Dust: An Elysian Tail

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• action role-playing game

• role-playing video game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• platform game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Engines

• Microsoft XNA

Localized titles

• Dust: An Elysian Tail

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• Indie^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*
• German^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• German^*

Community tags · historical

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  818^*

• Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  792^*

• Metroidvania^*

  Votes · historical

  728^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  694^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  629^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  579^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  564^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  533^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  431^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  409^*

• Beat 'em up^*

  Votes · historical

  371^*

• Hack and Slash^*

  Votes · historical

  322^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  263^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  248^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  226^*

• Beautiful^*

  Votes · historical

  222^*

• Side Scroller^*

  Votes · historical

  189^*

• Anime^*

  Votes · historical

  175^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  167^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  162^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows Vista^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support Direct X®: 10, Windows Media Player Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB HD space Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers Input: Keyboard^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Snow Leopard 10.6.8, 32/64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB HD space Input: Keyboard^*

• Linux · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit (S3TC NOT required)^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB HD space Input: Keyboard^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® 9600GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5000+ or better^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  31^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

Developers

• Humble Hearts

• Humble Hearts LLC^*

Publishers

• Xbox Game Studios
• Humble Hearts^*

• 2012-08-15

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2013-05-24

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2013-05-24 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-05-24^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  May 24, 2013^*

Detailed specifications