As Dusk Falls

Choice-driven crime drama spanning two families and decades of consequences

INTERIOR/NIGHT · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Jul 19, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 4,471
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 26 in 30 days
Playing now: 11; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 4 years ago; Jul 29, 2022

What is As Dusk Falls?

An interactive crime drama presented like a motion graphic novel, it begins with a robbery gone wrong in small-town Arizona in 1998. Across two books, you make decisions for members of two families that change their relationships and possible outcomes. You can play alone or cooperatively, locally or online.

For you if...

+you like character-driven stories about family relationships
+you enjoy discussing difficult story choices with friends
+you want to replay scenes to see different paths

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-heavy play to dialogue and decisions
−you dislike still-frame visuals in story-driven games

What players say

90% of 4,471 reviews are positive · 80% of 26 in the last 30 days

Players praise the writing, voice acting, and illustrated visual style. The most common complaint is that the ending leaves important questions unanswered; some also find the second book weaker than the first.

Screenshots and trailer

As Dusk Falls system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit version 1903 or higher
Processor: Core i3 2120 (3.30 GHz) or equivalent GTX 750 TI (2GB) or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Xbox LIVE (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese. Text only: Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish.