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Dawnsbury Days
Lead a group of childhood friends through their first adventures in a turn-based tactical RPG played under the rules of PF2E, the second edition of a powerful OGL ruleset. Customize their builds, acquire loot and level up, and ultimately defeat the sinister enemies who threaten your hometown.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “PF2e tactical combat” (80 of 91 reviews) and “cute humorous stories” (19); the most common complaint is “short, juvenile stories” (7). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
80 of the 91 reviews raise this.
19 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“I don't typically write reviews but decided to make an exception for an exceptional game here. Dawnsbury Days is an amazing little gem that helps teach Pathfinder 2e in a really manageable way, with a bunch of…”
“A very fun and fairly faithful (with caveats) adaptation of Pathfinder 2E, with good mod support and a cute story.”
“Extremely authentic Pathfinder 2e experience, feels like I'm on Foundry when I look at it. Extremely customizable builds and in-depth combat although the game does expect you've done your homework with pf2e before, so…”
11 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“A very cute combat-focused Pathfinder 2nd Edition game. Entirely playable, if a little awkward, on Steam Deck. If what you want is buildcrafting and crunchy TTRPG combat, this game will satisfy. Also has quite robust…”
“Fun short advanture, very faithful to the pathfinder rules system and there by the combat is very engaging had a great time and can't wait to experiment with the other classes”
“Don't be put off by the simple graphics this is a very fun game with a spectacular number of character customization options. Get this game if you like to dig into the weeds of trying builds and tactics with a four…”
9 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Once upon a time, there was no video game adaptation of PF2e... Thanks to Dawnsbury Studios, these dark days are behind us! Does what it says on the tin; literally UNBEATABLE value for the price. Frequent updates, lots…”
“Very fun adaptation of Pathfinder 2e. You can kind of do multiplayer with Remote Play Together. Plenty of Steam Workshop support”
“A very fun and fairly faithful (with caveats) adaptation of Pathfinder 2E, with good mod support and a cute story.”
8 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Does a great job highlighting pathfinder 2e's combat. In the "hard" difficulty i am actually finding it challenging, which is wonderful.”
“Although a bit rules-lite, especially with skill feats and not being able to get battle medicine until 3, this game has an excellent character driven story, fun balanced combats even on insane, and an excellent PF2e…”
“Small tactical game that introduces the rules of Pathfinder 2nd edition. Go for it if you are looking for a light break between your bigger titles or looking for some tactical challenges. Avoid it if you’re looking for…”
7 of the 91 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Hit accuracy is very low (understand your characters are low level, but still) and the game seems designed for kids more than adults. The main story can get through in a few hours and end up at around level 4 but I…”
“I'm loving the game. There appears to not be a HUGE story for the base game but with the ability to pick so many different classes backgrounds etc. there's so much replayability. You can tell a lot of love was put into…”
“Combat works well, some of the more interesting classes or feats are missing but nonetheless its good for trying out builds in PF2e setting. Plot is pretty meh but there are some fun 4th wall breaking goofy moments.”
7 of the 91 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Hit accuracy is very low (understand your characters are low level, but still) and the game seems designed for kids more than adults. The main story can get through in a few hours and end up at around level 4 but I…”
“Really happy to play around with the Pathfinder 2e system. Very well-executed game short, but you can really see the passion behind it. Even if the humor isn’t exactly my preference, I still strongly recommend it.”
“Fun short advanture, very faithful to the pathfinder rules system and there by the combat is very engaging had a great time and can't wait to experiment with the other classes”
6 of the 91 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Hit accuracy is very low (understand your characters are low level, but still) and the game seems designed for kids more than adults. The main story can get through in a few hours and end up at around level 4 but I…”
6 of the 91 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Chill, story light pf2e implementation. Good, unique combat encounters. I love that short/long rests are clearly indicated after X encounters. Fixes my biggest gripe with CRPGs with infinite rest. Makes resource…”
“Demon revives in the worst position imaginable, gets grabbed and proceeds to get head stomped in for 10 minutes straight”
“Although a bit rules-lite, especially with skill feats and not being able to get battle medicine until 3, this game has an excellent character driven story, fun balanced combats even on insane, and an excellent PF2e…”
4 of the 91 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Hit accuracy is very low (understand your characters are low level, but still) and the game seems designed for kids more than adults. The main story can get through in a few hours and end up at around level 4 but I…”
“Extremely authentic Pathfinder 2e experience, feels like I'm on Foundry when I look at it. Extremely customizable builds and in-depth combat although the game does expect you've done your homework with pf2e before, so…”
“Chill, story light pf2e implementation. Good, unique combat encounters. I love that short/long rests are clearly indicated after X encounters. Fixes my biggest gripe with CRPGs with infinite rest. Makes resource…”
Counted across 91 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I have a great deal of love for Pathfinder Second Edition as a system. I also have a great appreciation, as a GM of multiple decades, for just how difficult it is to design a game that remains fresh and interesting start to finish, to design encounters that are interesting to…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Great translation of Pathfinder 2e's combat, and it keeps improving with every expansion! Very worth it, fun alone and with friends.”
— a player, Steam review · 50 hrs played“Really fun game, my only complaint is that it does not offer a randomly generated dungeon crawl mode to keep coming back to. Hopefully the sequel could do that”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Looking for playtesters for the upcoming level 10–15 expansion
Development of the upcoming level 10–15 expansion is approaching its end, and I would now like to invite more players to playtest the expansion, seek out bugs and other issues, and provide feedback so
Dawnsbury Days 4.44 (worn item slots, prebuffing, AoE QoL, music, ...)
First, let's go over new features in this update! Feature: Worn item slots You can now slot some worn items (headwear, mask, necklace, cloak, gloves, belt, shoes) into specific slots for each characte
Dawnsbury Days 4.43 (additional duplication hotfix)
Improves the deduplication hotfix so that it removes also duplicates of your held weapons in some cases.
Dawnsbury Days 4.42 (item duplication hotfix)
Yesterday, patch 4.40 introduced a game-breaking bug that caused all items in your hands and backpack to duplicate after every encounter. I am extremely sorry for this bug. Unlike bugs that merely cau
Dawnsbury Days 4.41 (item duplication hotfix, part 1)
Fixes that each time you win an encounter, all items in your hands and that you're carrying are duplicated. I am extremely sorry for this regression which was introduced in yesterday's 4.40 update. Th
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Strategy · CRPG · Tactical RPG · Character Customization · Anime · Turn-Based Combat · Tabletop · Party-Based RPG · Cinematic · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 114 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 64bit Processor: Inteli i5 2.9 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 970 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Minimum resolution 1024x768