Dustborn is a narrative-driven, action-adventure road trip across a zany dystopian America. Set in an alternate-history (where JFK wasn’t the one that got shot and Silicon Valley seceded from the U.S.), friends, lovers, and found family flee across the country with a bat in one hand and guitar in the other. Undercover as a punk band on tour, this group of outcast queers and exploited workers fight fascist cops and smash corporate drones while navigating new and evolving relationships.
Releasing August 20 on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, Dustborn is Norwegian Studio Red Thread Game’s first foray into action-adventure. It’s a strong departure in tone and genre from their 2019 mystery adventure Draugen and the studio's 2017 debut title, Dreamfall Chapters (a sequel to The Longest Journey and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey), but Dustborn impresses as a strong foray into combat. While each component of the system is simple, it’s all stylish and woven together with enough character to add something to its character-driven adventure, really befitting its comic book aesthetics.
