Dustborn

Wait66%

Mixed · 797 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Red Thread Games · Indie · Aug 20, 2024

Player review score
66%
Mixed
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
26
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Dustborn?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 175 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 114 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 797 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
175 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In addition to the dialogue system, the characters are where the game truly shines.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story quickly picks up pace and builds a curious and somewhat light-headed setting (which isn't bad, as it fits well with the comic book style visuals).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good character design, solid graphics, good voice acting but fairly janky and unpleasant combat mechanics.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All of the dialog is voiced and the voice acting is pretty good.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game shows so much promise, I love the cell shaded graphical style, loved the character design, the way the dialogue system works is fantastic.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story175 reviews
Gameplay104 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio43 reviews
Characters24 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
75% still recommend
Co-op
83% still recommend
Optimization
25% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
69% still recommend
Difficulty
73% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

10 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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