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Cosmic Dust & Rust
Cosmic Dust & Rust is a tower defence game set in space. Upgrade your ship, build turrets and defence systems, undergo side missions and take control of your ship manually and use its cannons and super weapons to destroy your enemies.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
“Cosmic Dust & Rust is an ambitious indie project that attempts to fuse two distinct gameplay styles—strategic ship management and hands-on arcade combat—into a single loop, creating an experience that feels both intriguing and uneven. Developed by 16bit Nights and published by…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Just kept shooting away until I got blown up. Just great.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Similar to tower defense game, fly your mothership to infinity and beyond. Build new guns and place them in designated spots, improve shields and general speed. Each level takes a bit too long though. Generally it's not bad, but badly balanced. Couldn't finish last stage because…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Casual · Strategy · Tower Defense · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Action · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | http://www.backtobasicsgaming.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/10 Processor: 2.5 GHz or better Memory: 500 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0 Compatible Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible Sound