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Dustbowl

Dustbowl

A post-apocalyptic adventure game set in a world where the player must search for food, water and essential supplies to survive. Discover a world filled with colourful NPCs, quests and secrets.

Released May 18, 2015 Developer The Pompous Pixel Platforms Windows AdventureIndieRPGPost-apocalypticPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

77.2%positive123 reviews
Recommended · 137 found this helpful

“When the dust falls, great stories are told... Dustbowl appeared silently on Steam a few days ago. No fanfare, no publicity, one moment silence and the next. *poof* It's here. A little slice of retro-apocalypse goodness. The brainchild of two developers, Dustbowl is set after…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 57 found this helpful

“A very cool little indie game which revealed a sprawling world once reaching the wastelands. Its actually a lot more indepth than the visuals suggest, with a questing system and fairly elaborate range of items to loot. A must for fans of the old school. Quite challenging but…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 31 found this helpful

“I really want to enjoy this game. This game is basically a different take on Fallout but instead of a turn/grid-based strategy RPG it's more based around point-and-click style wandering and a minigame of a combat system. The game looks great in terms of pixel art. The intro and…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2020-10 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

39all-time peak
0 10 20 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 10 avg · May 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

45achievements
6.6%median completion
0.6%rarest: Crippling Blows
61.1% of players 39.1% of players 28.8% of players 28.0% of players 23.2% of players 21.9% of players 20.2% of players 19.6% of players 19.5% of players 19.4% of players 19.3% of players 17.7% of players 17.6% of players 15.4% of players 13.4% of players 12.8% of players 12.1% of players 11.9% of players 10.3% of players 8.6% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 6.6% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.1% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.3% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.2% of players 2.9% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 61.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
61.1%Conscription — Join the Militia.
39.1%Survivalist — Craft an item.
28.8%Lost And Found — Complete "Fallen Soldiers" side quest.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Crippling Blows — Make 50 limb shots.
0.6%Hard Target — Complete a "Permadeath" run.
1.0%Straight Through The Head — Make 50 head shots.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 07, 2017
IF YOU LIKE DUSTBOWL, WRITE A REVIEW ;)

The Bunker needs YOU! If you played Dustbowl (in the past or recently) and liked it, please consider writing a (small) review. You all know how much it's important in Steam, especially for small indie

Jul 07, 2017
IF YOU LIKE DUSTBOWL, WRITE A REVIEW ;)

The Bunker needs YOU! If you played Dustbowl (in the past or recently) and liked it, please consider writing a (small) review. You all know how much it's important in Steam, especially for small indie

Jun 27, 2017
FULLSCREEN, SCALING, FILTER, ETC

Hi all! Due to some wonderings (and some negative reviews ːsteamsadː ) from new players, here is a small statement: If you go to your SteamApps\common\Dustbowl and open "winsetup" there you can change

Jun 27, 2017
FULLSCREEN, SCALING, FILTER, ETC

Hi all! Due to some wonderings (and some negative reviews ːsteamsadː ) from new players, here is a small statement: If you go to your SteamApps\common\Dustbowl and open "winsetup" there you can change

Feb 15, 2016
1.4.3 Patch!

Hi wastelanders The recent 1.4.3 patch has fixed a number of reported issues which should make the whole experience much better. Specific fixes include... Fixed armour giving the player radiation. Dis

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · RPG · Post-apocalyptic · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Survival (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements45
Official sitehttp://www.dustbowl-adventure.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or higher Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor Memory: 64 MB RAM Graphics: 640x400, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum DirectX: Version 9.0c Sound Card: All DirectX-compatible sound cards