Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Worth it · Narrative · 2019
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99, a BANGER if it drops to $6.97.
- Length
- 8.3h 11.3h to 100%
- Value
- $1.20/hr
- Reviews
- 94% of 822 positive
Full price
Today
Watch this gameOne alert at $6.97 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GeForce 610M, 502 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 72 discounts in the 7 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today's $9.99 at 50 percent off still sits 43 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 91 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Celeste ($4.99, scores 97) beats it on value, while it beats The Spirit and the Mouse ($19.99, scores 65).
More about Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
This site sampled 325 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to July 2026.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 8.3 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
77% start to 7% 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
Anodyne 2 is truly one of the greatest indie games of all time. It has a beautiful in-depth storyline, a very interesting world to explore, and one of my favorite soundtracks ever. The overall theme and story of the game hit hard for me, and I have since replayed this game countless times.
2 more reviews
HANG IT IN THE GUGGENHEIM a video game for those sickos out there who believe the true essence of the video game can only be experienced by glitching out of bounds
Very good game. Love the top-down dungeons and their designs, the design of these microscopic dungeons feels much like a little world of its own, and they all are super cool!!! With To add, the music as well is so beautiful and melodic, there's some incredible tracks throughout the game. Lastly, the side characters are utterly adorable and scratch the itch for someone who was addicted to Majora's Mask growing up...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust scores 79/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/877810/anodyne-2-return-to-dustReviews 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 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.