DUSK

DUSK

Steam Deck Verified

David Szymanski · Boomer Shooter · Dec 10, 2018

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $9.99, but it has been as low as $6.79.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
25k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Performance: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 25k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise44% are divided11% are caveats
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
FPS games, for me, don't have to reach a high bar to be enjoyable.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
From the moment you pick up the controls, DUSK delivers a relentless adrenaline rush that perfectly balances nostalgia with modern polish, making it a must-play for fans of old-school FPS gameplay as well as newcomers seeking a visceral and challenging shooter experience.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack, featuring pulsing, industrial rock tracks, perfectly complements the intensity of combat and heightens immersion.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Like its inspirations, the story is very simple and serves more as a justification for the gameplay than anything else.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Performance63 reviews
Gameplay53 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Story and characters40 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat83 reviews
93%
Graphics46 reviews
93%
Difficulty31 reviews
94%
Multiplayer9 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $9.99 (−50%). The lowest we've tracked is $6.79.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.