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Duskers

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

What works

  • Unique command-line control system
  • Immersive sci-fi atmosphere
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • High replayability with procedural generation
  • Strong community and developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve
  • Some rng frustration
  • Limited enemy variety
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Story is non-linear and can feel incomplete

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Uplink

  • Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG

  • Door in the Woods

  • Quasimorph

  • Sword of the Stars: The Pit

  • Wantless : Solace at World’s End

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Duskers but with more leadership over others

  • Xenopurge

  • FTL: Faster Than Light

  • Distant Worlds: Universe

  • Shortest Trip to Earth

  • Approaching Infinity

  • Escape The Mad Empire

More relaxing

Games that feels like Duskers but with a more relaxing feel

  • Tower Tactics: Liberation

  • Final Upgrade

  • Creeper World: Anniversary Edition

  • YORG.io

  • The Great Rebellion

  • Rogue Voltage

Choose your own criteria ->

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Duskers. These titles are not in What to play next.

Duskers: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026