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The Piper of Dawn

The Piper of Dawn

Grow magical crops—and your own workforce. Run an alchemy shop in a city trapped in a time loop, forge bonds with humans and non-humans, and shape its fate. A dark fantasy management sim with branching stories and multiple endings.

Released Sep 22, 2026 Developer Bone Nail Publisher Bone Nail, 2P Games Platforms Windows Shop KeeperFarming SimBase BuildingStory RichResource Management
View on Steam ↗ $11.69 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

88.6%positive272 reviews
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“I played the demo, and checked the first bit of the game to see how it is before posting something on here. TLDR - If you are focusing on this section, skip the game. You need to read a lot. The full game contains a lot of quality of life updates that is not in the Demo, with a…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Target Audience: Those liking simulator type games or interesting stories If you liked these games, you'll probably want to give it a look for sure: : Stardew Valley, Recettear: A Item Shop's Tale, Potionomics Summary: While I will be doing a full review eventually, The Piper of…”

— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Rating up for the algorithm. I'm becoming a fan of the studio and I'll make a real review once I've gotten to the end. It's a management sim and a VN that's kind of an uncanny suspense horror mystery vibe so far, has a lot of parallel elements to Yog Sothoth's Yard. Occasional…”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

91achievements
4.9%median completion
0.7%rarest: Tenderly Into That Good Night
87.9% of players 80.2% of players 55.5% of players 54.1% of players 51.7% of players 51.5% of players 46.9% of players 38.1% of players 33.2% of players 24.3% of players 24.1% of players 18.3% of players 17.2% of players 16.3% of players 14.1% of players 13.4% of players 13.3% of players 13.1% of players 12.5% of players 12.3% of players 11.8% of players 11.8% of players 11.7% of players 11.1% of players 10.5% of players 10.4% of players 10.2% of players 10.1% of players 9.9% of players 9.5% of players 9.3% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.3% of players 8.1% of players 8.1% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 87.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.9%Open for Business — Unlock the alchemy shop.
80.2%Sprout of Creation — Obtain the Tree of Creation.
55.5%Getting Started — Complete 100 orders.
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Tenderly Into That Good Night — Reach the "Tenderly Into That Good Night" ending.
0.7%Afterglow of the Past — Reach the "Afterglow of the Past" ending.
0.7%Day of Convergence — Reach the "Day of Convergence" ending.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 26, 2026
Upcoming Content: Free DLC, Cat Interactions, Reunion CG & Steam Points Shop

Hi everyone, this is Little Bone Nail. Since the release of The Piper of Dawn , we have published several patches to fix issues and improve both story and gameplay. We have also started working on sev

Sep 25, 2026
The Piper of Dawn – Version 1.0.3 Update

Hi everyone, this is Bone Nail. The 1.0.2 update continues to address issues reported by players, while also improving startup performance and the way certain features are unlocked. Details are as fol

Sep 24, 2026
The Piper of Dawn v1.0.2 - Update Notes

Hello, everyone! The v1.0.2 update continues to address issues reported by players, while also improving the game's startup experience and the way certain features are unlocked. Here's what's included

Sep 23, 2026
The Piper of Dawn v1.0.1 – Update Notes

Hello, everyone! The v1.0.1 update is primarily focused on bug fixes. We've addressed several issues that could get you stuck or cause other problems. Thank you all for your support and feedback! Impr

Sep 23, 2026
The Piper of Dawn Is Now Available!

Hello, everyone! I'm Bone Nail! The Piper of Dawn has already launched! The game is priced at $12.99, with a 10% launch discount for the first two weeks. Based on your votes, we've also launched three

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresIndie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsShop Keeper · Farming Sim · Base Building · Story Rich · Resource Management · Indie · Multiple Endings · Fishing · Dating Sim · Lovecraftian · Strategy · RPG (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesSimplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese
Achievements91
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 Quad-Core Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Storage: 4 GB available space