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DUSK

David Szymanski · New Blood Interactive · 2018-12-10

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 10, 2018 (Mac), Dec 10, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 31, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Dec 10, 2018 (Linux), Oct 31, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

DUSK is an Action, Indie game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 25506 reviews).

27
playing now
97%
positive of 26k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (107 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (136 downloads)
4.85★
PlayStation Store rating (625 ratings)
89/100
opencritic · mighty · 100% recommend · from 44 critics
6.3h
to beat · rushed 5.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

27 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Dusk is a 2018 first-person shooter game created by American developer David Szymanski and published by New Blood Interactive for Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X/S. The game is produced by Dave Oshry, who previously co-directed the 2013 remake of Rise of the Triad. The game received positive reviews for its retro gameplay, dark atmosphere, and throwback graphical design.

Trailer

DUSK trailer thumbnail

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 27 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,135 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~142/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 638k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,506 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.79-66%
GOG$6.79-66%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2024-02-22) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 70 of 126 observed days · $0.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
98998920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 936 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 989 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

86192026-09-15 12:00 — 32 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 34 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 43 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 47 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 86 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 53 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 32 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 78 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 44 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 33 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 50 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 52 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 20 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 51 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 60 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 29 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 38 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 51 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 28 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 40 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 65 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 32 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 27 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2150Oct 2016Aug 2026Oct 2016 — avg 0 · peak 5Jan 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Jul 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Jan 2018 — avg 59 · peak 227Apr 2018 — avg 20 · peak 53Jul 2018 — avg 16 · peak 38Oct 2018 — avg 17 · peak 63Jan 2019 — avg 131 · peak 347Apr 2019 — avg 47 · peak 106Jul 2019 — avg 90 · peak 238Oct 2019 — avg 38 · peak 210Jan 2020 — avg 71 · peak 187Apr 2020 — avg 58 · peak 138Jul 2020 — avg 98 · peak 243Oct 2020 — avg 72 · peak 357Jan 2021 — avg 84 · peak 211Apr 2021 — avg 53 · peak 104Jul 2021 — avg 90 · peak 203Oct 2021 — avg 80 · peak 358Jan 2022 — avg 70 · peak 189Apr 2022 — avg 59 · peak 112Jul 2022 — avg 100 · peak 232Oct 2022 — avg 80 · peak 244Jan 2023 — avg 76 · peak 198Apr 2023 — avg 85 · peak 257Jul 2023 — avg 80 · peak 167Oct 2023 — avg 67 · peak 218Jan 2024 — avg 99 · peak 246Apr 2024 — avg 70 · peak 196Jul 2024 — avg 52 · peak 99Oct 2024 — avg 43 · peak 95Jan 2025 — avg 49 · peak 119Apr 2025 — avg 55 · peak 154Jul 2025 — avg 49 · peak 103Oct 2025 — avg 50 · peak 114Jan 2026 — avg 56 · peak 133Apr 2026 — avg 48 · peak 111Jul 2026 — avg 46 · peak 117Aug 2026 — avg 38 · peak 73
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$20.00$5.992017-08-182026-10-142017-08-18 — best price $20.002019-06-25 — best price $15.002019-11-28 — best price $14.992020-01-27 — best price $19.992020-08-17 — best price $19.992021-02-11 — best price $11.992021-08-16 — best price $19.992021-12-13 — best price $9.992022-05-31 — best price $19.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992023-02-10 — best price $19.992023-05-12 — best price $14.692023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-10-02 — best price $7.992023-12-02 — best price $19.992024-02-06 — best price $19.992024-04-12 — best price $14.692024-05-30 — best price $9.992024-07-12 — best price $17.882024-09-10 — best price $19.992024-11-01 — best price $5.992024-12-08 — best price $17.882025-02-05 — best price $19.992025-03-08 — best price $14.692025-04-11 — best price $19.992025-05-20 — best price $6.792025-07-04 — best price $17.992025-09-04 — best price $19.992025-11-15 — best price $14.692026-01-21 — best price $19.992026-04-03 — best price $19.992026-05-26 — best price $14.762026-08-04 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $19.992026-09-14 — best price $6.792026-09-29 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $6.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5801212026-05-30 — 363 pageviews2026-06-03 — 380 pageviews2026-06-07 — 349 pageviews2026-06-11 — 311 pageviews2026-06-15 — 280 pageviews2026-06-19 — 248 pageviews2026-06-23 — 213 pageviews2026-06-27 — 222 pageviews2026-07-01 — 183 pageviews2026-07-05 — 215 pageviews2026-07-09 — 229 pageviews2026-07-13 — 189 pageviews2026-07-17 — 176 pageviews2026-07-21 — 201 pageviews2026-07-25 — 279 pageviews2026-07-29 — 193 pageviews2026-08-02 — 303 pageviews2026-08-06 — 180 pageviews2026-08-10 — 196 pageviews2026-08-14 — 168 pageviews2026-08-18 — 160 pageviews2026-08-22 — 173 pageviews2026-08-26 — 175 pageviews2026-08-30 — 164 pageviews2026-09-03 — 130 pageviews2026-09-07 — 176 pageviews2026-09-11 — 126 pageviews2026-09-15 — 128 pageviews2026-09-19 — 121 pageviews2026-09-23 — 169 pageviews2026-09-27 — 176 pageviews2026-10-01 — 135 pageviews2026-10-05 — 150 pageviews2026-10-08 — 189 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
49%
earned "Go Away"
11.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam Cloud3 DLC

15 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2021-05-03, latest 2023-12-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)19,2656%30
PS4 (PlayStation)33731%30
Switch (Nintendo)1580%0
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)14413%29

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSRetro1990'sActionHorrorShooterDark HumorFast-PacedOld SchoolAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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