- 69/100
- Players18 ratings
- 70/100
- Critics2 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic6 critic reviews
- 77/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 82/100
- GameFAQsEasy-Just Right
- 3.17/5
- Player reviews
- 94% positive676 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
- Price
- US$19.99
Where to get it
2019 · Analgesic Productions · Action-adventure · Adventure
Anodyne 2
In this sequel to Anodyne, traverse a moody, 3D world and surreal 2D spaces, with PSX and 16-bit-influenced art styles. Play as Nova, the Nano Cleaner, and collect dangerous Nano Dust for the mysterious entity, "The Center".
- Released
- 12 August 2019
- Platforms
- AndroidLinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SmacOS
- Genres
- Action-adventureAdventureIndiePlatformerRole-playing
- Developers
- Analgesic Productions
- Publishers
- Analgesic Productions
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Third personBird view / Isometric
- Themes
- ActionFantasy
- Country
- United States
- Age ratings
- ESRB E10+PEGI 7CERO AGRAC 12+
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
- Time to beat
- 8hmain story9hwith extras
About
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is an action-adventure game developed by Analgesic Productions. It has the central mechanic of exploring a 3D overworld with graphics inspired by the fifth generation of video game consoles, and shrinking into the bodies of the game's characters to fight enemies and solve puzzles in 2D dungeons.
The plot of Anodyne 2 is about a young woman named Nova, who becomes a Nano Cleaner when an organization called The Center tasks her with saving the island of New Theland from a harmful substance known as Dust. As she helps more of New Theland's inhabitants, Nova uncovers the truth behind The Center and Dust and reflects on her purpose.
Players say
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Reception
Anodyne 2 received "generally favorable reviews" for the Switch and PlayStation 5 versions but received "mixed or average reviews" for the PlayStation 4 version, according to Metacritic.
Joshua Robin of Nintendo World Report liked the visuals and soundtrack, but felt the actual gameplay was repetitive. "So much tedium is baked into actually playing it. The entire process is: walking to the elevator, pressing the down button, going through a screen transition, arriving at the middle floor, pressing the down button, going through a screen transition, and finally arriving at the bottom floor. Extrapolate this experience to almost every mechanic in the game.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Anodyne Franchise Bundle
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