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU @2.33 GHz or equivalent	2048 MB RAM	Geforce GT 220 or equivalent	1256 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Windows 10 (64 bit)	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @3.40 GHz or equivalent	4096 MB RAM	AMD Radeon R9200 Series or equivalent	1512 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dark Rising has sold up to 1,115 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,473. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Dark Rising overview details

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

Steam Store description

Upgrade your castle, build towers, expand your village and train loyal pledges who will fight, and die at your command. Dark Rising is a tower defense game for anyone who's looking for a more in-depth approach to the popular genre. It strives to mix in real-time strategy features without losing sight of the tried and true tower defense format. Expect waves and waves of zombies, ghosts, and deadly spiders attacking your castle. However, it's your choice how to defend yourself. You could stick with building outposts and towers. Sturdy defenses might do the trick. Or maybe you would prefer training up an army of adventurers who are willing to fight and die for your cause. The choice is up to you. Equip soldiers with weapons and armor. Simple resource management: balance population, food, and water in order to train more soldiers. Customize your castle in adventure mode. Undead zombies, spooky ghosts, lava golems, giant spiders and more. 10 adventure levels of increasing difficulty. Endless survival mode. Steam Achievements and leader-boards Steam Trading Cards(Coming after release)

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dark Rising is listed as a game with $7.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:01:38 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 31% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Dark Rising
Steam App ID	710880
Type	game
Release date	Oct 20, 2017
Developer	Clear Light Games
Publisher	Clear Light Games
Price	$7.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Indie, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , Russian * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 10:01:38 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	5
Negative reviews	11
Total reviews	16
Positive percent	31%
Review type	Mostly Negative
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Oct 20, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	23 November 2017 - 13:42:17 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 10:01:38 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 10:01:38 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 10:01:38 UTC

Overview tags

Strategy Indie Tower Defense

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Just Getting Started	No description
On a Roll	No description
Get a Job	No description
Acceptable Losses	No description
Feed the Zombies	No description
Gaining Momentum	No description
Pimp My Castle	No description
Swamp Monsters	No description
To The Skies	No description
Getting Hot In Here	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Dark Rising (c) 2017 Clear Light Games

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/710880
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/710880/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/710880
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Dark Rising

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Dark Rising?

Dark Rising's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:01:38 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Dark Rising growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Dark Rising?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (100%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (59.5%), China (7.8%), Russia (3.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (71.4%), China (6.2%), Russia (2.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (50.8%), China (9.4%), Russia (4.4%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Dark Rising?

Dark Rising currently sits at 31% positive across 16 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 5 positive reviews and 11 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Negative.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Dark Rising have?

Dark Rising currently has about 85 tracked Steam followers as of 8 March 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Dark Rising?

Dark Rising is currently listed at $7.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Negative

31% positive, 5 positive, 11 negative

Price and discount

$7.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 20 October 2017

DLC and packages

Dark RisingBuy Dark Rising #205527$7.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (32 bit or 64 bit) Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU @2.33 GHz or equivalent Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: Geforce GT 220 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1256 MB available space Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card Additional Notes: Internet required for Steam activation and achievements.

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @3.40 GHz or equivalent Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon R9200 Series or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1512 MB available space Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card Additional Notes: Internet required for Steam activation and achievements.

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