Games like Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
If Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sephonie, Indigo's Dreams and Even the Ocean — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, emotional and melancholic. 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 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust: 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.
Players who liked Anodyne 2: Return to Dust also play
Steam players who put hours into Anodyne 2: Return to Dust 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.
Sephonie
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Top pick for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!
Indigo's Dreams
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
A mixed-media video game of a Wonderland. Play as Indigo, a young girl trying to find her way back home after her dreams take her to a land unknown. Traverse through abandoned beaches, hidden forests, a cloud town, and more. Discover newfound purpose along your way.
Even the Ocean
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Third-strongest match for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Demon Tides
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Ranked #4 for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking and an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Ranked #5 for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Psychonauts 2
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Ranked #6 for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
Magical Delicacy
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Ranked #7 for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Ranked #8 for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
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Anodyne
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Reviewers of Anodyne 2: Return to Dust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Elysium
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Anodyne 2: Return to Dust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Wake up on a paradise-like abandoned island with your friends. Explore the lands of an ancient civilization and uncover the mysteries behind their collapse as you build, craft, and tame corrupted machines. Most importantly, survive the unwelcome lands of Elysium!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Anodyne 2: Return to Dust at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Anodyne 2: Return to Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Anodyne 2: Return to Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Anodyne 2: Return to Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Anodyne 2: Return to Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Priced ~50% under Anodyne 2: Return to Dust on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Anodyne 2: Return to Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Anodyne 2: Return to Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
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 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
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 Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
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 Indie with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
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 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
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.
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More from Melos Han-Tani
Other recommendable Steam games by Melos Han-Tani, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Anodyne
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne 2: Return to Dust. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Angeline Era
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne 2: Return to Dust. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!
Even the Ocean
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne 2: Return to Dust. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Sephonie
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne 2: Return to Dust. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!
All Our Asias
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking and an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne 2: Return to Dust. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
In this free 3D adventure, explore someone's mind and discover their secrets in a surreal story about a father, son, Asian-America and more. Explore a dying father's "Memory World", and travel to familiar, supernatural spaces. By Melos, co-creator of Anodyne and Angeline Era.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Sephonie
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!
Even the Ocean
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Demon Tides
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking and an atmospheric mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Magical Delicacy
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.
Frequently asked about Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
- Is Anodyne 2: Return to Dust verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Anodyne 2: Return to Dust 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 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust cost?
- Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Anodyne 2: Return to Dust?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Anodyne 2: Return to Dust are Sephonie, Indigo's Dreams, Even the Ocean.
- Who developed Anodyne 2: Return to Dust?
- Anodyne 2: Return to Dust was developed by Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka and published by Analgesic Productions.
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