Sources, updates and coverage.
Current edition
Released October 29, 2026 on Steam (Windows) · Kingy played pre-release build 1.0.147 (Steam build 26145217) on Windows 11 in flat mode with mouse and keyboard, October 26, 2026 (UTC): room 1 finished in three new games, room 2 started but not solved · room 1 re-played on launch build 1.0.149 (Steam build 26303776) on October 31, 2026 UTC, same solution · room 2 not re-played · Steam listing and news feed checked October 31, 2026. 2 guides and 4 connected entries. Research checked 31 Oct 2026; article edit dates are recorded separately.
What still needs work
- We played in flat mode with mouse and keyboard. Room 1's solution path was re-played on launch build 1.0.149 (Steam build 26303776) on October 31 and still works. Room 2, the settings list, the photo pad, the lab pill refund, how long a pill lasts and the room 1 spots we ruled out for evidence come from pre-release build 1.0.147, and the launch post promises many fixes without listing them, so those may differ. Controller and VR weren't tested.
- We finished room 1 four times without finding its 3 pieces of evidence and haven't solved room 2, so later rooms aren't covered yet.
- Release date, platforms, system requirements and languages come from the Steam listing read on October 31, 2026; prices vary by region and sale.
How updates are reviewed
Sources are linked to the guides that depend on them in Kingy’s review pipeline. A source change requests an editorial review; it does not automatically rewrite the guide or advance its edit date. Automated source checks are separate from a substantive guide review.
Source ledger
Dark Trip on Steam ↗Read October 31 through Steam's app details for app 3492640. Developer and publisher iWorlds. Released October 29, 2026. Windows only. US price $19.99, shown at $16.99 with a 15% discount on October 31. Single-player, full controller support, DualShock and DualSense support, tracked-controller and VR support (SteamVR; Meta Horizon Link listed), Steam Cloud. Minimum: Windows 10 64-bit, i3-6100 or Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM, GTX 1050 Ti or RX 470, 2 GB storage. Recommended: i5-4590 or Ryzen 5 1500X, GTX 1060 or RX 480. Interface in 13 languages, full audio in English only. Content descriptors: the hero takes pills of unknown origin; provocative themes and outfits. A free demo (app 4754360) is listed. Germany and Brazil ratings of 16 are shown. No room count, playtime or achievement list is given.Official · checked
Official Dark Trip Steam announcements ↗Feed read October 31. June 4, 2026: Steam playtest sign-up. July 3: playtest update with a reworked inspection system (rotate, zoom, switch between clues). August 11: playtest update to inventory, controls, animations and HUD. October 6: the playtest got the newest build, the one the demo would ship with, while the demo awaited Steam approval. October 8: the demo is available, with the first chapters, VR, mouse and keyboard, gamepads and Steam Deck. October 29: Full version released, a short post saying the release includes many fixes and improvements across PC play, VR and controller support, with no itemized list.Official · checked
Kingy test run: build 1.0.147, controls, settings, room 1 three times and room 2 ↗Kingy's own sessions in the pre-release Steam build on Windows 11, October 26, 2026: in-game Build Version 1.0.147 v147, Steam build 26145217, flat mode with mouse and keyboard (no headset). Covered the launcher, the TV menu and the lab, every settings screen, room 1 from three new games (box codes 8514, 7395 and 0428), the journal, the pill bottle, pills and all three results screens, and five attempts at room 2 with and without a pill. No evidence was found, room 2 wasn't solved, and VR and controller weren't tested. Screenshots, including full-resolution captures, were taken from the game during those sessions. Room 2 and the evidence search were not repeated on launch build 26303776.Walkthrough · checked · published 26 Oct 2026
Kingy test run: launch build 1.0.149, room 1 ↗Kingy's own session on the released Steam game on Windows 11, October 31, 2026 UTC: in-game Build Version 1.0.149 v149, Steam build 26303776, flat mode with mouse and keyboard. Covered Steam's launch-options dialog, the launcher, the TV menu and the room 1 solution path from a new game (box code 9876), including walking into and clicking the exit door before taking a pill. Results: 0 of 3 evidence, pills used, 9 pills left, 7:48. The photo pad, the lab refund, room 2, the evidence search, controller and VR were not covered.Walkthrough · checked · published 31 Oct 2026