Dustforce DX
Worth it · Action · 2012
The verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.36/hr
- Reviews▼
- 88% of 2,401
- Critics
- 79 players 9 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 2% Action
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 27.9h
- To 100%
- 42.8h 1.5x the story
- Achievements
- 1
Price and sales
- Sales
- 43 on record
- Typical cut
- 50% off
- Steam low
- $2.49 October 2014
- Sale every
- 87d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 2 now
- Cheaper than
- 24% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 94% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Across all 43 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 12 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 5 days ago.
Its score puts it in the top 2 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 76 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Super Meat Boy ($14.99, scores 78) beats it on value, while it beats Electronic Super Joy ($7.99, scores 70).
More about Dustforce DX
Critics scored it 79. Players sit 9 points higher at 88 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.
Of the 307 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 78 percent of the 220 reviews written there were positive, against 88 percent overall, and those are 18 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 2 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 5 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Janitor simulator, probably the best platformer I've played to this day (or tied with Celeste) Also music is top notch
2 more reviews
Loving it so far. Maybe slightly difficult to get the hang of the movement, and it sometimes feels kind of clunky, but it does feel great when you get it. The soundtrack is amazing, probably worth buying just for it.
"dustforce" is a really incredible precision platformer. i bought it on sale for 5 dollars and i already feel like i got my money's worth. if you like celeste or meat boy this is a must buy. that being said, if you're buying this game in 2026 there is one thing you need to know: !!! IMPORTANT !!! If you are like me, and playing on a 144hz monitor and are using an x-input controller, your dash is not going to...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Dedicated graphics card with Shader Model 2.0 support, 399 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Dustforce DX scores 77/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/65300/dustforce-dxReviews 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 Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.