Dust: An Elysian Tail
2D action RPG with sword combat and nonlinear exploration
Humble Hearts LLC · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released May 24, 2013
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 19K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 24 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 8
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 13 years ago
- Sep 6, 2013
What is Dust: An Elysian Tail?
Dust: An Elysian Tail is a side-scrolling action-platformer with RPG elements set in a fantasy world. As Dust, you fight groups of enemies, complete quests for villagers, and search a nonlinear world for upgrades and secrets while uncovering your past.
For you if...
- +you enjoy searching platforming worlds for hidden upgrades
- +you prefer fast sword fights against groups of enemies
- +you want a voiced story alongside the action
Not for you if...
- −you need combat that stays difficult and varied
- −you prefer linear stages with little exploration
What players say
95% of 19,080 reviews are positive · 83% of 24 in the last 30 days
Players praise the hand-drawn art, music, and story. Many find the combat repetitive or too easy, while some report crashes or broken interactions.
Screenshots and trailer
Dust: An Elysian Tail system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent
- Graphics
- DirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1.5 GB HD space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® 9600GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5000+ or better
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1.5 GB HD space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, German.
Tags
- Action
- Platformer
- Metroidvania
- Indie
- RPG
- Adventure
- 2D
- Singleplayer
- Fantasy
- Great Soundtrack
- Beat 'em up
- Hack and Slash
- Exploration
- Story Rich
- Controller
- Beautiful
Recent updates
- Sep 6, 2013 · Version 1.04 Live - Patch Notes
- Sep 6, 2013 · Version 1.04 Live - Patch Notes
- May 29, 2013 · Version 1.03 Live - Patch Notes
- May 29, 2013 · Version 1.03 Live - Patch Notes
- May 27, 2013 · Version 1.02 Live - Patch Notes
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