Loved
- Beautiful and very well made
- Gentle humor and great voice acting
- Extras and achievements that give you hours of fun
- A story that wins you over
Not for me
- The combos can get a bit dull
The video review
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The review
Dust: An Elysian Tail is a game that, besides being beautiful, is really, really good!
A 2D action RPG, very well made, with a touch of humor (a gentle humor, nothing over the top), great gameplay and very good voice acting.
The game was made for every kind of player, from the most casual to the hardcore player who loves pulling their hair out over a game.
It has a very simple combo system, which can get a bit dull for some players, but I think players can fix that themselves by taking the trouble to use the combos taught throughout the game instead of sticking to a single one the whole time.
The extras can give you hours of searching and fun, and the achievements are well designed, nothing impossible to get... I think there could be a few more "laborious" ones, so to speak, but the ones that exist are good.
It also has a well-crafted story: the premise is very simple, nothing special, but the way it unfolds ends up winning the player over.
I recommend playing with a controller. (I've never played on keyboard, but I guarantee the gameplay on a controller is very good.)
Published on Steam on June 2, 2014. Read the original
For comparison
I don't give scores. But if you like numbers, here are everyone else's.
Steam
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 14,275 reviews
- Last 30 days
- Positive 83% of 24
- SteamDB
- 92.81%
MetacriticPC
Metascorefrom 7 critics
User scorefrom 549 ratings
How Long to Beat
- Main story 10.1 h
- Main + extras 13.5 h
- Completionist 18.4 h
- I played 30.7 h
Numbers from Oct 21, 2026.
