SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk overview

Prime Games | Jul 11, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 21 September 2026 - 21:13:49 UTC

AdventureCasualIndieRPGChoose Your Own AdventureSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)492
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,453
  • Review score87% positive

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)492
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,453
  • Review score87% positive
  • Total reviews15
  • Release dateJul 11, 2018
  • DeveloperPrime Games
  • PublisherPrime Games

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Prime GamesPublisher: Prime Games

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Game overview

Overview

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk comes from Prime Games and is published by Prime Games. It arrived on Steam on Jul 11, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:13:49 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 87% positive across 15 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1.5 GHz4 GB RAMNot listed420 MB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS 10.10.5+1.5 GHz2 GB RAMHardware Accelerated Graphics with 1GB memory425 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk has sold up to 492 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,453. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk overview details

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

From the creator of Dust and Salt comes the next tale from its world – The Battle for Murk – an interactive narrative set in a low-powered, gritty medieval world. Play as Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch in a fantasy adventure game. Collect evidence and uncover the truth in time to save your hometown from falling into the enemy’s hands. The city of Murk is under siege by a cruel barbaric leader. On his night patrol, Corporal Mandrake from the City Watch stumbles upon a treacherous conspiracy that seeks to open the city gates for the usurper. Mandrake and his patrol partner have until dawn to uncover the truth and prevent the conspirators’ plan. Explore temple dungeons, rowdy taverns, shady allies, and more. Obtain information from suspects or catch their lies by using your wits. Uncover the truth in a plot full of deception. The game consists of a story text and a city map. On the map you can choose to travel to different locations while the story text builds around the constant choices you have to make. Enjoy the vivid writings of the author Sycamore Bright. Features: A short game (about 1.5 hours) focused on a story. Although the plot is related to Dust and Salt, this can be played as a stand-alone game. For fans of Sorcery!, Fighting Fantasy and Choose Your Own Adventure. Story is king. Rich, non-linear story, reminiscent of D&D. Decisions matter. Your actions define and shape the world you experience. Memorable personalities. Engage with other characters and potential suspects in the city of Murk in well-written interactive dialogues. Art that brings the stor…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk is listed as a game with $3.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:13:49 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 87% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameDust and Salt: The Battle for Murk
Steam App ID835640
Typegame
Release dateJul 11, 2018
DeveloperPrime Games
PublisherPrime Games
Price$3.99
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 21 September 2026 - 21:13:49 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews13
Negative reviews2
Total reviews15
Positive percent87%
Review typePositive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime108 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 11, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)28 December 2018 - 11:07:43 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)21 September 2026 - 21:13:49 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 21:13:49 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 21:13:49 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
UntouchableNo description
Flawless victoryNo description
Uphold the LawNo description
Zero Dark ThirtyNo description
Thank You for Your CooperationNo description
Dirty MandrakeNo description
ElementaryNo description
The Riddle of FireNo description
Bare NecessitiesNo description
To Protect and to ServeNo description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/835640
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/835640/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/835640
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk

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 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk?

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:13:49 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 2 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 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 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Bulgaria (66.7%), Australia (33.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Bulgaria (34.3%), Australia (19.4%), United States (8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Bulgaria (42.3%), Australia (21.6%), United States (7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to Bulgaria (26.7%), Australia (15.4%), United States (10.1%). 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 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk?

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk currently sits at 87% positive across 15 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 13 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk have?

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk currently has about 254 tracked Steam followers as of 23 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 Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk?

Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk is currently listed at $3.99 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.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

87% positive, 13 positive, 2 negative

Price and discount

$3.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

13

Platform releases
  • Steam 11 July 2018

DLC and packages

The Battle for MurkBuy Dust and Salt: The Battle for Murk #260162$3.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2+ Processor: 1.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 420 MB available space

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