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As Nova, a Nano Cleaner on New Theland, explore a 3D island and shrink into 2D mind-dungeons to vacuum Dust and solve puzzles.
Released 12 Aug 2019
Shrink Into Minds
Vacuum Nano Dust
Solve Inner Dungeons
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Developed by Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka · Published by Analgesic Productions
You play as Nova, a Nano Cleaner sent to New Theland, where Nano Dust has infected the island’s inhabitants. Travel the island and meet its residents as you seek out those who need help.
Explore cities, valleys, and wastelands in 3D by walking, jumping, and driving. Conversations with islanders lead to opportunities to enter their bodies and minds.
Inside, the game shifts to 2D dungeons built around each character’s inner world. Use a vacuum to collect Dust, deal with enemies, and tackle puzzles as you work to clean the island and follow Nova’s story.
Players who connect with Anodyne 2 often praise its surreal atmosphere, striking mix of 3D and 2D styles, expressive music, and emotionally resonant story. The inner-world dungeons and their puzzles are another recurring highlight. Some reviewers, however, find the 3D traversal slow, the pace uneven, or the writing too opaque or elaborate; opinions on the story and the simple mechanics vary.
Anodyne 2 is a 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Nano Dust infects the islanders of New Theland, distorting their emotions and desires. You play as Nova, a Nano Cleaner who must explore the island, seeking out the sick and shrinking inside their bodies to suction up the Dust.
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust combines the thrilling scale and immersive qualities of 3D games with tightly designed, easy-to-pick-up 2D adventures. Explore 3D cities, valleys, and wastelands. Then, shrink into the varied 2D mindscapes of characters, from snowy, aurora-lit valleys to perilous volcanic construction sites, as you aspire to clean the world of the vile Nano Dust.
Jump, drive, and walk across gorgeous and haunting locales in 3D, speaking with strange and memorable characters.
Fire your Spark to shrink into the bodies of the infected, explore the 2D Zelda-like dungeons within, and heal them.
Vacuum up Nano Dust in 2D, suck up and fight enemies, all while overcoming puzzly challenges related to the characters’ inner lives.
Experience the thrilling and emotional story of Nova. Her destiny is clear: she is the Nano Cleaner who will save New Theland. But strange characters & painful experiences will put her loyalty to the test...
Choose where you want to go! The sweeping vistas of New Theland quickly open up to exploration.
Transform into a car at will and quickly drive around the world.
An 8-10+ hour adventure.
From Analgesic Productions - the dream duo behind Anodyne, Angeline Era, and more.
Nope! Similar to the Final Fantasy franchise, there's no need to play the original Anodyne to understand the story in Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, but longtime fans will find connections between the two! If you'd like to check out both, you may want to purchase the Franchise Bundle!
Content Warnings (No Spoilers)
Mild Horror, dead bodies, mild body horror, rare occasional language
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 14 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
