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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

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.

0
playing now
94%
positive of 820 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 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

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 33% of 11,332 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 21k–49k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 820 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-14) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 64 of 102 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-12 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002019-08-122026-08-302019-08-12 — best price $17.992019-11-21 — best price $16.992020-02-17 — best price $19.992020-07-23 — best price $14.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992021-01-07 — best price $19.992021-04-08 — best price $19.992021-07-12 — best price $19.992021-10-28 — best price $11.992021-12-11 — best price $19.992022-02-21 — best price $19.992022-05-24 — best price $19.992022-07-28 — best price $19.992022-11-22 — best price $9.992023-01-20 — best price $9.992023-04-20 — best price $19.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-09-14 — best price $7.992023-11-07 — best price $19.992024-01-09 — best price $6.992024-02-29 — best price $19.992024-04-23 — best price $7.992024-06-20 — best price $7.992024-08-26 — best price $6.992024-10-28 — best price $7.992024-12-13 — best price $19.992025-02-10 — best price $19.992025-03-27 — best price $9.992025-05-28 — best price $19.992025-07-24 — best price $9.992025-09-23 — best price $19.992025-10-28 — best price $7.992026-01-18 — best price $19.992026-03-03 — best price $19.992026-04-14 — best price $7.992026-05-18 — best price $5.662026-07-01 — best price $7.002026-08-01 — best price $6.542026-08-28 — best price $7.992026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

38832026-05-29 — 11 pageviews2026-06-01 — 8 pageviews2026-06-04 — 10 pageviews2026-06-07 — 12 pageviews2026-06-10 — 15 pageviews2026-06-13 — 3 pageviews2026-06-16 — 9 pageviews2026-06-19 — 10 pageviews2026-06-22 — 304 pageviews2026-06-25 — 29 pageviews2026-06-28 — 9 pageviews2026-07-01 — 6 pageviews2026-07-04 — 8 pageviews2026-07-07 — 13 pageviews2026-07-10 — 7 pageviews2026-07-13 — 61 pageviews2026-07-16 — 9 pageviews2026-07-19 — 15 pageviews2026-07-22 — 10 pageviews2026-07-25 — 11 pageviews2026-07-28 — 12 pageviews2026-07-31 — 6 pageviews2026-08-03 — 15 pageviews2026-08-06 — 9 pageviews2026-08-09 — 10 pageviews2026-08-12 — 8 pageviews2026-08-15 — 11 pageviews2026-08-18 — 10 pageviews2026-08-21 — 9 pageviews2026-08-24 — 8 pageviews2026-08-26 — 10 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

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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