DustFall

DustFall is a single-player descent roguelite shooter set after alien life has overrun the surface. You blast through underground strata while a scanning front pushes downward; if it detects you, increasingly dangerous hunters descend from above. To reach the next ruin, you must get to the bottom of a layer and defeat its core.

Destructible terrain

The underground is made of simulated pixel terrain that can flow, burn, explode and collapse. You can ignite oil to spread fire, detonate powder caches to blast through rock, or remove supports to bring a collapse down on enemies. The tunnels and cavities you create change both the battle and your escape route, but destruction can also bring a ruin down on you.

Builds and descent

Each descent starts with the surface scan closing in. Stay near the upper layers for too long and you will be detected; dig beyond the scan’s reach to gain a brief moment of safety. You choose a starting payload, such as the Drill Round or Grenade, then shape your build through three-way upgrades that let you enhance your weapon, gain passive abilities or switch payloads. Payloads and upgrades can be freely combined.

Six buried ruins

The game has six layers, each with its own terrain materials, environmental reactions, enemy ecosystem and core boss. The ruins and echoes tell of those who once dug downward in search of somewhere to live. As you descend, you face the question of whether there is a home beneath the earth.

DustFall has three endings, and Cataclysm Mode becomes available after the ending.