Action · December 10, 2018
DUSK (2018)
DUSK reintroduces you to a world where butchery and bloodshed must be mastered... if you're to survive 'til dawn. Inspired by Doom, Quake, Blood, Heretic, Hexen, Half-Life, Redneck Rampage and all your '90s favorites, while featuring a soundtrack by metal music mastermind Andrew Hulshult. In three distinct campaign episodes hand-crafted from straight outta the '90s, players will battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants and even darker forces and attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth. Featuring a vast arsenal of badass weaponry including sickles, swords, crossbows, rifles, dual-wielded and double barreled shotguns and incredibly necessary grenade and rocket launchers , DUSK brings unapologetic retro action from start to finish. In addition to the main campaign, DUSK features an Endless Survival Mode , putting you front and center against wave after wave of merciless enemies. And for those looking for an extra challenge, DUSK also offers the chance to go head to head online to battle your friends in DUSKWorld arena multiplayer , where darkness hosts the worst of humanity in surprising new ways...
Action releases from 2018
175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 23.5k Steam reviews | Top 21% in Action |
| Positive rating | 97% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 5% |
| Metacritic | 88/100 | Genre average 77 — top 9% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 7 h average | Top 57% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Boomer Shooter · 770
- FPS · 720
- Retro · 717
- Shooter · 576
- Fast-Paced · 522
- Old School · 517
- Horror · 506
- First-Person · 467
- Great Soundtrack · 457
- Lovecraftian · 449
- 1990's · 436
- Action · 409
- Singleplayer · 385
- Dark Humor · 382
- Atmospheric · 380
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- Simplified Chinese
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese - Portugal
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
Full audio (2)
- English
- Ukrainian
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- LAN PvP
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Reception Metrics
Steam community
97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 23.5k reviews
22.8k positive · 704 negative
Metacritic
88/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.3/10
Curator recommendations
21.2k
Press Quotes
“DUSK is brilliant” 9/10 – PC Gamer “This is shooter perfection” 9.5/10 – Destructoid “DUSK is f**king great and you’re better off playing that than arguing on forums about things.” TotalBiscuit
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
7h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Achievements
30
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 10, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | David Szymanski |
| Publisher | New Blood Interactive |
| Base price | $6.79 -66% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 3 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Content Notes
Game features pixelated blood and gore. Enemies will bleed when shot and can explode into gibs if enough damage is done.
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