Anodyne 2: Return to Dust overview

Overview

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust comes from Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka and is published by Analgesic Productions. It arrived on Steam on Aug 12, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, and DualShock Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 21:48:40 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 807 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is available in 10 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust has sold up to 24,325 units and has 675 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $335,248. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust overview details

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Explore a mysterious island, follow a moving story Anodyne 2 is a 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust. Meet characters! Explore puzzle-and-combat dungeons in their minds and bodies! Nano Dust infects the islanders of New Theland, distorting their emotions and desires. You play as Nova, a Nano Cleaner who must explore the island, seeking out the sick and shrinking inside their bodies to suction up the Dust. Anodyne 2: Return to Dust combines the thrilling scale and immersive qualities of 3D games with tightly designed, easy-to-pick-up 2D adventures. Explore 3D cities, valleys, and wastelands. Then, shrink into the varied 2D mindscapes of characters, from snowy, aurora-lit valleys to perilous volcanic construction sites, as you aspire to clean the world of the vile Nano Dust. Discover every corner of a 3D and 2D world Jump, drive, and walk across gorgeous and haunting locales in 3D, speaking with strange and memorable characters. Fire your Spark to shrink into the bodies of the infected, explore the 2D Zelda-like dungeons within, and heal them. Vacuum up Nano Dust in 2D, suck up and fight enemies, all while overcoming puzzly challenges related to the characters’ inner lives. Experience the thrilling and emotional story of Nova. Her destiny is clear: she is the Nano Cleaner who will save New Theland. But strange characters & painful experiences will put her loyalty to th…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is listed as a game with $8.99 (55% off from $19.99). It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, and DualShock Controller Support, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 21:48:40 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Female ProtagonistStory RichAtmosphericSurrealExplorationLGBTQ+3D PlatformerAdventurePixel GraphicsPlatformer2D3DIndieSoundtrackFantasy

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