Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
In this sequel to Anodyne, traverse a moody, 3D world and surreal 2D spaces, with PSX and 16-bit-influenced art styles. Play as Nova, the Nano Cleaner, and collect dangerous Nano Dust for the mysterious…
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is an adventure developed by Analgesic Productions, released 12 August 2019 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is an adventure game developed by Analgesic Productions and released in 2019. It was published by Ratalaika Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2017.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this sequel to Anodyne, traverse a moody, 3D world and surreal 2D spaces, with PSX and 16-bit-influenced art styles. Play as Nova, the Nano Cleaner, and collect dangerous Nano Dust for the mysterious entity, "The Center".
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust launched on 12 August 2019, within three weeks of Control, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Chain and Remnant: From the Ashes. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Control, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Chain, Remnant: From the Ashes.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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