Dustborn

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Dustborn is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure game about hope, love, friendships, robots…and the power of words. You play Pax: exile, con-artist — Anomal.

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Developer:
Red Thread Games
Publisher:
Quantic Dream
Release date:
20 August 2024
Recent Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (11)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (528)

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Description

Dustborn is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure game about hope, love, friendships, robots…and the power of words.

You play Pax: exile, con-artist — Anomal. Looking for a way out and a new life, Pax has been hired to transport an important package from Pacifica to Nova Scotia, across the Justice-controlled American Republic.

Explore the stunning Neo-Western landscapes of an alternate history America on a robot-driven tour bus, and stop at a dozen locations along the road to build your crew, manage relationships, complete missions, and face increasingly difficult challenges.

But the people you stole the package from want it back, and Justice is hot on your heels, so don’t forget to pack your baseball bat!

At the end of the road lies salvation…but to get there, you need to cross an entire continent.

Words have power. Like, actual power. Fight with Shouts and use your Vox in conversations to manipulate people and talk your way out of hairy situations. Craft new words, and learn to wield a lingual arsenal against enemies...and friends.

On the road across an alternate history America, you’ll stop at iconic locations, take on unexpected assignments, meet a colorful cast of characters, enlist new crew members, and evade (or fight) your pursuers. See beautiful sights along the highway, rendered in a colorful graphic-novel-inspired art style that brings stunning 2D illustrations to 3D life.

Your crew is your (found) family. Round up, manage and lean on a motley mob of misfits with peculiar powers, compelling stories and clashing personalities. Branching dialogues lead to choices that shape relationships and change how your crew feels about themselves and others.

In each location you’ll explore, investigate and chat with the people you meet, use the crew to overcome challenges, craft new Shouts and Vox, and rehearse with your band. You might also find yourself throwing Molotov cocktails from a motorbike, swing a baseball bat to take down helicopters…and more. You know, just normal everyday stuff.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor:
Intel Core i5 5th generation or equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 2GB or equivalent
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
25 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

El_Nephro
Not recommended | 16 May 2026
21.3h played

If you're playing using mouse/keyboard, be aware that controls are quite clunky (especially combat). Apart form that, it's a rough mix of rather old-fashioned gameplay mechanics in a nice setting. Final hours feel a bit

Helpful: 17
strangelight
Not recommended | 17 May 2026
1.6h played

I assumed it had been review-bombed because of the LGBTQ characters, but no I'm not enjoying this. I played for a couple of hours and it felt like a cut scene that never ends. Both the story and the game seem quite

Helpful: 93
JustYuri
Not recommended | 02 Jul 2026
2.0h played

Soooo... It is a game, like a game made in like a studio umm... As a LGBTQA+ member those chaarcters were... Indeed chaarcters? Like they were there? they are... Yes. They are :3 I would prefer to eat rocks than play

Helpful: 18
Meeka
Recommended | 04 May 2026
18.4h played

Dustborn is surprisingly good! Game does not deserve the hate it is getting. This is a well made game with beautiful graphics/art, appropriate comic style weaved into choices, excellent voice acting, plot is paced well,

Helpful: 12
Kittydragonmew
Recommended | 10 Jun 2026
21.3h played

This game is PHENOMONAL!! However, if you don't have basic empathy or communication skills you won't like it. You won't get it. You will fail. So, don't bother. There's a reason the incel MAGAts don't like it. If they

Helpful: 11
|K|
Not recommended | 06 May 2026
7.0h played

I chuckled when the Korean guy said to the main black girl she looks pale. I had to see this abomination with my own eyes and I really had to force myself to play it. I finished two chapters and I cannot handle exposure

Helpful: 9