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Cosmic Dust & Rust is a tower defence game set in space. Upgrade your ship, build turrets and defence systems, undergo side missions and take control of your ship manually and use its cannons and super weapons to destroy your enemies.

Developer  Publisher:  Genres:  Translations:  Features:  Tags:  
Release DateMay 17, 2016
Price$ 1.99  Bottom 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)57.7% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 58.7%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)56.1% Bottom 25% / 57.3%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)196  Top 30% / 462  Top 20%
Curators11 reviews
Median Play Time3.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar1.6 hour  Top 15%
Followers539 
Owners± 805.1K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 13.6K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 11.1K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Cosmic Dust & Rust steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Cosmic Dust & Rust's Steam rating and reviews between May 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 69% (May 2016) to 57.7% (June 2020).

With 462 reviews Top 20%, Cosmic Dust & Rust could be a decent indie success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Cosmic Dust & Rust and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Cosmic Dust & Rust's reviewers. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Russian (15%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 22 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Cosmic Dust & Rust percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Cosmic Dust & Rust, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 280 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • fun gameplay
  • upgrade system
  • space-themed graphics
  • great charm
  • worth the price
  • firm playability
  • plot
  • special weapons
  • unlock system
  • info about the missions
  • poor performance
  • lack of tutorials
  • misinforming instructions
  • bugs
  • poor choice of weapons
  • dialogs covering most of screen
  • difficult last level
  • weapons lacking descriptions
  • misleading information

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 57.7%  Bottom 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Cosmic Dust & Rust's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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