Indie · May 18, 2016
Duskers (2016)
In Duskers you pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. You are a drone operator, surrounded by old gritty tech that acts as your only eyes and ears to the outside world. What you hear comes through a remote microphone. What you see is how each drone sees the world. Motion sensors tell you something's out there, but not what. And when you issue commands, you do it through a command line interface. You have to earn everything in Duskers, scavenging drone upgrades, drones, and even ship upgrades. But dangerous creatures lurk in these derelict ships, and weapons are rare, so you may need to think of a clever way to explore a military outpost using only a motion sensor and a lure. But even if you find a way, the sensor that you rely on may break down, or you may run out of lures, even your drone's camera feed can start to fail. A favorite strategy can't be exploited for long, so you'll have to continually adapt. Duskers is set in a procedurally generated Universe, and when you die you lose everything. You not only need to worry about what hazards lay waiting for you in the derelicts, but also running out of fuel, or parts to modify your drones and ship. You are alone, isolated in the dark reaches of space. Only by sifting through what ship logs remain un-corrupted can you piece together what happened. Features - Use a Command Line Interface to control drones & ship systems - Explore procedurally generated derelict ships and universe - Upgrade and modify drones with the salvage you find - Discover ship logs and piece together what happened About Us We previously made A Virus Named TOM and then were fortunate enough to get Indie Fund to help us fund Duskers. More about us HERE
Indie releases from 2016
29 Indie titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Exploration · 245
- Typing · 239
- Real Time Tactics · 237
- Space · 233
- Rogue-lite · 226
- Programming · 222
- Hacking · 219
- Horror · 215
- Puzzle · 215
- Survival · 215
- Rogue-like · 205
- Difficult · 204
- Strategy · 194
- 2D · 182
- Procedural Generation · 174
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.7k Steam reviews | Top 80% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 90% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 50% |
| Metacritic | 83/100 | Genre average 77 — top 25% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 9 h average | Top 63% for session depth among Indie |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
90%Very Positive · 2.7k reviews
2.4k positive · 267 negative
Metacritic
83/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.4/10
Curator recommendations
2.2k
Press Quotes
“A better Alien game than any official Alien game... as much as Alien is essential to any lover of sci-fi movies, Duskers is just as essential to any lover of sci-fi games.” Rock Paper Shotgun “If this lonely, sweat-drenched science fiction romp is not left holding the same accolades as FTL come end of year discussions, there's something awfully wrong. Like my personal GOTY in 2014, Duskers does so much more with comparatively less than any other big budget science-fiction…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
9h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
0h
Current engagement
Achievements
16
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | May 18, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Misfits Attic |
| Base price | $9.99 -50% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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