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Dust: An Elysian Tail
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
53 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Be a furry, do crazy moves, experience a great story. Art is awesome and gameplay is flawless. Probably the most underrated game ever and I want to replay it at least once a year.”
“This game is an absolute blast to play. The combination of hack and slash combat and enemies, an RPG leveling system, and Metroidvania platforming and unlockable abilities makes for a phenomenal 2D game. In terms of…”
“So I do actually recommend this game if you're a furry. I say this because it's kind of a piece of furry History. This was one of the first real full scale furry funded and controlled projects. Franchises like Starfox,…”
36 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Be a furry, do crazy moves, experience a great story. Art is awesome and gameplay is flawless. Probably the most underrated game ever and I want to replay it at least once a year.”
“This game is an absolute blast to play. The combination of hack and slash combat and enemies, an RPG leveling system, and Metroidvania platforming and unlockable abilities makes for a phenomenal 2D game. In terms of…”
35 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Be a furry, do crazy moves, experience a great story. Art is awesome and gameplay is flawless. Probably the most underrated game ever and I want to replay it at least once a year.”
“So I do actually recommend this game if you're a furry. I say this because it's kind of a piece of furry History. This was one of the first real full scale furry funded and controlled projects. Franchises like Starfox,…”
“Who could have knowned that combining great art, nice music, good story and an incredibly satisfying gamefeel would have made a Great Game?”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“So I do actually recommend this game if you're a furry. I say this because it's kind of a piece of furry History. This was one of the first real full scale furry funded and controlled projects. Franchises like Starfox,…”
“Pros: - Quite a good metroidvania with solid gameplay, side quests, collectibles and exploration. - Difficulty-wise, it felt too easy for someone who is used to playing other difficult metroidvania like nine sols or…”
“Who could have knowned that combining great art, nice music, good story and an incredibly satisfying gamefeel would have made a Great Game?”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is an absolute blast to play. The combination of hack and slash combat and enemies, an RPG leveling system, and Metroidvania platforming and unlockable abilities makes for a phenomenal 2D game. In terms of…”
“Genuinely enjoyable game. Not too hard, Engaging enough as you progress but also backtracking to pick up missed items can be done is a very casual way. Trials were also all manageable at 4 star level after a few tries…”
“This is a fairly short game, with absolutely beautiful art, interesting locations, and some moderate to difficult puzzles. It's part action RPG, part Metroidvania, and if you've ever felt really sad about struggling to…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Great gameplay with beautiful art and excellent music. The whole thing is dripping with passion, from the animations to the voice acting to the world building, it feels like someone had a dream that they wanted to bring…”
“It's ok. If I take into consideration the game is from 2013, I might have said it's great. I mean, the mecanics are good, the graphics might feels strange but it's 2D drawing with 3D characters. The musics is correct,…”
“A rather straightforward game. Somewhat generic story and basic gameplay. But honestly, it was pretty relaxing and enjoyable.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Tl;dr Dust: An Elysian Tail is 2.5D Hack and Slash Metroidvania game with good story. You should experience it. First of all I love this art style and character design, The characters are cute and interesting. When I…”
“Dust: An Elysian Tail is one of those rare games that lingers in your mind long after the credits roll — I kept thinking about it for weeks, which says everything. The hand-drawn art style is genuinely stunning, the…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's ok. If I take into consideration the game is from 2013, I might have said it's great. I mean, the mecanics are good, the graphics might feels strange but it's 2D drawing with 3D characters. The musics is correct,…”
“It's funny how time can change perspective. I played this for the first time around 2018 and back then I looked at artstyle of this game and thought to myself, how neat looking it is, just like some old Disney animated…”
“goofy autismo deviant art”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros: - Quite a good metroidvania with solid gameplay, side quests, collectibles and exploration. - Difficulty-wise, it felt too easy for someone who is used to playing other difficult metroidvania like nine sols or…”
“Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D metroidvania "combo fighter"(idk) ? While its difficulty is on the very low end i found it fun to play through all the way. For sure if you want something casual this game works really well…”
“A neat little metroidvania/2d fighting game that holds up still to this day considering is was made almost 13 years ago as of me writing this review. It goes on deep discount quite often so I'd wishlist it and wait till…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Great gameplay with beautiful art and excellent music. The whole thing is dripping with passion, from the animations to the voice acting to the world building, it feels like someone had a dream that they wanted to bring…”
“This is a fairly short game, with absolutely beautiful art, interesting locations, and some moderate to difficult puzzles. It's part action RPG, part Metroidvania, and if you've ever felt really sad about struggling to…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Dust: An Elysian Tail is a Metroidvania game that manages to hook you in with its mystery and entices you to keep chasing the truth through its various characters and beautiful hand drawn art style. It all culminates very nicely, with a genuinely satisfying conclusion that’s…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Oh Boy! Dust: An Elysian Tail is a game i haven't played for the last 13 years when it was released on the Xbox Live Arcade! Dust is one of those games that makes a great first impression when you played it back than, and when you play it now? I kinda cringed when i remember…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“this is an amazing and fantastic game the story holds a level that has not scene in a long time the art is beautiful the gameplay is fun as hell and Fidget is cute as ♥♥♥♥ i highly recommand this”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:14 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Dust: An Elysian Tail is now available for Mac and Linux!
Due to overwhelming demand, I'm happy to announce that Dust:AET is now available for Mac and Linux! http://steamcommunity.com/app/236090/discussions/0/648814841586758595/
Dust: An Elysian Tail is now available for Mac and Linux!
Due to overwhelming demand, I'm happy to announce that Dust:AET is now available for Mac and Linux! http://steamcommunity.com/app/236090/discussions/0/648814841586758595/
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Action · Platformer · Metroidvania · Indie · RPG · Adventure · 2D · Singleplayer · Fantasy · Great Soundtrack · Beat 'em up · Hack and Slash (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, German * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.facebook.com/DustAnElysianTail |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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