
Early Access
Not really. It's slowing down. Last updated 4 months ago, with about one update every 3 months.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
A cozy VR dark ride through a whimsical theme park. Ride, explore, and enjoy the journey at your own pace. Early Access — the park is still growing!
Jun 16, 2026 · Patch note
Oh Whatever. You Can Have more I Guess. (opens in new tab)
This! This! Will be the final update to this Early access game. Probably. Almost certainly. Why? Because we’re moving on! This EA was a test case for the bigger game. “Dark Ride” -We wanted feedback on some things. And we got some. We would have liked more. But it’s ok. From here we will be working on the full game Dark Ride and we will freeze the experimen…
Jun 16, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 23659578
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Apr 17, 2026 · Patch note
Welcome to Far East Alley (opens in new tab)
When we started Dark Ride , we had two paths: just rides, or build a whole theme park . Rides are great. But I don't know what it'd be like to drive for hours or fly across a country to ride Pirates of the Caribbean and go home. Okay, I would. But still — strolling, eating, window shopping, eating, soaking in the activity, eating — that's part of the experi…
Mar 18, 2026 · Patch note
Update — Controller Improvements & Bug Fixes (opens in new tab)
[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/46005840/550a6e78c4d78d17dd01468f9e47ae5a96bf5f87.png"] Hey everyone! We’ve been hard at work under the hood, and today’s update brings a bunch of fixes and improvements we think you’ll notice right away. Here’s what’s new: [img src="https://a.slack-edge.com/production-standard-emoji-assets/15.0/apple-medium/1f579-fe0f@2x.png"]…
Mar 18, 2026 · Patch note
Cart interaction (opens in new tab)
Controller Interaction Improvements We’ve overhauled how controllers interact with the cart. Inputs should now feel more responsive and reliable during interaction with the cart. Teleportation Bug Fixes We’ve addressed several issues related to teleportation — including cases where players were getting stuck, landing in the wrong location, or experiencing u…
Dark Ride: Sweet Dreams last posted a patch note 4 months ago (Jun 16, 2026: Oh Whatever. You Can Have more I Guess. (opens in new tab)).
It got about one update every 3 months over the last year and is sporadic (39/100). 3 of the last 8 months had at least one update day. Gaps between updates are somewhat regular.
Not yet, but it is slowing down. The last build or patch note is between 90 and 180 days old.
Dark Ride: Sweet Dreams: 4 updates in the last 12 months, avg every 30 days. The chart shows the last 12 months, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds. The Early Access release on 2026-03-10 falls inside this window.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |