From Dust

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• PlayStation Portable

Genres

• god game

• adventure game^*

• construction and management simulation^*

• life simulation 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+^*

Localized titles

• From Dust

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Simulation^*

Game features

• Single-player^*

Interface languages

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

Community tags · historical

• God Game^*

  Votes · historical

  186^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  120^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  81^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  78^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  76^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  74^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  67^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  39^*

• Magic^*

  Votes · historical

  37^*

• Beautiful^*

  Votes · historical

  28^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  11^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  8^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista (SP2)^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or 2.3 GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+^*

  Memory

  1.5 GB (Windows XP) / 2 GB (Windows Vista)^*

  Graphics alternatives

  256 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (*see supported list) DirectX®: 9.0c^*

  Storage

  4 GB Sound: DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI RADEON HD 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 series NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / 9 / 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 / 500 series Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. Crossfire or SLI-equipped systems may run the game but are not supported. It is recommended to use a single card while playing From Dust. * This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 920 or 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 or better^*

  Graphics alternatives

  512 MB Geforce 9 or Radeon HD 4000 (*see supported list)^*

  Memory

  3 GB^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or 2.3 GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+^*

  Graphics alternatives

  256 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (*see supported list)^*

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

  Memory

  3 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

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

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Silver^*

  Reports

  43^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Ubisoft Montpellier^*

Publishers

• Ubisoft^*

• 2012-05-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2011-08-17 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2011-08-17^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 17, 2011^*

Detailed specifications