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Duskers

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4.2/5

( 32 Reviews )

4.2

32 Reviews

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Duskers
Description
In Duskers you pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. Explore You are a drone operator, surrounded by old gritty tech that acts as your only eyes and ears to the outside world. What you hear comes through a re...
Genre:
Strategy - Survival - Sci-fi
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Atmospheric, 2D, Sci-fi, show 12 more... Exploration, Puzzle, Science, Horror, Tactical, Survival, Difficult, Roguelike, Space, Roguelite, Procedural Generation, Typing
Critics reviews
100 %
Recommend
GameSpot
8/10
Polygon
9/10
PC Gamer
86/100
User reviews

4.2/5

( 32 Reviews )

4.2

32 Reviews

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Product details
2016, Misfits Attic, ...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, SSE2 instruction set support, DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities;...
Time to beat
9 hMain
18 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
14.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
In Duskers you pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

Explore
You are a drone operator, surrounded by old gritty tech that acts as your only eyes and ears to the outside world. What you hear comes through a remote microphone. What you see is how each drone sees the world. Motion sensors tell you something's out there, but not what. And when you issue commands, you do it through a command line interface.

Adapt
You have to earn everything in Duskers, scavenging drone upgrades, drones, and even ship upgrades. But dangerous creatures lurk in these derelict ships, and weapons are rare, so you may need to think of a clever way to explore a military outpost using only a motion sensor and a lure. But even if you find a way, the sensor that you rely on may break down, or you may run out of lures, even your drone's camera feed can start to fail. A favorite strategy can't be exploited for long, so you'll have to continually adapt.

Survive
Duskers is set in a procedurally generated Universe, and when you die you lose everything. You not only need to worry about what hazards lay waiting for you in the derelicts, but also running out of fuel, or parts to modify your drones and ship. You are alone, isolated in the dark reaches of space. Only by sifting through what ship logs remain un-corrupted can you piece together what happened.

About Us
We previously made A Virus Named TOM and then were fortunate enough to get Indie Fund to help us fund Duskers. More about us at www.games.misfits-attic.com/
  • Use a Command Line Interface to control drones & ship systems
  • Explore procedurally generated derelict ships and universe
  • Upgrade and modify drones with the salvage you find
  • Discover ship logs and piece together what happened
Goodies
Manual
System requirements
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
9 hMain
18 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
14.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Survival - Sci-fi
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Atmospheric, 2D, Sci-fi, show 12 more... Exploration, Puzzle, Science, Horror, Tactical, Survival, Difficult, Roguelike, Space, Roguelite, Procedural Generation, Typing
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.11+)
Release date:
{{'2016-05-18T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Misfits Attic / Misfits Attic
Size:
96 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Game features
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Critics reviews
84
Top Critic Average
100 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
GameSpotby Jason Imms
8/10
Duskers is a cohesive science fiction simulation which is punishingly difficult, but a pleasure to master.
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Polygonby Charlie Hall
9/10
I grew attached to Duskers through fuzzy, real-time surveillance footage
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PC Gamerby Christopher Livingston
86/100
A tense and spooky strategy roguelike that's as satisfying as it is harrowing.
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User reviews

Posted on: September 1, 2025

Pokiehl007

Verified owner

Games: 329 Reviews: 14

Too Much RNG weighted Against You

I haven't gotten very far - at least, I don't think so. I have no idea how to judge progression. Is it based on the number of logs I find as I play? I've played for about 6 hours, which should be enough to form an opinion. Basically, everything is random, and the risks aren't worth the rewards. Mistakes or bad luck are punished severely, and can end your run. Good luck is some minor reward or upgrade. Your run ends either when you run out of fuel or viable drones. Essentially, gambling. You're betting everything in the hope of getting a minor payout. I'm sure extremely skilled players can make it work, but I don't have the pain tolerance to get there. No idea what the story is, but it's hinted that mankind did something to erase humanity from existance... The same premise every other mysterious disappearance of humanity turns out to be. It's a shame because the graphics are cool, and I like the concept. I just don't have the patience for slot machines with no jackpot.

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Posted on: July 19, 2023

Marzil

Verified owner

Games: 79 Reviews: 2

Can't get enough of this game

This game has trully opened my eyes to new experiences about Sci-fi and horror, the combination of the sounds and graphics are something really diferent from anything that i hace played before. My only critique of this game is that after a while it can get a little to ...repetitive, maybe?, and that the story is not really that engaging. But overall, definetly worth a buy, can't wait for what the devs are going to do for a sequel, or maybe a new game.

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Posted on: December 1, 2024

Screamin_Steve

Verified owner

Games: 172 Reviews: 1

Hell Yeah!

neat little game to think and wind down from shooters. Up till now, quite engaging and mysterious storyline.

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Posted on: May 14, 2025

foobergoober

Verified owner

Games: 1 Reviews: 1

duskers review i guess

really really good game i suck at it but still

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Posted on: June 25, 2025

Spongememe

Games: 140 Reviews: 2

Nothing like it

I've been playing this game for a good long while now (in spite of my playtime here) It's replayable, has great atmosphere and is pretty good fun. It takes a bit to learn how to handle derelicts without the motion sensor, to the point you can sometimes feel cheated when you don't roll it on a reset. Thankfully, resets aren't that much of a setback (if at all), so there are plenty of opportunities to experiment. The in-game tutorial also does a good job of preparing you for the tasks ahead. The help command has pretty much everything you need to know to use the tools you're given effectively, and what the text snippets don't explain you can figure out while playing All in all, I think this is a great game if you enjoy games with good atmosphere, or roguelikes

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