Pillars of Dust

Buy97%

Positive · 35 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Retreaux Games · Indie · Mar 17, 2020

Player review score
97%
Positive
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Pillars of Dust?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 33 sampled reviews

Based on 35 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 33 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
18 of 33 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is straightforward and balanced to be mostly breezy and smooth, with the exception of a few nasty boss fights where you can really flex your mastery over the game's mechanics.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
14 of 33 sampled reviews raised it
The combat, story telling, sound, aesthetic, and even all the way down to the animation of NPCs really nails the early Dragon Quest feel for me.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
10 of 33 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, a nice game I recommend to anyone who wants to play a fun short RPG game which has a fun fast-paced combat system which respects their time, doesn't take itself seriously, and comes topped with a lot of extra cheese, the kind that stretches when you pull the pizza slices apart.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 33 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, the game received a nice overhaul recently and the textures look great.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 33 sampled reviews raised it
Perhaps my favorite element of the game, though, is the soundtrack in all its chiptune glory.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay18 reviews
Story14 reviews
Combat10 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.04.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.99