LUNA The Shadow Dust

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About the Game Inspired by the adventure games of old, LUNA The Shadow Dust is a moving tale of two playable companions drawn together in a hand-animated puzzle adventure, featuring a breathtaking original soundtrack and beautiful 2D cinematics. To light a candle is to cast a shadow Behind the shadow of reality, an enchanted world awaits illumination.

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Developer:
Lantern Studio
Publisher:
Coconut Island Games
Release date:
13 February 2020
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All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (1332)

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About the Game


Inspired by the adventure games of old, LUNA The Shadow Dust is a moving tale of two playable companions drawn together in a hand-animated puzzle adventure, featuring a breathtaking original soundtrack and beautiful 2D cinematics.

To light a candle is to cast a shadow

Behind the shadow of reality, an enchanted world awaits illumination. Experience the magical journey of a young boy and his companion as they solve puzzles and trace back the memories of old, brought to life with visually stunning, wordless cinematics.
Enter the ancient tower that stands at the edge of the world and discover the hand-drawn cinematics, intricate puzzles and haunting music of this indie gem.



Traditional frame by frame character animation

12 frames per second, 3 layers per frame. Over 250 animations and 20 minutes of cinematics. A nostalgic and time-consuming process - but really worth the challenge for a small indie team of four.

Single player mode with dual character control

Solve puzzles from different perspectives. Discover a story of true courage with two playable characters drawn together through an inseparable bond.

Think outside of the box

Spark your imagination and solve a wide variety of puzzles, presented in gorgeous hand-drawn environments. Puzzles work standalone, requiring no 'hidden items' or player backtracking.

LESS reading, MORE cinematics

We replaced a dialogue system with a series of beautifully hand-animated cinematics telling a mysterious story.

Engaging Original Soundtrack

Our composer created an original soundtrack, designed to immerse the player in the emotional highs and lows of the story, kindling goose-bumps along the journey.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7, Windows 8, 8.1, Windows 10
Processor:
Intel core i5 2557M
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GT440 or HD5570
Storage:
1 GB available space

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

Fennick
Recommended | 22 Nov 2024
5.8h played

A wonderful little cozy puzzle game for cold nights. I played this within a day and absolutely loved it. Will replay just to get the achievements. I love the art style and the story within. 10/10 will play again

Helpful: 0
Cursewind
Recommended | 22 Nov 2025
14.0h played

Got this on a whim, thought it looked good for the price. It was, my nieces absolutely adore this game. They've played it a few times and still love playing it. It's both easy and hard but doesn't feel like you're

Helpful: 2
raevbxbe
Recommended | 12 Nov 2025
7.3h played

Such a great story with an emotionally ending. Not hard at all but had some challenging moments to keep it interesting and also a variety of puzzles to keep it from being boring. Love this game. I did stop a lot while

Helpful: 2
xxadonisxx
Recommended | 14 Mar 2026
11.4h played

LUNA The Shadow Dust is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure developed by Lantern Studio and published by Coconut Island Games together with Application Systems Heidelberg. The game distinguishes itself immediately through its

Helpful: 1
Marbled Marionberry
Recommended | 16 Jan 2025
5.0h played

I bought LUNA The Shadow Dust and had it in my library for a while because I wanted to dedicate a good chunk of time to it because I LOVE the art style and animation in this game. SO CUTE! In this game you play as Uri.

Helpful: 3
Shazza
Not recommended | 23 Jan 2025
35 min played

This game is very pretty but I wish they'd spent more time on game play than on the artwork. It's incredibly boring, super basic puzzles. I kept wondering, is this it?

Helpful: 10