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DUSK cover art

DUSK

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

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

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.

41
playing now
97%
positive of 25k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (107 ratings)
6.3h
to beat · rushed 5.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

41 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 41 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 6% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 636k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,457 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$6.79-66%
GOG$19.99

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 57 of 91 observed days · $14.00 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

64212026-08-06 21:00 — 42 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 52 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 49 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 35 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 50 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 52 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 51 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 61 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 64 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 35 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 52 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 49 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 34 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 28 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 23 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 46 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 27 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 29 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 43 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 45 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 57 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 44 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 41 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.00$5.992017-08-182026-08-302017-08-18 — 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 $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5881422026-05-30 — 363 pageviews2026-06-02 — 508 pageviews2026-06-05 — 349 pageviews2026-06-08 — 348 pageviews2026-06-11 — 311 pageviews2026-06-14 — 279 pageviews2026-06-17 — 202 pageviews2026-06-20 — 198 pageviews2026-06-23 — 213 pageviews2026-06-26 — 204 pageviews2026-06-29 — 230 pageviews2026-07-02 — 216 pageviews2026-07-05 — 215 pageviews2026-07-08 — 442 pageviews2026-07-11 — 179 pageviews2026-07-14 — 196 pageviews2026-07-17 — 176 pageviews2026-07-20 — 229 pageviews2026-07-23 — 183 pageviews2026-07-26 — 271 pageviews2026-07-29 — 193 pageviews2026-08-01 — 294 pageviews2026-08-04 — 215 pageviews2026-08-07 — 166 pageviews2026-08-10 — 196 pageviews2026-08-13 — 164 pageviews2026-08-16 — 201 pageviews2026-08-19 — 147 pageviews2026-08-22 — 173 pageviews2026-08-25 — 199 pageviews2026-08-27 — 144 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…

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.

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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