Duskers

Duskers is a survival game about piloting drones through derelict spaceships to find supplies and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. You operate alone from a ship, using old technology as your only way to see and hear what is happening beyond it.

Control your drones

You issue commands through a command-line interface. Each drone’s camera shows its view of the world, while a remote microphone and motion sensors provide limited information about what lies ahead. Sensors can reveal that something is nearby without showing what it is.

Scavenge and adapt

You must scavenge for drones, drone upgrades and ship upgrades, earning everything you use. Dangerous creatures inhabit the derelicts, and weapons are rare, so you may need to find other ways to explore, such as using a motion sensor and a lure in a military outpost. Your equipment can fail: sensors may break, lures can run out and drone camera feeds can deteriorate. You have to adapt as your usual strategies become unreliable.

Survive the universe

The universe and its derelict ships are procedurally generated. You must manage fuel and the parts needed to modify your drones and ship, as well as face the hazards aboard each vessel. Death means losing everything.

Uncover what happened

You are isolated in the dark reaches of space. By searching the derelicts for ship logs that remain uncorrupted, you can piece together what happened.