The Mildew Children
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
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A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is a adventure, story rich and surreal game
developed by Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka
and published by Analgesic Productions.
Released on August 12th 2019 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 10 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Russian and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 675 reviews of which 634 were positive and 41 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.76€ on K4G.
The Steam community has classified Anodyne 2: Return to Dust into these genres:
Adventure
Story Rich
Surreal
Exploration
Atmospheric
Female Protagonist
Pixel Graphics
2D
3D
Soundtrack
LGBTQ+
Singleplayer
Controller
Indie
Colorful
Emotional
Cute
Third Person
Great Soundtrack
Philosophical
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust:
| UI | Subtitle | Audio | |
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| English | |||
| German | |||
| French | |||
| Spanish - Spain | |||
| Simplified Chinese | |||
| Traditional Chinese | |||
| Russian | |||
| Japanese | |||
| Portuguese - Brazil | |||
| Spanish - Latin America |
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System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Dual-core 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 610M
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes: Game features options to turn off expensive effects like shadows, or lower the quality of terrain rendering, which may allow GPUs weaker than 610M to run at 60 FPS
MacOS
- OS: 10.12 or higher. Earlier versions are NOT supported.
- Processor: Dual-core 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 610M Equivalent
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes: Game features options to turn off expensive effects like shadows, or lower the quality of terrain rendering, which may allow GPUs weaker than 610M to run at 60 FPS
Linux
- OS: Recent Ubuntu/Steam OS ONLY
- Processor: Dual-core 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 610M Equivalent
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes: Game features options to turn off expensive effects like shadows, or lower the quality of terrain rendering, which may allow GPUs weaker than 610M to run at 60 FPS
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I bought this on release but only just got around to playing it. The bulk of the gameplay is OG Zelda-esque exploration and puzzles both of which are done brilliantly. But the main draw would be the weird world-building and quirky characters, which obviously calls back to the first Anodyne game but you don't really need to play one before the other. I can give this a strong recommendation, this game won't appeal to everyone but it has a lot of heart and soul and is completly earnest about what it is. I just love this little game so yeah check it out if you're interested.
This might have become one of my favorite rpgs of all time. The writing is incredible, the themes and characters all feel so human and genuine, the music is beautiful and emotional. Anodyne 2 respects the players (emotional) intelligence throughout the entire game, and has so many interesting and innovative ideas around every corner. There were a few moments that genuinely made me tear up because of how connected i felt to the dialogue and the characters. I can't recommend this game enough.
Anodyne 2 is truly one of the greatest indie games of all time. It has a beautiful in-depth storyline, a very interesting world to explore, and one of my favorite soundtracks ever. The overall theme and story of the game hit hard for me, and I have since replayed this game countless times.
Very good game. Love the top-down dungeons and their designs, the design of these microscopic dungeons feels much like a little world of its own, and they all are super cool!!! With To add, the music as well is so beautiful and melodic, there's some incredible tracks throughout the game. Lastly, the side characters are utterly adorable and scratch the itch for someone who was addicted to Majora's Mask growing up; just haunting enough to make me reflect, just silly enough for me to keep going with a smile! The overworld traversal was kind of unpleasant, and by the end, I was getting rather annoyed by it, but I think the game's length matches what is needed out of the overworld. The story itself is rather cute, even if barebones, and more-so shines through the personalities of the different characters. Some of the verbosity of the language used feels adjacent to purple-prose without fully being reviewed before submission. The overworld was giving me a headache too by the end. All in all, the ideas are there and attempted, but needed a little more room to breath. If you're craving a top-down dungeon crawler, a cute story about finding oneself, exploring a world of cool vibes, or looking to fill the void of Majora's Mask's writing (not to pick one game, but we all know there's a whole subset of gamers searching for exactly this!)
Wowee, a perfect game? This is a hyper-personalized game that, I suspect, will either resonate deeply with the player or miss the boat entirely. It hit hard for me though. Navigating topics like mortality, religion, existentialism, and identity, Anodyne 2 was a beautifully philosophical experience that I treasured from start to finish. I will admit though, I think Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka might make a type of game perfect for me. After playing the Angeline Era demo 1?/2? years ago, I knew they had something special. Now I can move onto that game, and get through the full thing. I'm eating good.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
No, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.
Yes, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust received 634 positive votes out of a total of 675 achieving a rating of 8.77.
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Anodyne 2: Return to Dust was developed by Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka and published by Analgesic Productions.
Yes, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust does not support VR.
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust. Explore additional content available for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust on Steam.
No, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Melos Han-Tani,
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Analgesic Productions
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12 Aug 2019
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