In 8 Hours till dawn you and up to five friends draw 8 cards each round and decide how to Pre-program your Movements and Actions with those 8 cards. Find weapons, buy items, barricade windows, shoot the undead, manage your ammo, Navigate the woods, search the mall and most of all, survive the night

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Planned Release Date: October 2026

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About This Game

Play 8 Hours Till Dawn solo, or with up to five other friends, a survival party game where you each plan out your actions and movements simultaneously before the timer runs out. 

You can't see each other's plans so you talk, argue, and panic your way through each hour. Then watch as that plan falls apart, someone is covering the south side of the house... right?

Find weapons, buy items, barricade windows, set traps, manage your ammo, buy better weapons at the mall, navigate the woods, and most of all, survive the night.

A ton of weapons to find
Play the way you want

Choose a survivor with unique asymmetrical abilities 

Or create your own

What Will Be Available in the Demo

Arcade mode (Survive 8 Hours and then escape.)

Pure Arcade, survival horror fun. You and your team are in the house and it already has a decent arsenal, the dead are at every window, and you have eight hours to hold it together until dawn. This is where every wrong decision could cost you everything. Quick games and some of the customization. With multiplayer support. 

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Features

  • 1 to 6 players: with full single player support in all variant rules

  • Online co-op: with open voice chat built in

  • Timed planning phases: that build real tension as the night goes on

  • Premade and fully custom survivors: with unique strength and weakness combinations

  • RNG-driven gameplay: that ensures no two nights ever play the same way

  • Multiple variant modes: Story Mode and Endless Mode

  • Expanding universe of free content: including future expansions and add-ons at no extra cost

  • Pixel art style: built to feel like a classic brought to life

I designed this as a four player game. It runs great anywhere from solo to six survivors, but four is the sweet spot the game was built around.


8 Hours Till Dawn is developed by Junkshop Games. Every future expansion and add-on will be delivered as a free update to all owners. One purchase. Every nightmare. Every time.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit (1909 or later)
    • Processor: Dual-core x86-64 @ 2.0 GHz — Core i3-4130 / FX-6300
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD 520, GeForce GT 1030, Radeon R7 240 (1 GB VRAM)
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Steam client required for online co-op
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 / SteamOS 3.0 or newer, 64-bit
    • Processor: Dual-core x86-64 @ 2.0 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Vulkan 1.0 capable — Mesa 20+ (RADV/ANV) or NVIDIA 470+, 1 GB VRAM
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Steam client required for online co-op
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