Dust & Neon

 Xbox Series X
Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Tech-Gaming
    Aug 30, 2023
    74
    Dust & Neon provides some engaging twin-stick firefights across its brief missions. Between the taut pacing, tough play, and the allure of meta-game progression, this is an above-average action-roguelike. If you aren’t burned out on the genre, Dust & Neon is worth hunting down.
  2. Movies Games and Tech
    Jan 26, 2024
    70
    Dust and Neon is a fun and testing twin-stick shooter. However, it doesn't do enough to outshine its peers. With short, sharp rounds and some interesting customisation, it is enjoyable to play.
  3. Impulsegamer
    Aug 25, 2023
    70
    In the end Dust & Neon feels like a bunch of great ideas and mechanics that don’t quite push the roguelike genre in any innovating direction. That’s not to say it isn’t fun though as its fast-paced run and gun gameplay always entertains. I just wish there was more variety in the weapons and missions, and a richer story wouldn’t hurt either. The potential for an even more impressive sequel feels very likely if the interest is there and I, for one, am interested enough to see one.
  5. Finger Guns
    Sep 6, 2023
    60
    In a sea full of roguelikes/lites, Dust & Neon floats on by like an innocuous limpet attached to bigger players. It’s not terrible, nor is it bringing anything new to the table. The future-retro style is attractive to look at, which otherwise holds up this rather shallow experience.
  6. Hey Poor Player
    Aug 17, 2023
    50
    If you want a new roguelike to play that’s more on the gentle and forgiving side, Dust & Neon certainly isn’t a bad effort. The gunplay is satisfying, making you feel like a badass gunslinger, but there’s too much to fault regarding its repetition and sense of sterility that what glimmers of goodness there are get submerged in banality. Whether it’s the feather-thin story and context, the dull mission objectives, or the general lack of character, Dust & Neon fails to make the most out of its Western setting and its pleasing gunplay. Dust & Neon is worth unloading bullets into robot cores for an hour or two, but it won’t sustain you for too long afterwards. Consider this one scrapped.