Action
Halfway to Dawn
This hybrid shooter and narrative game follows the protagonist's struggle to survive a night in a dystopian world, where only a few humans remain after a mysterious monster invasion.
No counted CrankRank yet
Rankings appear as more ratings come in. A game charts once it has enough counted ratings.
Reviews
Ratings from accounts under 7 days old are shown and left out of the average.
Reports are read against the community guidelines.
Most-helpful review / open spot
Be the voice someone plays by.
Mark a review as helpful and it will sit here. Until then, the crank is waiting.
No member reviews yet.
Description
This hybrid shooter and narrative game follows the protagonist's struggle to survive a night in a dystopian world, where only a few humans remain after a mysterious monster invasion. During the day, the game is narrative-based as the player scavenges the city for weapons and resources. At night, the game transforms into a top-down shooter survival game, where the player must fight off waves of monsters every hour. The game is challenging and requires strategic decision-making, quick reflexes, and some luck (and sometimes wildly swinging your knife with the Playdate crank as your last resort!)
- Crank: Required
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
Collections and awards
Credits
Andrea Baroni - game design, programming, graphic and audio. Special thanks to: my family, my Patreon supporters, Rodrigo @ Paradnight Studio, SquidGod, Brighton Indie Social and Canteen.
Accessibility
This game uses the D-Pad and the A, B buttons. Use of the crank is not required. It requires a fair amount of precision and quick reflexes. Audio is not essential to enjoy the game.
Screenshots
Community
A forum for this game. Talk it through, ask for help, request a feature, or add a wish.
Reports are read against the community guidelines.
Discussion
Nothing here yet.
Questions
Nothing here yet.
Hints & help
Nothing here yet.
Feature requests
Nothing here yet.
Wish list
Nothing here yet.
Update notes
Nothing here yet.
Watch before you crank
Embedded here, grouped by what you want to see. Press play to load YouTube.
playthrough
Playthroughs / The Hello Playdate Podcast
Speed Run Episode - Halfway to Dawn
Elsewhere in the community
Independent write-ups / not member ratings
No written reviews yet.
Age note: This game portrays dark and sci-fi, horror-like themes and contains some amount of violence.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.