Dust: An Elysian Tail on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
Dust: An Elysian Tail is a action, platformer and metroidvania game
developed by Humble Hearts LLC
and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Released on May 24th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese and German.
It has received 18,638 reviews of which 17,758 were positive and 880 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 2.79€ on Steam with a 80% discount.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows Vista
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
- Direct X®: 10, Windows Media Player
- Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB HD space
- Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Input: Keyboard
MacOS
- OS: Snow Leopard 10.6.8, 32/64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
- Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB HD space
- Input: Keyboard
Linux
- OS: glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit (S3TC NOT required)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
- Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB HD space
- Input: Keyboard
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100% Achievement Review: A quick review based on my experience completing all the (available) achievements. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45897386/] Feel free to follow my curator for more 100% reviews! Title: Dust: An Elysian Tail Summary: Hack n slash metroidvania game Personal notes: Dust is a fun hack and slash adventure. You are Dust, someone who cannot recall who or what they are. You are awoken by a mysterious sword that leads you on a well produced story along with a handful of interesting side quests. This story takes place in a beautiful hand drawn world with loads of different biomes and characters. I had a blast with the combat and thought learning all the new skills over time(as standard in metroidvanias) was implemented very well with not excessive amounts of backtracking. I played this years ago on xbox 360 as I believe it was free but I never got far so I decided to complete it fully and i'm glad I did. I would also like to point out that this game was made pretty much by a single person which I think is crazy considering how well made it is. Achievement wise, this game isn't too crazy. Most are story related with a few excluding. You do have to complete the game on Tough or Hardcore which can be a bit of a struggle but considering you can grind levels it should be not too challenging. The arenas are also an area I struggled, they are hidden time trial areas but with practice is also attainable. You will also have to find twelve hidden friends from some other Indie games which I thought was a super cool addition. Overall this game is a fun short and beautiful metroidvania....Yes the characters may be furries but don't let that take away from a great game. I would recommend this game full price but It does go on sale often. Sequel when? Time it took to complete: 18hrs Most difficult achievement(s): - Above and Beyond the Call (Complete the Game on Tough or Hardcore setting) - The Stuff of Legends (Earn a Four-Star Rating in EVERY Challenge Arena) - Baker's Dozen (Hang out with Twelve Friends in the Sanctuary) Difficulty rating: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ 5/10 Overall rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7/10
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Best game so FARRR, no need fancy graphic card and the price also VERY GOOD. gameplay also not hard and easy to play. good for old man like me.
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I remember discovering and subsequently buying this game during an Xbox Live Arcade Summer event/sale where you had to buy up to 4 games in order to support newly released indie games and you'd also get some MS credit (MSP) back for completing the punch card or whatever it was. Everything about this game was really well done. The art, the story, the voice acting, the combat was simple and addicting, the pacing was well done and grinding for materials was really satisfying. The worst part about this game was finding out that there was a fair bit more to the game than actually saw the light of day because it was cut for some reason or other. The "end" of the game we got was actually rushed (iirc) and meant to be the 3/4 point of the game, or second to last section that was supposed to lead to the eventual end of the game which would have taken Dust to the Moon and wrapped up his origins and backstory in a neat little bow. That never saw the light of day in the form of a "definitive" edition or DLC or anything which is still a huge disappointment all these years later AND there were rumblings about a movie (for whatever reason) that nobody asked for, that never ever materialised either. I don't know what happened to the dev and why the original game was rushed and had the ending cut and why he thought that making a movie about the game was a good idea, but it's not too late to update the original game or rerelease a definitive "HD" version with the content that was cut out.
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Awesome game from the time, I've played through this game a total of five times between my Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Laptop, and Desktop. I have about 60-80 hours of this game off of the Steam site. Playing through it again recently. I just love the fighting and controls, nothing too crazy or complex in-depth or anything, just simple and fun. It's about 20 hours in length, if you're a completionist. There are 2-3 secrets in the game that you MIGHT be able to find without guides, but they can be pretty secretive. There's nothing major in the game that gets locked off as a result of progressing the main story too quickly, so you're always free to backtrack to locations whenever you want to. The game can get difficult at times, but usually backtracking and getting better levels and equipment will help offset it. Especially on hardcore mode, if you play that. I say this as someone with a lot of experience with the game, so take it as you will, but I can say pretty certainly that any situation you're having trouble with is either a stat issue (which will be very obvious, and I don't think will usually be a problem unless you're playing Hardcore mode) or is a skill issue, meaning that with enough practice you could get through it. Save points are usually pretty plentiful, so you're never losing more than 3-7 minutes of progress when you die, in my experience. One of my favorite games out there and I will buy it again on every future system I get, lol.
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Still the most impressive XBLA-era game. The fact one person, with exception to voice acting and narrative, made this entire game is absolutely incredible especially when it was done at a time indies weren't booming the way they are now. A fun, metroidvania-like romp with a gorgeous art style and a simple, but satisfying combat loop. I played this in 2012 on my 360 and 100%'d it then, did it again this time round on Steam. My only gripe is in windowed mode, your mouse can sometimes click out of focus, but that's not the end of the world. Well worth the money, even if like me, you're not necessarily a fan of anthropomorphic characters/furry characters. Now that Microsoft have delisted it, Steam/GoG are your only ways to play this labour of love.
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Dust: An Elysian Tail is currently priced at 2.79€ on Steam.
Dust: An Elysian Tail is currently available at a 80% discount. You can purchase it for 2.79€ on Steam.
Dust: An Elysian Tail received 17,758 positive votes out of a total of 18,638 achieving an impressive rating of 9.29.
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Dust: An Elysian Tail was developed by Humble Hearts LLC and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Dust: An Elysian Tail is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Dust: An Elysian Tail is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Dust: An Elysian Tail is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Dust: An Elysian Tail is a single-player game.
Dust: An Elysian Tail does not currently offer any DLC.
Dust: An Elysian Tail does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Dust: An Elysian Tail supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Dust: An Elysian Tail 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.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Dust: An Elysian Tail.
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Online players
21
Developer
Humble Hearts LLC
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Release
24 May 2013
Platforms
Remote Play
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