Choose Dust: An Elysian Tail
Choose Dust: An Elysian Tail if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 9,262 Steam reviews back the pick.
Dust: An Elysian Tail vs BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse
Dust: An Elysian Tail and BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Dust: An Elysian Tail (2013) is 4 years older than BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse (2017). Dust: An Elysian Tail scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% positive) than BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse (84.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse
Choose BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse launched in 2017.
Both Dust: An Elysian Tail and BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dust: An Elysian Tail |  BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 94.8% positive (9,262 reviews) | 84.4% positive (32 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Humble Hearts LLC | Wave Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Dust: An Elysian Tail (2013) is 4 years older than BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse (2017).
- Dust: An Elysian Tail scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% positive) than BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse (84.4% positive).
- Dust: An Elysian Tail is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse has no Deck rating yet.
Dust: An Elysian Tail vs BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse — FAQ
- Should I play Dust: An Elysian Tail or BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse first?
- If you want chronology, Dust: An Elysian Tail (2013) came out before BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Dust: An Elysian Tail and BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Dust: An Elysian Tail run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dust: An Elysian Tail is rated Deck Verified by Valve. BUCK: Saturday Morning Cartoon Apocalypse doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.