Dustwind
Skip · RPG · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 34, under the fair line, at $24.99.
- Length
- 10h
- Value
- $2.50/hr
- Reviews
- 76% of 392 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 6 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
ARE YOU READY FOR CLASSIC REALTIME TACTICS? Be the nameless heroine in the wastelands of DUSTWIND's story campaign or find with two friends a new home or fight against and with human players in the elaborate Multiplayer mode or design your very own story campaigns and maps in the mighty map editor!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, nVidia 750, 6 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 49 times in the 9 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 50 percent, about 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 42 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 93 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Door Kickers 2: Task Force North ($24.99, scores 87) beats it on value, while it beats 10 Miles To Safety ($9.99, scores 30).
The drop-off
67% start to <1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
A very good post-apocalyptic real-time game with tactical pause, heavily inspired by Fallout Tactics and succeeding in many ways at capturing a similar feel. The levels are shorter and fewer in number than in Fallout Tactics, but the fun is definitely there. It offers plenty of possibilities and a well-designed skill system, making it well worth playing. 100% Steam Achievements Time: 23.1 hours Completion...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
A game in the style of Fallout Tactics with many options to traverse the rather linear campaign.
This game looks like THE spiritual successor to "Fallout: Tactics" -- and indeed it could have been. The combat mechanics are pretty stellar actually -- and if you only care about shootouts in online multiplay you won't be disappointed. However, I bought this game for the campaign... which for a score of reasons is REALLY weak... obviously an afterthought to a game that was going great up to that point. First of...
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Cite this score
Dustwind scores 34/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/600460/dustwindReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.