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Duskers cover art

Duskers

Misfits Attic · 2016-05-18

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Text

Releases: May 18, 2016 (Linux), May 18, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 18, 2016 (Mac)

Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

Duskers is a $19.99 Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2016, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 2807 reviews).

7
playing now
90%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
63/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Duskers is a strategy video game by independent developer Misfits Attic. It was released on May 18, 2016, for Linux, OS X, and Microsoft Windows.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 68 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 50,282 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 70k–168k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,807 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at EA Store (2018-10-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 36 of 92 observed days · $5.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
828220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4532026-09-15 15:00 — 45 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 20 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 20 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 33 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 22 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 8 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 14 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 14 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 12 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 12 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 17 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 12 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 11 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 9 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
924Aug 2015Aug 2026Aug 2015 — avg 92 · peak 292Dec 2015 — avg 6 · peak 19Apr 2016 — avg 6 · peak 21Aug 2016 — avg 39 · peak 147Dec 2016 — avg 33 · peak 95Apr 2017 — avg 17 · peak 41Aug 2017 — avg 15 · peak 32Dec 2017 — avg 20 · peak 61Apr 2018 — avg 11 · peak 25Aug 2018 — avg 10 · peak 24Dec 2018 — avg 14 · peak 45Apr 2019 — avg 8 · peak 21Aug 2019 — avg 16 · peak 34Dec 2019 — avg 17 · peak 41Apr 2020 — avg 12 · peak 26Aug 2020 — avg 26 · peak 53Dec 2020 — avg 21 · peak 71Apr 2021 — avg 14 · peak 31Aug 2021 — avg 13 · peak 28Dec 2021 — avg 25 · peak 60Apr 2022 — avg 14 · peak 29Aug 2022 — avg 16 · peak 47Dec 2022 — avg 13 · peak 33Apr 2023 — avg 11 · peak 28Aug 2023 — avg 14 · peak 51Dec 2023 — avg 17 · peak 41Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 22Aug 2024 — avg 10 · peak 22Dec 2024 — avg 11 · peak 29Apr 2025 — avg 9 · peak 18Aug 2025 — avg 8 · peak 19Dec 2025 — avg 9 · peak 22Apr 2026 — avg 14 · peak 51Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 25
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$7.992015-08-202026-10-152015-08-20 — best price $19.992016-08-25 — best price $19.992016-12-22 — best price $14.992017-05-25 — best price $19.992017-09-21 — best price $19.992018-05-10 — best price $11.992018-09-14 — best price $9.992019-01-24 — best price $19.992019-07-18 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-11-03 — best price $19.992021-06-24 — best price $9.992021-11-26 — best price $9.992022-02-02 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-10-03 — best price $9.992022-12-01 — best price $19.992023-03-01 — best price $9.992023-05-05 — best price $9.992023-10-02 — best price $9.992023-11-29 — best price $19.992024-04-11 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-19 — best price $9.992024-11-13 — best price $9.992025-01-16 — best price $19.992025-04-30 — best price $9.992025-08-07 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $9.992026-03-27 — best price $9.992026-06-01 — best price $9.992026-08-27 — best price $19.992026-09-08 — best price $19.992026-09-20 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

22262026-05-29 — 15 pageviews2026-06-02 — 14 pageviews2026-06-06 — 10 pageviews2026-06-10 — 36 pageviews2026-06-14 — 30 pageviews2026-06-18 — 16 pageviews2026-06-22 — 26 pageviews2026-06-26 — 22 pageviews2026-06-30 — 22 pageviews2026-07-04 — 29 pageviews2026-07-08 — 22 pageviews2026-07-12 — 14 pageviews2026-07-16 — 222 pageviews2026-07-20 — 17 pageviews2026-07-24 — 10 pageviews2026-07-28 — 16 pageviews2026-08-01 — 10 pageviews2026-08-05 — 12 pageviews2026-08-09 — 14 pageviews2026-08-13 — 8 pageviews2026-08-17 — 14 pageviews2026-08-21 — 6 pageviews2026-08-25 — 15 pageviews2026-08-29 — 11 pageviews2026-09-02 — 16 pageviews2026-09-06 — 12 pageviews2026-09-10 — 20 pageviews2026-09-14 — 24 pageviews2026-09-18 — 13 pageviews2026-09-22 — 14 pageviews2026-09-26 — 18 pageviews2026-09-30 — 10 pageviews2026-10-04 — 14 pageviews2026-10-08 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
7.4%
earned "Pacifist"
0.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4822%16

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

2DSpaceHorrorPuzzleTypingHackingStrategySurvivalDifficultRogue-like

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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