
You and your daughter are in a conflict zone and running low on food, you must travel to the border and try to enter the neighboring country. The path to the border is full of other refugees asking for your help. The more refugees you accept in your party, the tougher will be your journey.
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Back to Dust is a survival game focused on decision making and inspired by the true stories of refugees.
You and your daughter are in a conflict zone and running low on food, you must travel to the border and try to enter the neighboring country. The path to the border is full of other refugees asking for your help. The more refugees you accept in your party, the tougher will be your journey.
Will your humanity prevail? Or will your self-preservation instinct overcome?

Decision Making is Key: Back to Dust is all about decision making. There is no complicated or innovative mechanics. Player must analyze the group situation and select options that best suits their needs.
Decisions Drive the Story: More than earning resources or status changing, player’s decisions will change the course of the story, making events happen, revealing new paths or changing the game's ending.
Trade Mechanics: Sometimes your extra resources can be useful to someone and vice versa.
Changing Economy: Items can be traded one-by-one with other refugees or freely negotiated with travelling merchants.
Bargaining System: Characters can even bargain (or beg) if they have the knack for it.
Unique Character Habilities: Many characters have unique habilities that can be used to take advantage in many kind of situations.

Immersive Storytelling: Truly feel what it is like to walk in the shoes of a family in the midst of a refugee crisis.
Multiple Endings: 8 unique endings based on players choices during their journey.
Real World Inspirations: Imagery and story points are inspired by real refugee stories.
Empathy: Sometimes the good choice is not the right choice to make. What will be the limit of your kindness?
Average playtime: 2h (shortest path), 5h (longest path)
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Languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil
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Recomendo muito, gostei do jogo, tem alguns elementos que lembram um roguelike, em geral o jogo te dá uma experiencia bem legal para passar o tempo
I really enjoyed this game. It has a good mix of management and survival, where you have to manage resources and make decisions that impact how tough your journey gets. You start off with just yourself and your daughter, but as you meet more refugees, the game forces you to make harder choices, which keeps things interesting. The graphics are nice and work well. It’s not flashy, but the focus is more on the gameplay. I also liked how every decision actually matters, so you feel the consequences of what you do. If you’re into games where you have to think ahead and deal with pressure, this is definitely worth playing. It’s challenging, but in a way that keeps you coming back.
Back to Dust é um jogo que te bota pra trocar comida por esperança. Gráficos super bonitos e com uma temática que não se vê por aí. Lembra o This War of Mine. Recomendo bastante! Mas já vai sabendo que a vida é dura. Jogaço demais!
Um jogo maravilhoso!!! Experiência única! Adorei a música e a ambientação, principalmente a caracterização dos personagens. ficar vendo a história de cada um deles conforme você vai encontrando faz a gente ficar pensando e refletindo. Muito bom! Recomendo.
Simplesmente AMEI o jogo!! Jogabilidade, arte, história, interações, tudo muito bom!! algumas sugestões para jogabilidade: poder estacar/empilhar os itens iguais durante a exploração de escombros, e conseguir upar personagens, por exemplo, quando ganhar algum duelo ou defender a base. No mais, estou amando a experiência!!
Eu gostei do jogo, já conheço a algum tempo, principalmente em ida a eventos antes aqui da STEAM. O jogo mexe bastante com os sentimentos de quem joga e isso eu achei maravilhoso! A temática é super importante nos dias atuais, fazendo que a gente reflita sobre a situações no mundo real. Visuais impecáveis que deixam tudo mais imersivo ao mesmo tempo que bonito de ser ver. Um estilo que me lembra histórias em quadrinho mais sérias bem ao clima do jogo. A trilha sonora as vezes chega a ser repetitiva mas que não me foi nenhum problema, a sensação de não ser um bom lugar mais para viver é dada e se tivesse mais trilha isso poderia ser estragado. Não tive nenhum bug e tudo rodou bem! Recomendo a todas as pessoas que gostam de jogos mais sérios e com bastante leitura e história :)
Adorei a ambientação, os personagens e suas histórias! Realmente nunca imaginei que fariam um jogo com essa temática e tão bem representado. Acho que todos deveriam jogar! Vale muito a penas. recomendo forte!
While the gameplay and art style are quite different, this game gives me heavy This War of Mine vibes, which is good if you like This War of Mine. However, if you are like me and care too much about the characters, then you will be as upset as I was playing TWM. All in all, Back to Dust is likely to be the best game from the small indie studio Kombits. The atmosphere is great, the music is solid, the art is unique and well-colored, and your choices really impact the game. You will have to play it more than once to get to know all the characters, their stories, and the available endings.
An emotional and intense experience that keeps you hooked from start to finish. Set in a conflict zone, you play as a father trying to escape with his daughter, all while managing limited resources and tough moral decisions. The deeper you go, the harder it gets as you face the dilemma of helping other refugees. The tension of survival, combined with beautifully crafted storytelling, makes every moment count. I loved the way the game forced me to think strategically while being emotionally invested in the fate of the characters. The simple but effective mechanics, along with the immersive 2D art, really bring this journey to life. It’s not just about getting to the border—it's about the choices you make along the way. Highly recommended for fans of survival and story-driven games. A hidden gem that’s worth every penny.
FODA DMSSSSS, jogabilidade, historia, interação com os personagens, arte, tudo incrivelmente bem feito nunca tinha experimentado algum jogo nesse estilo, e que bom que esse tenha sido o primeiro. recomendo :D
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