Dustborn

Dustborn

Steam Deck Verified

Red Thread Games · Indie · Aug 20, 2024

It depends on what you're after.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

67%
Mixed
721 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 244 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 126 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 721 player reviews · updated 3 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
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The overall narrative of Dustborn is very strong.
244 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Strong, comic book-inspired and colorful visuals.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
You play as Pax, a young woman who has the power to affect people with the sound of her voice.
47 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 love3 themes
Story and characters244 reviews
Graphics55 reviews
Audio47 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay74 reviews
61%
Difficulty21 reviews
67%
Controls9 reviews
78%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat126 reviews
71%
Bugs22 reviews
73%
Interface16 reviews
75%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
67%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
26
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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