Dustland

Dustland

Early access since Dec 2024

Dustland is a reimagined take on the survival genre. A world where expeditions, looting, and battles are just the tip of the iceberg, hiding secrets and mysteries of a fallen region in its depths.

70% positive · 109 reviews
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In early access, content still planned
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In early access, content still planned
High confidence
Content Planned

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Evaluation

Dustland is a multiplayer survival game currently in Early Access, having launched on December 9, 2024. The developer, RedPad Games, has maintained a consistent stream of updates since launch, with patch versions progressing from v0.1.6 through v0.2.0 as of June 8, 2026. The game is explicitly still in development — version numbers remain in the 0.x range and the developer confirmed ongoing Early Access status in a March 2025 post that corrected a technical error which had briefly removed the game's Early Access designation. In April 2025, the developer published a roadmap-style announcement detailing several features in active development: a brand-new region (described as "Dustland's first major expansion"), a new monster nearing completion, a parkour movement system, and additional mechanics. The store description describes the game as one where players will "season after season" uncover new mysteries, reinforcing that the game is designed to grow over time. The most recent update (v0.2.0, June 8, 2026) delivered server infrastructure improvements and quality-of-life features. The developer has communicated consistently throughout the game's Early Access period with no signs of distress or slowdown. Future content, including the new region expansion, has been explicitly announced and not yet delivered.
Evidence
Update v0.2.0 released, migrating servers to Tencent Cloud and adding new in-game UI features. Most recent developer communication as of the assessment date.
news post · Jun 8, 2026 source development ongoing
high
Developer announced a first major regional expansion, a new monster in final development stages, a parkour movement system, and the Shelter Lifeline mechanic as upcoming content.
news post · Apr 11, 2025 source content planned
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
RedPad Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

Clouds, dense and nearly brushing against the remnants of skyscrapers, as if concealing unimaginable horrors. Through them, a flash of lightning catches your eye. Then the sound of horns, deep and ominous, resonates from the Institute all the way to the Harbor. The Sandstorm has arrived. Feel the heat, the relentless ticking of time, and the approaching fear on your skin...A colossal wall of sand, driven by the wind, that will sweep away anyone who fails to escape. This is what THEY have turned your world, your life into …

Your choice is to fight, extract, survive for the benefit of the shelter and the faction. Or collect the accurate picture of what is happening piece by piece, having received the due reward... and all the consequences of your actions. After all, THEIR plans do not include letting someone into the truth.

A multiplayer third-person action game where players embark on a long and dangerous journey through a multifaceted open world. Season after season, you will uncover new mysteries, enhance your character, and witness the transformation of the surrounding reality.

Gameplay

Hub:

  • The variability of missions determines the style of the game, offering players options for cooperation or competition with other players;

  • Complex resource management, with expendables tailored to playstyle and mission, equipment choices that come with the risk of losing everything upon death.

  • Functional and visual weapon customization;

  • Each mission is a unique and exhilarating adventure with live opponents and monsters, triggered events that change the map, summon enemies, and unlock new items;

  • Find an unexpected ally in a desperate situation... Become a friend or strike from behind at the right moment... You will encounter such a choice over and over again;

  • The ability to search for unique items that affect character attributes and specialization;

  • The map is not only home to unique loot; it also contains elements of a larger puzzle through which information about the world can be collected;

  • Route selection and map orientation are distinct and exciting features of the game;

  • A massive sandstorm from time to time sweeps through the map, obliterating everything in its path. Looting during the storm carry great risk, but they may yield worthwhile rewards;

Factions and World:

  • Regular changes to the map, events, and storyline designed for hundreds of months. These changes will be influenced by individual players and groups, with each alteration connected to unraveling the world's mysteries;

  • The constant faction rivals is an opportunity for everyone to contribute to taking advantage, which only one fraction can achieve during every season;

  • Plot twists not only transform the game and unravel the world's mysteries but promise new opportunities for the most persistent explorers.

Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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