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Anodyne 2: Return to Dust cover art

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

Melos Han-Tani · Analgesic Productions · 2019-08-12

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 12, 2019 (Linux), Aug 12, 2019 (Mac), Aug 12, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 18, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 18, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Feb 18, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2019, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 821 reviews).

0
playing now
94%
positive of 821 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
4.62★
PlayStation Store rating (104 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is an action-adventure game developed by Analgesic Productions. It has the central mechanic of exploring a 3D overworld with graphics inspired by the fifth generation of video game consoles, and shrinking into the bodies of the game's characters to fight enemies and solve puzzles in 2D dungeons.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 33 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (119 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 21k–49k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 821 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99-60%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at IndieGala Store (2026-09-15) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 100 of 135 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11011020192026Week of 2019-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002019-08-122026-10-142019-08-12 — best price $17.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-05-11 — best price $15.992020-10-19 — best price $19.992021-01-07 — best price $19.992021-04-30 — best price $13.992021-09-09 — best price $11.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-02-21 — best price $19.992022-06-17 — best price $19.992022-09-12 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $7.992023-04-20 — best price $19.992023-08-08 — best price $7.992023-09-30 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $6.992024-02-29 — best price $19.992024-05-16 — best price $7.992024-08-01 — best price $19.992024-10-10 — best price $7.992024-12-13 — best price $19.992025-02-18 — best price $19.992025-04-24 — best price $9.992025-07-17 — best price $19.992025-09-23 — best price $19.992025-11-17 — best price $6.992026-02-16 — best price $9.992026-04-06 — best price $19.992026-05-18 — best price $5.662026-07-13 — best price $4.982026-08-17 — best price $6.992026-09-06 — best price $7.992026-09-21 — best price $19.992026-10-06 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

30422026-05-29 — 11 pageviews2026-06-02 — 9 pageviews2026-06-06 — 6 pageviews2026-06-10 — 15 pageviews2026-06-14 — 12 pageviews2026-06-18 — 5 pageviews2026-06-22 — 304 pageviews2026-06-26 — 44 pageviews2026-06-30 — 9 pageviews2026-07-04 — 8 pageviews2026-07-08 — 10 pageviews2026-07-12 — 15 pageviews2026-07-16 — 9 pageviews2026-07-20 — 12 pageviews2026-07-24 — 16 pageviews2026-07-28 — 12 pageviews2026-08-01 — 6 pageviews2026-08-05 — 7 pageviews2026-08-09 — 10 pageviews2026-08-13 — 10 pageviews2026-08-17 — 10 pageviews2026-08-21 — 9 pageviews2026-08-25 — 11 pageviews2026-08-29 — 12 pageviews2026-09-02 — 2 pageviews2026-09-06 — 17 pageviews2026-09-10 — 10 pageviews2026-09-14 — 4 pageviews2026-09-18 — 7 pageviews2026-09-22 — 16 pageviews2026-09-26 — 17 pageviews2026-09-30 — 7 pageviews2026-10-04 — 9 pageviews2026-10-07 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
77.3%
earned "Nanoscale"
27.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortColor AlternativesAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Russian, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-08-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)98816%14
PS5 (PlayStation)13155%15
PS5 (PlayStation)9944%15
PS4 (PlayStation)7051%15
PS4 (PlayStation)6453%15
Switch (Nintendo)260%0
PS5 (PlayStation)1669%15
PS4 (PlayStation)1182%15

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2D3DIndieLGBTQ+FantasySurrealAdventurePlatformerSoundtrackStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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