Dull Grey

A dystopian visual novel built around choosing a boy's future

Provodnik Games · Released Sep 8, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 81
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Apr 18, 2024
Minimum PC: OpenGL 2.0 compatible; 1 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Dull Grey?

This short visual novel follows a mother and son in a retro-futuristic society controlled by the Progress-program. You read dialogue and repeatedly decide whether the son becomes a lamplighter or a tallyman, replaying the story to uncover different endings and hidden content.

For you if...

+you like philosophical stories about free will and happiness
+you appreciate minimalist visuals inspired by early Soviet art

Not for you if...

−you want action rather than reading and dialogue choices
−you prefer a lengthy story completed in one playthrough

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Dull Grey system requirements

Minimum: OpenGL 2.0 compatible, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7/8/8.1/10
Processor: Pentium® 4 or newer (with SSE3 support)
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Dull Grey have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Dull Grey run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Achievements: 15
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, French.

Does Dull Grey use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam