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Veil of Dust: A Homesteading Game

Calamity Bay Games · 2023-04-02

Steam

AdventureCasualRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 23, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A story-driven Survival/ Farm RPG about learning to live after loss. Explore 7 emotional story arcs tackling love, grief, purpose & struggle of many kinds. Farm, Forage, Hunt and Craft to endure the deserts of 1860's Oregon (on casual/ challenge). Walk the path from mere survival to something more.

96%
positive of 82 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

Veil of Dust: A Homesteading Game is a historically-grounded fantasy homesteading game about finding your way after loss inspired by games like Don't Starve and Stardew Valley. Accompany the Callahan Siblings, Shane and Áine, as they learn to cope in the wake of the complete upset of their lives - journey through magic, intrigue and small-town politics to resolve the sudden appearance of dangerous, magical beasts.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 56% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 50% of 21,886 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 82 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2026-01-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

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131320222026Week of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

FantasyRomanceCraftingLife SimSurvivalNarrativeHand-drawnHistoricalOld SchoolSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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