LUNA The Shadow Dust

 PC
User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 52 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 52
  3. Negative: 12 out of 52

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  1. bayada9727
    Feb 24, 2020
    4
    The art is charming but the game is scattered, clunky, and very unrewarding. This game would have functioned better as a series of non sequiturs because the story seriously does not work on any level.
  2. fexat13605
    Mar 3, 2020
    0
    You'd have to hate both puzzle games and yourself to play this slog all the way through. This game is worth $20 the way that a post-it note with the words "twenty dollars" written on it is worth $20.
  3. billspcplay
    Mar 16, 2020
    0
    A great game for exactly no-one. Bad puzzles, needlessly slow animation. If you're trapped on a desert island, maybe this game would entertain you, but it's also the last game I'd recommend taking with you.
  4. notherone
    Mar 16, 2020
    0
    I went in looking for "a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack," but sadly what I got was Luna: The Shadow Dust.
  5. mavey98855
    Feb 24, 2020
    0
    bad puzzles, no story, meh art. That's all there is to it but here's some more words to make this review at least 75 characters long.
  6. MCmetacritic
    Nov 10, 2020
    0
    1990 called and they want their boring, melodramatic, underwritten and overwrought attempts at games back. Also, they say that even their puzzles didn't suck this bad.
  7. yobidi2520
    May 30, 2021
    0
    Real bad on every level. Weak animation, a story that is somehow both overwrought and nonexistent, and above all else, flat, clunky, unimaginative gameplay. This is SHRUG, the game.

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. GamingTrend
    Apr 30, 2020
    75
    With all its puzzling adventures, out-of-the-box thinking, and stunning hand drawn visuals, it’s a memorable game in its genre. Solving the puzzles offers such gratification that one looks forward to continuing climbing the tower and solving the next. But with a lack of a meaningful story, it lacks complete immersion from the player.
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  2. GameCritics
    Apr 28, 2020
    75
    LUNA The Shadow Dust’s amazingly-integrated package of wordless storytelling, clear gameplay and unique visual style would be even more powerful if not for the clichéd finale. Even so, it’s a wonderful experience well worth anyone’s time.
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  3. Worth Playing
    Apr 7, 2020
    75
    In the end, I felt that Luna: The Shadow Dust ebbed and flowed more like a beautifully soundtracked picture book than an actual video game, which is admittedly a refreshing change of direction for this genre. If you're looking for something a little more out of the box than a typical point-and-click experience, then Luna: The Shadow Dust might be the game for you.
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