Games like Dustwind
If Dustwind is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dustwind: Resistance, Clankerfront and Door Kickers 2: Task Force North — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Dustwind: ARE YOU READY FOR CLASSIC REALTIME TACTICS? Be the nameless heroine in the wastelands of DUSTWIND's story campaign or find with two friends a new home or fight against and with human players in the elaborate Multiplayer mode or design your very own story campaigns and maps in the mighty map editor!
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Dustwind: Resistance
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustwind.
Top pick for Dustwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dustwind.
Dustwind: Resistance is a single-player tactical game. Lead your squad—including your dog—against a brutal raider army. Pause to plan tactics. Use overwhelming firepower, stealth, traps, turrets, or an armored car to outmaneuver enemies. Protect your home and freedom. No surrender!
Clankerfront
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dustwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dustwind.
Clankerfront is a classic isometric RTS where AI research went too far and awakened the world’s home appliances against humanity. Build bases, command armies, fight solo or co-op, and defend the front from the clankers.
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dustwind.
Third-strongest match for Dustwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dustwind.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Koi Unleashed
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Dustwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dustwind.
Koi Unleashed is a party-based RPG, with real-time combat and inspired by Japanese folklore. Join a guild that has just set foot on an unknown world, filled with mysterious creatures.
Tower of Time
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Dustwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dustwind.
A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.
The Red Solstice
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustwind.
Ranked #6 for Dustwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Dustwind.
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
Door Kickers
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dustwind.
Ranked #7 for Dustwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Dustwind.
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
Contagion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustwind.
Ranked #8 for Dustwind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dustwind.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
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Fallout 4
WHY THIS
Shares base defense and an atmospheric mood with Dustwind.
Reviewers of Dustwind cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Dustwind.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Fae Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustwind.
Reviewers of Dustwind cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Dustwind.
In Fae Tactics, follow a young magic user named Peony on her journey across a vibrant world full of mystery and danger. Summon allies, cast spells, and befriend a motley crew of characters as you dive into the growing conflicts between man and magical beings known as fae.
Jagged Alliance 3
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dustwind.
Reviewers of Dustwind cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Dustwind.
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dustwind at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~84% under Dustwind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dustwind.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Dustwind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dustwind.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Dustwind on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Dustwind.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~76% under Dustwind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dustwind.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~84% under Dustwind on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dustwind.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Dustwind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dustwind.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Dustwind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dustwind.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Dustwind on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dustwind.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dustwind.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dustwind.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dustwind.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dustwind.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dustwind.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dustwind.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dustwind.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dustwind.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Dustwind.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Tower of Time
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dustwind.
A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.
Contagion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustwind.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dustwind.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
Frequently asked about Dustwind
- Does Dustwind run on Steam Deck?
- Dustwind is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Dustwind cost?
- Dustwind is listed on Steam at 6.24 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Dustwind have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Dustwind supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Dustwind?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dustwind are Dustwind: Resistance, Clankerfront, Door Kickers 2: Task Force North.
- Who developed Dustwind?
- Dustwind was developed by Dustwind Studios and published by Z-Software GmbH, Dustwind Studios.
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