Games like Dustborn
If Dustborn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Echo Pandemic and Wonderfall — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. 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 Dustborn: 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.
Players who liked Dustborn also play
Steam players who put hours into Dustborn also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dustborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dustborn.
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Echo Pandemic
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dustborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dustborn.
You are a bat, and the aliens are afraid of you. Stalk occupied towns by echolocation, bite a single host, and let the virus do the rest. A stealth game where your weapon is a disease. Engineer strains, manage outbreaks, and stay invisible. The hunt starts at dusk.
Wonderfall
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dustborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dustborn.
Paris, 1920. The city is collapsing into sand. Play as Léon, an orphan able to manipulate sand, as you explore a reimagined Paris consumed by Entropy. A story-rich narrative adventure where exploration reveals what happened to the city and what still lies beneath its ruins.
Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustborn.
Ranked #4 for Dustborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dustborn.
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Dustborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dustborn.
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
Glisten to your heart: The courage within you
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Dustborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dustborn.
Based on the “Glistening Virtues: Courage finds true courage” novel, embark on an emotional story-focused interactive game about magical beings who live above the clouds and whose purpose is to help us learn how to express virtues like courage or friendship
Lone Chef
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Dustborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dustborn.
"Who dares to build on my land?!" The Dark Lord destroyed the restaurant the Chef worked so hard to build... And so begins the Chef's deliciously dramatic quest for revenge! But first... an empty stomach makes for a poor adventure. Better grab something to eat before heading out!
Odd Job Angel
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Ranked #8 for Dustborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dustborn.
A bitter adventure game where you travel the globe helping people.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Dustborn
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The Longest Journey
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustborn.
Reviewers of Dustborn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dustborn.
The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dustborn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Dustborn.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
Draugen
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustborn.
Reviewers of Dustborn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dustborn.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Steven Universe: Save the Light
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustborn.
Reviewers of Dustborn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dustborn.
Join the Crystal Gems on the ultimate quest! A mysterious new Gem has stolen a powerful weapon. Only Steven and his friends have what it takes to stop her. “Save the Light” is a unique RPG hybrid that combines real-time and turn-based combat.
Life is Strange Remastered
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dustborn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dustborn.
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
RC Revolution
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dustborn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dustborn.
Immerse yourself in the electrifying world of RC car racing! Experience the thrill of multiplayer mayhem, delve into extensive car customization, unleash your creativity with track design, and embark on a rewarding progression system. Get ready, your track awaits!
S+ Universe
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dustborn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dustborn.
S+ Universe is a visual novel with action gameplay. Play story chapters, explore community creations, or build and share your own with the level editor and Steam Workshop.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dustborn at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Dustborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dustborn.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dustborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dustborn.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dustborn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dustborn.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dustborn on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dustborn.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dustborn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dustborn.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dustborn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dustborn.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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 Dustborn.
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 and Adventure with Dustborn.
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 Dustborn.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dustborn.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Dustborn.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dustborn.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dustborn.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dustborn.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from Red Thread Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Red Thread Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Dreamfall Chapters
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustborn.
Another title from Red Thread Games, the studio behind Dustborn. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dustborn.
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Draugen
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dustborn.
Another title from Red Thread Games, the studio behind Dustborn. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dustborn.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Hello Sunshine
WHY THIS
Another title from Red Thread Games, the studio behind Dustborn. Shares Indie with Dustborn.
A survival mystery set in the ruins of a corporate empire. Walk in the shadow of a giant robot during the sweltering days; stay close to keep warm during the cold nights. Scavenge, craft, upgrade — and piece together the broken puzzle of a world ruled by machines that refuse to shut down.
Frequently asked about Dustborn
- Is Dustborn verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dustborn is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Dustborn cost?
- Dustborn is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dustborn?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dustborn are Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Echo Pandemic, Wonderfall.
- Who developed Dustborn?
- Dustborn was developed by Red Thread Games and published by Spotlight by Quantic Dream.
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