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24 alternatives to Dust: An Elysian Tail

Gorgeously animated sword 'n magic action adventure

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dust: An Elysian Tail launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dustforce▲64

   A much more relaxing Super Meat Boy with brooms

   2015 · dustforce.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Planescape: Torment▲66

   Classic Forgotten Realms DnD based cRPG. Possibly the best.

   2015 · gog.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Swordigo▲55

   A Solid Action-Platformer For Fans Of Retro RPGs

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Akuatica▲77

   An action adventure game with puzzle elements

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sword of Xolan▲76

   A pixel-art, action platformer

   2015 · swordofxolan.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Undertale▲70

   A super peaceful RPG

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Oort Online▲65

   A voxel MMORPG sandbox

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shadowrun: Hong Kong▲82

   Classic styled cRPG with stunning artwork, complex story.

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   That Dragon, Cancer▲122

   A videogame developer's love letter to his son

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sword Coast Legends▲67

    Play Dungeons & Dragons as a shared storytelling experience.

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Armello▲71

    Grim fairy-tale board game come to life.

    2015 · armello.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Starbound▲67

    An extraterrestrial sandbox adventure game

    2015 · playstarbound.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Roguelands▲66

    A pixelated multiplayer RPG

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dungeon League▲60

    Everything awesome about RPG's without the boring bits

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Poncho▲73

    A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery!

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Armikrog▲80

    Stop motion clay animated adventure game

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Larklamp▲56

    An ancient kind of game console

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nuclear Throne▲63

    A brutal, yet adorable, roguelike shooter

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sonic CD™▲78

    The classic gaming experience in 16:9 native widescreen

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Crashlands▲58

    Story-driven crafting ARPG set in an outlandish world.

    2016 · bscotch.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Endless Sky▲76

    A 2D space trading and combat game

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Circa Infinity▲73

    A circular platformer with pulse pounding soundtrack

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    No Mario's Sky▲131

    A fan-made mashup of Mario and No Man's Sky

    2016 · asmb.itch.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dragon of Legends▲55

    A pixel-y cross-platform MMO featuring Norse and Celtic myth

    2015 · its alternatives →

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