BLACK DAWN
Mara and Iona in a rain-soaked street at night; Rook on the phone in a lit window behind them.

Coming to Steam · Mac and Windows

Black Dawn Rises

Infiltrate. Fight. Rewrite the record.

A courier named Mara Venn keeps finding her own future already on file. The paper always gets there first.

The record, in order

A prelude, three acts and a finale. Black Dawn Rises is Acts I and III on Steam; Act II is free on your phone.

  1. PreludeIn the story: 1947 to today

    Disclosure

    You are the Archive.

    Four real cases, Roswell to Nimitz, and one box nobody listed, sealed on 8 July 1947.

    The Public Record, free to start. The Sealed Record on Steam.

    Play in your browser

    Beta key needed

    The full record

  2. Act IIn the story: Oct 2026

    Black Signal

    Infiltrate.

    Mara Venn goes into Station K‑12. It answered before it was called.

    Black Dawn Rises · Steam

    Download the beta

    Mac and Windows · beta key needed

  3. Act IIIn the story: 14 Mar 2027

    The Line

    Rewrite the record.

    One night, seven relays, and a record that says Mara fails. Play it in Black Dawn: Go.

    Free on your phone

  4. Act IIIIn the story: 18 Nov 2027

    Ghost Warrant

    Fight.

    A warrant for Iona Sorn, in Rook's hand, eighteen hours early. Mara is sent to bring her in.

    Black Dawn Rises · Steam

    Download the beta

    Mac and Windows · beta key needed

  5. Act IV · FinaleIn the story: Dec 2027

    ████████

    Entry filed.

    Status: pending.

    Separate release

    The full record

One game on Steam, one free act on your phone. Buy Black Dawn Rises once for Acts I and III. Act II is optional: play it on your phone between Acts I and III. The Prelude and the finale are their own releases.