DYE
Released Feb 2017
DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.
78% positive · 105 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
DYE launched on February 23, 2017 as a complete precision platformer with 56 levels across 4 worlds. Following launch, the developer (Bat Country Games) was actively engaged with the community, shipping a series of patches through early 2018 that added features like leaderboards, speedrun support, ghost replays, and 8 unlockable skins. The last recorded developer communication was a minor bug fix patch on January 19, 2018. There have been no developer posts, patches, or announcements of any kind since that date.
The one DLC listed — the original soundtrack — was released alongside the game on February 23, 2017, and there are no unreleased DLC entries. The store description describes a fully self-contained game with a fixed set of levels, worlds, and features, with no mention of planned expansions or additional content. The developer's post-release update from March 4, 2017 outlined near-term patch goals (speedrunning, controller support, platform ports), all of which were subsequently delivered through the patch series that concluded in January 2018.
With the final patch shipped on January 19, 2018, all post-launch commitments addressed, no announcements of future content, and over eight years of silence since the last developer communication, DYE is a complete, finished game.
Evidence
Minor bug fix patch — the last recorded developer communication for DYE
Patch 1.1.0.1791 added 8 unlockable skins via achievement system
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Bat Country Games, LLC
Achievements
41
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges. Anyone from first-time platform gamers to experienced hardcore speedrunners will find a rewarding test of skill in saving Hue's homeworld.
DYE has tight and responsive controls, and has been balanced around the use of a controller. Full keyboard support is available, but spare your hands and sanity (seriously), and use a controller. DYE has native support for all common controllers including Xbox, Steam, PS4, and most others.
The 9 regular levels in each world of DYE are a series of challenges with Pigments along the way. Each Pigment you rescue will restore a layer of color, and rescuing all 5 in a level will restore all color to that level. The Normal Mode of the level will have checkpoints along the way, while the Hard Mode modifier will remove all checkpoints and add additional danger.
The 4 challenge levels in each world of DYE are filled with 100 "dust". You free a Pigment every 20 dust collected. There are no checkpoints in the challenge levels, and the Hard Mode version of these levels adds a restrictive time limit.
DYE has tight and responsive controls, and has been balanced around the use of a controller. Full keyboard support is available, but spare your hands and sanity (seriously), and use a controller. DYE has native support for all common controllers including Xbox, Steam, PS4, and most others.
What others are saying
- "The controls are so slick... its a difficult game but I feel like i have total control" - TGH_Plays -
- "The sounds, the music, the levels... it just all comes together so well" -Vellhart -
- "This was quite a journey... peaked at the right amount of difficulty" - Yagamoth -
- "The soundtrack in this game is magnificent!" - Tehjman1993 -
- "Its genius, I'm not gonna lie, but it's really evil as well!" - Krazyman50 -
Key Features
- 56 levels (560 total pigments to collect)
- 8 skins, unlockable by achievement
- Leaderboards for all versions of individual levels and speedruns
- 4 worlds with unique boss fights
- Hard Mode versions of each level
- Challenge levels
- Scaling difficulty from beginner to expert level
- Original 18 track soundtrack (55 minutes)
- Achievements
- Trading cards
What's In Each World?
Each world contains 9 regular levels, 4 challenge levels and 1 unique boss fight.The 9 regular levels in each world of DYE are a series of challenges with Pigments along the way. Each Pigment you rescue will restore a layer of color, and rescuing all 5 in a level will restore all color to that level. The Normal Mode of the level will have checkpoints along the way, while the Hard Mode modifier will remove all checkpoints and add additional danger.
The 4 challenge levels in each world of DYE are filled with 100 "dust". You free a Pigment every 20 dust collected. There are no checkpoints in the challenge levels, and the Hard Mode version of these levels adds a restrictive time limit.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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