Dustborn

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Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.

OVERVIEW

Dustborn is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure game about hope, love, friendships, robots…and the power of words.

You play Pax: exile, con-artist, Anomal — with the ability to weaponize language. Looking for a new life and a way out, Pax has been hired to transport an important package from Pacifica to Nova Scotia, across the Justice-controlled American Republic. Sounds like a legit reason for a road-trip, right?

So pack your bags, assemble a crew with their own peculiar powers, and get ready to travel the country!

Explore the stunning Neo-Western landscapes of an alternate history America on a robot-driven tour bus, and stop at a dozen locations along the road to build your crew, manage relationships, complete missions, and face increasingly difficult challenges. But the people you stole the package from want it back, and the authoritarian Justice is hot on your heels, so don’t forget to pack your baseball bat!

(And, oh yeah, you’re travelling undercover as a punk-rock band, so you’ll definitely need to brush up on your musical skills before your next gig.)

At the end of the road lies salvation…but to get there, you’ll need to cross an entire continent.

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THE POWER OF WORDS

Words have power. Like, actual power. Fight with Shouts and use Vox in conversations to manipulate people and talk your way out of hairy situations. Craft new words, and learn to wield a lingual arsenal against enemies...and friends.

A ROAD TRIP ACROSS A DIVIDED CONTINENT

On the road across an alternate history America, you’ll stop at iconic locations, take on unexpected assignments, meet a colorful cast of characters, enlist new crew members, and evade (or fight) your pursuers. See beautiful sights along the highway, rendered in a colorful graphic-novel-inspired art style that brings stunning 2D illustrations to 3D life.

A DIVERSE CAST OF CHARACTERS

Your crew is your (found) family. Round up, manage and lean on a motley mob of misfits with peculiar powers, compelling stories and clashing personalities. Branching dialogues lead to choices that shape relationships and change how your crew feels about themselves and others.

GAMEPLAY AS VARIED AS THE LANDSCAPE

In each location you’ll explore, investigate and chat with the people you meet, use the crew to overcome challenges, craft new Shouts and Vox, and rehearse with your band. You might also find yourself throwing Molotov cocktails from a motorbike, swing a baseball bat to take down helicopters…and more. You know, just normal everyday stuff.

Available Achievements

Bad landing
30 XP
Band-aid
30 XP
Batter up!
30 XP
Best in show
60 XP
Bricked
30 XP

Dustborn Ratings & Reviews

IGN

by Rachel Weber

7 / 10

Dustborn brings angst to a comic book caper about an alternate-reality America, and you'll get an emotional ride with a few exciting punk performances if you stick with it through a slow start.

GamesRadar+

by Carli Velocci

Dustborn loses power when it feels the need to look straight at the camera and make sure you understand it

RPG Fan

by Audra Bowling

82 / 100

Tempered by lackluster combat, Dustborn is a thought-provoking narrative adventure where your actions have lasting impact.

Reviews provided by OpenCritic

Dustborn System Requirements

Minimum

Recommended

OS version

Windows 10 (64-bit)

OS version

Windows 10 (64-bit)

CPU

Intel Core i3-2120 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 X4 (3.6 GHz)

CPU

Intel Core i3-2120 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 X4 (3.6 GHz)

Memory

20 GB

Memory

20 GB

GPU

4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 480

GPU

4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 480

Languages Supported

  • Audio: English

  • Text: English, German, Chinese (Simplified), French, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Japanese, Russian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Norwegian

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