Duskers
Released May 2016
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
90% positive · 2,819 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Duskers launched on May 18, 2016 as a complete, self-contained game. No paid DLC or expansions have ever been released or announced for the original game, and no post-launch content updates have shipped beyond maintenance patches and bug fixes.
The most significant recent development is the ongoing announcement of Duskers 2.0, a full sequel with its own separate Steam page. The developer (Misfits Attic) announced this sequel on June 7, 2026, and has since posted three update videos — on July 29, August 14, and August 27, 2026 — sharing early visual development, drone mechanics, derelict ship designs, and quest system ideas. These posts are all about the new game, not the original. The developer describes Duskers 2.0 as being created in partnership with a new studio co-founded by one of the creators of Subnautica.
The original Duskers has no unreleased DLC, no outstanding content commitments, and no developer statements suggesting further updates to it. The sequel activity confirms the developer has moved on creatively. Duskers shipped as a finished product and has been content-complete since its May 2016 launch.
Evidence
Developer announces Duskers 2.0 as a full sequel with its own Steam page, framing it as a return to the Duskers universe after 10 years — a new game, not an update to the original.
Third Duskers 2.0 update video posted, covering drone views, new derelict ship designs, and quest concepts — all development activity is focused on the sequel.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Misfits Attic
Achievements
16
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
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
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 HEREAre these done yet?
Last evaluated Sep 6, 2026
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