Gold Dust Reviews
Gold Dust - Hardcore adventure game from the '90s era with sword combat against evil, magical abilities, challenging levels, and high difficulty for hardcore enthusiasts. Uncover the secrets of the potent "Gold Dust" artifact for an exciting gaming experience.
App ID | 1447900 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | NL Studio |
Publishers | kazakovstudios |
Categories | Single-player |
Genres | Casual, Indie, Action, Simulation, Adventure |
Release Date | 6 Nov, 2020 |
Platforms | Windows |
Supported Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Azerbaijani, Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Assamese, Afrikaans, Basque, Belarusian, Bangla, Bosnian, Valencian, Welsh, Wolof, Galician, Georgian, Gujarati, Dari, Zulu, Hebrew, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Icelandic, Yoruba, Kazakh, Kannada, Catalan, Quechua, Kinyarwanda, K'iche', Konkani, Xhosa, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Persian, Serbian, Sotho, Sinhala, Sindhi, Slovak, Slovenian, Sorani, Swahili, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Tigrinya, Tswana, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur, Urdu, Filipino, Hausa, Hindi, Croatian, Cherokee, Scots, Estonian |

24 Total Reviews
14 Positive Reviews
10 Negative Reviews
Mixed Score
Gold Dust has garnered a total of 24 reviews, with 14 positive reviews and 10 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mixed’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
773 minutes
Gold Dust masterfully blends 90s shooter nostalgia with thrilling sword combat and mystical powers. Its rich narrative, intricate levels, and hardcore challenge make it an unforgettable adventure for gamers seeking depth and excitement.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
496 minutes
Gold Dust is a shooter game reminiscent of the graphics and gameplay of the good old Wolfenstein. Pretty good quality for a low price
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
60 minutes
I saw the pictures and got reminded of PC gaming when Heretic and Hexen were a big deal, and playing them was a big deal, and BEING ABLE TO MAGIC on PC was also a big deal. I got all starry-eyed in pondering at what keys 1-9 would hold for me only to find out that there are two weapons in this game and two weapons alone, a rather weak sword and a destructive spell cast with one hand. I haven't beaten the game yet, mind you! I've only gotten into part way through the 4th level, I'm used to this developer's works only having 3 levels total, so this is a shock to me. *Four* levels, it's a big deal with NL Studio.
Still, the game has the usual complaints for this developer. The game design tool they used leaves the mouse so oversensitive that trying to quickly turn to face an opponent leaves you dancing circles around yourself and losing your way, the movement keys are stuck on a meth drive, propelling you flying forwards, backwards and side-to-side with reckless abandon. There is nothing of a story, that's something I've heard most people don't like, no dialogue telling of the hero's perils or why he's in a dungeon filled with slimes, skeletons and cursed knights. No. story. here.
I have a nostalgic affection for first-person shooters done in the old-school layout like this game is done in, but I really, really don't think anyone would be grateful to receive this game as a gift. It's... it's kind-of a waste of space. Not that I didn't play it and think it was a lovely mixture of trying and funny, mind you, but it really is a waste.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
10 minutes
Mouse controls are borked, and as far as I can tell, there's no shoot button on the keyboard. You can use arrow keys left and right to turn, but there's no shoot except on mouse click. The arrow keys forward and back don't move you, so you have to use WASD. You need to be a vortigaunt to properly play this game.
Aside from that, there's no crazy level design or anything to make this game stand out. It's super standard made-in-a-day wolf clone.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
176 minutes
I recently played Gold Dust and absolutely loved it! The graphics are stunning, and the gameplay is so engaging. Highly recommend it!
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
421 minutes
The game has entered, it resembles doom. It came to me considering that this mother did not give money. In general, the gameplay is really good. Recommend it? Naturally
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
1270 minutes
Immerse yourself in a dangerous fantasy world. Clear the dungeons from evil spirits. All this you will have to do in the old school atmosphere of the games of the 90s.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
174 minutes
Gold Dust is a throwback hardcore adventure straight outta the '90s gaming vibe. It's all pixelated shooter style from back in the day, but here's the twist - it's all about sword-swinging action against a whole bunch of nasties!
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
878 minutes
"Gold Dust" is a hardcore adventure that takes you back to the '90s! Relive the nostalgia of retro shooters with a twist—fighting evil creatures with swords! As the unnamed hero on a quest for the powerful "Gold Dust," engage in epic battles, uncover the artifact's true potential, and face the unknown. With a unique combat system, magical abilities, expansive levels, and high difficulty, this game offers an unforgettable experience. Get ready for a journey that will challenge even the most hardcore gamers! ⚔️🔮 #GoldDust #RetroGaming
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
23 minutes
[h1]“I'm telling your right now, it's a scam.”
[i]~Richie Norton[/i][/h1]
[b]NL Studio[/b] strikes back. Naturally, what we've got ourselves here is yet another scam. Because... you know. Scammers gonna scam. As usual (feel free to check my [b]Last Escape[/b] and [b]Planet Station[/b] reviews for more info), we've got ourselves a [b]Raycasting Game Maker[/b] shovelware. With only a few enemy types and only two weapons to choose from. This time, [b]NL Studio[/b] stole design from good ol' [b]Catacomb 3D[/b] (because why freakin' not, right?), but the actual game is even more pathetic than before. For example, we don't even have keys this time (all you need to do is to find an exit that won't even look like an exit), while the final level (we've got four instead of our usual three this time, lol) is broken and instead of just returning to the title screen (you know, like in previous games, since yes, there's no story here, no even text), we're getting stuck in front of the door that's impossible to open.
So... yeah. It's not really a big surprise that this game is a scam. [b]NL Studio[/b] are scammers and that's it. That's the only thing you should know here. Once a scammer, always a scammer. But even in comparison with the pathetic [b]RGM[/b] releases we had from them before, this one is... well, [i]especially[/i] pathetic. Yet another [b]Raycasting Game Maker[/b] release in [b]Steam[/b] is already bad. Seriously, you see [b]RGM[/b] game? Run for your life. It's a very dumb and limited tool that's, well... dumb and limited. You may have some fun with it making “games” for yourself (it's completely free and very easy to use, after all), but wasting your time on other people's “creations”? It's a no-no. Especially if you're supposed to pay for that (hint – you can find tons and tons of free [b]RGM[/b] “games” on [b]IndieDB[/b] that are, like, a million times better than this one). But [b]NL Studio[/b]? The dude was able to f*ck up even that.
I mean, how do you f*ck up [b]Raycasting Game Maker[/b] “game”? You literally just change sprites and make some basic labyrinths there. There's nothing else to do. But [b]NL Studio[/b]? Dude sure has talent. Four levels (the entire thing takes only a few minutes to beat, so, you can always get your refund, even if you've already finished the game), no keys, game-breaking bug that nobody will ever care to fix... Fantastic. Just fantastic.......
👍 : 42 |
😃 : 0
Negative