Cursed Dawn

A Finnish wave-survival FPS built around movement, map knowledge, and escalating pressure.

Cursed Dawn was retired in May 2026 and is no longer available on Steam.

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The game

Move. Learn. Adapt.

Stay mobile, know the map, and read every escalation before it reaches you.

First-person view crossing the flooded carnival grounds as infected close in under a string of hanging lights
01

Survive the waves

Stay mobile as escalating encounters compress the space around you.

A torch-lit catacomb tunnel beneath Cursed Dawn, one of the routes players learn to navigate under pressure
02

Know the map

Routes, sightlines, and hidden spaces become part of the survival strategy.

An infected closing in inside a blood-lit hospital corridor as the player levels a weapon
03

Adapt under pressure

Pressure changes quickly. Read the encounter, reposition, and commit.

The world

Explore the environments of Cursed Dawn

Every location changes the fight, and the color of the night.

A glowing red portal mechanism looming over a flooded industrial street
01 Ritual Grounds Open ground beneath the portal. Very little cover once the wave turns.
A teal-lit hospital corridor with an infected figure near the nurses station
02 Hospital Tight corridors and blind corners under failing lights.
A carnival ferris wheel silhouetted against the night, beside a tree marked with a glowing wound
03 Carnival A wide, waterlogged fairground strung with lights.
Official trailer

Official Trailer — IGN Live 2024

Official trailer featured by IGN during IGN Live 2024.

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APR 7 2025 Released on Steam

Steamworks-attributed placement data. Impressions are not unique users. Released April 7, 2025; retired May 2026.

The masked Cursed Dawn protagonist in full combat gear, rendered against a black backdrop
From Finland to the world

Built beyond the prototype

Cursed Dawn began as an independently developed Finnish game. It grew from solo development into a publisher-supported international Steam release, with visibility through IGN Live, Gamescom, and Steam Next Fest.

Created by Cursed Studios Founded and led by Miko Parkkinen Published with indie.io, 2024–2026
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The night is over

Released April 7, 2025. Retired May 2026. The trailer, the record, and the sources stay up.

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