Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

About the Game

Explore a mysterious island, follow a moving story

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.

Meet characters! Explore puzzle-and-combat dungeons in their minds and bodies!

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.

Discover every corner of a 3D and 2D world

• 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.

Do I need to play Anodyne 1?

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