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Cosmic Dust & Rust

Cosmic Dust & Rust overview

16bit Nights | May 17, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 23 September 2026 - 00:53:04 UTC

ActionCasualIndieStrategyTower DefenseSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak5,145
  • Units sold (VGI)27,099
  • Revenue (VGI)$22,496
  • Review score64% positive

Cosmic Dust & Rust dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak5,145
  • Units sold (VGI)27,099
  • Revenue (VGI)$22,496
  • Review score64% positive
  • Total reviews565
  • Release dateMay 17, 2016
  • Developer16bit Nights
  • PublisherBack To Basics Gaming

Genres: Action, Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: 16bit NightsPublisher: Back To Basics Gaming

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Game overview

Overview

Cosmic Dust & Rust comes from 16bit Nights and is published by Back To Basics Gaming. It arrived on Steam on May 17, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Cosmic Dust & Rust's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 00:53:04 UTC, with a tracked peak near 5,145. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 64% positive across 565 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Cosmic Dust & Rust is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed2.5 GHz or better500 MB RAMDirectX 9.0 Compatible200 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Cosmic Dust & Rust has sold up to 27,099 units and has 217 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $22,496. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Cosmic Dust & Rust overview details

Cosmic Dust & Rust combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Cosmic Dust & Rust is a tower defence game set in space with 2 stages of game play: The first stage is 'Ship management', where the player must upgrade the internal parts of his or her ship. You can build and upgrade turrets and defence systems. You can also undergo side missions. The second stage is the 'Action sequence', where the player takes manual control of the ship and it's main cannon and super weapon defence systems. Features: - Upgrade your ships defence systems. - Complete secondary missions for bonus aluminium and gold. - Do battle with a variety of enemy types with destructible parts. - Build and fire Super weapons. Take the fight to the enemy! - Dark star fapfap button

SteamPulse editorial summary

Cosmic Dust & Rust is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Casual, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 00:53:04 UTC, a tracked peak of 5,145, and 64% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameCosmic Dust & Rust
Steam App ID473560
Typegame
Release dateMay 17, 2016
Developer16bit Nights
PublisherBack To Basics Gaming
Price$1.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Casual, Indie, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 23 September 2026 - 00:53:04 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak5,145
Positive reviews364
Negative reviews201
Total reviews565
Positive percent64%
Review typeMixed
Recommendations217
Average playtime313 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 17, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)11 April 2017 - 16:32:26 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)23 September 2026 - 00:53:04 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)23 September 2026 - 00:53:04 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)23 September 2026 - 00:53:04 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/473560
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/473560/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/473560
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Cosmic Dust & Rust

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Cosmic Dust & Rust?

Cosmic Dust & Rust's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 23 September 2026 - 00:53:04 UTC, with a tracked peak of 5,145 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 5 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Cosmic Dust & Rust growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Cosmic Dust & Rust?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (18.2%), Canada (13.6%), Germany (7.6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (17.9%), Canada (10.8%), Germany (7.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23%), Canada (12.5%), Germany (7.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (17.6%), Canada (9.1%), China (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Cosmic Dust & Rust?

Cosmic Dust & Rust currently sits at 64% positive across 565 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 364 positive reviews and 201 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Cosmic Dust & Rust have?

Cosmic Dust & Rust currently has about 536 tracked Steam followers as of 19 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Cosmic Dust & Rust?

Cosmic Dust & Rust is currently listed at $1.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 217, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

64% positive, 364 positive, 201 negative

Price and discount

$1.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 17 May 2016

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Mega Game PackBundle #481 - 90% offPrice unavailable
Cosmic Dust & RustBuy Cosmic Dust & Rust #105093$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/8/10 Processor: 2.5 GHz or better Memory: 500 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0 Compatible Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible Sound

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